http://ajoyfulkeeper.com "That they may teach the young women to be... keepers at home..." Titus 2 Fri, 13 Jun 2008 23:56:25 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Hosted by Biblical Womanhood Yesterday my baby boy turned 10! He got a lot of birthday money from family, and asked if we could go to the shops in the morning to spend it. While the kids looked at toys, I looked around at the other areas in K-Mart. I don't ... http://ajoyfulkeeper.com/2008/06/14/frugal-friday-the-best-way-to-save-money/ I went to the doctor's yesterday. I wanted to discuss a few things with her. One of these was my medication for depression. I have been feeling pretty good the past months, and wanted to try and lower my dose. I don't want to be on medication for the rest ... http://ajoyfulkeeper.com/2008/06/12/doctors-orders/ Today is Queen's Birthday, public holiday, which really doesn't mean much to us.... except having a day off and it really feels like Sunday instead of Monday.... It also means that it will be a very short school week, more so because it is Matt's 10th birthday on Friday and ... http://ajoyfulkeeper.com/2008/06/09/monday-meanderings-and-menu-plans/ I got up early this morning, snuggled up in my comfy chair next to the fire, and had a lovely cup of tea with my Quiet Time! From my chair I watched the day dawn... the children are still fast asleep and the house is oh so quiet. I can ... http://ajoyfulkeeper.com/2008/06/05/sabbatical-update/   698 What is it about a Spring Day that makes you want to just get up and go, go, go? Even if it is Autumn? I remember years ago, my mum and I went shopping one day in April. It was the most beautiful day. The sun was shining, and ... http://ajoyfulkeeper.com/2008/05/29/a-spring-morning-in-autumn/ Today was just one of those days. Actually, it started yesterday. It happens quite regularly, and I'm sure no one else in the whole wide world has this happen to them... You'd think that after 7 years of homeschooling I'd be prepared for the attack - the attack of panic ... http://ajoyfulkeeper.com/2008/05/23/panic-in-the-homeschool/ 685 I woke up this morning at 6.30 to a very cold house. The fire had gone out, and it was freezing! Outside, it was literally freezing. I pulled on my clothes and headed crunched out over the frosty grass to the woodshed, to cut some kindling and get some small ... http://ajoyfulkeeper.com/2008/05/22/a-frosty-morning-on-the-homestead/ Why, yes, dear, we can put it by. It does seem out of place On top of these down comforts and this spread of silk and lace, You see, I'm used to having it lie so, across my feet, But maybe I won't need it here, with this nice furnace heat; I made it? ... http://ajoyfulkeeper.com/2008/05/21/grandmothers-quilt/ I've been feeling tired lately. I struggle to get out of bed in the morning. I feel sleepy throughout the day. The days are getting shorter, too, and I feel like I am not getting much done. All of this could make me very depressed, but it doesn't. Instead I ... http://ajoyfulkeeper.com/2008/05/21/a-season-of-rest/ I haven't really got back into the swing of blogging yet! So here is a bit of a catch up post. :) I had a lovely day for Mother's day - with breakfast and presents in bed, and then lunch with Robyn's family. This is one of the presents I got: 676 I ... http://ajoyfulkeeper.com/2008/05/20/a-little-bit-of-this-and-little-bit-of-that/