It`s one of those delicious, cleaning, creative days…
I can`t blog until I get this other assignment written, a little thing G gave me to do for school. I REALLY miss this place though…
Be back!
Jenny
Pajamas.
Contentment. It`s the new rich.
Contentment: something that makes a rich man jealous.
Gratefulness. Something priceless you cannot buy.
I was down on the floor hand mopping my kitchen floor yesterday and I thought to myself,
The key to happiness really is not caring a hoot about money.
I know the Bible and lots of other people have already said this. But sometimes you just have to think it for yourself. It just hit me in such a real way, right then.
Philippians 4:11 says,
I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances.
1 Timothy 6:6,
Yet true godliness with contentment is itself great wealth.
Isn`t it funny how people who lived so long before us can tell us something. Yet, we really don`t live that way or believe it`s true, until, something happens in our own lives where we can tap it into one of our experiences and then it it SO TRUE to us. The light goes on…
Silly humans.
| Luke 12:15
Then he said to them, “Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; a man’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.” (more…) |
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Some days it`s really quite simple…
A thrift store find...
^This cool game box
plus
this situation…
I had just prided myself on picking up all the toys. FIVE minutes later.... this. I`m fine with them playing with toys, but this was a case of "dump and walk".
It all equals a day where my “creative fix” for that day has to be super fast and simple…
Hence, this.
One day at a time.
A fun EASY “project?”
Hardly a project.
and let`s just say–
a GREAT reminder for me as well. I tend to be a dreamer and it`s hard for me to stay in the present sometimes, and NOT to dream about when they are older, or can dress themselves, etc.
I don`t want to miss a day with them because I was
dreaming.
Here it is: “in scale”.
In the past, my dear, frank, funny hus commented that all my pictures on my blog are of my baby in a high chair with a dirty face OR a picture on/of my porch.
(Truth there)
Pretty sure now he will say:
“Kill the mantle pictures. Overkill the last while.”
Even though Charles had been very frank with Margaret that they were only a PROFESSIONAL Scrabble Model Couple….
(Is that a camera lens in the middle of their table?)
Hey, a girl can dream!
Margaret knew she was in WAY over her head. One look at THOSE HANDS holding the Scrabble cubes and she turned to jelly…
All our kids will have forms of the name… Charles…
Chazz, Charlie, Chett, Charlotte, Chuck, Chucky, Charlene, Charmaine, Charles the 3rd…
Tiny Fall Party.
Parties I just love `em. Nothing more fun than getting a table all gussied up., with free stuff/stuff from the art room storage. Also. Especially if you have help with the food.
Making food is NOT a gift I possess.
More pictures to follow.
It`s sad/cute/funny (whichever you choose) that Elle often plays Party and makes Laila help her set up a table with “pretties” in her free time.
What free time? All her time is free is it not?
If there is any kind of action in the kitchen (like the other Saturday when I was making coffee and brownies for the men working here) when she comes down the steps in the morning she will say,
“Are we having a party, mom? Are you making a party? Can we have my friends for a party?”
I love my little “ladies”.
Easy, Warm, Night, Light Meal.
Ingredients:
{GarlicGarlic from Tastfully Simple,
Progresso Classic Tomato soup,
butter,
sliced Provolone or Mozzarella
&
PIZZA BREAD (sliced) from the legendary Der Dutchman of Walnut Creek!}
~This pizza bread even has real banana peppers in it.
If you don`thave a bakery close by that makes pizza bread, any deli bakery has SOME kind of cool bread you can use. French bread, Italian bread etc. Even Walmart has great fresh bread.
Heat the soup on the stove, add a dash of GarlicGarlic (or garlic powder), a little butter and any kind of milk OR cream. Delish!
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Since I have been working more– I get asked a lot how I get supper around for my family when I get home so late at night.
It`s no big deal. Because I have perfected the art of lazy cooking, while still trying to keep up appearances…
This *deluxe*, vamped up, grilled cheese and tomato soup would be classic for us.
You could really classy it up with a great glass of wine…
Or ginger ale is great too. Ginger ale makes a great Mennonite wine. It`s cheaper you know, so you can have more of it, and the kids can drink it too.
I love COLD, diet ginger ale, in a goblet– my self spoiling for the evening.. .
Eating while making. I have a house that won`t clean itself…
…and girls that can`t bathe themselves.
I seriously couldn`t even take the picture with out little hands grabbing…
I think it`s more about them being nosy & grabby, than it is about them being so hungry.
I found little sandwich chunks strewn all over the house. Yup, they like to play with them. For fun. Fun outside of their mouths.
IT`S FUN TO PUT THEM IN YOUR MOUTHS TOO, little girlies.
If there are picky eaters and mouse eaters on this earth, they can be found at my house. My hus is a very average (not heavy) eater too. He thinks eating is simply for nourishment and staying alive. Basic stuff.
Why do they all have to have that gene and I can`t get a hold of it?
I WANT TO BE A BLOOD KAUFFMAN!
HAHA JUST KIDDING… (Or else my family will come punch me.)
Love my funky Miller blood as well.
Anthro Love~
No one may have noticed, but I haven`t been able to post the greatest lately because I am just too…
too…
swamped right now.
Who isn`t?
October is one of the most fun, yet nutso months for me.
So I think I`m happy and crazy right now.
Anyways~ but I came across these pictures of an Anthropologie in London!
Over at: 
(Yes, I have to time to surf a little, even when I don`t have time to blog.)
