Sunday, December 30, 2012

2012 For Our Family



As this year winds down I was taking time to review all we accomplished, experienced or celebrated.
Our year began with a determination to clean up and clear out to simplify and organize our lives. I began by organizing the garage with all the Christmas boxes finding a new storage area.  Then cupboards and closets were cleaned and decluttered.  Progress was stalled when Kevin had to redo the kitchen flooring due to a water leak that started behind the refrigerator.



We decided to join in A Bushel & A Pecks blog Spring Cleaning challenge, and continued to clear out the last of our consumer debt which we did late Spring with our final truck payment. 




Birthdays and Anniversaries were celebrated.  Amber and Eddies 1st Anniversary and Kevin and my 29th.  The girls both made a lot of progress in their homeschooling, with big bro Cameron helping.
Our garden and greenhouse projects were quite successful and even now still provide us with fresh tomatoes, bell peppers, herbs and greens.




Projects were a big part of cleaning up and clearing out our "to do" list.  A new roof over the back room addition.  Repainting the house and barn from yellow to olive green.  I did a complete makeover of the kid's and my bathrooms.   Then Cameron and Kevin also stucco'd and put up guttering on the back room addition.




Travel was a part of the schedule for Amber and Eddie who began the year by going to Israel, then a couple months later to Vancouver, Washington.  Kevin and Cameron did some travelling too, to check out our new house in Florida and begin removing the ugly wallpaper and a few other things in preperation for our eventual move there.





It's been a busy year and this next one will probably be too as we finish up here in anticipation of our Spring move to Florida.  Stay posted for our upcoming adventures.


9 comments:

  1. Lovely to read your blog and see another home educating, budget loving, garden-growing, adoptive mama! Your children are simply delightful!

    Thanks for the encouraging comments you've left on my space. Much appreciated.

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    1. I remember the early days of homeschooling and making adjustments to new family additions with all the bonding issues. And the fact that you're going at it alone makes me want to route you on all the more!!

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  2. I'm so glad you stopped by! Your girls are adorable. It's always so nice to find other families that have the same heart for adoption and the Lord. I'm your newest follower!
    Blessings,
    Janet

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    1. Why thank you that is really sweet. I'm a craft and decorating lover, so I follow annonomously a number of blogs of incredibly creative people to inspire me to be more creative. But had to comment on your beuatiful family picture!

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    2. Oops - that would be anonymously : ) Need to pay more attention to my spelling!

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  3. Dear Lynda.
    What a wonderful post of your year in review. You are just amazing and I wish you a wonderful new year filled with many joys. Looking forward to your adventure to come and prayers for health, happiness and love along the way.
    Happy New Year, Hugs, CM

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    1. Celestina,
      Thanks so very much for your wonderful thoughts and prayers, they are truly appreciated. Happy New Year to you as well.

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  4. Happy belated anniversary and happy new year.
    www.thoughtsofpaps.com

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    1. Paps, thank you for both best wishes!! They are much appreciated. : )

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