Recovering my dining room chairs

January 27, 2014February 3, 2014 ~ Christie ~ 5 Comments

I may be a tad excited about these, because…

a. I am such a beginner and novice

b. I have never had things I made with my hands turn out that great

c. when I do try a DIY, it’s at best o-kay, but never quite there.

d. I really love doing stuff like this and have been hoping to improve as I work little by little

So.

For the time ever, I am completely happy with this project.

My pictures will not include tutorial instructions. Just because I did it once doesn’t qualify me to do that. = )

Here is the best tutorial I found.

And here is my favorite video.

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My total cost was about $44.

Broken down it looks like this:

Foam: 17.99

Spray adhesive: 4.19

Batting: 10.19

Fabric: $13

Staple gun: borrowed *Thanks, C and C!* = )

It was actually less than that since I had coupons for money off the total purchase. All in all, it’s not bad to redo four chairs at about $10 per chair. Woohoo!

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Here are my in the process pictures.

The fabric. I love it! In order to choose from the many fabrics and colors I love, I looked for blue and graphic. At most, these will last five years, so it seemed like a good time to go for something a little more fun.

The chairs. This one is by far the best. They have served us well, but serving little kids had taken its toll.

Tracing the shape of the particle board on the foam.

The foam has been attached to the particle board with spray adhesive, wrapped and stapled with batting.

The easiest way to work on the bottom of the chair. And I didn't think of this for awhile. = / — The easiest way to work on the bottom of the chair. And I didn’t think of this for awhile. = /

They look... for real! — They look… for real!

If you’ve ever thought about trying this, I say go for it! I wanted to for at least a year.

It was pretty straightforward; definitely took some elbow grease on the removal part. The only thing that actually gave me trouble was re-filling the staple gun. = / By no fault of the equipment, I assure you.

I completed it in twenty-four hours with only six of those hours being actual work time. And there were two, three, or four kids with me most of that time.

Here are eleven things that I think might be helpful for those who have never done it before. Coming from someone who had never done it before. The tutorials don’t tell you everything.

1. Removing the old cover is the hardest part. Perhaps I didn’t have the right tools, but it was almost impossible for me to pull those staples out. I ended up using a screwdriver stuck in between the staples and just prying off the fabric, which did pull many of the staples as well. Between the screwdriver, scissors, and pliers, we got the job done.

2. It is worth it to remove the old. So many things I saw said just to leave it on and recover it, but that to me makes no sense. It’s old. It’s dirty. According to the experts the foam is only meant to last five years anyways, so it’s really worth it to just completely redo it.

3. Follow the steps exactly. I’m the type of person to skip steps that I don’t understand or see useful; however, because this was a major undertaking for me, I followed all the steps. And it turned out the best! Amazing.

4. Cut costs only in ways that will not hinder the quality of the product. From no.3, I saw no point in using spray adhesive. It was just one more six dollar something to buy. But on this end, I get it! And I have it in my supplies now for future projects. I bought my other items over a few weeks time trying to wisely use my Joann’s coupons. This helped a lot. If I had bought a non-decorator type fabric to be more cost-effective like I was tempted to, it would have been bad. By the way, I only do projects like this every couple of months, but it is so worth to get the Joann’s emails and coupons. I highly recommend it!

5. Don’t be afraid to ask questions at your local craft or fabric store. Most of this I had never done or even heard of before. I had to ask about foam, fabric, nails, and batting. And my friend had to figure out how much fabric I would need. I’m sure there will be more questions on the next time around, but I’m learning little by little. It would have been a disaster if I tried to figure it all out on my own.

6. Regarding cutting the foam: I didn’t think cutting high density two-inch foam would be hard, but I should have. Someone online suggested that turkey carvers work really well??? But seeing as I was fresh out of my turkey carver supply, my scissors had to do. What I found was that cutting only about an inch deep on the first cut, and then on the second cut cutting the rest of the way through worked fine. It just took a little longer than I expected.

7. The fact that I couldn’t perfectly straighten my batting while stapling it on worried me that the wrinkles would show through in the finished product, but they did not.

8. Everything I read said to keep it really tight when stapling the fabric so I did it as tight as I possibly could, making the staples about a half inch to an inch apart.

9. The corners you just kind of have to figure out for yourself, but I was happy with how mine turned out.

10. Backing up, when I cut the fabric, I put it all down on the table making sure it was the direction I wanted the pattern facing. Then I put all the pieces down and cut one by one to make sure it was all the same.

