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August 27th 2010
Friday
It was movie night at the C'est Naturelle Farm tonight. The kids spent hours with other children that live on the farm and came for movie tonight. A special JOY for them tonight was playing on the hay bales in the barn.
August 26th 2010
Thursday
Jude = JOY
August 25th 2010
Wednesday
I've finally decided to allow Jadon out of his stroller when we go out back. He finds much JOY in his new found freedom.
August 24th 2010
Tuesday
What can I say? The children find much JOY in pulling weeds especially when they do it together.
August 23rd 2010
Monday
Today we saw 3 of these hobo spiders within 10 minutes all in different rooms of the house; one in the playroom one in the girls bedroom and one in the master bathroom. Hmmm the only thing that comes to mind to be JOYful about is seeing these spiders means fall is coming and we have lots to look forward to this year.
August 22nd 2010
Sunday
JOY is eating Grandpa Tuttle's home made chicken sandwiches on a Sunday evening with grandpa.
August 21th 2010
Saturday
Mmm.... dinner. The JOY of a new experience. We went to a church luau as a family and watched the 4 pigs be unburied and opened up. Then we got to eat the pigs.
August 20th 2010
Friday
This was an exciting day for Jaren. He spent the day with grandpa Tuttle and uncle Bud out fishing. He'd never been in a fishing boat before driven a boat pulled apart worms or touched a fish or even walked across a rocky river. His day was filled with the JOY that comes in having new adventures.
August 19th 2010
Thursday
This is Jadon's first experience playing in the sprinkler. Watching him be happy and have fun fills my heart with JOY.
August 18th 2010
Wednesday
It was sleep over time again. This time we spent the night at our good friend the Bains just for fun! JOY is memorable times with great friends.
August 17th 2010
Tuesday
Jenea spends hours each week creating her "set-ups" such as this one. She takes great JOY in playing and using her imagination.
August 16th 2010
Monday
Ahhh the JOY of pulling weeds. Jenea and Jaren are great weed pullers and enJOY it too.
August 15th 2010
Sunday
It was another hot day. We went to the park this evening for a picnic with friends. JOY is eating ice on a sweltering day.
August 14th 2010
Saturday
It was super hot outside and our air conditioning needed fixed so we invaded grandpa and grandma Graham's house for the weekend so we could keep cool. JOY is having a loving family who freely shares their home.
August 13th 2010
Friday
I finally took the children to the Oregon City wading pool. We met our friends, the Bains there. Jadon (who is with my friend Sadie) took great JOY in walking all over the pool and sitting in the water.
August 12th 2010
Thursday
The children discovered they could draw on our living room tables with crayons and wipe it off with water. They found JOY in discovering this "new" canvas.
August 11th 2010
Wednesday
This afternoon I took Jolie's birthday pictures. I decided to do them in our front yard just to do something different this time. JOY is having such a sweet little girl.
August 10th 2010
Tuesday
JOY is eating a carrot fresh from the garden.
August 9th 2010
Monday
The children made one of our raised plant beds into a mud bath. Why not it wasn't being used for a garden. I take JOY in the creativity and resourcefulness of my children.
August 8th 2010
Sunday
Today I decided to break out the manual grain grinder put it together and see if it works. I ground some wheat into flour and completely exhausted myself. I find JOY in that I don't have to do this now because we have electricity but I'll know how if I ever need to.
August 7th 2010
Saturday
Today is a day we JOYfully anticipate every year it's the Gladstone candy (err Chautauqua) parade. It was one hour of the kids running into the street to catch the candy that parade participants threw to them. It's better than Halloween because the candy comes to the kids and I don't have to go to all the trouble of making costumes.
August 6th 2010
Friday
This afternoon the kids and I walked to the annual Gladstone Chautauqua festival book sale. Grandma Tuttle volunteers there so we were able to see her. We bought many fantastic books including Magic Tree House books Magic School Bus books math books and a few classics! Reading and learning brings us great JOY!
August 5th 2010
Thursday
Today I found JOY in Jaren's boy scout accomplishments and all the little trinkets that go along with them.
August 4th 2010
Wednesday
JOY is sun dried laundry and having someone else do the work (o= (this time Jaren and his friend Johnny).
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