{Thank You- in advance}

I have been trying to sum up my feelings about spring. The weather hasn't quite set in. We still have the rain and wind chill. I came across a blog today, where the author expressed her desire to teach her children to be polite. As an example she wanted to start sending out more Thank You cards. She had some entitled "So Sorry for not saying THANK YOU"

I want to adopt this example setting pattern in my life and send out more hand written greetings. Especially for my children to follow. I'm really not much of an emailer - probably for the fact I'm in two minds and really want to say it with pen and paper and never really get round to it, but I also see the convenience of email.

I'm listening to Eden & James in the other room. Watching MULAN - a new family favourite and the most the watched is four times in one day before I sent them out for fresh air (with sticks in hand to practise). Eden is soo patience with James as he asks her a hundred q's through the film. Like "Why is she sad?", or "who's that man?" I am suprised for two reasons. One: I'm sure that James already knows the answers - he has watched it about 20 times and Two: Eden's ability to understand the film and the messages in it. She is so proud that Mulan is a Hero and wants to be like her too.

Don't worry photos to come....

{Days of Spring No.1}

Well I didn't quite manage to get through my winter photo journalling - partially because the camera went missing for a goodwhile, and the other - I forgot. We have kept ourselves busy between weddings, funerals and birthday parties. Plus all the usual ramblings of daily life raising three children.

Our biggest change for our family is that Eden turned five last friday 29th August and we have decided that we will try homeschooling her for a bit. I will update you with her birthday pics this week. This picture is Nigel telling them all a bedtime story. She had three friends stay the night - it was wonderful no fighting or crying until one of them had to leave in the morning.

Today as Spring made its appearance, we welcomed it in with a walk around the grounds and four loads of washing (which nearly all of it got dry!!). We are looking forward to the sun staying a bit longer at night, until summer arrives and all the BBQ's and outings that go with it.

We had a suprise visit from Nigel's Mission President at Stake Conference, sunday past. They had come to suprise him, he rounded them up from the back to bring them up by us, and we all managed to squeeze in.

Stake conference was followed by a sunday drive and picnic. It was nice to see the spring lambs.

Hope you get out doors more this first spring week, and if you get a chance, start a garden