11. Last but not least, I need to Scotch Guard these! Especially with kids, Everything has been great so far, but I can hear the clock ticking…

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We’ve been so happy with these! My husband may or may not have said, “Wow, baby, those look better than I ever expected them to.” = ) It’s okay. They look better than I expected them to as well.

Yay for projects!

*linked up at Thrifty Decor Chick*

What the fly on the wall heard

January 25, 2014 ~ Christie ~ 2 Comments

This is probably the longest collection of random, ridiculous, and silly things that I’ve ever posted. Wow, has it been a riot around here!

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One of Hope’s Awana teachers stopped me after church on Sunday night to tell me about something Hope had said. Apparently the question had been asked, “What was one of God’s promises to Abraham?”

She raised her hand and answered, “That he would have a lot of defendants!”

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We were in the car when Gracie randomly asked me, “Mommy, how does that ‘peas-on-or’ go?”

“The what?”

“Peas-on-or!”

“Peace-honor?” I was trying really hard.

She repeated it again.

“Oh, do you mean like “Peace on earth, good will to men?”

“No, no, no, no, no, no, no. Like -” and she began humming part of the verse to “Hark, the Herald Angels Sing.”

“Oh, ‘peace on earth and mercy mild…'” I finally got it.

“Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. That’s it!” and she went on happily singing it.

I love playing Mad Gab with a three-year-old.

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Sophia picked up a funny phrase from a Paddington Bear book this week.

At lunch I asked her if she would like more carrots.

“Well, strike-a-me pink, yes I would!”

And she continued to weave that phrase into every sentence she said. Needless to say it was -as the girls would say- “a crackin’ up” lunch. = )

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Last Saturday, we walked to a bagel shop for breakfast. (So fun!)

While we were there Gracie turned to me and said, “My bagel is so good! Mommy, I’m going to count to three and you’re going to take a bite of my bagel.”

This was quite interesting seeing how dearly Gracie loves her food. Paul and I looked at each other and smiled, then looked back and her and waited.

And waited.

She took a huge drink of orange juice, then another bite of bagel.

We looked at each other again then back at her.

Crickets, crickets. Nothing. She happily went on eating her food and taking huge drinks of orange juice.

We looked back at each other and tried not to laugh.

Paul asked, “Gracie, when are you going to count to three so Mommy can have a bite of your bagel?”

“Well…” (if you know her, you should be able to hear what that word sounds like when she says it) “I’m going to take thwee big drinks of orange juice and then she’s going to take a bite!”

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Last night, the girls played their current favorite bedtime game of hiding from Paul when he comes in to sing their goodnight songs. They were all under their blankets, “hidden.”

When it came time for Sophia’s turn, she threw off the covers and made her best monster face, “I’m a giant!” she bellowed.

“Giant,” Paul asked, “what did you have for breakfast today?”

“A person!” she snarled.

“Wow! What did you have for lunch?”

“A rambonian!!” she was trying to keep a straight face.

“A what?”

She pulled her act back together, “A zebra!”

” Wow, and what did you have for dinner?”

She shrugged her shoulders casually and said, “A banana.”

Something about it was so funny. I think Paul and I both laughed uncontrollably for at least a minute.

Gracie decided it was her turn. “I’m a lion!” she roared.

“Really?” Paul asked, “And lion, what did you have for breakfast today?”

She twisted up her face and said, “A bear!”

“Wow, and what did you have for lunch?”

“Eyeballs!”

After our laughter subsided, we decided that was probably a good place to stop.

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In other news, it’s been a great week! We began potty training Mckayla on Monday and the first two days were quite unproductive. However, since then she’s caught on – yay! It made everything else even more challenging, but in retrospect, we did great! Finishing school this week felt like a major accomplishment!

We’re looking forward to a fun, but busy week ahead. Let’s hope we can bring some order to this place on Saturday or we will be sunk for sure. = )

Love to all!

Christie

Reading list – 2014

January 22, 2014January 21, 2014 ~ Christie ~ 10 Comments

I feel like posting this dooms me to never read these at all. Perhaps it’s because four or five of them are ones I’m currently reading that easily should have been finished last year.

