Why do chores take so long at our house?

Watch and see the "proper way to make a bed."

What's Normal?

This past week my sister, Joy, has been visiting while my parents are here. She doesn't see us very often but our visits are always pretty much the same ... cleaning and shopping.

Josiah asked me the other day "She's always happy, is she not normal?" Hmmm it's a sad comment that being continuously happy makes your sanity questionable. My sister has a form of autism and yes, she's a cheery yet insecure sort.. and yes, she's not entirely normal but hey, at least she's happy. I've decided maybe I need to be a little more like her ... looking for the bright side of life and being friendly and outgoing ... having a wonderful servant's heart. She is corageous and kind to the unlovely.

Me? I have days when I'm not even kind to the lovely. I complain about things that I really should be thankful for. Somedays ... I cry and am sad for no constructive reason. So maybe I should be a little less normal.

Thanks God, for a brave, sweet, not normal sister.

An old pile of barn wood

The day had already dawned, but it was still early for human rising. Dad got up early and prepared for the day. I woke later (7am) to say, I'm really going to be a help today. Dad went for the table saw rental, while I made the oatmeal, yelled at the kids to get up and dressed for the day. I went for the screws and brackets while dad figured out how the machine worked. So it was 9am by the time creative juices were flowing. It was noon by the time the creature started to take shape. It rained, alot! I had to run to the west end for a math tutor session. We had to rush supper for our newest football player .. and still... through it all, I learned to build a bench.
I used the table saw, the skill saw, power drills and various unnamed gadets. Fun!
Here's my dad
Here's our creation
Here's our victory over a pile of old barn wood.

Don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing....

So we made the tire horse perminent, the other swing is made so the kids can change the various kinds of swings we have left over from our therapy swing set. You might note that the patio stone is directly below them... we've bought gym mats now and also put up 3 hammocks. NOW we can enjoy the summer more. We've waited sooooo long to do these jobs. sigh.. it's so nice to know it's done now.









The kids and all their neighbour friends are loving it. I've always wanted this.. it's an answer to prayer to have my children and their friends playing in my yard, happily.

They're up

Hubby stayed up very late to get those swings up and ready for the kids. The horse/tire swing took a bit of figuring but .. it's up. Pictures to follow.
Just thought I'd be fair and post that so... everyone knows.

Get Swinging

We've been married 20 yrs, Sugarwings is 13, and we've owned two houses ... we've never managed to get the swings up. So we finally started. Here's the proof... we're going to monitor the progress.