My Kitchen......Sigh

Harvest

Thankful for friends. Thankful for apples, pears, and nashi. Thankful for willing helpers. Thankful for bags. Thankful for sunsets.

The fair

Wade made us proud at fair this year. Blue ribbons. Good talent. Still have the Pygmy goats to judge. He put a lot of work into the goats.


His knot was judged excellent on everything but the frame.

4-H Service

He can tell you the 4-H pledge by heart.
He works each day to fulfill his scouting oath and 4-H pledge.
He joined others to serve by painting the pens at the fairgrounds.
He painted over 28 pens.
He is ready for fair this coming week.
Cookies made.
Photographs matted.
Garden vegetables grown( mostly grown).
Goats ready for show.

Talking to a duck

This duck came to seeking donations. She was alone, seemingly friendless. My little princess immediately befriends her and begins discussing the ducks needs and choices.
She asked her about her eggs and where her ducklings dad was. She told the duck the dad needed to watch the babies and that there was a nice pond down there where this mother duck could teach her babies to swim. She asked about her food sources and told her we didn't have anything.
The duck came very close hoping all of this talk would end in a handout, but despaired when Ellie finished, turning and waddling away. Ellie said, "she just waddles that's all!"

Looking to the Temple

I never thought that not being able to use babysitters to watch my kids while I attend the temple to be a blessing.
I do miss attending with my husband. I do feel it would be easier to just leave the children in another's care, but I have also found that my children have a greater love of the temple now then they have ever had before. Temple night is a time of happiness and all hurrying to dress in better clothes so they might feel the spirit better. They each look forward to the time we spend quiet in the temple atrium as well as visiting the new visitors center. Each fountain is to be visited, the cornerstone, and the baptistry entrance. There are flowers that need to be smelled. There are benches that need to be sat upon. There are brides and grooms to watch as they pose for pictures.
I am thankful for this opportunity to share my love of the temple with my children. I am thankful for the peace we feel with each other when we are there. I am thankful for a Father in Heaven who guides me and sends blessing I need but am not aware that I need.

Cows

My cows, she calls them. When we go out to care for the animals she loves to pick grass and feed them through the fence. She screams and jumps back if their rough tongues touch her fingers. Lately she has taken the precaution of dropping the grass as soon as they reach out for it. The cows don't seem to mind much.