Trip to the Log Cabin Village - Part Two

In part one I shared pictures from the hand on cabin at the Log Cabin Village.  Here I will show some of the other places we visited at the village.

The woodworker showing some toy oxen.

The woodworker demonstrating the lathe.

Pa and Mimi walking with Felicity.

The blacksmith

The blacksmith playing his concertina in his down time.

The sawmill.

Katy ringing the school bell.

One room school house.

 On our way out of the village we went back by the hands on cabin and the kids all wanted to check out the chicken coop, which they hadn't checked out when we were there earlier.

Trip to the Log Cabin Village - Part One

When my dad and mom were visiting we took a trip to see the Log Cabin Village in Fort Worth.  We enjoyed visit there and it tied in very nicely with the end of our pioneer science study.  Our first stop was the hands on cabin.  This was so much fun, because we could touch everything at this cabin and really get an idea what things were like during pioneer times.

Spinning Wheel

Kent grinding corn

Coonskin cap

Felicity using the mortar and pestle

Grinding coffee

Clark playing with pioneer toys

Pumping water

Kaomi grinding coffee.

This chair is my size.

Katy grinding corn.

Felicity making chicken.

Check out the next post to see several of the other places we visited while we were at the Log Cabin Village.

In School This Week...

We are starting to wrap up our school for this session.  I didn't write down the things we did each day this week so here's a quick recap.  We finished history and science for the year.  Kent and Katy did an end of year reading project on the last book they read for reading.  They made a timeline for their book.  I graded them and gave them back.  Kent learned a lesson in disappointment when he received a 59% on his project.  He didn't follow the directions to summarize each section of his book.  He only wrote a phrase for each section.  Next time he has a project I think he will work hard to make sure he follows the directions.  Katy on the other hand did follow the directions and she got a 93% on her timeline project.  She had one section of 18 that she only used phrases for the summary.  Kaomi was learning about time in math this week.  She had fun playing with a foam clock I found in the dollar section last summer.  We started reading The Ordinary Princess for storytime.  Katy has several English lessons left.  Kent has some grammar left.  Everyone still has math to complete.  Next week is our last official week of school lessons.

Pictures with Pa and Mimi

Mimi with Quinn

Pa with Quinn

Mimi at Playground

Making Daggers on Kent's Birthday

Pa with Clark

Gunfight

Mimi reading a story to Kaomi and Katy.

Pa with Clark and Quinn

Mimi with Felicity

Sleepy Pa and Clark

Pa and Mimi

Motherhood

     God chose me to mother six children.  I am blessed beyond measure.  It was fun to watch my babies smile for the first time.  I love seeing them learn to do something, like jump or read or walk downstairs without assistance or falling.  I enjoy the wonder in their eyes as they watch the birds fly, look at the moon at night or see the animals at the zoo.  I like to watch them enjoying the playground or making s'mores in our backyard.  My children are special and I love each one of them.
     Motherhood isn't always easy.  There are days when the whining and crying is constant, no matter how cheerful and joyful I try to be.  There are days that I pray my way through, just to get to bedtime.  Some days I seem to spend disciplining and training every moment.  There are days when children don't feel good and I have have to figure out the best way to care for each one throughout the day.  There are days when I feel like I am at the end of whatever I have left and wonder how I can manage for another hour or even how I can manage the next day.  Many times by the end of the day I feel like I have nothing left.  The job is hard, but God chose me for it and I will struggle to do my best and depend on God to do the rest.
     Through all the trials, I find joy.  I can't imagine my life without my children.  I enjoy seeing when they get the idea of what I am trying to train them to do.  It is fun to listen to them tell me about something they enjoyed.  It is an honor to serve my children daily, though I may not always remember that at the time.  It is a pleasure to work together and have the satisfaction of a job well done.  I am their mother and I want them to grow up to be the best children anyone could want.  Therefore, I will strive to enjoy each and everyday.  I will train them so they will one day be able to leave home and have an idea of what they are supposed to do.  I will spend time smiling at them and listening to them.  I will try not to get angry and if when I do I will try to handle my emotions in a God honoring way, so my children will see the love of God in my life.  There may be moments when I wish I could drop everything to leave and get away from the stress of the day, but I can't imagine ever staying away.  I love my children and I want to be the best mother that God has enabled me to be.

My Dad and Mom with all 6 kids.  April 24, 2013

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I've been pretty quiet around my blog lately.  We had an irrigation system installed.  My parents (Pa and Mimi) came to visit in April.  Kent and Jeff have had birthdays.  The kids have been playing outside more.  I've been spending much of my computer time getting some stuff ready for next year's school.  Quinn is growing and Clark is busy like normal.  I finally downloaded the pictures on my camera from the last month, so now all the blog posts in my head to go with some of the pictures can be written or forgotten.  Clark got hand, foot and mouth disease and shared it with Felicity and Kaomi.  I think the older kids were spared the disease, unless they show signs of it in the next day or two.  Hopefully, you'll get to see some of the activities we've done over the past month.