Today was our typical Friday. We read this morning. Grabbed Chick-fil-A for lunch. The baby took a good nap while we read some more of The Boxcar Children and the boys played outside.
We’ve had a nest by our front door for a few weeks now. Carolina Wrens, to be exact. The mama laid five eggs and all five hatched beautifully. Today we got to watch them learn to fly and they went on their way. It was so fun to watch and a sweet reminder of how great our God is. Forever faithful, even in the seemingly small details.
This evening the big boys left for deer camp. B decided today he didn’t wanna miss out on the fun. JKM says they are having a blast and laughing a lot. Praise ye the Lord!
The baby and I spent our evening binge watching Moss Family TV and washing the sheets for the camper. I’m so excited to get to the campground Sunday!
Tomorrow will be spent getting the camper cozy and ready. A grocery pick up order for said camping trip & a little thrifting (“frifting” as the boys use to call it) is on the agenda!
Thursdays are one of my favorite days of the week! Today did not disappoint. Another semi-normal day around here.
This morning the baby slept in later than normal so as soon as he woke up we made (boxed) waffles for breakfast. The boys are really into cream cheese and cinnamon sugar on them right now.
Once breakfast was enjoyed, we cleaned up and took care of school. Since we are SO close to summer break and we finished our curriculum back in January, we’ve just been doing math & reading workbooks and then reading out of our read aloud. I’ll do a full post on a homeschool update soon but that’s what’s been working for us! We are currently reading the first book in the Boxcar Children series and we are all loving it.
After we read a couple of chapters the boys went out to play. We’ve been having the nicest weather for playing outside. I know it’s going to get too hot for them to do it as much as they have been the last couple of weeks so we’re really enjoying the days they can spend all day outside. They’re loving snack plates lately so that’s been fun and an easy lunch. I loved packing Mason’s lunch when he was in school so I’ve really enjoyed making them for them! They played outside for most of the day & the baby got a good nap so I have zero complaints there. I was able to do the laundry & the rest of my chores during outside/nap time and that will forever be a win.
I’m happy to report laundry is no longer the bane of my existence and I (for the most part) am staying on top of it! (I wrote about my laundry woes a few posts back).
As soon as JKM came home we ate a super fast dinner. The boys had deconstructed omelettes & I had breakfast tacos. The boys are really getting good at helping clean up after meals and it makes me very happy. They headed back out “redneck style” as Mason calls it sans shirts. They keep me laughing on the daily, for sure.
While I was cooking dinner I began my third attempt at making a sourdough starter. I excelled the first time and it flourished but it happened way earlier than the book I’m following said it would so I messed it up. It truly is a labor of love. Fingers crossed & prayers up this time takes. I desperately want to be a successful sourdough baker.
My favorite corner in my kitchen right now. Sourdough central.
When they boys finally came in they took their showers and got ready for bed. We watched Moss Family TV and called it a night.
The big boys ( JKM & MKM ) are headed to deer camp tomorrow with my FIL to hopefully harvest some turkeys. Mason is beside himself. I hope he at least gets to see one. The littlest two bears and I are going to have a laid back movie night.
Today was a pretty normal day on the farm! We knocked school out first thing. The baby took a good nap while the big boys played outside. I got caught up on laundry and looked at curriculum for next year.
After JKM got home we loaded up and ran a few errands. Jonathan needed a few things for his truck so we ran to Auto Zone. I had several Amazon returns so I ran into kohls to return those. We fueled up for the camping trip this weekend & after much deliberation we finally decided to just pick up a few different things from Publix for dinner. The boys love the wings from the deli, I picked up some BOGO blackberries and fries for the babiest bear & I remembered it was $5 sushi Wednesday so we were all happy.
After we ate, which may have been in record time we all got outside for a little while to play while JKM worked on his truck. Once the sun went down the big boys came in and did some surprise cleaning while the baby and I talked to JKM as he finished up. Once we came in the boys were ready for bed and so we watched our favorite YouTube family (Moss Family TV) and then all the bears went to bed.
The baby is finally asleep, so I think I may join them in dreamland.
Meet ya back here tomorrow!
