Alouicious’ stitches come out tomorrow, about the same time that I’m supposed to be having an ultrasound. He’s barely noticed them all week, except that there’s a little bit of string or thread sticking out that he can see if he looks down cross-eyed. Every now and then he’s banged his nose while crashing around the house (it doesn’t matter how many times I say ‘Please slow down! Please be careful of your nose!) and been very unhappy about it.... Read more
Matt, I believe, is planning to spend this important and auspicious day working. It seems to be one of those years where all our birthdays fall on inconvenient work days. However, his oldest child has learned to play ‘Here we go, up the road, to a birthday party’ on the piano for him, so that should be Very Exciting. Also, my dad is traveling back to Africa today and we would very much appreciate prayers for his safe travel. He’ll... Read more
This is the part of fall that I really enjoy–the part where, at 7am, the light is only beginning to emerge and so all the children are still asleep thinking that its still night. There’s such a vast difference between being covered with children at 4 in the morning and being covered with them at 7:30. Yesterday, without any nagging or whining or any other miserable tactics so often resorted to by women (that would be me), Matt measured the... Read more
I have admonished my two oldest to sleep as late as they possibly can given how late we all were getting to bed. In other words I only have two little ones squirming around and preparing to jump on the bed. Yesterday was another milestone in the unfolding life of being parents. We DID finish all our work by 1pm, leaving hours, it seemed, for a nap. And then friends came over to sing a different version of the Classical... Read more
I was rather hoping the children Woudn’t be up this early. I know its 7am, but its still dark out, and, well, I don’t know, I just hoped. We’re going to try to start work an hour earlier this morning. We’re going to try to get all our studying out of the way before 1pm when I start to fall asleep. On the little scrap of paper I have fluttering next to me, it all adds up and makes sense.... Read more
I really don’t have time to blog. Surprise! Yesterday I hassled my husband and father into moving a heavy and deeply ugly cabinet up into the sun room in what is, for everyone else, an irritating organizing and cleaning frenzy. The new floor for the living, dining and hallway is sitting in the dining room becoming used to the climate of this house. I’ve been trying to de-clutter my own bedroom and go through bins and bins of clothes getting... Read more
I’ve come to another Friday only to realize that a whole week has slipped through my blogging fingers. Not only did I not continue to redesign my blog, I didn’t write anything either and I also frequently forgot to read any other blogs or the news or anything. One whole night this week I missed sleeping at all, due to the number of babies in this tiny bed, and the rest of the week I’ve been catching up. Miraculously, tonight... Read more
Jen’s post today is exceptionally hard to beat. I had No Idea! -1-So I’ve missed blogging all week because my mom and dad are here and I spent the first part of the week cleaning and the second part collapsing out of relief and general delight. Its So Good to have them here. Not just because, of course, four adults on four kids is a lot easier, but because I really like them and there’s so much to talk about.... Read more
A very short 15 minutes or so from my parents house in Karen, there is a Giraffe Refuge, I think on the edge of the Nairobi game park. (Mom, is that right?). We went one afternoon towards the end of the visit, hoping mainly to see these amazing creatures, but having heard that we might be able to feed them also. Gladys, as you can see below, spent nearly the Whole Time feeding them and was angry when the food... Read more
We’ve been listening to a lot of sermons lately–Mark Driscoll, RC Sproul, Alister Begg, John MacArthur. I wake up each morning to the sound of some preacher or other expositing the scriptures. Matt often listens to half the sermon while he’s working out and then leaves it loudly on and goes away for a walk. When I’m a little more agile, it will be no problem to roll over and turn the volume off if its a sermon I’m not... Read more
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