I thought I`d share the link and at least give you a little love. Well, actually a you`ll feel a LOT of love, when you see this COOL post w/ pictures.
Love ya`ll. Be back one day…
JK
(Jenny K., not ‘just kidding’)
Day Makers.
This is the kinda little thing that makes my day.
Gina Schrock Wilcox won the little brown flower giveaway I did a few weeks ago.
It blessed me to look in my gmail inbox this morn and find this! A model with a flower. Thanks, Gina for taking the time. You look so beautiful..
The other winner was Kendra. Any pictures, Kendra? Kendra?
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Later in the day…
Well, what do we have here? Kendra mailed me something…
Here is her daughter, Ashadee, wearing the won flower on her purse.
K says you can`t see it well –but we get the idea.
Can I just say adorable girl, outfit, and photography! Love it.
Thanks a ton~~ you two.
CL Fair Sneak Peek.
The Country Living Fair was just breathtaking.
I took pretty many pictures– here are a few to “wet your appetite” as it were. 
So many gorgeous booths like above. I seriously haven`t even been inspired to make my own crafty things with my own hands yet– since I`ve been home.
I think I`m still reeling from being WAY too over inspired…
Above, a DARLING vendor that my sisters bought pretty much from. She was a darling character and loved to hear our ideas for things we bought from her.
Having it in the fall– AND in the picturesque Ohio Village just made it Mmmmmmmm…
One of the darling things I held to buybut then didn`t .
I loved this, because my favorite word in the whole world is, gracious.
Because it`s something I have always wanted to be.
What`s funny about that– is recently I came to realize my NAME, Jeanette, means Gracious Gift of God. That was really meaningful to me.
And also my name is French. And. I happen to really like the style of the French Inspired… How ironic.
If you want to hear one further tidbit about my name, it`s all free, the name Jeanette`s popularity, has rapidly been plummeting for the last, oh, 20 years or so.
In summery, not a cool name, but still ‘cool’ to me.
One of the Ohio Village little home fronts.
Booths full of all kinds of baubles.
Gorgeous Fall Pumpkin/Gourd display.
Joy, Me and Julana.
~A really special weekend for us in so many ways.
Met up with these pretty ladies!
Lafonda, my sister Joy`s sister in law– and my good friend, Shelly!
Was fun to run into them, and jabber in awe together. haha
What a pretty booth… I think I took this picture because of the garland, above.
Cute booth, we each bought a few things from.
The man that was tending this booth was very chatty, and wet with sweat. He also had kicked his running shoes off, and his toenails were long and yellow. Made for some interesting observations, while chatting.
And on that note I leave you.
MORE LATER~
Stay TUNED!
Jenny/Jeanette
Tales of a Rainy Monday.
Today is Tuesday. Its been a rough Tuesday.
So I thought I`d share a few happy pictures from:
YESTERDAY.
A rainy Monday.
I love rainy days!!
~Cozy on the couch watching moving pictures on daddy`s old laptop.
~Wow. That did me in. I`m out!
Laila: “Elle, may I approach you and your house?”
Laila: “Thank you. Now may I put my hand here?”
(This sort of describes the fear Laila has when joining in with Elle`s play. )
That night I found them happily together (rare) playing with my phone.
So if I called you last night that could be why…
Indian Bear Lodge
The other weekend we had a groovin` movin` weekend at a cabin with my side of the family.
So much fun…
Daddy love.
Or Baby Love.
Ever since bro Jason was a small boy, he dreamed of being a part of a Newspaper Observation Club…
Lounging.
(Gracie) “This sun`s sure getting me back here, Laila”
My parents, getting ready for our service sunday morn…
Pretty new momma, my sister Julana…
Spring chicken Jason, outruns brother in laws.
My favorite pic of the weekend.
Even though the men are every age, style, size and have very varied interests, they always seem to have a good time together.
Bro Jordan– “the boy with only one leg”.
Girls and Isaac had lots of yard and places to explore. It was such a nice place for all ages to roam and do fun stuff.
I luff my baby…
^Vinnie stretches before “Miller Olympics” start.
Vinnie organized a couples hours of outdoor games and relays for everyone out in the yard. It was SUPER FUN.
I highly recommend doing some lazy, and also some organized things on family get togethers. Our ages vary so much and this was really an exciting, funny thing to all do together.
I wish I had photos– but the relay included adults drinking from baby bottles, scarring.
Siblings pic.
“Girls get your chins up”
No, I don`t have a favorite child.
Elle was always off playing. Stay with mom and you get shot more often, is what I`m trying to say.
Man to man, they faced each other…
the admiring crowd watched with baited breath…
My dad, sister Joy, my mom and new niece, Sydney…
Touch his salad bar and DIE.
Ready set…
This makes me think of a mug shot. Laila the criminal. Her crime.
Hmm………….
Smuggling knock-off Huggies and Similac over the Mexican border…
Nice couply hand on thigh.
Elle has white leggings on, for your info.
My brother Jason thought it would be a real pain for me to find a picture of his toe on my camera.
Yeah, I think this might have worked out negative.
Mom keeps the toe nail clipper in the back bathroom, top drawer, on the left, Jason.
Julana did THE cutest treasure hunt for the kids. There were prizes with every other clue. It kept them having fun for a long time. Ended with a little picnic in the woods.
Oh no, Laila has gone Controlling.
Blondies and besties.
This was a cute little art station at one of the stops in the treasure hunt.
Thanks, aunt Julana!
Someone dreams of a hot tub dip…
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That`s all I have.
Later,
Love, me
