this and that from a busy life

We have a great deal of things happening around here (but that’s normal). Here are a few photos from Sarah’s soccer try out. She worked hard, and has taken things well. I’m proud of the growth I’ve seen in her attitude.

Nicole is planning a 70’s hippy party for her 21st birthday next month. So she painted a VW Bus for her guests to take photos in front of.

Our garden continues to grow like a jungle. Some of the tomatoes are ripe now. And we have 100's of tomatoes of all sorts of color and size on the vines. In a short time I'll be overwhelmed making sauce. But I'm looking forward to this! And we already have squash, cabbages, pumpkins, kale, and lots of cucumbers and of course flowers. The corn is high. It really has been a good year in the garden! And I know a storm or any other thing could kill everything. But for now I’m enjoying it. I thank God for this amazing garden!

Thomas spent this week at a training camp learning to be a Jr Soccer Coach. So he can officially coach football now. He has been helping to coach for about a year now. Unfortunately time is a problem for him. He has to get tutored in math and German next school year. And he doesn’t have time to coach soccer and also play soccer. He has to decide to drop coaching or playing for one year. He isn’t sure yet what will get dropped. He has to focus on school a little more because he wants to finish well.

Comments

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.

The Opel Agilia

I think I don't want to spend the money for the VW New Beetle. It's a very cute and safe car, but cost about 17,000Euros new. I can find it for 13,000Euros (this is the most basic model) but that's more then I would want to spend. I don't really drive that much. I'm pretty cheep at heart. I need real value for my money. I keep thinking we really should take advantage of the money Germany is offering to trade old cars in for 2500Euros towards a new car. If I buy a car that's around 10,000 Euros, then the Government is actually going to pay 25% of the cost of that car. That's really a very good deal. Since I know I will need a new car in the near future, I feel I should get a new 10,000 Euro car. The Opel Agilia is around 9,900 Euros. It's got 5 doors, and room for 5. It is pretty safe, and comes with a 6 year warranty. I would not call it my dream car, but I could easily afford it. I'm trying to be wise here. There are other cars in thi...

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...

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