Tackle It Tuesday

Yesterday at 3 a.m. I awoke to prayer for a former neighbor and my family and to try to catch up a bit around here.
The last three weeks I have had knee injections and the nest day oral surgery for the implant.
That put me down four days of the seven.
The next week not even a full week I had another set of shots and was out for two more days. Limping, ice and stacks of undone dishes have become too normal here. Then today seven days later here I am up at 4:44. I was able to do the meal plan and added a task list yesterday.
I am already far behind on the list due to having to take a long trip north.
My trip was a delight it rained as I pulled out of the garage (yes I managed to clear it out! and get my car in! yepee!
It rained as I traveled north.
It was hot and clear and the trip back. Beautiful drive.
I got a lot of laundry done and am longing for a clothes line.
It looks as if I had been on strike here.
Laundry is high piles of come hither..before nakedness is your only option.

A lot of you have asked me how I do so much and so many varied things.
This is my balance wheel. I try to have a pie piece each day. Some days I only get a big slice of homemaking, or education or craft. Other days I have a nibble of everything. Those days are often most relaxing for I have caught up enough on the big wheel and can be a bit more balanced.

Learning to deligate and to write it down has been a big help. My priorities are not forefront on the mind of my Honey.

I love having the order again. When I took down the big board to sell the house I was a tangled mess of thoughts and a pile of little scraps of paper lost in the mess (as perfectly pretense show palace as it was).

This was another big tackle. I have not been beading and after prayer and reflection I discovered that it was just too dark where my table was sitting. I saw it here and it fit within a 1/4 inch! The sewing desk is mounted to the wall so it really mattered that it fit!
See the humming bird feeder? I get a visit now from two female Anna's hummers. One is a juvinaile.

I have this accomplished this!
big job!

These are findings, purels, glass and such.

The glass and stones and crystals.

books resorces and ideas.

This is household storage of misc. things for fix it jobsl I am a mothe rin a very artist home.

Here I have my trays and woods. I would love to get three more drawer sets. One for woods, perels adn the plastics (acrylics.)

Boxes and bags and shipping,

There is another container with a few other things also.

I have an order from Dash's teacher to bring several to the school. I will make a few others and do so.

Sunday I worked on getting everything uniform on the display.
I made 15 pair of earrings and those for autumn colors.
I have a show for November 15th. I hope to earn some Christmas money and maybe and extra principal payment or two. Even a little vacation would be great.

The back of the peg stand could be painted and used tooo.

Winter,Summer Autoumn and Spring are in order. I worked on Autoumn.

Here are another 14 pair or so of autumn I will finish this week
I have a show in mid novemeber. I would also loke to get me etsy store up soom.

I love the light here and the hummers. To my right is the garden plot. I'm green beans are getting tall.

Out the other window a clean coop and a full feader thanks to Dove.

I would love to get this all in order and nice.

cutting table says "help me"

I gave the dogs a foam pad.

This got half dome yesterday.

Hidden in my paper mounds....

I would like to find a better way for the childrens tools to be available to them.
I want to use this table to have evening meal on soon.

Yes this is a big job!

This is the cutting table...
I want it back....
Well that is my desire.
It is ^:15 and the lunches need to be made and the dogs watered.
Loving you all.
D

Menu Plan Monday

Good Morning!
I awoke yesterday at 3 a.m. and was able to do my meal plan.
Yet I still did not get the post up with all the many task in the garden and coop to tend.
I gifted the family and myself with a new cook book. Normally I just use old tried and true recipes or old books for ideas. I wanted some fresh ideas and I enjoy her methods and humor.
It was found by chance at a discount store, I listened when my heart jumped.

The big board is back.
Life this year has been a real ride with packing up the estate to sell and now moving it all back in. It really is surprising though how satisfying it is to redo the home just for us. Not for show, not for pleasing others or just filling in as things become acquired, but as I would like them.
I have added tasks list to the big board.
click on the image and it will enlarge.
I will have a challenging next few days for I have my last set of injections in my knees today after Bible study.
I was not able to get to the grocery so yesterday was not prepared.
It was a cereal fair.
Best laid plans...:)
I spent the whole of the day tending tasks in the garden and laundry and picking up the house. Driving up to Scottsdale to get a prescription at the apothecary shop.
Once the kids got home I was exhausted and fell asleep!
Dove washed Rena while a nap over came me.
Rena the golden rolled in the grass where I had mucked from the chicken tractor. Dove is really showing initiative. Yesterday morning I found the bird feeder filled by her. Never though does she say "look what I did".. It is always silent and thoughtful. She is a lot like her Daddy in that.

Carnival of Family Life * Family Travel

Spelunking
Adventure and wonder is tied up in our hearts.
Every so often it must be unfettered to safely fly and stretch wing into flight so matter how courageous.

The men took the kids on such a"Grand Day Out".
After a very long drive to the high country the day was all but spoiled when the navigation's failed on the GPS.
All would have been lost were it not for the quick reflection of Godly kids and a Dad who lead them.
They prayed...
Moments later in that vast forest the opening of the cave was exposed.

