more with the poop.....

today i did a ton!!!! still not every little thing, but i am very pleased. todd and i even did more in the yard. we are turning part of our lawn into a garden. to do this we put down a mixture of newspaper, card board and egg cartons. then we shoveled more poop, or manure, onto that. the final 2 steps will be straw and leaves. this is the lasagna gardening i heard about. supposedly there is no need to remove the grass. we do this layering thing and by the time spring rolls around, it will be nice ground to plant in. we will see if it works. the compost cantainer is 100% finished. i am so excited. i never knew i would get so thrilled over different types of poop. but i sure am!!!!

when i think of my garden, i think of Heavenly Father's love for me. for us, his children. something as disgusting as poop is a blessing in disguise. he has made every thing that we need out of the things on our planet. i never would have thought that there would be any good to come from poop. but there is. i know there is a ton we have no clue about.

well i am getting delirious. need sleep.... so tired...... i am off to enjoy every moment.................. of sleep..... hee hee....

wha happened?.......

planned on doing so much today. where did the time go? time is flying by very quickly. i was going to do laundry, clean the main level of my house, spread manure all over my yard, drop by the store, shine my sink, and do my finances.

so really.... wha happened? what did i do today? i made it to the store with all 4 boys. that's a big one!!! they even all did great. no fighting. no running around. just a fun day at the store. this was a change. i usually want to rip my hair out within the first 2 minutes. christopher and james had earned some money and wanted to buy something. they each chose a small toy. james got a ninja sword and christopher got a bow and arrow. they wanted to get dylan something and said they would buy it for him. he picked out bubbles. (i paid for them.) my boys were sweet to offer though. we went to the check out and each older boy paid for their own toy. i didn't even need to help them count their coins. i just got to stand there and watch. i was impressed. my children are growing so quickly. soon they will all be off on missions, going to college, getting married and having my grandchildren....... i am almost a grandma.

president Monson gave a talk last conference about 'finding joy in the journey'. in this journey of mine i can focus on all the negative, or i can find the joy in it. my attitude makes all the difference. so even though i only did one thing on my list of things to do, i will look at it like this, "wow!!!! i did one thing on my list today!!!! what a great accomplishment! tomorrow i will chip away at the list more." there is a wise woman out there who gave my mom some advice. "make a list and pick 3 things to do on it a day." i can do that. today i started with 1 thing a day. i will have to work up to 3 things. hee hee.
well i'm off to enjoy the rest of my moments of today!

sore muscles....

man i am sore. i must be weak. i am not used to shoveling poop. but it's a good sore. it's a 'i know that i have been doing hard work' sore. i know i will be stronger because of it.

so to become physically stronger we must tear down our muscles so that they may build up even stronger. i wonder if this is a universal way of becoming stronger? when i think of how different situations have made me stronger, they are always ones that tear me down, per say. only through these trials do i grow, or become stronger.

now what i need to do is, when i am 'sore' from 'shoveling poop', or whatever the trial may be, i must look at it as a 'good sore', an 'i know that i have been doing hard work sore', and remember that i WILL become stronger for it. to say bring it on....

now i want to say that i do not grow stronger on my own accord. i am blessed. i could not get through one moment of a day if it not were for the Lords help. from my daily breath to the food on my table. the Lord is there for me. guiding me. comforting me. understanding my needs and how i learn. isn't this a great blessing?!!!

well tomorrow starts a new 'pile of poop'. we will start to shovel away at it. my hope and prayer is that i keep in mind that this is a' good sore'. an 'i know iv'e been doing hard work sore', an ' i know i will become stronger from it' sore. well i'm off to enjoy each moment of today.

poop

well we were just full of it today!!!! we went to a good friend of ours house today, janelle kaul, and got a truck load of cow manure and straw. we are getting ready for our garden in the spring. i am trying to learn more and more about all this gardening stuff. i am so excited for it. my back is a bit sore already from shoveling wheelbarrow after wheelbarrow. really todd did 80% of the work though. jake was a bit fussy and i had to take care of him. but i finally got him to sleep and was able to take over the hard part. todd was worn out by all the work. we've been doing a lot to prepare for this garden.

the other day we made a compost pile container. well todd made it and i held the baby, but we worked together on the design. it is awesome!!!! todd gathered leaves from near my parents house, so that's our start to our pile. when it is all composted we will spread it around all the areas we are growing things. we are planning to grow all kinds of things. tomatoes, carrots, garlic, green beans, cucumbers, lettuce, strawberries, squash, zucchini, onions, potatoes, and more. we will see how it really goes.

i am kinda not focusing on todd and the new job. he starts soon and i am not ready. i really do that for a ton of things in my life. i don't think about it until i have to. so once he starts, i will have to think about it. right? i do that for labor too. don't think about it until i am in it. works out GREAT! not sure how that will work in this situation. i will try to think about it.... maybe tomorrow.

well, off to enjoy every minute of today. tomorrow will be here all to soon.

banana chips

well i bought bananas. they were on sale. so i am making banana chips. hope they are good.
the compost pile project is almost complete. a few hinges and we are there. that's really it for now. we are still pluggin' along.

it's been a good morning....

well i had a wonderful sleep last night. i fell asleep without getting ready for bed though. i must have been tired. jake, my 4 month old, slept great! dylan my 2 year old was in our bed around 4a.m.ish. he was hyper. i finally went to get him a bottle of milk and he went to sleep. so there where 4 in the bed. i still slept great!
for a while when i was pregnant with jake, i thought that i would want a break from children and babies in my bed. ( i had had at least one child sleeping with me for the past 7 years.) so i got a co-sleeper bed and hooked it to the side of my bed in preparation for the new little one. turns out, i don't want to have only 2 in the bed. my little jake will be all grown up too soon. i will never again have the opportunity to have him nestled next to me. the bond that i feel with this little fellow is so strong. i feel like a mother koala or some animal, where the baby is connected to the mother for the first year or so. i wouldn't have it any other way. thought i might want a bit more freedom, but, nope!!! I love it. they grow too quickly for that.
i am trying to enjoy every second of this short time of my life. i know that i will miss it sorely when it is over, but then i will try to enjoy every moment of that time too. here i go to enjoy today.

hello......

testing, testing, 1, 2, 3.......... is there anyone out there? just trying out this whole blogging thing. iv'e heard a bit about it and am trying it out. sounds like fun.

well todd just got hired to work a second job at u.p.s. i just pray for the strength to get through this time. he's excited. i am excited too. a bit nervous too though. the lord will bless us in our efforts. he always has.

well that's my first blog. we will see how this goes. :)