I hope your day has been wonderful or at least better than yesterday. If not, just remember tomorrow is a new day!
Hey friends hey! Can you believe I’ve posted a WHOPPING two blog posts this week and its only Tuesday?! Who even am I? Number three coming atcha!
So here’s whats going on… I had big dreams of becoming a daily vlogger on youtube. Turns out, filming is easy BUT sitting down to edit and actually post upon the Youtube is impossible for me. I have always loved to write and I feel led to really step up my blogging game to record this life of mine. Not to be cliche, but time is going by so so fast and I just want to remember it all. And have something for my boys to look back on. There are so many little moments that I never want to forget.
I’ve had this blog for years. This domain for just at a year. I have never been consistent but I truly want to get better at it so my current plans are to blog daily. Maybe I’ll have a daily theme eventually? For now, I just wanna post daily. Probably day in the life (DITL) style and also current thoughts!
All three of the boys are so stinkin’ funny but each in their own way. Here are a few funnies from this week to get us a going…
Last night for dinner we had salads. The options for dressings were ranch & thousand island. I asked Branson which one he would like and he quickly responded, “ONE THOUSAND ISLAND, PLEASE!” So, from now on we will only accept that name for it.
Also last night during dinner we were talking about play phones the boys have. I asked where an old nokia my parents gave them was and B immediately said, “WAIT! What pinnochio phone are we talking about?”
One more from a few weeks ago, also starring Branny bear…..
Since Mason was born we have always referred to toes as pigs. ALWAYS. Like, I sometimes wonder if they know they aren’t really called that in medical journals… anywho… A couple of weeks ago the baby started doing this real cute thing where he puts his foot up on his highchair tray while he eats. Branson had seen him do this a few times and one night while we were eating dinner he said, “Cason! You always invite your pigs to dinner!” THE. CUTEST. Y’ALL.
I can hardly believe the bear that made me a mama turned EIGHT at the end of April.
His eighth year of life was the best yet for him. He made the most important decision he will ever make and asked Jesus into his heart. He is still as kind-hearted and funny as ever but really blossomed this year with his independence. He’s the best big brother and loves the baby so much. He loves Branny too but they are currently in the friendship building phase and have their days. 😉 He loves to help in the kitchen but loves to be outside with his Daddy even more. He wants to be a trapper & a pastor when he grows up. He tried Hapkido this year with one of his best buddies and really loved it. He’s a math wiz & is loving homeschool! He can’t wait to start second grade curriculum in the fall! He is most excited about having big enough hands to begin guitar lessons with one of his favorite people.
It’s been an absolute joy to watch him grow up a little bit more this year. The years are passing way too fast but I must say I am enjoying his big boy years just as much as I did his first ones.
January 30, 2022 will forever be one of the best and most precious days of my life and more than mine, Masons.
It started out as the typical Sunday morning. We got up and ready for church. Went to Sunday School and then enjoyed the service. At the end of the service while JKM was getting ready to dismiss, I noticed Mason had his head down on the pew in front of us. I could tell he was praying so I kinda rubbed him on the back and asked if he was okay. He looked up at me and said, “Yeah, Mama! I just got saved!” I told him we could go down to the alter and he quickly told me that wasnt necessary, he was already SAVED! He said that his heart felt weird and so he prayed that the Lord would save him and that the Lord took the bad feeling away. I awkwardly asked our song leader if we could sing one verse of Just As I Am and we got Jonathan to come over so Mason could tell him. He had the same response I did, ready to pray with Mason but he told him he was good. After the song was over, Jonathan got him to come to the front of the church and tell them what had happened. He proudly said, “Jesus saved my soul!” GLORY. The church came around and shook his hand and loved on him.
After church was over we called my parents to tell them and then headed over to Grandmamas to tell her and Jonathans parents. Then we went to lunch with my inlaws to celebrate the sweetest day.
That was almost five months ago now and every time he talks about it he still smiles ear to ear and just glows. Yesterday, May 8, (Mother’s Day) he made the decision to join Settendown Baptist Church where Jonathan is currently pastoring and will be baptized in July!
a pew full ♥ 