Around the House Link Party

Welcome to my first link up I am calling:

I'd love for you to join me by linking up what's going on at your house this week.

Here's a bit of what's happening around our house.

I'm not sure why,

but Lillie's nap time always seems to turn into a few moments of the day I look forward to.

She still has that baby smell

and lying next to her for a few minutes ...

turns into...

a happy thing.


Levi can't seem to let the child go to sleep without a few moments, too.

This is his sleeping pose.

A slight distraction sometimes develops.

Moving on:

Violet and I have decided to begin her room renovations.

The mess and furniture in there need to be managed and sifted through.

I swapped this dresser from Levi's room

and gave Levi her taller bureau.

I base-coated this while the fish sticks were cooking for supper: 

that's how easy and fast chalk paint is.

This is not the final color: just the base coat.
Can you guess what the top coat will be?


While chatting with another home-school mother at church,
she mentioned the curriculum she used to teach her kids to read:
Happy Phonics.

I thought it was funny as I had just looked through the very thing.

My Mom bought me the packet a few years back,
and I finally thought I might look into it for Levi.

It would be nice not to have to buy him a reading curriculum if I can use this one.

The extension on this flower bed is finished:
I planted the flowers that had been waiting since a month ago;
A bit of mulch finished it up.

Our vegetable garden in the background is making great progress.
My Farmer does such a great job with it.


We've been picking several quarts of berries every other night or so, too;
I freeze them on plates and then bag them up so they won't be stuck together.

It's a fun and tasty job to do.

I would love to see what you have been up to!


Feel free to link up anything you've been working on
or enjoying this week.

Share a project, a recipe, an accomplishment,
whatever is happening around your house!

I'd love for you to link back to my blog.
Here's a button you can take with you!











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I will have this link party on Wednesday from now on.I have been having internet connection problems this past week,so it's a bit late getting it up.


The winner of the bird block giveaway is...

Marge!

Send me your address, Mrs. M, and I'll ship them out to you! :)

Joining the fun at:

Savvysouthernstyle.blogspot.com
Funkyjunkinteriors.net
Nominimalisthere.blogspot.com
Gnowfglins.com
Missmustardseed.com

An Announcement

I have always had a fear.

 I know that to get the good things in life,

sometimes you have to say a little prayer

and then jump in to what needs to be done...

 despite the feelings,

and the knee-knocking view from where you are.

 And when the only thing between you and a nasty fall

is a somewhat nasty place itself,

or at least,

not a very comfortable place...

 the only choice is to get the job done.

 The knowledge that, sometimes, doing what you fear...

 is done for the ones you love,

especially those who love that cherry pie so much,

that makes it worth it.

I hate heights.

 I'm scared to death of them.

A couple feet on a ladder is about all I want to do.

 When we bought our farm

the only way to get the cherries was for me to fly up into the air

and flap my wings.

(Okay, not really,

but that's just about how it felt.)

 

Yes, I do realize it's probably not too safe...

but what about those cherries?

I am not much of a risky type.

I like for things to stay normal and predictable,

but I want to stretch myself.

 I am going to start a link party.
My good friend Tammy started one a few weeks back
called Rustic Restorations
and it has been fun watching her take that step.
(She's always so helpful with me when I need blogging help, too!)

I've been thinking about it for months now...

but I'm nervous.

I am worried it won't be of interest,

that there are enough of these link parties,

that I should just stay where I am comfortable.

But I don't have time to visit many of you.

The time gets swallowed up with picking cherries

pitting cherries,

 making cherry pie,

and then cleaning up the dishes.

So I thought if I had a party here,

I might get a chance to come visit you

since you'll be leaving your blog address right here.

 I would like that!

But I don't want anybody to feel pressured.

You don't have to join in,

but I'd love for you to.

"Show and Tell"

That's my name for it,

since that was my favorite part of school

(besides art class and recess).

I want to try it here.

I have different categories for the coming weeks,

ones that appeal to my love for all things:

photography, painting, writing, cooking, farming, health,

and life in general.

 Sure, there might be some categories that will be pits.

 But I think I want to give it a try...

and fly up to scary heights.

Next week will be the first link party.

Show and Tell:

Gardens and Parks.

I know not everyone gardens,

but everyone has a favorite place to go to walk,

a favorite place to think.

I'd love to visit your gardens

or favorite place to stroll.

So, if you'd like to join me,

please come back next Wednesday.

That leaves a week to get outside...

if you'd like to give it a try!
(Or you can link up a previous post, if you've already done one).

And I'll be having a giveaway Wednesday for it,

the bird and swirl wooden blocks that are in my header.

I will be trying to post the upcoming categories in my sidebar

(just as soon as I make some cherry pie for the hungry people in this house.)

Linking up to:

Wearethatfamily.com

Hiphomeschoolmoms.com
Notjustahousewife
Raisinghomemakers
Nominimalisthere.blogspot.com 
Gnowfglins.com