Hurst Family News

With ten minutes left on the nap/quiet time timer I find myself with little desire to do anything other than blog, connect, speak to those not 5 or under.  The baby is crying.  I had to trap him in the Pack-n-Play because he kept getting out of his new toddler bed and whacking his eldest brother who was trying desperately to do what was asked of him.  The middle one is on my bed, also due to the Menace and his fondness for head whacking. But now he's up saying he needs to go potty.  He knows that's a loophole because he's wearing undies.  I'd love to drown my sorrows in chocolate but the ever-present middle chub says, "lay off it".  Motherhood is not for the faint of heart.   I was trying to read in Mitten Strings for God  by Katrina Kenison but found myself frustrated because it is so hard to read about the importance of peace and quiet and play when the natives are restless.  The part I'm at now she speaks of simplicity.  N...

We made it. We're home. Finally. It's not perfect and is still certainly a mess of boxes, but we moved into our house last week. Ah. Feels so good. I do feel a bit of pressure to get pictures up but I'm ignoring that for now and focusing on LIFE and LIVING and what does that all MEAN anyway? It's so nice to be in our own space and to circle the wagons and simply BE together. Part of my goal in my theme of HOME is coming to fruition.  The first bit was to be in our own home.  Now we are.  It's so nice to actually make it to our goal of moving in by the end of January. What are we lacking still? Well, a stove for starters (hopefully to be connected this Friday) and kitchen cabinets.  Though we did just get our beautiful china hutch out of storage so we have a place to put our dishes and plethora of sippy cups.  Classy.  But it works AND it is a beautiful peace of furniture.  I get such pleasure from it.  Isn't that silly?  We...

Lookie- this is the chandelier that was in the dining room. It now lives in the living room. There's even power going to it.   And light bulbs. (I should get an updated picture sometime soon.) Here's the kitchen and dining room. View of the kitchen.  It's a bit cramped now while we don't have proper cabinets- but that's ok. Sink will be on the left.  Laundry room and where the ladder is, the pantry.  There's a hole above the fridge that will eventually have plexiglass over it for natural light. I can't reach any cabinets over the fridge anyway so I'd prefer to have light.  There won't be much. But different anyhow.  Window from the laundry room.  Charlie helping in his room.  Boys' room with the wall enclosed now- so much cozier.  Bathroom primed.  The boys watching a movie while Mommy paints.   Bunny hat and cheese face. Measuring up.  ...

Flash back: Beginning of December. Tree-for-all craft fair. Santa. 1.5 hours later.  We finally got to see him.   This was last week: The boys in their "car" ( It's my not-a-box )  Chuck riding his hog to pick up chicks.    Wee #3  Middle Billy Goat Gruff  And Primus- with a split open chin.  We decided that stitches would be fun for christmas break---except I held it together long enough he only needed fancy dr superglue. (Which in my opinion doesn't sting like regular superglue but that and the pricetag are probably the only differences) Now chin boy is healing nicely and at school while the other two help daddy at the house.   Bathroom pictures forthcoming. Stay tuned.  

I want our home to feel peaceful and to be a safe haven, where my kids, husband and I can walk in the door and sigh relief. We made it, we're safe.  From judgement, from bullies, from criticism, from harm, from negative thinking, from the elements.  Trying to wrap my brain around this idea- because it is really quite broad.  There's the physical aspect, clean home=happy home.  Those who know me, know I struggle with this.  (I also believe mess=life and I'm not about to banish living).  There's the emotional safety aspect.  The acceptance and unconditional love and expressions of love.  There's feng shui .  Which I feel is its own post.  I'm not about to change everything but a balance would be nice.  I'd love to sort all of my belongings BEFORE we move them into the house and say only things that are worthy to be there will be and get rid of all the other draining things, but I don't think that's how it's going to work.   Wit...

In following the lead of some wise friends: I'm going with a one word, over arching theme, for my resolution this year.   And the word is.... wait for it.... HOME .  Because it seems to have been so much on my mind recently and I feel it is highly appropriate given we will (cross your fingers and toes and eyes) be moving into our house by the end of the month. My job title as wife and mother lends itself nicely to this theme. I've been thinking a lot about my home that I came from the the home that I long to have and the atmosphere I'd like to have. So I don't know the specifics of how this will manifest itself but that is my goal: to focus on all things HOME.