Rusty's absence, day three, here are my blessings:
1) Talked with Rusty on the phone (only briefly, but long enough to find out that he is doing well, despite the heat)
2) Energy to work out on my own, followed by a picnic at the red park/splash park. Eleanor was quite compliant on my feeding demands.
3) A loving sister-in-Christ that came to watch the children for me while I went to a doctor's appointment (which was a last minute request since our decision for Rusty to go to camp was a last minute decision)
4) CHURCH!! (HALLELUJAH!!)
5) Juice slushy from Sonic (because Samuel helped mommy by feeding Eleanor while I got ready for my doctor's appointment
I also found out that Rusty will be back on Friday and not Saturday. I am so excited!!!
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
Blessings Day Two
Here are the blessings from day two of Rusty being gone:
1) Kept warm by Samuel (once again)
2) Being able to practice yoga with Eleanor - there is a free yoga class at the "red park" on Tuesdays. So the boys get to play with friends and mommy gets to do yoga. Well, today, Eleanor decided to stay awake on the drive to red park, so she laid beside me on the yoga mat, and in typical newborn fashion, flailed her arms and legs while mommy did yoga.
3) Picnic at the red park/splash park
4) Juice-slushy from Sonic
5) Children nap time coinciding. This meant that Asher took a 2 1/2 hour nap instead of his 1 1/2 hour nap, but the quiet time was definitely worth it!
6) Getting caught up on laundry...tell me how it is that while Rusty is gone I can get caught up on laundry (some of which has been waiting to be put away since before our 2 week "Texas tour."
The blessings keep flowing down (I think I may get to clean-up from tornado Andy Kristopher again...)
1) Kept warm by Samuel (once again)
2) Being able to practice yoga with Eleanor - there is a free yoga class at the "red park" on Tuesdays. So the boys get to play with friends and mommy gets to do yoga. Well, today, Eleanor decided to stay awake on the drive to red park, so she laid beside me on the yoga mat, and in typical newborn fashion, flailed her arms and legs while mommy did yoga.
3) Picnic at the red park/splash park
4) Juice-slushy from Sonic
5) Children nap time coinciding. This meant that Asher took a 2 1/2 hour nap instead of his 1 1/2 hour nap, but the quiet time was definitely worth it!
6) Getting caught up on laundry...tell me how it is that while Rusty is gone I can get caught up on laundry (some of which has been waiting to be put away since before our 2 week "Texas tour."
The blessings keep flowing down (I think I may get to clean-up from tornado Andy Kristopher again...)
Monday, August 2, 2010
Day 1 blessings
So here is a list of blessings I received today:
1) Samuel kept Eleanor and I warm all night long by sleeping with me in my bed (I am not sure how he kept Eleanor warm because she sleeps next to our bed). At least that is what he said.
2) Having a picnic and playing until Asher dropped at the "red park/splash park."
3) Playing astronaut with Samuel and Andy - which we had to cut short so I could bathe Asher so we could go to the post office before it closed.
4) And cleaning up Samuel's room after the tornado (aka Andy Kristopher) hit it.
All in all, today was a very blessed day for mommy and children. Rusty called and said he was having fun at church camp.
1) Samuel kept Eleanor and I warm all night long by sleeping with me in my bed (I am not sure how he kept Eleanor warm because she sleeps next to our bed). At least that is what he said.
2) Having a picnic and playing until Asher dropped at the "red park/splash park."
3) Playing astronaut with Samuel and Andy - which we had to cut short so I could bathe Asher so we could go to the post office before it closed.
4) And cleaning up Samuel's room after the tornado (aka Andy Kristopher) hit it.
All in all, today was a very blessed day for mommy and children. Rusty called and said he was having fun at church camp.
The Kitchen Sink
Mrs. House Spouse again. I have a very special story to share from our travels while Rusty has been looking for a job. We went on a 13-day road trip - which in itself is a long time to be away from home. So imagine the amount of luggage we packed for a family of six. It always seems that you take EVERYTHING with you when you are gone a long time, right? Well, I think Samuel put it best when he said, "we forgot to pack the sink. Next time, we need to make sure not to forget it."
See what had happened was that Samuel brought his cup with his juice in it and he wanted water. When we are at home, we washed out his cup in the kitchen sink before we give him water - hence the reason why we needed the kitchen sink. I thought it was very appropriate.
See what had happened was that Samuel brought his cup with his juice in it and he wanted water. When we are at home, we washed out his cup in the kitchen sink before we give him water - hence the reason why we needed the kitchen sink. I thought it was very appropriate.
