This weekend was pretty good. We got to slow down a bit and I got to run a couple errands. There was a lady that I went to order a candle thing from that ended up needing to talk for quite some time. She had some things she was concernedabout and she said my unexpected visit came just when she needed someone to talk to. I, for one, am sure that the Lord worked it out this way because I'd been meaning to call in the order several days before that, but didn't end up with the time to do it. I don't think people appreciate calls at 11 at night to place an order, just because it's actually quiet enough to hold a decent conversation:).
Sunday morning the boys were acting out of sorts, so we ended up staying downstairs during the main service. The evening went much better and I was able to be upstairs with all 4. Not much for distractions either. The other blessing was the Gordons coming for the third Sunday night in a row! From what I've heard that is very unusual for him, so I'm giving God the full credit for the work that He's doing with this couple. I wasn't upstairs in the morning, so didn't realize that we had Caleb Village Hymn sing until we were on our way to the evening service. The kids did really well, even if Caleb did seem to have mexican jumping beans helping him to bounce extra high:) He sang REALLY loud too. He had quite a few of the residents laughing, but just because he was so happy and enjoyed the singing so much. He was about 3 words behind on most of the hymns, but he was definitely singing the same thing we were. I was thankful when we had hymns with certain phrases repeated a couple times. Caleb actually managed to be singing the same words as the rest of us when that happened. I'm hoping that we can teach him the words to a Christmas song that we're going to have the children sing at our Christmas eve service. If we don't sing too fast I think that he will be able to do quite well and his volume will make up for the shy kids in the group. We got home around 10, but it was worth it to talk to the older people and see them enjoy the kids a bit longer. It's funny how they're always surprised that all 4 belong to us:).
Today was a little unusual. Scott decided that it was time to take Garrison to work with him. He can't do it all the time, but he wants to do it on a regular basis. To give Garrison the knowledge to do a job and to work hard at it until it's finished. To make him feel useful and find enjoyment in the work that he's doing. I wasn't sure how it would go, but Scott says he was quite helpful and didn't complain or keep asking if it was time to go yet. Scott was going to pay him for helping him, but Garrison decided that he wanted to choose something in town instead. He chose a snow shovel and work gloves. What a practical little man:). As soon as they got home Garrison started shoveling in front of the house. He waited to eat supper until after he figured he was finished. Tomorrow Scott's working with the owner of the house and the next day it's supposed to be -35, so Scott figures he probably won't go to work that day. We'll plan to get a lot of schoolwork and baking done on those days. The baking keeps the house warmer:).
We had a pretty good day here at the house. Elyssia had schoolwork and Caleb was our entertainment. He's a pretty good helper and enjoys finding things to do. There was only one scary part of our day. Elyssia had gone downstairs and Kiersten followed her. Elyssia came back upstairs, but Kiersten wasn't fast enough. Caleb closed the door and that began our problem. Kiersten came all the way up and had her face pressed against the glass crying. The door opens over the stairs, so my issue was trying to get her to back down the stairs far enough for me to open the door and grab her. She has been going up and down the stairs for a couple months now, but today she was inconsolably crying and I couldn't seem to make her understand that she had to move for me to help her. We were able to open the door just a bit, have Elyssia reach her arm in to grab Kiersten's sleeve, then I opened the door more and grabbed her up by that one arm to pull her up. She was suspended above the stairs a bit, but was so relieved to be out of there that she clung to me for the next half hour. I was so thankful that the Lord allowed us to get her out of there without knocking her down the stairs. Many of you have seen pictures of our steep stairs and she probably would have gotten hurt since opening the door all the way would have sent her head over heels instead of rolling sideways. So thankful that's over with and I can write about it with thanksgiving, instead of as a prayer request:).
This evening was pretty good. Elyssia, Caleb and I made pita pizzas for supper and cooked them under the broiler. There was plenty for everyone and they seemed to fill the kids up faster than other meals I've cooked lately. They didn't have to have too much for snacks this evening, which is a plus. We also got to Skype with my family in Germany. Elyssia loved showing off her missing teeth and seeing the guinea pigs. Garrison was asking if he could get some Guinea Pigs. I'll have to think about that one, especially since I'll probably end up with a lot of the work. There are some animals that we're putting off getting until the kids are older and physically able to care for them better. I think this will be one of those.
Well, I'm off for the night. I've finished my library books, so I might try to watch a movie with Scott if he doesn't fall asleep too early. I think it's been a couple months since we had time to watch something together. Since the kids only get to choose a movie about once a month, we seem to find ourselves too busy to pick one for ourselves. I have to admit that I'm getting a little tired of the kids choices, but looking forward to seeing Toy Story 3 sometime soon. One of Scott's brothers mentioned that he would probably give it to the kids for Christmas. We figured it was better to wait than to spend an extra $5 to rent it. Good Night blog people...
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