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Multitude Monday

Multitudes

Summer moves fast, doesn’t it?  This is where I sort of panic and think, “oh my goodness, it’ll be over before we know it, we need to get out there and enjoy it NOW!”  I say that, and it’s not even technically summer yet!

We’ve got an attempt at a garden underway, the mosquitoes are out in full force, and we’ve got popsicles and bubbles on the mind a lot lately, so we’ve pretty much been operating in summer mode for a while now 🙂

In other news-

  • Baby Faith was almost over her wheezy cough, and then it started back up again late last week.  The last 48 hrs have been long for this tired mother.  It’s very hard to sleep when your baby sounds like that.  I’m watching her closely, and nebbing* her more often again.  I may be bringing her back in to touch base with the pediatrician yet again, as I don’t like the tight sound of her cough this morning.
  • Most of the children are signed up for the local library’s summer reading program.  I think Liberty is shooting for some sort of record.  She reminds me my younger self lately, always with her nose stuck in a book.  Our reluctant reader has been making a valiant effort as well, so that’s super duper encouraging!
  • The humidity lately has been horrid, made worse by the fact that we have no air conditioning in our van, and the fairly old air conditioner at the house has seen better days…
  • We just finished up a series of good old-fashioned revival meetings at our church.  Good stuff, plenty to think upon this week.

*“beathing treatments”- albuterol in a nebulizer

Thanking Him once again, for the multitudes of His blessings-

746. Seedlings emerging

747. Rains for the garden

748. Homegrown & hand-picked strawberries

749. Lemonade on a hot day

750. Homemade popsicles

751. Allergy & respiratory medicines

752. More and more frequent baby smiles

753. Time spent talking with the teenager

754. Old-fashioned revival meetings

755. Fathers, mine and my children’s

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  1. Aisling Beatha says

    June 20, 2011 at 11:32 am

    My youngest (16) is actually volunteering in our local libraries summer reading program.

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    • an ordinary mom says

      June 20, 2011 at 11:57 am

      That sounds like such a fun volunteer opportunity! What a way to bless your community!

      Reply
  2. Stacey says

    June 20, 2011 at 12:15 pm

    Looks like summer is in full swing. Nothing is better than homegrown quickly eaten strawberries!

    Have a great week!
    Stacey

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    • an ordinary mom says

      June 20, 2011 at 6:19 pm

      Oh, yes! With a big family, you can’t blink around here or you’ll miss the strawberries 🙂

      Reply
  3. lisa says

    June 20, 2011 at 3:47 pm

    What a great list. Homemade popsicles, lemonade, strawberries, old fashioned revival meetings and talks with teens…it all sounds divine! Thanks for sharing!
    lisa

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    • an ordinary mom says

      June 20, 2011 at 6:22 pm

      Yes, aside from the coughing (baby and now myself), it has been pretty good (and tasty!) around here this past week! Thanks for stopping by!

      Reply
  4. Charity says

    June 20, 2011 at 5:41 pm

    What a wonderful list. Did you take Faith back to the doctor?

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    • an ordinary mom says

      June 20, 2011 at 6:27 pm

      Thank you!

      We couldn’t get in today (unless we went to urgent care or the ER), but we have an appointment tomorrow morning. If she sounds much worse tonight, I’ll surely take her in, but hopefully she’ll do ok through the night and we can get rechecked in the morning. Thank you for asking, and as always, prayers are truly appreciated…

      Reply
  5. Kristy says

    June 20, 2011 at 6:26 pm

    I feel the same way! I realized July will be here soon, then I began to panic. Thinking about the kids going back to school (and me starting nursing school near the end of August). I want to savor this summer so much…
    I live in the deep south, where the mosquitoes always ruin any outdoor outing! However, we haven’t had much rain, so they could be worse!

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    • an ordinary mom says

      June 20, 2011 at 6:32 pm

      Oooh, nursing school, good for you! I’ve thought about doing that as my children get older, or study to be a midwife, or a nutritionist, or a naturopath… (I’m not the most decisive girl on the block!)

      Reply
  6. Lynnet says

    June 21, 2011 at 10:58 am

    Great list! Your list reminded me of many childhood memories. My kids loved doing the library summer reading program when they were younger. I feel for you on the breathing problems. Two of ours had reactive airway disease when they were younger. Spent many hours in hot steamy bathrooms, doing breathing treatments, and dancing with the kids in the cold winter evenings trying to open airways in desperate wee hours waiting for our dr. appt.

    Did you make homemade strawberry jam?

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  7. Ruth says

    June 23, 2011 at 6:37 pm

    Summer does go by too quickly. I hope your little one is feeling better soon. May you have some time to enjoy these fun summer moments.

    Ruth

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