It's 11:11...

...and all is well!

 

The house is clean; the food prepared; and the people ready for a day of rest and visiting! 

Little-girl-sittin'...

I spent pretty much the whole day with the girls as their daddy went to a farm show and their mommy is working an overnight shift.  Johanna is at the age where she asks questions almost every minute of every hour (that she's awake) of every day!  Tracy Jo is not far behind her.  :) 

 

This evening, Lauretta stopped in over there after her work so we could visit for a while.  It was so cute to hear how the girls said her name!

 

Meanwhile, down on the farm, my family loaded 2 cull cows on the trailer and somebody hauled them to Linton to the butcher shop.  I'm not even sure what else all went on?

 

Tomorrow will be a busy day as the house is a bit of a mess and we'll be getting company from the Williston area on Sabbath, perhaps as soon as tomorrow night even, depending on the road conditions...

 

I pray that God grants you all a good Friday and that you will seek to see His blessings in all of the "usual" parts of life. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Another car project...

Today Andrew went to Bismarck with my mom as he bought another car to be fixed and resold. 

 

My dad went to Napoleon to put money in the bank; pay some bills; and to buy a huge pin for the loader on the tractor, as the old one broke and did some damage, so Dad was working on that the rest of the afternoon.

 

Jacob has been studying World War 2 in school and received new books in the mail today, so was reading those...

 

I did some mending, cooking, writing, laundering, piano practice (aka: playing)...

 

'twas a good day.   God be praised!

Life...

My dad went to Britton, SD today (about a 3 hour drive one way) to look at a no-till drill.  He took pictures and showed them to us all when he got home.  He did have a little trouble on his trip...  After putting gas in Andrew's little car that he was borrowing, he pulled ahead a bit and turned it off while he went inside to pay his bill.  When he got back in and turned the key, the car did not start.  He tried again---nothing.  He checked some mechanical things and said it was several minutes before the car finally (thankfully!) started! 

 

My mom wasn't feeling the best (please pray for her again) and spent a good part of the day just resting.  She was doing better this evening and even milked Sally for Andrew so he'd get a break.

 

I worked in the kitchen a while, then worked on reading through my blog and jotting down notes to refresh our memories of what all happened this year so my mom can write the newsletter.  Later, I dug out my paperwork for taxes and worked on that.  Ugggg!   After supper, I listened to a few messages by Mr. Voddie Baucham while working again on slip-stitching the binding on my quilt (I've done about 7' total so far---it takes a while).

 

Andrew took the generator off of his grain-cleaner today and hauled it up to the shop.  He said it needs some major work before the cleaning season starts up again.  He'll use the shop-lift to get the generator up where it's easier to work on.  Later, he fired up his snowmobile and drove it up the road to check on the hunter's house (they pay him to do that all winter long, just to make sure the furnace is still running). 

 

Jacob worked on schoolwork.  I'm not sure if I've mentioned before that it is his Senior year!  Where has the time gone???

 

 

^"...teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom."  ~ Psalm 90:12

 

 

Miss Broccoli and I...

Paula snapped this picture of Tracy Jo and I last night when she got home from work... 

It's a little hard to see in this picture, but that broccoli is very

 much nibbled on by a certain little munchkin that I love.  ;)

I spy with my little eye...

Two cutie pies, ready for a nap! (Actually, they don't sleep together, as they keep each other awake, but were playing together when I got this picture right before naptime.)

 

Yes, I was babysitting today.  We baked cookies; played that we were camping under a blanket-tent; told stories; solved arguments; made about all the animal sounds we could think of and worked on ABCs and counting and singing....oh yes, and playing cowgirl. 

It was a busy afternoon!

 

Here at home, my dad's been working on paperwork for taxes.  My mom's working on our annual newsletter (very much belated, but better late than never, as they say).  My brothers, well, I'm not sure what they worked on actually?  Jacob probably had the usual schoolwork and Andrew probably did some figuring for the future.

 

I like the quote on my flip-calendar today, so thought I'd share it with you all in closing:

 

"Be on the lookout for mercies.  The more we look for them, the more of them we will see.  Blessings brighten when we count them." 

~Maltbie D. Babcock

 



BLIZZARD!

 

The wind blows, the snow flies.

The cold brings teardrops to your eyes.

 

Makes cows cough, makes them sneeze.

Makes them huddle behind the trees.

 

It's blinding, it's so bright.

The world's all a swirling white.

 

It's a BLIZZARD!