A Summer Breakfast

It is hard to believe summer is coming to an end.

I thought that the girls and I would eat outside before we started school.

Flowers for the table.



Josh added one from his garden.



Mmmm...my makeshift 'we have nothing for breakfast' breakfast. *



Naomi and Odell do not seem to mind it!



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My makeshift 'we have nothing for breakfast' breakfast recipe

A greased 13 x 17 pan
a dozen eggs mixed with about 2 cups of milk
a loaf of bread ripped into little pieces
About 1/4 cup sugar
cinnamon

Put the bread pieces in the greased pan. Mix the sugar and cinnamon in with the egg mixture. Pour that over the bread. Bake in a 350 oven for about 30 minutes or it looks done. Serve warm drizzled with syrup.

A Few Skirts

I was busy having fun this past weekend.

I made a few skirts that I want to list in one of my Etsy shops.

Lily was my eager model.

Too bad my camera is having issues.







What do you think?

Warmly,A Patchwork Mommy

Has It Been Two Weeks?!

Ok, here I am.

I fell off the blog grid for a few weeks.

Why?

It's the fight or flight thing.

I chose the flight option.

I have been a

little stressed,

panicked,

and all out

majorly

freaking!!

I get like that before there are changes coming in my life.

I like things smooth,

predictable,

steady.

Change is good

but scary for me.

SO

I have to say I have been pretending nothing is soon going to change.

What is this mumbling all about any way?

Our home study is pretty much finished

which means soon we will be welcoming two new children into our home!

Ah!

I think I feel some major adoption labor pains!

I do not like labor pains even if the end result is good.

The time is near

but I'm very afraid.

Things will be good.

God has lead us down this path.

I read this really good quote that I keep tossing around in my head:

"Those who know their God will display strength and take action"

I know you God.

You are strong.

You have a plan.

I am weak.

I am walking blind.

That is a combination for great things to happen, isn't it?

Yes,it is.

It really is.


" O Lord God," I said, " I can't do that! I'm far too young! I am only a youth!"

" Don't say that," he replied, " for you will go wherever I send you and speak whatever I tell you to. And don't be afraid of the people, for I, the Lord, will be with you and see you through."

Jeremiah 1: 6-8

Ok Lord ,I am poking my hear out of the sand and getting ready to display strength and take action.

My knees are still wanting to buckle but I know you and this is a good thing this path you have me on.

Warmly,

A Patchwork Mommy

Self Government

Here is why I will never write books on parenting!





There have been a few 'issues of note' that have been creeping into the habits of my middle children this past year.



Things that on their own with one child would be easy to be dealt with but these 'issues of note' have spread to the group as a whole.



I guess I had not been as attentive as I thought I had been!



Anyway, these things are pretty minor in the scheme of possible issues we could be dealing with but still they make life a little hard.



I bet you are wondering what issues I am dealing with.



Things like working real hard on their chores when I am in the room but lazing off when I am in another part of the house.



Not taking 'no', correction, or discipline very well.



Walking away while I am still talking (Ok, while I am lecturing but still...)



The whole 'if the cat's away ,the mice will play (more like disobey)' type of behavior.



Fussing, attitudes.



Did I say ATTITUDES strong enough!?



Now these are not adoption issues.



They are kid issues.





*SIGH*



A



BIG



*SIGH*



Well, after the umpteenth time of more than half the children declaring muntany on old poor me it was time for one of my 'you WILL sit at the table and listen to mom' kind of talks.



All I could think of was the word self-government. The phrases obey mom or mind mom go in one ear and out the other.



So all I could think of was I want them all to practice the art of self-government.



I do not think the real definition means what I told them it means but mom's can do that can't they? Make up their own definitions?



My goal with my 'mom talk' was to point out that they are responsible to govern themselves within the parameters of God's rules and our house rules. Especially when no one is there watching over them.



Of course, they can chose to pick which rules they think are worth their time to follow and which they think stupid but the consequences will be waiting maybe not right away but the consequences will come.



Blah.



Parenting is hard.



It is all about character, integrity, walking up right before our Lord, isn't it?



It is about raising children who can walk into their own future and be ready for the path God has set out for them.



I do not know.



Well my talk was met with a few tears, some quiet humility, a few half hidden smirks,and a few glazed over eyes.



*sigh*



Now it's time for a sandwich and lemonade on the front porch.











Warmly,A Patchwork Mommy

A Few Random Pictures

What fun!



A few of the girls playing a cooking game!









A little 'summer' school







A little late night math







A very tasty snack







A BIG thank you to the last lazy days of summer!





Warmly,A Patchwork Mommy

A Little Corny

Jeff stopped by a local corn stand the other day.



What person can turn down a picture of themselves eating corn!



Umm...



Most of us but these four corny kids!



Joyce







Dad







Josiah







Elena







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And Here They Are!!

The date was today.



It was a very important date!



They have always been Fryes in our minds but now Minnesota agrees!



Odell Charisse Frye



Joyce Anna Frye



Naomi Genevieve Frye







Our court time was a little early so Jeff and I took just the three girls.



We had fun.



After the adoption proceeding were finished the five of us walked to the coffee shop to get a treat.







And then we spent some time browsing in a few shops in downtown Waseca.







It was a fun time!!!



What a blessed mom I am!



Warmly,A Patchwork Mommy

A Little More

Are you ready for a little more scanning fun?



GREAT!!



Here we are!



A flash from MY past!



This is my mom and dad around 1973.



My dad would have been 29, my mom would have been 26. I was 5 years old. My oldest sister was 9,my second oldest sister 8,and my two little sisters 4 and 2.







Here I am in 1973 at age 5.







Here I am in 1986 at age 17.



This was my Sr year picture.



Too bad this picture was not the one that was in the year book. I looked like a total dork in my year book picture. You know,permed hair and all.







Me getting my diploma May 1986 at 17.







I do not have a whole lot of pictures during my college years but I just might see if I can dig a few up one of these days.





Warmly,A Patchwork Mommy

My Twins!!

The other day guess who wore their FF5 band t-shirts at the same time??



They did not even plan it!



Ah, SO SWEET!!!







Side note: Family Force 5 for those who are totally out of touch with today's Christian kids.



Side Note To My Side Note: This blog post was approved by my sweet 17 year old. She did not even say how corny or 'mom-ish' this post was. What a gal!



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!!!! SMILE !!!!

Some random-ness









taken by me.



!!!! Smile !!!!



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