Here’s a post about two books I actually did finish last year. Yay! #livinginthepast

Okay. Reading is one of my goals for this year. So here’s the list as it stands right now:

What Jesus Demands From the World, John Piper

The Hidden Art of Homemaking, Edith Schaeffer

Robert Frost’s Poems

The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains, Nicholas Carr

The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald

The Well-Trained Mind, Susan Wise Bauer

Faithful Women and Their Extraordinary God, Noel Piper

Shepherding a Child’s Heart, Tedd Tripp

Give Them Grace, Elyse M. Fitzpatrick and Jessica Thompson

True Companion, Nancy Wilson

And… that’s about the list for now. If you look at my goals, you’ll see that I want to read twelve books this year. This list is only ten because I know there will be books that I discover throughout the year. I’ll try to update the list as that happens; maybe mention it on facebook so you can stay up to date. = )

A few more comments about the list:

Yes, unfortunately, the first five on the list are ones that I am in the middle of. When did I pick up that habit of reading four books at a time? How do you read? One by one? A few at a time? I obviously need help! Oh dear, I don’t think I read Gatsby at all last year; it is way overdue.

Shepherding a Child’s Heart, I have read most of that before; but I think I’m much more in the stage of life to need and use it now.

Give Them Grace piques my curiosity. I’ve heard good and bad; so it’s time to find for myself. = )

The Well-trained Mind and Faithful Women and Their Extrordinary God were both gifts from friends. I really wanted to start them, but was already so far behind. = / This is the year!

I really want to read True Companion! Need to put it in the amazon cart and hope my husband buys it along with his seminary books. = )

Oh dear, so excited! Can I just be honest with you and say it is so hard to forego that iPad at night and just pick up a book?! I frustrate myself. Once again, this is the year. Oh yeah, and if you even read the first few chapters of The Shallows it will help with the whole technology thing. For a few weeks at least. = )

I think I will try to finish The Hidden Art of Homemaking by the end of January. I’m close to done; and it is so inspiring.

I’d love to hear from you! What are you reading this year?

The “Un”- word of the year

January 21, 2014January 20, 2014 ~ Christie ~ 10 Comments

Last week I came across an interesting idea from a few of my favorite bloggers. Since everyone is picking a word of the year; they also picked an “un” word for the year.A word to kick to the curb. A character trait, attitude, vice, etc. to consciously work on not being.

Novel idea, right?

I wasn’t sure if I would link up or not, but then I thought of a good one. Something I really want to overcome this year. It’s a great addition to my 2014 goals; much needed. And since I tend to take things literally, it actually starts with “un.”

This is actually a very specific thing I need to work on this year. While I feel thankful, I’m horrible at expressing it. My list of thank-you notes to write is currently too long. I know it’s a little out of style. Some people make fun of it or put it on their list of things they give themselves permission not to do. But, I really don’t want to go that route.

Theoretically, I want to make more effort to show personal thankfulness in this age of rapid communication and gratification. Even things like hostess gifts, little things that just say you appreciate the kindness shown to you; these are things I want to become. To grow out of the “oh, I forgot; I didn’t have time” excuses.

It won’t happen overnight. But I think it’s well worth working for a year to overcome this omissive unthankfulness.

My girls are already so much better at this than I am. They love to make thank-you notes, pictures and gifts. Do you think I’ve delivered all of those notes, pictures and gifts? I don’t want them to adopt their mom’s negligence.

Unthankfulness: you are not the problem; I am the problem. Prepare to be slowly replaced.

Nesting Place

Fieldstone Hill Design

Life in Grace

The Painted House

lyrics i love

January 19, 2014January 18, 2014 ~ Christie ~ 2 Comments

It is not Death to die, to leave this weary road,
and join the saints who dwell on high,
who’ve found their home with God.
It is not death to close the eyes long dimmed by tears,
and wake in joy before your throne,
delivered from our fears.

O Jesus, conquering the grave,
your precious blood has power to save.
Those who trust in you will in your mercy find
that it is not death to die.

It is not death to fling aside this earthly dust,
and rise with strong and noble wing
to live among the just.
It is not death to hear the key unlock the door
that sets us free from mortal years
to praise forever more.

O Jesus, conquering the grave,
your precious blood has power to save.
Those who trust in you will in your mercy find
that it is not death to die.

*note: the vocals used in this video are from Come Boldly, produced by the Steve Pettit Evangelistic Team

For family and friends: All in a day’s adventure

January 17, 2014 ~ Christie ~ 2 Comments

Two weeks ago we had an extra fun time outside. AND, I had my camera! Hooray!

Here are the pictures!

The girls love to carry things to the dumpster. They always turn them into marching band instruments. As soon as we get out of the stairwell, they begin to march and say, "Rat-a-tat, BOOM!" — The girls love to carry things to the dumpster. They always turn them into marching band instruments. As soon as we get out of the **stairwell**, they begin to march and say, “Rat-a-tat, BOOM!”

