Ebug is 4 years!

A glance at Ebug's life at the grand age of four.

- First off, since over-hearing Ebug mumble to himself "I'm not a bug" he will now be known as Agent E. Sniff, sniff . . . at least in writing.

- He wants to do anything his big brother can do and have anything his big brother has. His friendliness toward his little brother is continuing to grow.

- He likes to be known as "gun puppy/bomb boy/bomb puppy" (or some such combination)

- He entrusted his heart to Jesus this year.

- He loves his preschool work and eagerly checks his drawers to see what he gets to do each day.

- He loves to eat pizza, hot dogs, and cheese. Dried berries and smoothies are still the only way he will eat veggies or fruit. Under parental duress he will nibble the aforementioned foods.

- He does NOT like his curly locks and can be found wetting and combing his hair flat if I let them dry curly after a bath.

- He is LOUD and his body language is too.

- He still loves to snuggle and hear that he is specially made for our family and for God's purposes.

Catching up: Part 2

Eight more 2009 posts. Wow - wish I was able to get this much blogging done on a regular basis. I think I have one more part to do and that should wrap up 2009.

Kelley Farm

Summer's Work

VBS

At Camp

Jess's Photo Shoot

LE's birthday

Neighborhood Night Out

Sunflower fort

Catching up: Part 1

Here are a few happenings that I wanted to record for 2009 yet . . .

Going to the zoo

Ant math

Agent H Stitching

Our first snow

It had to be Lentils

Wish me luck on actually completing part 2 of this catching up on 2009.

Our hearts still hold you

In September I felt pause in my heart, but no words to speak. March is creeping closer and closer and it feels lonely. I'm huvering between the two markers. I don't feel hopelessness, for there is hope in Christ. I don't feel swallowed in grief, those days have passed. I just feel grayish, a little now, and then.

A month ago I found a journal entry that feels like an ache that won't be fully soothed. It reads

"Tomorrow it will be one week since we found out that this little babe won't be held in our arms but only in the arms of Heaven." There is more.

How do I end this? I'm not seeking words of comfort, I think I'm just working through feelings by writing about them.

I thank you Lord for the three loud, bouncing, energy sapping, tender-hearted boys that you have blessed us with. And we send our love to the babe only our hearts have held.

In 2010 I aspire to

Read the Bible through in a year (chronologically)
Read Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis,

finish Charlotte Mason Companion,

Discipline, The Glad Surrender

& The Hiding Place

Find ways to be more intentional about my life with Jesus

Go cross country skiing

Focus on my Etsy shop or find some way to contribute to the family income
Finish saving our six months of emergency money

Complete our will

Practice investing

Take Agent H & Ebug out on a kid date quarterly (two with me, two with Papa)

Take a monthly date with EH (Second Thursday of the month?)

Learn how to make english muffins & tortillas

Bake 6 recipies from Healthy Bread in 5 Minutes a Day

Complete Ebug's first year scrapbook

Scrapbook first 6 months of LE Babe

BIG news: We are debt free (except for the house)!

Thanks to Dave Ramsey's inspiration.

A follow up on 2009:

- Sew a baby sling (the sooner the better!)

Didn't do, but I altered an existing one
- Read a biography

The Emancipation of Robert Sadler
- Learn how to bake english muffins and tortillas

No, transfer to 2010 goals
- Knit something (a woolie?)

No, but I did finish sewing our family stockings!
- Complete our will

Not done, transfer to 2010 goals
- Relisten to the Dave Ramsey FPU series

Mostly done. I will finish up the first week of January
- Finish quilting 2 quilts

I finished one and am nearing the end of the second
- Potty train one kid (this means you Ebug!)

YES! Now, how to aim . . .
- Do something that makes me feel like a individual and not a mom (not that I don't love that but ya' know . . .)

Sadly no. I did enjoy the rush of shooting a shot gun at a practice target.