Sonlight Garden

7 Quick Takes

 

1)Sorry I have been a little light on posting as of late. We have just been busy. Which I think is a very good thing considering we just moved here. We have met a lot of great families. Everyone has been so friendly and welcoming. Two days a week we go to aerobics at one of the local Y's The moms workout and the kids play. At the end of the workout we pray. How cool is that? 

2)My thoughts on aerobics...to be honest at first I thought "Eh, piece of cake, I'm a runner."  Well, after the first class some of my muscles ached. This will be a great cross training workout for me. Unfortunately it is not as low impact as I would like. Praying my knees remain strong. (please!)

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This picture is of Patrick holding two golf balls. The other day he ran up to Terry and said, "Dad!  I just found two golf balls in the back yard!!"  We had to explain to him that he can't pick up golf ball until the golfers played through. This is a very narrow course, so I've been told. We frequently find golfers in our backyard looking for their golf balls. They will never find them with Paddy back there. Have I mentioned how much I miss our land?

 4) We finally found a library here. Our first attempt was very sad. The one closest to our house is  in the same building as the DMV and health department. They had blocked off a corner of this building for a library. When we first walked in there Julia and I looked at each other and almost cried. Well, we hunted some more and found one a little further away, but well worth it. It is big and beautiful and packed with books. Julia was thrilled. She was like a kid in a candy shop. This is my stack this week.

 

5) In my stack of books are knitting books and watercolor books. I recently found among all the boxes, my knitting needles and yarn. This has now started my latest obsession (again). I am learning the purl stitch now. I keep messing up, but I am determined to get it down. I am going to learn how to knit because 1)They have the cutest yarn shops around here. 2) I need a reason to go in them. and 3) I am going to have a pair of homemade socks before winter by golly.

6) Paddy has caught the reading bug. It is thrilling to see that love for reading emerge. He frequently comes up to me and says "Mom, look how far I've got. " He is reading his first "big" book. It is a Star Wars book. Twaddle? Perhaps. BI ut he is reading and loving it. 

 

7)I had quite the spam comment on Joe's 7 on 7 tournament post. It read, "Love is a fair garden and marriage a field of nettles." I did a "google" on the phrase and found this book of quotes. There are some goodies in there. Spam comments crack me up sometimes. 

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7 Quick Takes

1. I have made progress unpacking boxes. I had almost finished the kitchen, two big dish pack boxes remained, I looked around the kitchen and decided we were good. We had plates, glasses, silverware, some pots and pans and baking pans. I moved  those two boxes in the garage. I think a lot of it is my china and wine glasses so I won't get rid of it. We just won't be eating off of the fine china anytime soon. I am taking this approach with the rest of the house also. I don't want to live among boxes for a year but I also don't want to unpack everything. Hopefully we will be out of this house in a year.

See, the boxes in the kitchen are gone. woo hoo. Excuse the mess, I have a good excuse though.

 

2. I like this house mostly. It has a lot of natural light, which I love. It is about the size of our old house, maybe a tad bigger. But there is a lot of living space. I am loving the set up, a finished basement downstairs, an open kitchen to a sitting room, it just feels more open. There is also a nice deck off of the kitchen.

3. I can't help but chuckle when I look at my blog. I look at the banner picture and I read the "about me" profile and I realize how different our life is now. We had to give up the farm and now we live on a golf course. We live on a busy neighborhood street. The animals are gone except for the two dogs. And homeschooling? Not to sure about that next year either. Big changes for us. A new adventure. I will change the banner picture and I will alter the "about me" profile...but not just yet.

4. The kids keep asking when they are going to make new friends. My answer? Soon. It will happen. My prayer for my children is that they adjust well, that they will be happy, especially the older ones. Strong bonds are formed when all you have is each other. That is not such a bad thing. 

5. Louisville has an ice cream store called Graeters. Can I tell you, this is the BEST ice cream I have ever had. Hands down. My current favorite is Black Raspberry Chip. It is black raspberry ice cream with chocolate in it. The chocolate isn't in a chip form but is that consistency, kind of like a ribbon of chocolate running through it. It is just heavenly. When we were  here visiting we discovered this place. I couldn't wait to get back up here just so I could have this ice cream again. Yes, I may be a little addicted.

6. Speaking of ice cream we bought a half gallon of Graeters Black Raspberry Chip at the local Kroger. We put it in the freezer and it is mushy.  The refrigerator isn't working properly. I have to call the service man to have a look at the temperature gauge. I ended up plugging in our deep freeze in the garage for the half gallon of ice cream. Ridiculous? Maybe. But, mushy ice cream I just can not have.

7. I am looking forward to this weekend. I love when Terry is home. We are going to a nearby town's farmers market. These are all local growers and artisans. We went there when we visited in May. We can buy fresh eggs and bread, coffee and cookies, fresh bouquets of wildflowers and fresh produce. That is right up my alley, I love it!!!

Have a wonderful weekend!!

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