On our way to the mailbox, we noticed a bunch of geese in the pond! How fun! We ran back to the house, got some bread and went back to feed them.

These two weren't so sure about getting close. — These two weren’t so sure about getting close.

This guymwas especially appreciative. — This guy was especially appreciative.

Just as our bread ran out, we heard the garbage truck! Can this day get any better? We ran back to the sidewalk to see if we could watch.

I mean, seriously, if you're a little kid, it doesn't get better than this. — I mean, seriously, if you’re a little kid, it doesn’t get better than this.

Somebody wanted to stay close to Mama. It was too loud.

I love this shot of Mckayla's hair. — I love this shot of Mckayla’s hair.

Have you ever heard of the "Embrace the Camera" challenge? This is our second attempt. The idea is for the mom to be in some of the pictures so the kids can see her with them when they look back at the pictures. — Have you ever heard of the “**Embrace the Camera**” challenge? This is our second attempt. The idea is for the mom to be in some of the pictures so the kids can see her with them when they look back at the pictures.

This one's a little better. — This one’s a little better.

And because the girls looked so cute around the fire truck.

Sophia was still super proud of the mud on her shoes.

And one more shot with a slightly better smile from Mckayla. = )

Love to all!

Keep the door of my lips

January 14, 2014January 13, 2014 ~ Christie ~ 2 Comments

If there’s one thing that bothers me about the first trimester of pregnancy, it’s the emotional highs and lows. Mostly the lows.

Feeling sick or tired is pretty clear cut. I feel like this because there’s a baby growing inside me.

But crankiness? impatience? frustration? a sharp tongue? I mean honestly, when was the last time you were like, “Oh, I’m flaming mad at my husband for being late because there’s a baby growing inside me.” No problem. I can just cut that emotion off right there.

It never feels that way. All the things around us that we perceive seem so real! Surely everyone in the world doesn’t turn into an inconsiderate mob the minute our hormones kick in; but it feels like the problem is with everyone else. Surely not us.

I was just a few weeks into realizing I was pregnant when I began to notice that the days were getting much harder. All of the sudden, the childishness of the girls began to get under my skin. I heard the words coming out of my mouth as harsh and unkind, not loving and patient.

At night, I would talk to Paul. “It’s so hard! I’m not any less accountable to be patient and kind, but the temptation to speak and act harshly is so much greater!” Every single minute is a battle. Every conversation. The days where you “do well” just mean you literally were fighting your flesh every five minutes and just barely surviving. At the end of the day, you are emotionally and spiritually exhausted. And there’s the days where you don’t feel like you win at all. At the end of those days you just feel really, really low.

I was sitting in church about a month ago, when I remembered a fragment of verse.

It had been one of those mornings. I had felt upset at everything and everyone. I had gotten really close to letting my feelings fly out of my mouth. Thankfully, through the schedule and rush of the morning I hadn’t had a chance. I sat in the service thinking through the morning. Slowly, my feelings subsided. I realized that it had just been a very normal morning. In fact, better than most. There were a few things good that had happened that didn’t usually.

The only real problem was me. Everything came from my perception of the circumstances, and those perceptions were being filtered by my heightened emotions.

Set a watch, O LORD, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips. Psalm 141:3

If there was ever a time I needed to pray that verse, this was it.

So that became my verse for those weeks of my life. I can’t say I worked on memorizing it or even remembered it during hard times. The basic concept in my mind was, Don’t say anything when you feel like it. Give it some time and see if you feel differently after the initial emotions have worn off. Nine times out of ten I realized that it was really nothing. And if it was something, time gives you a much better perspective.

As I said with my napping light bulb moment, why did it have to take me until the fifth pregnancy to realize this? I wish it hadn’t; but at least now it’s helping. The crazy dramatic feelings have been less since about week thirteen, but pregnancy still has a way of getting to you.

I need to be praying even more for help to stay calm and kind. Homeschooling, potty training starting soon, busy schedules… temptation to lose it won’t be far.

Certainly there is grace and help to match the times of pregnant need.

What the fly on the wall heard

January 11, 2014 ~ Christie ~ 2 Comments

Hello dear everybody out there. Just bringing you the latest and greatest random, ridiculous, and silly things said around here.

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Hope received a wooden bead/pipe cleaner craft set for Christmas. I figured she would use it here and there for a while, but she sat down and used all the beads making bracelets in one hour! It was impressive; I wish I had taken pictures.

