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Tuesday, April 26, 2011
In shock!
Okay, I knew it would be bad, I knew it would be expensive.... I knew it would be double trouble when my youngest hits 16. But, I'm in shock!!! I called today to find out what we would be looking at when we finally have to insure Nathaniel. I've been putting it off but he's ready to go take his test for his permit so I bit the bullet and called State Farm today....... with good grades, with their driver's ED program, with only being a PT driver.... we are talking an extra $107 a month added to our insurance!!! Keegan will be right behind him making that a whopping $214 extra a month. So I just have to flat out start praying about that right now. They already know they will be keeping permits for as long as we can wean that process. Geesh... $214 extra a month.
Sunday, April 17, 2011
Almost Keegan's birthday!
We're taking the kiddo's out today for Imo's pizza in Washington, an early birthday wish for Keegan. There we will watch the two of them scarf down an extra large pizza then turn to drool and hope for some of ours!
Where has the time gone????? Seems like just a few short years ago I was snapping photos of them in their diapers playing in the mud, stripping them down for fingerpaint play or nursing them to sleep as their big beautiful brown eyes stared up at me so intently it made time stand still. I thank God for each and every second of their lives.
I praise God for blessing me with a man that understood the importance of a mom being home. Sure we could have a nicer house in a "better" area, newer cars, 401K's and play toys that two salaries can buy....... BUT, I didn't miss a minute! I got to see ALL their firsts! Their first words, first boo boo, first laugh, first smile... first time seeing everything!
Then as they grew, I got to teach them everything they know until they were old enough to learn for themselves. We started to have DEEP discussions about God, Salvation and the importance of walking closely with Him always.
I had a "hands on hubby" who never put stuff before his family. Who purposed from the beginning to never look back with regret about not being there, and STUCK to it when people around him tried to make him feel like less because he wasn't sacraficing his family on the "alter of material" things.
We look at them now almost 14 and almost 16, and we know they are a product of FAMILY. A family that put family first, that lived by example. God has blessed our multi-generational view and we know that with Him we have started a new cycle of hope, love and closeness that will affect future generations of our family.
The Corbett Family <><
Where has the time gone????? Seems like just a few short years ago I was snapping photos of them in their diapers playing in the mud, stripping them down for fingerpaint play or nursing them to sleep as their big beautiful brown eyes stared up at me so intently it made time stand still. I thank God for each and every second of their lives.
I praise God for blessing me with a man that understood the importance of a mom being home. Sure we could have a nicer house in a "better" area, newer cars, 401K's and play toys that two salaries can buy....... BUT, I didn't miss a minute! I got to see ALL their firsts! Their first words, first boo boo, first laugh, first smile... first time seeing everything!
Then as they grew, I got to teach them everything they know until they were old enough to learn for themselves. We started to have DEEP discussions about God, Salvation and the importance of walking closely with Him always.
I had a "hands on hubby" who never put stuff before his family. Who purposed from the beginning to never look back with regret about not being there, and STUCK to it when people around him tried to make him feel like less because he wasn't sacraficing his family on the "alter of material" things.
We look at them now almost 14 and almost 16, and we know they are a product of FAMILY. A family that put family first, that lived by example. God has blessed our multi-generational view and we know that with Him we have started a new cycle of hope, love and closeness that will affect future generations of our family.
The Corbett Family <><
Thursday, April 14, 2011
UUUUUUUuuuuuuughhhhhhhhh!
Yep, that's about right.... Ugh! I feel like I'm constantly shifting $#@! around my house to help it make sense! Sorry, but that just needed to be said like it is! The fact that my future storage areas are full with rummage/curriculum sale stuff right now is driving me CRAZY! I hope I can keep my sanity until June 4th when I can remove all that from my house and I pray I have nothing to bring home!!
I spent the entire afternoon in the kitchen rearranging pantries & cubberts, trying to maximize their space for the best possible use. We have been on an emergency preparedness kick and that really makes one rethink their storage space.
I finally took a break from that and preparing all my paperwork for tomorrow... co-op delivery and stock up grocery list with store flyers, coupons ect. What a job! I can see why extreme couponing has remained in the fringes... it's a LOT of work.
Thankfully the guys left out fishing this morning and it's been quite. But now I'm pooped and getting dinner ready is right around the corner when I haven't even had a shower yet = (
I know I'm whining... I just feel BUSY too much of the time. I've had three days home and feel just as tired as if I'd had 3 days gone. When I finally decided to take a break and see what was up on FB, the website is creeping at a snails space. So much for that. So I figured I'd come to my own blog, whine and be a baby.
