Can I just say that we are so where God wants us to be? My house has been such a mess, but I am at peace with it. Tim has been working on redoing Hunter's room. He has built a loft bed and now has it disassembled. Hunter's room is empty except for Tim's tools and such. Hunter's bedroom is basically in the living room with his mattress on the bottom bunk in Emily's room. I am amazed at how content I am with all the chaos in this house with what seems to be STUFF everywhere. There are also 2 full pieces of drywall in the dining area/kitchen and clutter all over the table.
Yesterday was spent shopping for Hunter's room. Tim and I had so much fun at Home Depot and Lowe's. We bought flooring, window coverings, closet systems, lights and paint. Tim finished putting up the drywall and put on the first coat of mud last evening. (After spending the afternoon fighting with and winning the battle with the leaky drain in the bathroom sink!) Today was spent taking down the Christmas tree and putting things away, catching up on laundry and trying to organize a bit. Hunter has hardly spent any time inside in the past 24 hours. He was out ice fishing last evening and was out again by 7:30 this morning. He came inside for about an hour this afternoon and was back out again this evening. He came in at about 6:15. He loves the lake no matter the season! The kids were both out ice skating this afternoon as well. There were lots of others out on the lake skating and fishing today too. The ice is so smooth and there is no snow to shovel out of the way, so you can just skate up and down the lake.
I never knew that ice was so noisy, but sitting here in the living room, I can hear the ice popping and cracking as it continues to freeze. The noise is difficult to describe. It almost sounds like a bubble coming to the surface under the ice.
Our God is such an awesome God. He has truely given me the desire of my heart with this home and the family that surrounds me. I can honestly say that I enjoyed ALL of my time with ALL of the family gatherings over this Christmas season. I am blessed to be cared for by so many people!
May God bless each of you in 2009 as well!
