Noah’s been in the progress of putting in outlets, switches and light fixtures. Here’s our light in the foyer.
Eman and I painted the cooler. Here Momma and Daddy are laying the flooring and baseboards. It’s now up and running as of today! Good-bye power sucking fridges……..
It’s been nice to be able to come in a room, just flip a switch and…tada…lights come on!
Presenting…..
the masterpiece?
*Gasp*
The gigantor (turkey) before pickin’ (yielded lots of meat though).
Thanks to our friends, who smoked the birds for us! Flavorful soups, welcome to the menu…….
The middle of January we attended the wedding of our cousin Paul and his bride Whitney. What a joy and delight to be able to witness their beautiful testimony! Even the drizzly and cool weather didn’t dampen the spirits of the celebration inside. Here are a few pictures from the reception:
The new couple.
Us….you can’t always tell what we’re up to. J
Cousin Rob and his family.
Nehemiah catches Grandmother up on the goin’ on’s.
“Wow. . . the ceremony was so beautiful, didn’t you love the little chapel?”
“So…what does it feel like to be a married man (at least for the one and a half hours you’ve been one)?”
LOL! This picture was funnier from the subjects viewpoint.
PaPa, the Robinson Patriarch, sticking his tongue out at the camera….
Awwww….
That’s all the coverage for now, folks!
On the 17th Ethan turned twelve. Since we had a full Sunday, we celebrated Friday night.
Taking a break from painting to watch him open gifts.
Excitement!
Bekah and I noticed that in the past several post on here, we’ve looked so dumpy! But truth be told, we’ve pretty much lived in these “uniforms” lately since we’re always doing some messy job. LOL!
A Carhartt jacket.
“You need one, you know you do!”
Birthday boy.
Zerberts from Daddy.
Trying not to let Daddy see him smile, game.
Birthday pie.
Lights off, it’s tradition!
Gabriel wasn’t feeling himself for several days and Bekah found out online that it seemed he had the symptoms of cat scratch disease. We just tried to boost his immune system. Poor thing….
Our pine flooring, wood for the walls and trim was all delivered this week. There’s always lots of projects to tackle around here. J
The laptop nook where we now have unlimited high-speed!
Back when it stayed below freezing for over a week, the pond froze over.
Each day the ice got a little thicker. If we’d known it would stay frozen for so long, then we could have run water over the top of it to make it thick enough to walk on. Oh, well…..
Some snowflakes froze on top of the ice one night.
It helped make the ice show up better in the pictures.
The thickness on this side of the pond.
Bekah and I broke through and saw how far ice pieces would slide across the pond. Ice sliding instead of rock skipping.
Blake thought it was fun to walk out on top of the water. LOL! He went out to the middle once, but we didn’t let him do it again. If he broke through there wouldn’t have been much we could do to help him.
Close up.
Isn’t it pretty?
Frozen in the grass.
All of our ice sliding pieces (Oh, and don’t forget the leaves that blew out there too).
Now we trudge over to the dam.
The ice is lots thicker over here.
This boat’s not goin’ anywhere anytime soon!
Testing out the strength.
A little thicker than the other side.
Underwater plant life frozen in place.
Presenting…our ice skating
rink strip. LOL! But boy did we use it for all it was worth! Bekah first came up with the idea with her rubber boots on. You get a running start and slide across. If you didn’t get tripped at the beginning by a clump of grass, then you could slide all the way across the couple feet. J
I just had crocs on, so Bekah and I swapped shoes and I tried it out. Needless to say, there were lots of laughs and some cracked ice. LOL!
The boys tried to go ice fishing, but I don’t know that they were successful.
Details of God’s creation.
Fun memories!
…as Nehemiah always affectionately called her. Last week our faithful farm Molly dog passed away. For the past year she’s had continued trouble with her hips (as most Golden Retrievers do). She’d be walking along and then flop to the ground when her back legs gave out on her. It was kinda funny, but not. Poor thing. It kept her from being as active as she used to be. So she stuck closer around the house and didn’t follow us down to the garden or anywhere.
Last week when it got really cold (like in the single digits at night) it was hard on her. The boys got a blanket for her and Momma tried to feed her from the spot she laid, but really it was a blessing that she passed away one night. We were glad she didn’t have to suffer anymore and that Daddy or Noah didn’t have to… do you know what.
Molly will be missed, but we know she had a good life as she served us faithfully.
During the summers we’d shave her because she’d get so hot.
Molly was two when we got her. For some reason she was very skittish and absolutely hated the boys cap guns or any loud noises. You always knew a storm was coming long before it even looked like it because Molly would come and hang out around your legs. She loved to chase laser lights, but her favorite days of the year were when we processed chickens. She helped ‘recycle’ many of the leftover parts.
Molly would have been 13 this April.
….for the most part. Last Friday we all finished up the painting. Yeah! The only thing left is to touch up ceilings, paint white in a few closets, paint the cooler and do the Master Bedroom (after Momma decides her color). We thank the Lord that in about 2 1/2 weeks we have three coats of paint most everywhere in the house. Ceilings and walls…….an we’re just professional pretenders. LOL!
Noah did the big walls a light but warm tan. The object is to let light in the house, so we didn’t want to darken it.
I know this is a bad picture, but I was just trying to let y’all get a glimpse at some colors together. You can see the red in the loft, the brown boy’s room to the left and the girl’s blue to the right. Downstairs is the green with the tan entry hall and a little peek at the Navy in the library. Momma and Bekah have worked hard doing the girl’s room and second and third coats on other colors as well. After finishing the girl’s room, Momma liked that color so much she decided to put it in the laundry room. We are thankful that the colors have come together so well. It’s definitely been a group effort that we will remember for years to come!
Last Sunday we celebrated Nehemiah’s birthday. He had been looking forward to it all week and each day would ask one of his brothers “Now how many more days?”
“Have Dirt……….Will Travel”
Needless to say, there were many “hands willing to help” all around him. LOL!
WOW!
Gracie did a wonderful job on the cake and made a delicious chocolate icing!
Happy Birthday, to the baby of the Fam. We love you very much and pray that you grow up to be a man who loves Jesus with all your heart!
A family that purposes to serve the Lord with all our hearts with gratitude for what Christ has done for us. Gratefulness and faithfulness can lead to fruitfulness.
Looks like ya’ll had fun! Miss you!!!
