December 13th, 2007

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Time To Play

Thursday, December 13th, 2007

My daughter and I (mostly I) worked for about an hour in her room today to clean out some things to donate to Goodwill.  I am sure she will get more things for Christmas, so I wanted to make space, but I also wanted to get rid of some of the “stuff” that has accumulated.  Where does the ”stuff” come from?

Also, I had a few new things (thanks to Goodwill) that I had washed and dried and wanted to put in her room.  Namely some curtains, a dust ruffle, and some pillow shams.  Aren’t they great?  Also, I have had a print by Jessie Wilcox-Smith that I have been wanting to frame, and I finally did that today.  It is the print called Goldilocks.

Now that her room is pristine, we can get in there and play!  We are about to do just that.  I am sure you can see the doll houses that we made.  They are ready and waiting…

Lynn

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The Way We Spend Our Hours…

Thursday, December 13th, 2007

is the way we spend our lives.

It has really been on my heart lately to be careful with the time that I have been given.  How I spend each hour will determine what I accomplish, what my children remember of me, how others perceive me, how I am measured as a wife, how I feel about myself…

There’s a little saying that I love:

Sow a thought, reap a habit.
Sow a habit, reap a character.
Sow a character, reap a destiny.

I have no idea who said this originally, but it’s a thought that runs through my mind at times and slows me down and says, careful what you do…

I want to make 2008 a year of more attentive care to my children, my daughter especially right now, and my husband.  More thoughts about that later and what my hopes are.

I am starting a new book with my daughter. I found this old copy at — you guessed it — the thrift store.  But you can still buy it new.

On the Way Home: The Diary of a Trip from South Dakota to Mansfield, Missouri, in 1894

I think she’ll enjoy it.

She also wants to read Little Women, so that’s on my list of things to buy for her for Christmas.

Lynn


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Miniature Teaset

Thursday, December 13th, 2007

I found the sweetest little teaset tonight!  Now THIS I may have to purchase.  ~:-D

Oriental blue and white rice pattern miniature tea set – porcelain

It is a little teaset.  Isn’t it cute?

Lynn

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