Anyways, she said she wanted to take them to her Sunday school and give them to all the girls. Sounds great! We boxed them up; she made a sign explaining they were free and anyone who wanted one could have them, and off to Sunday school they went.

Apparently, it was a great success. They were all gone but three, and Hope was glowing.

Paul was asking her questions about how it went and she was giving us the play by play. Paul asked if any boys had taken any.

Hope shrugged her shoulders and said, “Well, a few of them did; but I couldn’t really control that.”

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Last night, Gracie asked me what was for dinner.

“Beef strips, cooked carrots and couscous.” I answered.

“Tooth boost?”

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One morning while I was cleaning up from breakfast, the girls got this idea to have Mckayla be their little friend “Mckenna” who had come to spend the night. They took her all over the house explaining all the rooms.

“This is the room where you will stay. This is where you’ll use the bathroom. This is where so-and-so sleeps.”

They finished the tour at the kitchen. I was sweeping the floor.

“And this is our maid. She cleans and cooks for us.”

2014: goals, plans, priorities, resolutions

January 9, 2014January 22, 2014 ~ Christie ~ 16 Comments

I sit down to work on my 2014 goals post (that was supposed to be published yesterday) and quite frankly, I don’t feel like doing anything right now. But the past few days I’ve been thinking about my goals for this year.

I want them to be helpful in these down, unmotivated moments.

So many times goals are set in a super-motivated, conquer-the-world mindset. Then when we have trying days, we give up. Because who can really accomplish that anyway? “Surely not sorry-excuse-for-a-human me.” (not that I feel like that right now or anything)

I want my goals this year to be representative of growth, not necessarily achievement.

What areas of life do I need and want to grow in this year? What are specific ways I can work towards that? What will my priorities be when everything else around me is crumbling -meaning, I bought the wrong kind of couscous which actually takes 18 minutes to cook instead of 5 so now there is no way on earth we will get to Wed. night church on time. Again. and other such disasters of various degrees. What are some guiding resolutions I can remind myself of when tempted to give up or stop caring?

So here they are, probably in an order that only makes sense to me.

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Goals

1. To be more organized and prepared for life. Specifically, homeschooling, church events, doctor’s appointments, birthdays, meals, family time, etc.

2. To be more productive in the morning and evening. (while the girls are in bed)

3. To re-sharpen skills from another lifetime. Playing the piano and writing letters.

4. To become more of a reader.

5. To do things with my girls just for the sake of spending time with them.

6. To love Paul more than I did last year.

7. To establish an attitude of prayer throughout the whole day. Though I do not have hours to spend on my knees at this stage of life, I want to redeem time while folding laundry, doing dishes, and cleaning to pray specifically for the members of my family and others.

8. To grow in the domestic skills -cooking, baking, cleaning, decorating, crafting.

9. To prepare for the birth of our new baby. To be ready as much as possible, and to embrace that newborn stage of life with thankfulness and calm.

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Plans

*please note: I understand that these are sketchy. I pounded them out during a car trip. However, part of my plan of action is that these will be a work in progress. I’ll look at them and see how they’re going and make more specific plans as the year goes. I always seem to start with real specific things and end up making general attempts. Maybe that can reverse this year?? = )

PERSONAL

Bible:

Read Old Testament

Memorize 3 passages from the New Testament

Books:

Read 12 books *list to come soon*

Music:

Sightread classical music for one hour a week, plan works to read through

Fitness:

January- do cardio and strength training once a week

February- cardio and strength training twice a week

March- three times a week

April- four times a week

May- five times a week

June- six times a week

July- stretch three times, walk one day a week

August- one cardio, strength training and walk a week

September- two cardio and strength trainings a week

October- December – three times a week

*walk twice a week

*plan which days to exercise

Home

*Organization

-organize one room a month

January: kitchen and pantry

February: master bedroom

March: Mckayla’s room

April: girl’s room

May: laundry room

June: balcony

July: living room

*Cleaning

Plan spring cleaning

Make homemade cleaners to keep under sinks

Have girls help with chores

Plan to clean the balcony thoroughly after pollen season

Laundry system: never put laundry in baskets??? *already trying this and it’s working!*

Projects/Decorating:

