Never A Dull Moment

An old, but still appropriate picture of the four youngest.

That's my motto, and has been for years. When relaying the latest chapter in "You Won't Believe What Happened At Our House or To Our Family," I often sum up the retelling with, "Never a dull moment."


Having this many bodies living in such close proximity, there isn't much margin for error. Add to that the fact that we could be a test facility for the durability of various household products, and you just never know what's going to happen next. It definitely makes things interesting.


Case in point: yesterday


As you already know, we get up and start school early. So by the time lunch rolls around, the kids are ready for a short break. Yesterday, the "break" required an emergency extension. Our second refrigerator, located in the garage, had been yanked open and slammed shut just one time too many. 


The door fell off!


EEEEEEEKKKKKKK!


Josh and Ben, out of purely unselfish motives of service to their family, took on the repair. Of course, it did mean that their remaining schoolwork was temporarily suspended. They toiled tirelessly.


Joshua came in, after a while, to announce the job's successful completion.


But then Ben came saying,"Mom, something's not right about that door. I have to lift it, then shut it."


Joshua stopped, turned around, and went back to the garage.


After further inspection, he came in a few moments later with a sheepish grin on his mug, "We forgot to put the washers back on it."


They had to take it back apart and add washers.


So far, so good. The door is still hanging on.


We finished school, and chores, and dinner, and headed to the church building for our class on Romans. When we arrived home, it was time for the kids to head to bed. I thought everyone was settled in, so I went to my room to put up a load of laundry. 


Then I heard banging in the den. What/Who could it be?


Upon entering, I found Rebekah swinging a towel around. What on earth?! Then I realized that one of her finches was loose and she was trying to shoo it lower so she could catch it. Nothing doing. It eluded capture for quite a while. We thought we had it trapped, at one point, in the game closet. Boy, were we fooled. It escaped the closet and settled on a bookshelf in the hall. Rebekah got so close--she almost had it. At the last possible moment, it escaped into the kitchen/dining/family room. And we had NO idea where it was for a few minutes. Then we heard a little flutter and she saw it beside the refrigerator (the one inside the house whose door was still firmly attached). Stealthily, she inched closer. We all held our breaths, knowing this could go on all night long. It must have been tired, because it finally allowed her to sneak up on it and gently secure it for the return trip to birdie jail.


So much for a nice quiet end to a busy day. 


Each morning, it starts all over again.


After actually sleeping until the alarm went off this morning, instead of awaking an hour ahead and waiting for it to go off, I felt chipper and cheerful to begin a new day. 


Rebekah is not hungry first thing each morning. She would rather get a few school subjects under her belt and await hunger. Along about time for Memory work and Poetry Memorization, she is usually ready to eat. So far, so good.


I looked over at her. She was sitting at the island with her poetry, eating.


Her choice for breakfast this morning?


LEFTOVER, COLD SAUERKRAUT!! 


Oh my.


I have a strong stomach, but that's just not okay.


There was only a small bowl of kraut left (thankfully), and so she followed it with a Cinnamon Chex chaser. 


I'm feeling a tad nauseous. (We say it this way: NAAWSHUS, for emphasis)


I'm thinking it highly unlikely there will be any dull moments today, either.


I believe boredom may be highly underrated. :) 


Just teasin'! Wouldn't have it any other way. 




Hope your day is filled with fun twists and turns. 




After all, we wouldn't want you to get bored.