Odds and Ends

1.  Louis says ‘Bella’ and ‘doggie.’  It’s sooo very cute!  He loves to see Bella, but only from a distance.  It’s like the idea of a dog is just wonderful to him, but the reality is a little overwhelming.  OK!  That was last week, this week, he loves to run behind her and grab her tail.  She is a great dog and doesn’t even bark or snip at him.

2.  Bella chewed up the fancy dog bed.  Angelina keeps stuffing it back together.

3.  I cannot keep the house clean.  By rights, there should be NO dust with all the moisture we’ve had lately.  However, I dust one day and in the next the dust layer is right back on the coffee table.  I want to not mind, really, but I cannot.

4.  About half of Zeke and Graham’s clothes were packed up in a tub because someone was tired of washing the clean clothes that somehow ended up on the floor and hiding in various areas of their room.  ‘It wasn’t me.  I didn’t do it.’  I’m sure you’ve all heard this before.  The last 2 weeks have been much more doable for their mother.

5. I watched ‘Inception’ by myself, then attempted to watch it the next night with Eric.  I just couldn’t stay awake!  Anyway, scenes come into my mind, when there is a still moment.

6.  The Minot flooding has been on my mind, too.  I grew up 45 miles NW of Minot; it’s where we shopped, where I danced, where we went to the movies, where our family participated in 4-H Achievement Days and the ND State Fair.  It’s truly heart-wrenching.  My parents’ farm and home are not affected by the Souris/Mouse River.

7.  Thankfully, my brother’s home in Bismarck is still OK.  He cannot drive into his neighborhood, but he’s doing OK.

8.  I was lamenting to my mom over the weekend, that I never have time to write deep, meaningful posts (as if there are even thoughts like that in my head!).  This blog has, instead, become a journal of our life here on the farm.  Our faith is interwoven in our daily life.  I will say that it is more challenging in our present location to think liturgically.  So, I’m thankful for other bloggers who post about the special feast days and celebrations.

9.  We received a new priest last week.  Dash and Eric liked the homily … I was in the cry room with a very busy toddler.  Keeping one ear open, watching the toddler and being ready to run doesn’t help me hear or understand the homily.

10.  We set up the pool (it’s been in storage since the summer of 2007 … miraculously, there were  no mice created holes).  The middle three have been enjoying it and finally convinced Louis to try it out.  He goes in with his life jacket … but he loves it!