There is a song by Point of Grace that talks about if there were only more than 24 hours in a day... whoooo boy, can I relate! It's busy here, but a good kind of busy...
Little man is 10 weeks old now (how did that go so fast??), nursing like a champ, and is just so sweet and cuddly and snuggly... *happy sighs* he is just awesome! The next youngest is doing great with adjusting to not being the family baby, though she's still rather little (all of our others are high on the height charts and almost as high on the weight charts - she is much more of a petite little thing, but boy is she active!! Thankfully, she also loves her sleep, so she naps in the afternoon and goes down easily at night, so I sure can't complain about her busy little self during waking hours (plus she's just so darn cute!!) Yeah, this mama is biased... but she's also right, haha! All the kids are doing well, have been keeping busy as ever with school, and ready (more than ready!) for a break!
Well, our second oldest had foot surgery (corrective, not due to an injury) earlier this week, after lots of doctor appointments and trips to town in preparation for surgery... she is in a cast and mastering the use of crutches - which is good because after this foot heals and has regained strength, she is set to have surgery on her other foot to correct her pronation and flat foot issues... hopefully that will alleviate the pain she's dealt with over the past few years...
So, between surgery on Tuesday and Thanksgiving on Thursday, we took the whole week off of school... and since my husband had to be away over Thanksgiving and the weekend for work, we're having our family Thanksgiving on Monday, and since he has a few week days off next week, we're extending our break for an additional week! That's ok though, since we are about a month ahead in school, having started late summer and having taken less of a "baby break" than planned...
What have we been up to then? Ha - you had to ask! ;)
It's that time again... over the course of TJ's military career, we have moved right about every other year... maybe not to a different base each time, but for varying reasons (a bigger house, housing renovations, moving to a different base, etc...) we have moved every other year. Well, we've been here just over two years and WE ARE NOT MOVING!!!!! (yeah!!!) but that moving things around and fixing things up bug has hit and with a crazy vengeance (if only it came with an extra dose of energy, ha! I'm feeling every one of my fourty years tonight!!!) So, I painted the kitchen... we've had sterile military white for so long... don't get me wrong, I like white... but it was time for something DIFFERENT... but I very much prefer earth tones, so I didn't go wild! *grin* The kitchen walls were painted on Thanksgiving day :) I'm very thankful that I had the whole day to get it done, too, because I'm seriously out of practice! It took almost as long to prep for painting as it did to actually paint the room! but it's done...
Black Friday... I have a wonderful Black Friday tradition that I've held dear for many years now... STAYING HOME!! Well, this year I broke with tradition - made a trip to town for another can of paint! Then scooted back home just as fast as is legal to avoid crazy shopper people! One wall in the living room accomplished and little man decided he had enough and it was time for a super-long "nursey", so I settled in with the kiddos for an evening of popcorn and movie and snuggles with little ones. *happy sigh*
Saturday... that can of paint was just calling to me... and the unpainted walls in the living room beckoned for attention... so since the kids were all actively busy with various play activities or crafts, I undertook the project - I am so loving this new color of paint!! It's kind of a sand color, but a little darker... very earth tone-ish, and very not white! Now I just need to find some nice, simple, coordinating border wallpaper to finish the touch!
Then, when I'm thinking of rest and Sunday and taking a day off of projects we were offered a deer! Some friends who are all avid hunters had a great year hunting this year, and my friend has been butchering left and right - her huuuuuge freezer is so packed full that she had to pressure can the rest of the meat she had because it wouldn't all fit in her freezer... and then her husband came home... with another deer! She asked if we could use it - they would hang and skin it if I wanted to butcher it, so cool! I've never butchered a deer before, so had to google some instructions... she told me it's much like butchering a pig, no problem!
Whew... picked up the deer late this afternoon, got it laid out on my butchering sheet on the table (used to be a bed sheet, then became a drop cloth for painting, and now is my butchering sheet) and got the deer up there (man was that a good weight! too bad I couldn't carry it by myself, haha! Thankfully my oldest stepped in and helped me get it from the van to the table) - got the meat grinder set up and ready, my butchering tools out, then sat to nurse little man so he would be happy while I worked :) then, got to it! Took a couple of hours, but we have some good sized roasts, tender backstraps, strips to make into jerky, and a huge bowl of meat waiting to grind up... but little man had waited long enough and was getting rather upset - so I put away in the freezer all that was done and refrigerated the rest... nursey-man is a happy, sleepy camper :) when he's done (typing while nursing, lol) then I'll get back to it...
Did I say back? Oh yeah, it's screamin'! but hey, it's been a productive week! and I'm really earning my Sunday day-of-rest! :)
I'll put up some pictures later... deer and paint :)
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