Posted by Jessica | Posted in The Holy Word | Posted on 26-02-2010
{I’m skipping around Proverbs 31 again. I will get back to groceries I promise. It’s just that playing in the snow is so much fun!}
Proverbs 31:21
21 When it snows, she has no fear for her household;
for all of them are clothed in scarlet.
Hats, boots, mittens, snowpants….check
This Proverbs 31 “studying” is becoming very fun!
Love,
Jess
Posted by Jessica | Posted in Photography, The Handmade | Posted on 22-02-2009
In Order:
Sledding in newly fallen snow
Painting for the sake of getting messy
Watching a dormant summer patio
Reading, watching, admiring…all the fantastic blogs out there (blog in my reader? The Inspired Room’s post Quick Room Makeover)
Freezing my fingers off taking photos of the fresh layer of snow
Studying and writing a presentation about loving kids for my MOPS group
Posted by Jessica | Posted in The Home Front, kids | Posted on 27-01-2009
It’s a heatwave…a tropical heatwave!
Just Kidding! If we make it to the weekend, without rising above 32 degrees F., Minnesota will have the fourth month on record, since the 1880s, to not have a single day above freezing.
When the air is colder than cold, and the sun is brighter than bright, just upon the mere suggestion to go play outside, you will get a “you have got to be kidding me” look. As seen below.
So we hibernate…(Molly in cave on left and Ryan in space ship on right)
Here is a run down, of some silly indoor things, we do to prevent the winter blues and nature deficit disorder from running rampant in our home.
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We bring snow into the bath tub, cause baby it’s cold outside!
2. We use a bread loaf pan full of lentils for a sandbox and spoons for shovels
3. We wear our coats indoors to blow bubbles out of the patio door.
5. We watch TV together. Our current fav is Sid the Science Kid on PBS. Hey at least we are learning about nature!
6. We hibernate some more. Hamper kennels for kids that think they are puppies and act like animals.
7. We exercise with extreme games of make believe, hide-n-seek and follow-the-leader. Jump Up! Get Down! Get Silly!
I look forward to the days of sprinklers in the lawn, freeze-pops on the front step and sweaty games of tag. But for now we are getting above this miserable, below freezing, just enough, to see the fun in it!
How do you beat the winter blues and nature deficit?
Posted by Jessica | Posted in The Home Front | Posted on 28-12-2008
…at least that is what the song says, right?
Summer, in all it’s sandy glory, is pretty wonderful too.
Here are some wonderful things from this time of the year, in no particular order.
1. Felt snowflakes; I made a garland of white lights and a variety of gray snow flake ornaments for over the sliding glass door.
2. Milk and Cookies; Is that patio furniture still in plain sight? Why yes it is. BBQ, anyone?
3. Handmade Gifts; Great Aunt Mary Jo and her friend Diane made a set for Molly’s doll crib; Wool socks so colorful and warm…from who else? Julie, my knitter friend and co-worker.
4. Bundled Children; I think Molly and Ry look like such a great team as they slide down our backyard together on a sled.
5. Warm Cozy Nights; That don’t start until 9-something because Ry, 4, just has to push the limits by getting out of bed…every night.
It is a wonderful season. Thank you all that have been so loving at Christmas and throughout the year!
