Husbandry and other topics of interest

Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww. So, here is my cutie, enjoying some art time at her little table....using the lovely cat stickers that Aunti Sarah sent to her in a package!! :) THANKS !! She loved them so so much that they were all used at ONCE in one special picture! haha. My sister is so thoughtful, always sending special little surprizes in the mail!! It is really sad to be so far away from her. Especially since she has two - almost three kids and we could have some AWESOME play dates together! Julia would like it too, today she asked if it was too early to call them (my sis's family) and invite them over to play. i WISH!
Here is a family shot of our Cowboy Picnic (part of our devotional series...) . We ate a picnic on our floor and dressed in whatever seemed Cowboy-ish. Julia had the best get-up. This Family fun activity was simply that....family fun. The stories we just finished up were loosely based around a cowboy story.

Now onto another important subject: Husbandry. Now, i'm not talking about the cultivation of crops or animals here...i'm talking about a different art form. That of being a Husband. (i think it should be called Husbandry) anyway. Dave is such a wonderful husband. I am forever baffled at how he knows just what to do to love me and our family!

Yesterday he showed up with a bag of gifts for us!! A new Veggie Tales movie for Julia and Two CD's for me. Now, it isn't so much the fact that it was a GIFT that made this a touching moment - for me at least, Julia, now she is a different story altogether!ha - FOr me it was the THOUGHTFULNESS. Dave is full of thoughtfulness !! I mentioned a while back that having some soft worship music with easily heard words would be awesome for bedtime in the home. We have a few that i play when J goes to bed: Hillsongs United(a little too upbeat for sleeping, but great songs) and Brian Doerksen....but it is nice to have variety. Soooo, he did just that. bought me two cd's that i can play for nap and bedtime, easily heard lyrics (important to me, because i think it is good for Julia to be able to understand the music is praising God) and soft songs!! yipppppppppeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.

So , i just have to say. i think i have the most MOST thoughtful husband ever. He is so talented at surprizing us or getting well thought through gifts or planning a special outing. What a man. :) haha. I LOVE YOU DAVE.

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okay, very long post today: there is MORE.
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I would like to propose a contest, i'm not sure what the prize will be yet....but here is the idea:

In the Comment section please leave the following info:
1) guess the baby's gender
2) guess the baby's name (even if you think you know it already)
3) guess the baby's weight (please don't guess mine)
4) guess the length of labor

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Then another little contest:
Laughter is very helpful in the labor process. Not only does it do wonders for a persons' brain, but your body also relaxes allowing muscles to stretch more freely. I am hoping to have some laughter tools for this labor- can you help??
stories? jokes? pictures? movies?
think about it and send me your responses vie email, or post movies on your own blog, etc.
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Okay. God bless. from su