The Fure Files

Monday, December 16, 2013

Finished Book 2

Thursday, December 12, 2013

This Week at the Fure House Project

This week we are working on our bedroom. Well the men are. I feel pretty useless when that is all going on. My work comes after their work. The ceiling was sheetrocked, the floor got carpet, the walls got painted, and tomorrow the wall will be finished where we tore the other one out. And then after finishing painting the ceiling, we can move back in! The kids have had fun sliding and jumping on the mattress out in the living room. And it's been sort of fun camping out, but I will be ready to get it all back in order. I blame my mom for making me an organized person, and I get nervous when things are not in place. Love you, Mom!

So after this big week, the only major thing left upstairs is the flooring in the kitchen and bath. Woohoo! I was hoping to have the upstairs done by Christmas, and we are close.

School is going well. We are still plugging along although we have had to adapt a little bit with the housework schedule. Jack resists at first; but once resigned to my plan, he can be a hard worker and seems to be doing well. Aren't we all like that with God? We are finishing up week 12 this week. We are studying the 8 family in math with addition and subtraction along with learning time and measurements. I notice he is doing his combinations in his head now instead of using his fingers. In phonics or language, we are learning root words and suffixes, syllables, and just started the 3rd reading book called Stepping Stones. I actually remember this book from when I went to school. I like that! The other day he said, "Did you know there is a sign in the downstairs boys bathroom at church that says, 'Pray without kissing'?" I had to teach him that "c" sometimes sounds like "s". Ha.

We are getting ready for the Christmas program with the kids at church, and they are doing great. More on that in a couple of weeks!

Saturday, December 7, 2013

The stockings were hung...

Until there's a better spot

Handy Matty

Handy Matt put on our counter for the bar! We found a good deal on this piece, and it fit perfectly! Also found two stools on clearance! So we ate dinner here last night!

Christmas cookies

I wouldn't say these would win the award for the prettiest ever - we had very runny frosting- but we had fun! We might give it another shot. Ava must have asked 100 times, can we eat one now? Finally the answer was yes!

Wednesday, December 4, 2013

House updates

Monday, December 2, 2013

Thanksgiving Week

I'm so thankful always for our family and friends and especially my relationship with the Lord who shows such love to me! He has blessed us so much, and it always seems so much more noticeable when we are with family! We are so grateful for His leading in our lives.

We started our holiday off with a very meaningful thanksgiving service on Tuesday night at church. Then we headed to the cities and had a great time spent with our families where we were able to eat and shop and eat and the men hunted and we ATE way too much! I can't remember the last time I was hungry. We got back Saturday and after seeing all of the Christmas decorations everywhere, somebody was motivated to get our Christmas stuff up. And it wasn't me! Jack put our tree together. He's becoming pretty handy! Then Sunday after church, we surprised the kids with a trip to Mankato to see Disney Live: Three Fairy Tales. They loved it! Plays are always fun, and it was fun to share that with them. Things we did:

Of course!

Nancy made the best cheeseball!

Turkey time!

Maddie hovering

Digging in!

The little beggars

The kids playing with grandma while I took a nap.

Black Friday! Matt's and Jack's first time hunting. No actual living things were shot, but they still had a great time! We girls were hunting for bargains. We came out better than they did!