The new living room

Jessica had a ruff night. I was up with her until very late. Juergen took off for Nuremberg early (7am). I wasn't awake when he left. he forgot his cell phone. I have zero idea if he got there, and got the furniture. I guess he should be home soon. And I hope everything went well. I hope the 5 hour drive was relaxing for him. He doesn't get allot of time alone. And I'm hoping the furniture is nice, and that Juergen likes it. But if it's not nice I wouldn't be surprised if Juergen just tells the owner to keep it. Maybe that's why he left his phone?

Update: He got home with the furniture. It's very nice, just like it looked. It's got an Italian design. Perfect for our house. And it isn't a cheap set of furniture. it was very well built. I spent the last hour dusting and polishing it inside and out. When I unpack my stuff I'll take some pictures. It's missing the glass shelves in 2 of the cabinets. We need to have those built (cut) for us. The chairs and sofa are beautiful too. It's all in super shape. I hope we don't ruin it too fast! Juergen took the van to our old house to pick up some of the things that got left behind. Mostly garden stuff. The kids and I started to plant our flower bed today. We put many flowers in the boarder, but need many more. It's really very large. I also have a really awful head cold. Juergen just got back, I have to help unload the van.

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chicken coop idea

Why not start with an IBC and cut a hole for the door? You could build closed laying boxes into it, and something for the chickens to roost on. Put some straw or saw dust on the floor. You could add vents to the side for air. If it sat inside a chicken run that you can walk into, the chickens could be safe, dry and happy. I have an extra IBC. Maybe this could be my chicken house? I bet I could even plant the outside of it with mud and grass for extra insulation and good looks.

Reading Kingdom

I am very happy to review the Reading Kingdom. This is an online program that uses a variety of methods to teach reading. I decided to share this product with my adopted granddaughter Ruth. Reading kingdom uses a six skills integrative method Ruth only just began to use the program. She is only 3 years old and cannot use the program without help. But her mom says that she can already recognize words like girl and kids when they are shown on the screen. Sylvia wrote that she loves the repetition of the words in the program . That Ruth is memorizing the words she sees. She will be able to use it for an entire year. But I expect her to become a very good reader. And what a great gift to give to any child! She will have a lifetime love for books. Sylvia also works with teenage mothers in Uganda. And many of these women have never attended school. So she plans to use these ideas to h...

Happy Birthday to Jessica

Today Nicole and I took Jessica shopping. She turns 22 years old tomorrow. She has grown over the past year. She now likes her disabled workshop. And she has begun to learn to write again on the computer. It is a slow process, but maybe she can write independently in the next 5 years. Her teacher is wonderful. We are very blessed to have her help! If I stopped and thought about what Jessica might be doing if she was healthy, it could break my heart. Birthdays should be happy, but when your child is disabled it's always bitter sweet. Bitter because of the milestones that were never met, and sweet because of the person that is still very valuable and wonderful. But I'm sure everyone feels bitter sweet about something in your life. Life is never only sweet. For me it is much better to fix my eyes on what is there and let go of what I hoped for...what every parent hopes for. Jess bought a new book, 3 DVD's and a Fanta. I also took her to McDonalds because that is ...

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