Sliding on bottoms you enter the small opening.
A cave Daddy man has often visited in his life as a native Arizonan.

The flows, straws and stalagmites/stalactites were a wonderland for eager minds.

Everyone was well equipped (except I would of liked to see them roped together personally)

This is the first pool

very tall and about 2 1/2 feet deep.
Clear until they mucked in it.
COLD!

The children had a instant shocking study in the temperature difference an under earth pool has under the above ground.
Like 40 degrees. They were shocked by the cold water.

All was well I am told except after these were to be placed back on.
The socks were BLACK!
I told Daddy Man to remember this...
When they get to be melting down on you give them food! A snack every so
He reported back the wisdom of my council and the quick effect of said snack, it saved the day!

Clicking on images will enlarge them.
See the ceiling straws.
The children know not to destroy.
Dove was the first on across the pool.
The girl loves an adventure.
(I would of liked a rope :)

This is the wall you have to climb to get to the pool.
It is the wall of the first chamber as you slide into the opening.

On top of the wall the children caught first sight of the first pool and the far wall.

Fun
fun

Spelunking is caving.

Me I stayed home and played in the solitude.

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Chrysalis Marriage Monday "Why Romance Matters."

~Come away, come away, come away with me my love~

Captivating we await and long to be swept up into touch. "Am I beautiful?" we wonder. His embrace assures us , yes... "I am longed for". It is not simply the intercourse of flesh upon flesh for that is the least of it. It is in the intercourse of three strands woven into a moment by moment, hour upon hour. A day by day, month after month remembering to treasure one another. It is not just in expectation of night fall and its pleasures. It is in the thrill of his breath as he approaches your neck as you stand in apron at the kitchen sink sudsy handed. It is in the heart of his desire to create your dreams and desires as best he is able, and visa verso. It is in doing him good all your days, never doing him evil. Embracing him in the sandwich that loving hands prepare morning by morning. Stepping up to great his arms in yours as he enters the door. Longing for full presence, body ,mind and spirit. Unity in the triad of our God. Opened eyed, gazed fixed within the honesty that every day affords. No shame, not needing to look away in any moment of hurt. Amends and restorations and a stroke on our hair. Upon his head a kiss, without the complain if it is sweaty, and if it is... Thanking him for his labor.

Longing fulfilled is as hope met.
Hope differed make the heart sick.
Romancing of heart is hope met.




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Consider writing about your favorite restaurant, your favorite song, or the little things you do for one another throughout the week. What tones down the tension, and tunes up the tenderness? How do you encourage your husband to nurture the romantic side of your marriage? I want to know!

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Day of Sweet Solitude

(Stock Image)

The family and another Father and Son all went Spelunking (caving) today up in the North country. A time for the Fathers to take their young ones on an adventure (for all) of courage and daring (especially for the Fathers ha ha).

Little ol' me...Well after a morning hour nap I followed my hearts desire right to my beading station. I have no camera today for the Men took it with them. Mr U ( my sweet darling) took treasure of my hearts desire and moved my table. I have not even had an interest in a while to bead. After some prayer I realized it was too dark of natural light (a priceless commodity) and all the lamps in the house could not satisfy the need.

I had a vision of the table under the far window. Mr U moved it for me . IT FIT WITHIN A 1/4 of an inch!!!! He and I both had a romantic moment with our God grateful and acknowledged his loving presence. As we did just before they all pulled out today.

After packing everything up and re assembling the whole room (let alone the whole house) much pleasure is found in creating it the way I would of had we really moved. When you gather things for years they just sort of fill in the places available. I am now placing the item just where my heart would of always desired and setting things up in an ergonomic professional way.

I have been thinking about what happened with a thing that could of been joy but turned sorrow and grieving.

In my church there was a invitation for a fellowship of beading once a month. I was almost overjoyed to tears at the opportunity of being with others who could share knowledge and even receive some from me if I were able to offer it (this a life long dream). It did not turn out that way.

First meeting she shared a cup of tea...then tried to include us in a pyramid purchase so she could earn another cup and saucer she desired...I over looked it. She shared wonderfully her skill and knowledge of soldering. It was wonderful and she shined...but no one else had any opportunity too. :(

Next meeting She offered us $30. of her product if we opened our home and invited all our friends...to her, so she could do a show to sell her work... :( grieved...Then she showed us "her wonderful idea (it was) for a lovely "gift of the spirit" necklace very cute. Conversation however was halted when I shared some idea about movement adding to one piece a real character. Leaving the necklace on the table with two or three others she then said ..." they are $25 if you are interested...and that is a really good price"....

"and the Spirit grieved"....I wept that night and have been so very sad at the loss (both hers and my own)

Next Monday night...I think I will stay home and set the time apart to bead with Papa. It is so good to be with a "friend" with clear motives.

Today He and I are having a lot of fun. You know He really loves color, order and silence. It's good enough with Him if we just hang out. He hasn't even tried to sell me anything.:) He has showed me some really good ideas though. I even shared my heart with Him, and He liked it!