Believe me, I know I am BLESSED beyond words, thank you God for a FULL house! Thank you for a great family, friends & an awesome homeschool community, they keep me busy! Today, just for minute I want to pout... okay I'm done, back to work (and maybe a shower!)
I spent the entire afternoon in the kitchen rearranging pantries & cubberts, trying to maximize their space for the best possible use. We have been on an emergency preparedness kick and that really makes one rethink their storage space.
I finally took a break from that and preparing all my paperwork for tomorrow... co-op delivery and stock up grocery list with store flyers, coupons ect. What a job! I can see why extreme couponing has remained in the fringes... it's a LOT of work.
Thankfully the guys left out fishing this morning and it's been quite. But now I'm pooped and getting dinner ready is right around the corner when I haven't even had a shower yet = (
I know I'm whining... I just feel BUSY too much of the time. I've had three days home and feel just as tired as if I'd had 3 days gone. When I finally decided to take a break and see what was up on FB, the website is creeping at a snails space. So much for that. So I figured I'd come to my own blog, whine and be a baby.
Believe me, I know I am BLESSED beyond words, thank you God for a FULL house! Thank you for a great family, friends & an awesome homeschool community, they keep me busy! Today, just for minute I want to pout... okay I'm done, back to work (and maybe a shower!)
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
I quess it's Spring for today.........
Uhhggg! I don't know how pioneer women did it! I spent HOURS de-seeding a one gallon ziplock bag of last years (nthawed) Persimmons this morning for about 2 quarts of pulp = (
I still have another gallon bag to do! I've also put my first "test batch" of whole eggs into the dehydrator. Hoping to vacumm seal a lot of that eventually.
Hubby planted 1 tire of radishes, 2 tires of carrots and out first tire of potato's yesterday with the boy's help. After all that menial labor I think they were liking math and their school work much better = ) He has all our other seeds planted in their little green house's for sprouting until they can go outside.
They got the T-poles put into the straw bales so they ready for their veggie climbing fence to go up now and the soaker hoses we bought with all the little holes in them. Seeing as it was in the 30's last night it could be awhile.
Sometime soon I will need to do something with the gallons of blackberries we picked last year before this summer's crop are ready to harvest. I know that seems far away but the way time moves around here it will be here before we know it.
We HAVE to get the brooder pen finished SOON! Baby pullets are coming near the end of April and I've learned over the last few years that trying to keep hens and pullets separate in the same space, is a PAIN IN THE BUTT!!! They get their own "house" this year. Especially since we have 40 ordered.
Everything about learning "to live off the land" and do "small farming" is soooo time consuming! I can't imagine "real farming" on a large scale and especially done without modern tools.
I guess it the satisfaction in honing those skills and knowing if there's a natural disaster or economic colapse that you can care for your family. Without crash coursing it, in the middle of trouble. It's good to be independent and self relient, that what keeps people like us going. Knowing we need to use the talent and gifts God gave us to be "in the world but not of the world."
We'll document out experiences here... straw bale gardening, dehydrating, hunting, homeschooling ect. Join us for that journey and feel free to share yours too.
God Bless
The Corbett Family <><
I still have another gallon bag to do! I've also put my first "test batch" of whole eggs into the dehydrator. Hoping to vacumm seal a lot of that eventually.
Hubby planted 1 tire of radishes, 2 tires of carrots and out first tire of potato's yesterday with the boy's help. After all that menial labor I think they were liking math and their school work much better = ) He has all our other seeds planted in their little green house's for sprouting until they can go outside.
They got the T-poles put into the straw bales so they ready for their veggie climbing fence to go up now and the soaker hoses we bought with all the little holes in them. Seeing as it was in the 30's last night it could be awhile.
Sometime soon I will need to do something with the gallons of blackberries we picked last year before this summer's crop are ready to harvest. I know that seems far away but the way time moves around here it will be here before we know it.
We HAVE to get the brooder pen finished SOON! Baby pullets are coming near the end of April and I've learned over the last few years that trying to keep hens and pullets separate in the same space, is a PAIN IN THE BUTT!!! They get their own "house" this year. Especially since we have 40 ordered.
Everything about learning "to live off the land" and do "small farming" is soooo time consuming! I can't imagine "real farming" on a large scale and especially done without modern tools.
I guess it the satisfaction in honing those skills and knowing if there's a natural disaster or economic colapse that you can care for your family. Without crash coursing it, in the middle of trouble. It's good to be independent and self relient, that what keeps people like us going. Knowing we need to use the talent and gifts God gave us to be "in the world but not of the world."
We'll document out experiences here... straw bale gardening, dehydrating, hunting, homeschooling ect. Join us for that journey and feel free to share yours too.
God Bless
The Corbett Family <><
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