At home in the city... with our niece!

Niece's very cute puppet theater! 

Mr. Husband's idea to save cardboard for 

this and she has been working on a script :)

Also playing with k'nex. :)

Books I gave the Mother to be at the baby shower.

I am going to be selling them at our church bookstore

and have been reading them here and there for that;

they are great!

And no, I am not expecting for those don't

know me in person but were wondering.

The craft re-shipment finally came today.

They left out one nightlight though,

so I have to call them again....

Part of my secret knitting project.

Another Elizabeth-original simple style. :)

This is my Mexican blanket that I got in 

Mexico when I was 17, so 20 years ago.

It will be a month tomorrow that we moved in.

My brother-in-law did not realize it was so recent

and said that it looked like we'd lived here 6 months already!

I was I admit gratified to hear this,

as I had been working so hard to get the place

ready for him and his lovely daughter to visit! 

So the Mexican blanket is my picnic blanket.

I used to bring it to cemetery day in Ottawa

and have been using it to sit on our front stoop

with L. our 7 year old niece. 

We've had snacks, Popsicles and such things there.

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She's a happy kid, very smart of course, and sings

songs about things she loves, like I did when I was a kid.

My Mother called my singing 'chanting' and I did it often

when I was a kid...

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The song today was about our local corner store

which are called bodegas here. 

Our Bodega has bubble gum in the machine,

freezie pops in the freezer,

and things like paper bags for puppets, 

packing tape for theater construction and ketchup :) 

Our days have gone like this:

Out of bed and breakfast about 8 AM.

Prayers.  

Outdoor time (kiddie pool today!)

Snack time

lunch prep and lunch

rest time for 1 hour (my survival hour for things like

a nap (whew kids have a lot of energy!), computer time,

cleaning, etc.

Afternoon activities or cleaning up things

and then activity or reading

snack on stoop

fun

dinner prep

dinner

outside for scooter time 

wash up, prepare bed, read

Bible stories from this Children's Bible

prayers, talking about theological questions

such as the mystery of the Holy Trinity and finally 

bed!

We've used our bar stools a lot already

and we've been having a great time!

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Please pray for me as we have our next 

wonderful munchkin visiting as of 

this Sunday-Thursday and I want his

visit to also be a wonderful time for him!

We will be enjoying this book and colouring book

together! 

Progress in making our condo a home ~ and ~ lots of fun things...

Lots going on now days!

Friends coming to stay tomorrow,

niece and Dad/brother-in-law coming this coming week

and then another little tyke later on! :)

So I organized the linen closet and yes, 

this is better :)

We did not have a linen closet in our last place

 and are so glad to have this one!!! 

Mr. Husband put together this IKEA table

for our Master Bath.

Our handyman could not come this week

and we really need things done so 

Mr. Husband to the rescue! 

I am loving it and having a few books around :)

A little something I was given in my 

undergrad days in BC... 

New to us shelving that we found in our old place.

Free is still our favourite price :)

And we have one of the two bar stools done,

Mr. Husband and I did it together.

Thank God that we had the socket wrench from 

the IKEA armchair as we really needed it for this too.

I am surprised that IKEA did not include one for

these chairs but perhaps, as Mr. Husband said,

it is a slightly more expensive tool/part.

But still, really, IKEA you should give

 this tool out for these bar stools too! 

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So 1 stool to go, a huge load of dishes to be washed....

We hope to get a dishwasher soon since

the one here does not work, i.e. does not clean.

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I've re-reorged the Master Bedroom Closet and 

we are busy preparing our home...

but I also got to go swimming this morning!

Hello sunshine and outdoor pool, I love you! :)

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Whew, and thank God I slept better last night.

Do keep me in prayer for this, and Mr. Husband,

as soon we will have little L. our niece to 

love and take joy in!

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Oh and I got this really cool kids Bible in the mail today

that I ordered within hours of seeing this post

that included it.

Looks GREAT.

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We are also ordering some things to beautify our home 

and I am expecting a shipment of some simple and economical

children's art supplies... 

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We are so thankful for all of these blessings!! 

Another Day, Another Project

Cleo; I had the funniest picture of her 

that I sent to someone the other day...

totally grumpy! :)

So I transferred books from our library/chapel

and filled some of these bookshelves...

I read a little of one of the newest 

road to emmaus

and it is really lovely.

I also made our children's book nook! :)

The first child that we know who is visiting 

is our niece L. who is currently 6.

She comes in a few weeks and I am so excited!

I hope to do some really special things with her,

some out and about

and some right at home.

I love this icon. :)

Children will always be welcome in

my and Mr. Husband's lives!

Little by little, we are making our new condo a home! 

Prayer Request Update

The little guy's surgery,

from what they can tell,

went well.

He will be in the hospital recovering until

at least Thursday or Friday.

Please continue to pray for him!

Thank God it has gone well thus far!