Today Levi and I went up to see Jeremy while he was working in the field. We rode around in the tractor for a while (not a very comfortable experience!) and took some pictures in the wheat fields. I love how pretty the wheat looks this time of the year....it's so golden and beautiful.
Daddy and Levi in the tractor
Wow, that thing is BIG!!!
"O beautiful, for spacious skies, for amber waves of grain............."
My little farmer
Peek!
"100 Bible Stories, 100 Bible Songs" is a great book for young children. I ordered this with my 18 month old son in mind, and he just loves hearing the stories and looking at the pictures. I personally love the illustrations in this book! They are adorable and also well detailed. The stories themselves are quite simple; therefore I would say this book is really for children under the age of 5 or 6. The stories are accurate and fun, they are just not very detailed and are written so a very young child would understand them.
The songs are also quite fun!! I enjoy hearing many favorites from when I was a child in Sunday School. There are some new to me songs as well. I look forward to teaching all these songs to my son.
The biggest downfall to this set, in my opinion, is the way the CD's come. They are in 2 plastic sleeves, which are glued to the inside covers of the book. It is difficult to get the CD's in and out of the sleeves, so I have resorted to putting them in my own CD case.
I would recommend this book to any family with small children.
(A book review for Thomas Nelson Book Review Bloggers)
I am a bad blogger! I just don't have the talent like some people do. :-p Plus, it's hard to be inspired to blog when there's only 2 or 3 people that read my blog. lol
I'm actually pondering deleting my blog. I've been putting most of my pictures on facebook and my online photo album, so it feels repetitive to post them here.
If you don't want me to delete my blog, what would you like to see from me? More pictures? Poems? Boring details about my life? Stuff about our farm?
A while back, I actually started another blog, but have not posted a single thing to it yet. I called it "Recipes From a Farmer's Wife" with the intention of sharing recipes we love. You can actually see the blog if you look under my profile, there's just no posts there. Should I pursue that blog more? I think it would be a fun one if I could attract readers to it.
One day last week, Jeremy, Levi and I got a chance to go to the park. We took the portable grill and cooked hamburgers, then played for the longest time. Levi really had a blast, climbing all over everything. While we were there, I got some pictures that are my new favorites. This first one, especially!! I'd like to do something neat with it, maybe print and frame it for Jeremy's office or something. It's soooo precious! :-)
He's such a little squirt!
In just 2 garage sales yesterday afternoon, I felt like I really hit the jackpot!! I spent a total of $40 and could have spent more and got more great deals but I didn't want to go too crazy. ;-)
Take a look at my bargains!
Play kitchen set. Yes, boys can play with kitchens! ;-) Besides, I'm dreaming and praying and hoping that someday we will have a girl, too. :-)
This set retails new for $100. I paid $20 and that included a bunch of dishes, food, etc.
I always thought these things were the coolest when I was a kid. Levi will really enjoy this with his matchbox cars when he's a bit bigger. These cost $15 and up new, I paid $1 for this one.
Really neat doctor kit! Retail price--$30. My price--$4. And every piece is there. Again, this will work when Levi gets a bit older.
Several nice plates and toddler sized silverware....I ended up getting this stuff for free.
A boy can never have too many trucks! These were all 50 cents each.
This little set is really neat. Each animal fits in a certain spot, and when you press on them they make their sound. Pressing on the farmer plays a song, the horn on the steering wheel really honks, and when you press on the smokestack the tractor drives forward and makes engine noises. I paid $4 for this, it was probably at least $20 new.
Little Tikes Coupe car.....I had one of these as a kid and had the most fun with it!!! These are really tough little cars. Retail $50, I paid $7.
Not pictured, but I also found myself a Lucky brand skirt for 25 cents, and a big bag of ivy/plants for $1.... This is something I've wanted in my kitchen, so now I just need to find a couple baskets for the ivy and I'll be set.
In the summer, I rarely miss a weekend going to garage sales. You just never know what you might find. I think 80 percent of Levi's toys and clothes come from garage sales, and he has nice stuff. I call my finds "blessings" as well as bargains, because it is truly a blessing to be able to find so many nice things for Levi at only a fraction of the cost of new items.
This last weekend was no exception to finding deals. The first sale I went to landed me the deal of the century!!
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This little motorized riding toy was marked $5, a deal for sure. I grabbed it right away, but when I went to pay for it, the guy running the sale couldn't find the battery charger. He told me to take it for free and try to get a charger from the company. I gave him my phone number and told him to call me if he found it, then I'd pay him the $5. Well, he called me later in the evening, so I went back to get it......but I tried to pay him and he told me to just forget it! He said "Aw, it's only 5 bucks, I don't care." So I didn't argue! So I've got a cute, working riding toy that Levi is going to LOVE, and it didn't cost me a dime. I'll be saving it for a Christmas or b-day gift. :-)
At the same garage sale, I found several nice Gap shirts for Levi and some sandals for $1 a piece. A nice umbrella stroller for 50 cents, and 3 kids music CD's for $1 a piece. (something I'd been looking for to keep in the van)
Our next blessing was not at a garage sale, but in the online classifieds. A couch that was exactly what we wanted: tan, microfiber, and recliners on each end. It is only a year old. We were in desperate need of a new couch and were planning on finally giving in and buying a new one after wheat harvest this year. Then I spotted this one and it only cost us $350! It's super comfy and nice. It needs a little cleaning so I need to figure out the best way of cleaning microfiber, but it's not too bad. I'm so happy!
A few weeks ago, I joined Thomas Nelson's "Book Review Bloggers". You can choose from a list of books, they will send it to you and then you agree to write a review of it on your blog.
The first book I received was Face of Betrayal by Lis Weihl. Face of Betrayal is a gripping mystery filled with realistic characters, real danger, and a shocking yet satisfying final twist. While home on Christmas break, a seventeen-year old Senate page takes her dog out for a walk and never returns. Three women who are life-long friends race against time in an effort to find the girl alive. Though authorities think she might have been kidnapped or run away, those theories shatter when they discover she was having a relationship with an older man, possibly a U.S. Senator.
I'm often skeptical of reading new authors, just because I never know what to expect. I really enjoyed this book and author, however! Mystery novels are my favorite genre of reading and while I wouldn't call Face of Betrayal the best I've ever read, it definitely kept my attention and was an enjoyable read. It's one of those books that keeps you turning pages late at night to see what's going to happen and how it ends. I will be looking for more books by this author, I'm sure.
