May 31
2010

It’s been a busy spring. Lessons have abounded. (I hope I’m learning them all well, Lord.) We started the year with our Online Course & Community for Good for You-Naturally™ for Life! After that, we were hitting our planned lessons here at home heavy, hoping to make good progress before baseball season hit (always a break point for us.)
Well, baseball season is here, but that isn’t the crux of our busyness right now. We are giving our  5th dd her graduation party on Friday. That too is nothing more than an iron in the fire. Things are all planned, and God is in control. I truly can rest in that. But I think I’ve been running on pure adrenaline as we’ve have faced one thing after another lately. The last couple of months have been very “over the top” to say the least. Yet, we are so grateful that nothing seriously bad has happened – and much good. Life is good, because God is good. I am so thankful for a sovereign God who reigns over all.

3 weeks ago we decided to do dd’s party this week, because her best friend (from 1/2 way across the states) was going to be here now. We started planning the party, and lined up her pictures being taken, and she began finishing up scrapbooks, and re-organizing notebooks and such. That week one of our older dd’s and her 3 kids – and their dog – came and stayed with us. The next week all of our family, but me, got the flu. It was short lived (less than one day) but hard hitting, and everyone got it one after another, so that was a whole week.

Last week dd and I drove to Denver (3.5 hours) to pick up her friends at the airport. We got hit in a hail and tornado storm while there. We came through perfectly safe, but it was certainly an adventure (I tell about it in our newsletter that is going out, hopefully, today) – and of course it delayed us about 5 hours, and got us home late night. (Very SLOW moving storm, right down the Interstate that leads home. And VERY long day for our friends and us. They’d gotten 2 hours sleep before they had to catch their plane, and we’d gotten 4 before we had to go get them.)

We’ve gotten much accomplished, but her friends have both been sick the last couple of days. And tomorrow 2 more of her friends come. (All staying with us.) In the midst of this we had ds’s birthday party on Sat. with 21 people, and Wed. will have mine with about 28 people. And we’re in the midst of preparing the food for the grad party.

Last night our youngest woke up with a sudden onset ear ache, in much pain. After doctoring him up, his dad asked if he wanted to watch a video – hoping that would get his mind off the pain. He did, and it did. He chose a movie, and he and I watched on a portable player in my bed. (Dh went back to sleep.) At about 3:30 he asked if the movie was almost over. I told him he didn’t have to watch till the end, we could turn it off if he was done. He said, “OK,” and turned over and went to sleep. He feels fine this morning. (But at least one of the friends is still sick.)

DD and friends plan to spend the day at the lake tomorrow, giving them a respite from planning and work, and some fun for their visit. I plan on a bit of a semi-down day too. Especially praying that I don’t get sick this week!

After the party and our guests go home, and perhaps a few days to just relax, we will hopefully get back to the planned lessons. And hopefully back to regular blog posting. So now you know why I haven’t posted much lately. Life happens!

Prayers appreciated whenever God brings us to your mind – that God would bring healing to all, and that all that needs to be done will get done. Ultimately, He alone knows what that is.

For Me & My House,
Lisa

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May 7
2010

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May 3
2010

My Spring Cleaning is getting off to a slow start this year. Throwing open the windows and doors to air out the house, and washing and hanging the curtains out to dry doesn’t work so well when the snow is still flying and the temps are freezing. But Spring and Spring Cleaning are finally here.

I find it easiest to tackle 1 room or area at a time. That way the whole house isn’t in disarray all at once. Depending on the time factor, we do 1-2 rooms per day for about a week, or 1-2 rooms 1 day per week for a couple months. Ideally, I’ve been going through drawers, shelves, baskets, and other stashing places throughout the Winter. Those things can be done easily in small snippets of time, one at a time. That leaves just actual cleaning to be done come Spring.

Spring Cleaning begins by removing curtains, bedding and other “cloth” in the room. Curtains, bedding and window blinds are washed, and preferably hung out to dry. Rugs are beat and aired out, and vacuumed and cleaned as needed. Pillows and bed toppers are hung out to air out. While these are all down and out, cleaning begins at the ceiling.

Ceilings, walls, and light fixtures are cleaned; windows washed inside and out. Furniture, including appliances, is cleaned and/or vacuumed, inside and out, and moved and cleaned under and behind. Pictures, lamps and shades, books and other nic-naks are cleaned well, books removed from the shelves to dust, then returned. Cupboards are emptied and cleaned, then refilled. Plants are thinned, trimmed, or repotted as needed, and fake plants/greenery is washed. Floors are swept and mopped or vacuumed and carpets cleaned. Then all is returned to its proper place and we have a completely clean and fresh room.

Time needs to be set aside for Spring Cleaning, but it doesn’t have to take a lot of extra time. On days that we are working on Spring Cleaning, we don’t do other house cleaning. The other rooms will be well cleaned soon, or just were. They’ll survive a week.

I hope Spring has sprung where you are, and that you are enjoying the freshness that comes with Spring Cleaning.

Packing away winter clothes and getting out summer ones will have to wait for another day. :-)



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