So today was a rainy, dreary day. The kids were going absolutely stir crazy! On top of being rainy, it starting to get colder. Of course, I'm talking cold for the south which in the greater scheme of things isn't really that cold. Anyway, so on top of the kids being stir crazy, Will obviously does not feel well. He has been whiny and clingy all day. It makes it difficult to get things done, but sometimes you just have to be with your kids and that is perfectly ok. I do like to get them outside as much as possible, but sometimes the weather just does not cooperate. Tonight, we decided to just get them out for a bit. We journeyed to the wonderful (not!) world of Wal-Mart. I HATE Wal-Mart, but it is somewhere we can get them out a bit and just walk around. While there I was happy to find out that Fireproof the movie had been released on DVD. So of course, we splurged and bought it. I have read the book and I absolutely LOVE it. I also have the Love Dare and am slowly working my way though it as well. Anyone who really wants to work on their marriage in a God centered context should either read the book or watch the movie. I am really looking forward to getting the kids down and sitting down to watch the movie tonight with Michael. He isn't a big reader so he only knows what I have told him about it.

On another note, my mother in law got a used sewing machine that she is going to give me. I have a lot to learn in regards to how to use it. I hope to be able to get good enough to make a lot of our clothes and repair those that we already have. I also am really wanting to learn to knit and crochet. I know my mom can teach me to crochet but I'm going to have to find someone to teach me to knit. I really want to be as self sufficient as possible.

Michael is about to take on a big project for me. We have a bunch of spare lumber that my Dad gave us from some job sites that he has been on. I found a bed in Mother Earth News that I have absolutely fallen in love with. It's a built in bed. You use one of your existing walls, then build two walls to kind of box in your bed. It has a bookshelf on the end and drawers on the bottom. I cannot wait until it is done! It will be a great place to just sit and read, think, and sleep. You can completely close yourself in with a curtain that covers that one exposed "wall." We aren't going to have to spend much on it at all since we have all the lumber.

We are also comtemplating getting some chickens this year. I thought it would be nice to be able to have our own eggs. Not to mention I think it would be a great experience for the kids. We are still exploring the idea and seeing if it is economically feasible or not.

Well, I guess that is it for today. I'm really hoping it is at least not raining tomorrow so that we can get the kids outside for a bit.