Sunday, August 1, 2010
Insane or Brave?
Mrs. House Spouse here. I am taking a poll. Am I crazy or brave? Rusty was blessed by God with the opportunity to go to Little Prairie Bible Camp with the youth from our church to be a counselor. So how does correlate to my poll? Well, that means that I get all the children to myself until Saturday! I am so excited to see what way God will bless me this week. (PLEASE PRAY FOR MY SANITY!)
Monday, July 12, 2010
Garden
Hey it is me Mr House Spouse, my wife realized how hard it was to keep a blog updated, take care of the kids, house, and do everything else so it has been a little bit since anyone posted.
Anyway this week we are just waiting to hear back from the places I tried out at to see if any will give me an offer, it is going to be the longest week ever. my wife is doing all the final paper work to leave her job and become a mommy and though it is a "company house" they said we could stay until I find a job or til Sep 1 which ever comes first. :o)
Anyway we were gone for about 2 1/2 weeks back to back for some job interviews and visiting family when we got back last week our small 3x6 foot garden with tomatoes, radishes and corn was huge with tomato plants and WEEDS!!!! everything else around looked dry and dying off so we did not know what was going so I did not mess with it for a week because we were getting some HUGE tomatoes off of it. Well after having to throw 4 out because of rotting I thought I would look to see what was going on and to find out the ground under the pants was constantly wet. The weeds had grown and the garden hose had a slight drip that was keeping the ground wet and the weed covering was keeping it from evaporating. So the joys of a dripping water hose kept our garden alive while we were gone but in the long run did more hard, some of the vines even started to break.
So I spent the majority of today pulling weeds very carefully out of the garden and the boys were going to help until we also learned that small red ants decided to make the soft dirt from the garden and the sand box next to it their new home. Asher fell trying to help me pull weeds but luckily did not land in the ant area. Samuel and Andy decided they were going to take the hoe to the sand box and destroy all the Ant tunnels in there. I only got bit once by something don't know if it was an ant or not so I ended up spraying everything down with insect killer so the boys could play in their sandbox and help in the garden again in a few days.
I ended up putting stepping stones in the middle of the garden to stop weeds from growing there and give me easier access to it all. Well that is enough about me so tomorrow I will
Anyway this week we are just waiting to hear back from the places I tried out at to see if any will give me an offer, it is going to be the longest week ever. my wife is doing all the final paper work to leave her job and become a mommy and though it is a "company house" they said we could stay until I find a job or til Sep 1 which ever comes first. :o)
Anyway we were gone for about 2 1/2 weeks back to back for some job interviews and visiting family when we got back last week our small 3x6 foot garden with tomatoes, radishes and corn was huge with tomato plants and WEEDS!!!! everything else around looked dry and dying off so we did not know what was going so I did not mess with it for a week because we were getting some HUGE tomatoes off of it. Well after having to throw 4 out because of rotting I thought I would look to see what was going on and to find out the ground under the pants was constantly wet. The weeds had grown and the garden hose had a slight drip that was keeping the ground wet and the weed covering was keeping it from evaporating. So the joys of a dripping water hose kept our garden alive while we were gone but in the long run did more hard, some of the vines even started to break.
So I spent the majority of today pulling weeds very carefully out of the garden and the boys were going to help until we also learned that small red ants decided to make the soft dirt from the garden and the sand box next to it their new home. Asher fell trying to help me pull weeds but luckily did not land in the ant area. Samuel and Andy decided they were going to take the hoe to the sand box and destroy all the Ant tunnels in there. I only got bit once by something don't know if it was an ant or not so I ended up spraying everything down with insect killer so the boys could play in their sandbox and help in the garden again in a few days.
I ended up putting stepping stones in the middle of the garden to stop weeds from growing there and give me easier access to it all. Well that is enough about me so tomorrow I will
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Samuel's shots
So Rusty took Samuel to the doctor yesterday for a school physical and asthma checkup. The doctor's appointment went fine but of course, it was time for Samuel to get his booster shots. Rusty took Samuel to the immunization clinic. They had to yell "Jordan" before Rusty finally made Samuel get up. Samuel bravely walked down the hall to the room. Once he got inside the room and saw what they were going to do, he started getting scared and wanted to hold Rusty's hand. Samuel didn't cry at all...until they gave him his shots, and then (as Samuel put it) "he cried like a baby." But after the shots were down and they put the Charlie Brown band-aids over his shots, he was fine. Since last night, Samuel has been walking like they gave him a suppository and only walking about half the speed. Children are great entertainment. Watching them is better than any reality t.v. show!
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