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We finally got to spring this last week for a few days. I honestly had forgotten what it felt like to have the sun warm your skin. It is a glorious feeling. I shooed the kids outside at every possible chance. I will take a minute here to say as a kid I always wondered why my mom "chose" to stay in the house and missed out on all the fun and power outside. I mean come on driving a lawn mower, tractors, playing in the dirt even reading on a blanket outside is way better than inside. But I realized this weekend it wasn't a preferred choice it was a sacrifice. As I found looking out my windows while cooking yet another meal or snack and making very vain- meaning I swear it doesn't make a dent- attempt at the dishes and cleaning stuff. Well I would have loved to be outside doing nothing or something but I just get to make trips to the close line and watch/listen through open windows to the birds and my kids. I am the one responsible for keeping it all going which means work work work and not play and relax. So I highly recommend parenthood and marriage to any one. I think it is a great equalizer, teacher, and gives much insight and explanation that just can't be explained.
Greg also turned 37 this week. We celebrated with a lot of his favorite food through the week. We just didn't seem to have enough days for all the treats he likes. There weren't that many he tells me but I can work on it this week to improve.
The 4 younger kids were lonely this week and had to find their own games. and I had to spend a lot more time holding the ver y crabby Reed we better some more teeth soon. John and Mark found that riding the tree limb was a super fun game. Mark of course flies higher than the heavier John. I was pretty surprised to catch them doing this on a trip to the clothes line. It seems okay... they have a great time playing together. Thank goodness for brothers who are so much more daring than sisters.
So It was a nice week. I sent some pictures of conference. While I love it, it does get long and frustrating with all the kido's or bedlamites as Elder holland appropriately called them. Playdough seemed to occupy them relatively well and it is quick, cheap, and easy to make and clean up- the homemade stuff only store stuff is a nightmare. So we sculpted, made mustaches, anything to keep quiet and in the room. We watch conference via the internet as we don't have TV and no radios. It was fun and like thanksgiving dinner I feel glutted on wise counsel, encouragement, some things to work on and almost miss the feast since I'm not full to my eye balls anymore.
Another major thing we are getting into at our house and goes on the what am I being? list is a vitamin grower. Since this has been the long winter of sickness at the Saunders house I decided we needed to get better and healthy again. I take vitamins, my kids take vitamins, I take digestive enzymes, they take lots of food. We all drink emergen-c or Vitamin C packs. But I am going all natural and we are now drinking wheat grass juice. Huh!? Yes I am growing my own flats of wheat grass started from corn farms wheat and we juice it every morning for part of breakfast. So I'm hoping that we get healthy. with the summer coming and warmth and no more school I'm not sure this is a real test of it's power but it's not too bad. I don't die for my afternoon nap, I'm not as into craving anything in the kitchen. And we are still alive. It arrested Anna's cold sore. they are chronic for her- we treat them with topical lysine. The wheat grass juice has all like 30+ enzymes, all the amino acids a bunch of vitamins and helps oxygenate the blood giving more energy and well being. It's not bad if you grow it inside and harvest at day 10 the longer it grows the more bitter it becomes. When the trays are tipped over they don't loose much dirt as it is very rooted. And it cleans the air with photosynthesis. Okay amazing!! No really we are trying it, after the months and months of sickness I would try just about anything and this can be done at home at will. And it doesn't seem to be hurting.
Back to the be question. I do wonder when I hear/see/read what ya'll are accomplishing, seeing, and setting sights on how the Vale Oregon experience would be anything to share. In my defense that I came up with while exercising- that is my other 1/2 hour allowed away from the prison walls of my house- I am becoming a better more knowledgeable mom, friend, and person. I am learning to have patience, faith, hope, happiness, and peace with who I am, my lot in life, and my ability to increase and improve that lot. I am grateful for friends and associates who give me ideas from which to adapt and mold or at the very least ponder over during my day. I am very grateful we each get to do it our way and in our own time. Phew! And I am so thankful for the ah-ha moments like learning about my mother's sacrifices. She did that and I am learning to be more grateful for so many things I didn't realize were such a blessing. Funny how the trials can be the blessings in different settings or latter years. Like being so thankful to know how to cook and read and exercise. They are a vicious circle cook too much exercise more. Read too much exercise more. Exercise more just want to sit and read and eat... ohhh the days.
