… with an idea that I would make gifts for all of our children. *And no, they won’t be reading this post!*

Two are done so far. Well one of these is part of a larger repurposed L -E-G-O table …

… that is not done yet. The table is actually my Mom and Dad’s VERY OLD bedside table. I think it is older than me, maybe? Anyway, my Mom, my sister and I are known for exchanging furniture, and we rarely get rid of things that are solid wood. Hard to find that these days, right? So, I told my Mom I needed a table and/or small cabinet. She said she couldn’t think of anything the right size she had hidden away, but she called me the same day and said, “I happened to talk to your sister, and she has something I think will work.” Sure enough, it will be perfect I think!

Oops, my Mom had a plant on it at one time that leaked. Oh well. I’m painting it (or rather the Prez is painting it) black like two other L.E.G.O. tables we already have. I’ll also be screwing one of these onto the top! I can’t wait to get this done and will be getting started on it this weekend. 🙂

The drawers will give Li’l Bro lots of space ALL HIS OWN for his little creations in progress, and the knobs will be getting a facelift. The Prez happened to find 6 knobs from a previous project we did–perfectly simple, round, nickel-colored knobs. So, this project will cost me a grand total of $15.99–the cost of the extra large baseplate. LOVE!

The book though … which will be wrapped up and hid inside it! … is done.

And I am fairly certain a certain little dude is going to have a BIG smile when he thumbs through it. Continue reading →

Who isn’t, right?

We took a little mini-vacation, which I need to post posted about. Y’all have to see the ride Momma rode for her boys! Oh.my.goodness. But that post is for another day. We ARE starting school on Monday, and Momma is still finishing up a few things.

Notebooks are looking good though as is the new printer I had to buy today. I asked each of the children to come up with a verse for themselves for this year. They printed them on paper that we slid in the clear covers on their color-coded notebooks. 😉

I helped Li’l Bro and Li’l Miss after they gave me key words. I then gave them a few choices to choose from, and I chose one for our baby girl. I had the idea today to put them on my notebook alongside the verse the Lord gave me for this year. I plan to pray them for our children each day, and this will serve as a great reminder to me.

This is the cover of Momma’s notebook.

I hope to catch up the blog on some fun family activities including our mini-vacation, Fourth of July festivities and a double-digit birthday as well!

We have been trying to finish up some reading. I have come to the conclusion that one book will be shelved without finishing it. And that is OK! 🙂 Wow, that felt great!!!

In addition to reading and playing games more than usual (which is quite a lot anyway), we have been working on Bible Bee studying. This year, they changed it a bit according to my neighbor who got us into this! It is really tough, but definitely not wasted effort. I told our children they can spend their time on nothing more important this summer than Bible study and Scripture memorization. I am proud of their efforts and Curly is really giving it a go. He has already learned 10 of the 25 long passages. Larry and Mo are trying too, though they could put forth a bit more effort. 😉 EDITED TO ADD: We did NOT participate in the Bible Bee Challenge. It was way too much and it was just not organized well. Lesson learned, but again, not wasted effort as they were in the Word! Continue reading →