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I don’t post pictures often, mainly because I am lazy, but partly because I didn’t care to take the time to learn how to post them. I guess that is lazy too. So here are a few pictures from the past few weeks…starting first with the Advent Wreath….

Today there was a ring of the doorbell. It was Fed Ex! Yahoo! What gifts could they be bringing for us? Woohoo! It is my lamp that ordered from joann.com. It was one of their Cyber Monday deals and was more than 50% off….$35 for a close to $200 dollar lamp. How could I pass that up. It rocks. I also ordered a new sewing machine and can’t wait for that to come. Another great Cyber Monday deal and 50% off too.

So I am set back up in the dining room. I have a room set up for sewing upstairs, but I can’t use it when C is sleeping, so I just took over the dining room, since we eat in the kitchen. Now I can finish C’s dress and birthday pillow. Since J is working late tonight and the kids will be in bed for naps soon, I have all afternoon to work.

Advent is going well for us here. We are adding extra prayers and doing a family activity each night, like learning a new song. I made and painted the ornaments for the Jesse Tree yesterday. K is very excited that we have  an orange dinosaur to hang up today for an animal.

I have been trying to clean one room a day or dedicate a day to laundry. Today is laundry day and maintenance today. Maintenance meaning, cleaning up after the kids.  Today I washed our down comforter. I put it in the washer on delicate with our homemade soap. I have a front loader, so I think that may add to the ease of washing it. After washing it, I dried it in the dryer on low for about 1 hour 15 minutes total. Now it is fresh and clean again. I think I will make a cover for it, someday. 🙂

Time to put the kids down for their naps. Fun times…someone wanna come and rescue me?

Today M was praying while taking a nap. I heard her praying while laying in her bed. She was supposed to be napping but instead, I heard a Hail Mary then an Our Father. Her Our Father went something like this:
Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come, they will be done, on earth as it is in Heaven. Twinkle twinkle little star…..

I love that little girl.

Edited to add: And then….

After her faux nap, she came down stairs and started playing with the rosaries. She put one on like a necklace and told me that she was going to the store. Bye bye, see you later!