Hoping that you have some beautiful daffodils or tulips or crocus to lighten and brighten your days and some pretty birds to sing you a song today. Best to you all.
Greg also turned 37 this week. We celebrated with a lot of his favorite food through the week. We just didn't seem to have enough days for all the treats he likes. There weren't that many he tells me but I can work on it this week to improve.
The 4 younger kids were lonely this week and had to find their own games. and I had to spend a lot more time holding the ver y crabby Reed we better some more teeth soon. John and Mark found that riding the tree limb was a super fun game. Mark of course flies higher than the heavier John. I was pretty surprised to catch them doing this on a trip to the clothes line. It seems okay... they have a great time playing together. Thank goodness for brothers who are so much more daring than sisters.
So It was a nice week. I sent some pictures of conference. While I love it, it does get long and frustrating with all the kido's or bedlamites as Elder holland appropriately called them. Playdough seemed to occupy them relatively well and it is quick, cheap, and easy to make and clean up- the homemade stuff only store stuff is a nightmare. So we sculpted, made mustaches, anything to keep quiet and in the room. We watch conference via the internet as we don't have TV and no radios. It was fun and like thanksgiving dinner I feel glutted on wise counsel, encouragement, some things to work on and almost miss the feast since I'm not full to my eye balls anymore.
Another major thing we are getting into at our house and goes on the what am I being? list is a vitamin grower. Since this has been the long winter of sickness at the Saunders house I decided we needed to get better and healthy again. I take vitamins, my kids take vitamins, I take digestive enzymes, they take lots of food. We all drink emergen-c or Vitamin C packs. But I am going all natural and we are now drinking wheat grass juice. Huh!? Yes I am growing my own flats of wheat grass started from corn farms wheat and we juice it every morning for part of breakfast. So I'm hoping that we get healthy. with the summer coming and warmth and no more school I'm not sure this is a real test of it's power but it's not too bad. I don't die for my afternoon nap, I'm not as into craving anything in the kitchen. And we are still alive. It arrested Anna's cold sore. they are chronic for her- we treat them with topical lysine. The wheat grass juice has all like 30+ enzymes, all the amino acids a bunch of vitamins and helps oxygenate the blood giving more energy and well being. It's not bad if you grow it inside and harvest at day 10 the longer it grows the more bitter it becomes. When the trays are tipped over they don't loose much dirt as it is very rooted. And it cleans the air with photosynthesis. Okay amazing!! No really we are trying it, after the months and months of sickness I would try just about anything and this can be done at home at will. And it doesn't seem to be hurting.
Back to the be question. I do wonder when I hear/see/read what ya'll are accomplishing, seeing, and setting sights on how the Vale Oregon experience would be anything to share. In my defense that I came up with while exercising- that is my other 1/2 hour allowed away from the prison walls of my house- I am becoming a better more knowledgeable mom, friend, and person. I am learning to have patience, faith, hope, happiness, and peace with who I am, my lot in life, and my ability to increase and improve that lot. I am grateful for friends and associates who give me ideas from which to adapt and mold or at the very least ponder over during my day. I am very grateful we each get to do it our way and in our own time. Phew! And I am so thankful for the ah-ha moments like learning about my mother's sacrifices. She did that and I am learning to be more grateful for so many things I didn't realize were such a blessing. Funny how the trials can be the blessings in different settings or latter years. Like being so thankful to know how to cook and read and exercise. They are a vicious circle cook too much exercise more. Read too much exercise more. Exercise more just want to sit and read and eat... ohhh the days.
Hoping that you have some beautiful daffodils or tulips or crocus to lighten and brighten your days and some pretty birds to sing you a song today. Best to you all.
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