Use more candles

Keep surfaces clean

Print out and frame family pictures

Something on girls bathroom wall

Room for baby

Rearrange decorations in girls room

Save up for a couch

HOME EDUCATION

poetry, reading, science experiments, beginner biographies

Hopey

Weekly planning

Choose science project *already did this! Woohoo!*

Church library

Piano lessons

Sophia

reading

piano lessons

numbers

Gracie

alphabet

writing

coloring

sorting

playdough

check on other things

Mckayla

ABC’s

singing

coloring

counting

GIRLIES

*for fun questions to ask your kids about the New Year, read here and here

speaking respectfully to adults

looking at people in the eye

Morning habits

Hope/Sophia

potty, clothes, bed, hair, teeth

Gracie/Mckayla

potty, clothes, bed, (hair and teeth by Mommy)

Chore possibilities

trash

setting the table

folding laundry

doing laundry

cleaning sinks and toilets

Daily habits

put away all books, toys, and clothes

clear dishes

throw away trash

dirty dishes in dishwasher

read

create

ask mom

serve others

Personal responsibility. Kindness to others. Always rejoice. *This is for me, too!*

Activities

play outside one hour a day

work 1-2 hours a week

go on nature walks

have adventures

field trips

explore new things

give to others

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Priorities

1. Rejoice

2. Give thanks

3. Love Paul with kindness and affection.

4. Love the girlies with time, teaching, and discipline.

5. Make meals.

6. Do laundry.

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Resolutions

To rejoice in the character of God.

To diligently fulfill mundane daily responsibilites.

To prioritize nighttime sleep.

To simplify; to focus on the responsbilities and joys that will not remain after this stage of life.

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Big breath.

Hello 2014.

*note: there are some things that will not make it to this list. Remember when you read blogs that you’re only seeing a percentage of their life. Hopefully, I will give monthly updates on progress and further plans, but no promises. = )

My kids answers to their New Year’s Day questions

January 6, 2014January 6, 2014 ~ Christie ~ 3 Comments

If you remember, I came up with some questions to ask my kids on New Year’s Day. And we actually did it!

Let me tell you, their answers totally surprised me! Isn’t it fun to ask a question and then be surprised by the answer?

The biggest realization for me was just how small their world is. When I asked, “Where is somewhere you want to go this year?” I was imagining they would answer Washington D.C., California, or England. But nope, it was a local park, the mall, and Chick-fil-A. All of which we have been to more than once this year. Wow.

Also of note before you read is that Gracie rather got stuck in a rut. Just so there’s no confusing that she’s the most spiritual three-year-old in the world or anything.

So here, for those interested, are my kids answers to their New Year’s Day questions.

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*What was your favorite thing about last year?

H- my birthday, breakfast with daddy

S- being in the waves at the beach, camp, pool with Daddy, birthday

G- that we read the Bible

*What was the worst thing that happened last year?

H- when my sister’s pulled my hair

S- when I was sick

G- we were bad

*What do you think you learned last year?

H- about money, Abraham Lincoln is on the cent

S- how to read

G- about Joseph, their Dad

*What is one thing you really hope happens this year?

H- to start playing my violin

S- go to the mall

G- that we don’t bad things

*What would you like to do more of this year?

H- decorate more

S- go to the mall and bounce on the bouncy thing

G- to go to Walmart

*What part of obeying Daddy and Mommy do you think you should work on this year?

H- all of it more

S- I can’t think of anything

G- trust them, to not disobey

*How do you think you could be more loving to your family this year?

H- helping if stuff breaks

S- give Daddy a big hug

G- to be good, for us to not be bad

*How do you think we should try to help other people who don’t have as much as we do this year?

H- give extra pillows, maybe old hats and scarves

S- can’t think of anything

G- to trust in the Lord

*What is something you would like to learn this year?

H- about bugs

S- I would like to learn about tying the tree skirt around the Christmas tree, putting glass ornaments on the tree carefully with not breaking

G- to trust in God

*Where is somewhere you would like to go this year?

H- “C” Park

S- to the mall

G- to Chick-fil-A

*If you had a choice between Mommy reading to you more or teaching you music and piano more, which would you choose?

H- music and piano

S- I don’t know

G- reading

*What is one thing you want to work on this year?

H- playing the violin

S- better at standing on my head

G- the Christmas tree

*What would you like Mommy to do more of this year?

H- cleaning

S- play games with us this year

G- play music and piano

*What would you like Mommy to do less of this year?

H- I don’t know

S-less grocery shopping

G- make lunch

*What do you want to pray for about this year?

H- help us be good at Pastor N and Miss J’s house

S- Miss S

G- for Jesus to come back

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These cracked me up. And a few gave me some insights for things to do this year.

Did you try this with your kids? Get any funny answers?

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