snapshots from the weekend

 

A few months ago I had the best time asking the children questions.  I had a list of 12 questions (lifted with permission from crappy pictures blog) and asked each of my seven children them all, alone, without the siblings around so they didn't influence each other.  It was not only fun but also interesting and impressive.  I wrote it all down in my journal and still chuckle over them.

 

For example:

 

What is the meaning of life? 

"To enjoy God's creations.  Because every day on the bus I just look out the window.  To see God's creations."  Caleb, age 8

 

What do you want to be when you grow up? 

"That's a hard, hard question.  I really don't know--there's lots of things I want to be.  A scientist, a librarian, a book writer (which you don't have to go to college for), or an herpetologist."  David, 10

 

What brings you the most happiness?

"Singing"  Grace, age 13

 

What are you afraid of?

"Nothing"  Ethan, age 15

 

When do you feel the most loved?

"I like my mommy."  Seth

"At Grandma's house."  Jacob

 

What is the best thing in the world?

"I like to eat chicken" Seth

 

What is the funniest word?

"I laugh at the trees."  Sarah, 3

"butt"  Caleb

"fud"  Jacob

"cumquat"  Ethan

"meow"  Seth

 

What makes you mad?

"I don't have mad.  I just happy!"  Sarah

 

What is the worse thing in the world?

"being alone"  Ethan

"homicide"  Jacob

"sin" Caleb

"my stomach hurts"  Seth

 

What is the meaning of love?

"Butterflies in the stomach....marriage--but I don't even think THAT makes sense because what if you love a cat?  How about, universal unity?"  Jacob

 

"To make more people"  David

 

 

 

 







 

 

 On Friday, Grace was able to come right home and not stay after school for anything.  I found it touching that Sarah got right in the couch with her big sister and snuggled in....they watched youtube music videos together. 

I got up and made a big Saturday morning breakfast with pancakes, bacon, sausage, hashbrowns, and scrambled eggs.  Seth was so impressed that on Sunday morning he asked, "Can you make That Breakfast again, Mom?"

Our little girl kitten, Silkie.  Watching out the window

 

 

Poor Caleb got all grumpy so I told him to take a nap on the couch.  He stuffed his head in between the cushions and went right to sleep.  xoxo

 

 

The fire department had their annual "rent a table" tag sale and I bought a box of horsies for Sarah Joy.  She loves making up little stories with them.



 

me

 

Other tag sale purchases:  A wooden napkin holder and a pretty candle.

 

Parker in a sunbeam with those soft floppy ears.

 

I got these two old frames from a second hand store....I have so many pictures and whenever I see frames I search out the ones that have interesting shapes, like these two, with gold matting.  The picket-fence picture is a favorite of mine, of little Grace years ago.

 

 

I'm going to make a pillow from this old quilt scrap, also found at the second hand store in town.

Well, it's hard to see, but I was taking a picture of baby fish in our pond.  Rich and I walked around checking them out.  He says the bass (not pictured) might be big enough to fish next year.  I wonder if it will happen, as he and Ethan have them practically as PETS at this point.  :)

 

Saturday evening tea time with Jacob and Gracie.  

Oh, this one is funny.  Sort of.  We have a big sectional sofa which is hard to vacuum thoroughly so I don't do it very often.  The urge struck me last week to take it all apart and do a proper cleaning.  I not only threw away a lot of garbage, but collected all this stuff, too. 


These are the days of toys in the couch.  How I'll miss them.