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Mama Russell
"Hello! My name is Kelly and I am a happy wife and mother to two daughters (5 and 3), one son (19 months), and a little girl on the way. I am a homemaker and a daughter of God."
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My To-Do List
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* *Go through all cooking/baking recipes and organize.
* *Make a newborn/small infant cloth diaper stash. I have not decided on the amounts of fitteds, covers, or AIOs that I'll need. *added April 9, 2008*
* Pick out and buy Kindergarten level homeschool curriculum.
* Go through children's clothing. Sort, box up, and give away as needed.
* Finish new blog.
* Finish MOTH schedule.
* Take down all window mini-blinds and put up curtains.
* Replace a/c filter.
* Thoroughly clean all baseboards.
* Shampoo all carpets.
* Get sewing machine and serger serviced.
* Completely wean son.
* Join HSLDA.
* Purchase flowers to put into front flower bed.
* Go room-to-room and get rid of all junk and stuff we no longer need/use.
* Deep clean refrigerator.
* Order birth kit.
* Organize care for older children for labor and birth.
* Buy labor pool.
* Pick up extra midwife supplies for birth.
* Make birth plan.
* Potty train 3-year-old.
* Clean out and organize pantry.
* Get baby's clothes ready.
* Focus on each room in the house and purchase or find items to accentuate that room.
* Make a reading list for this year. Buy books. *In Progress*
* Prayerfully consider joining a homeschool support group. Join.
* Find a nanny or mother's helper.
* Write at least 5 people a "snail-mail" letter.
* Purchase camping trailer.
* Organize all school supplies.
* Organize craft and sewing supplies.
* Go through master Bathroom and throw out all junk.
* Hang up all family photos.
* Get one more family portrait done before Baby comes.
* Organize a menu for major meal freezing before baby comes.
* Have at least 20 entrees frozen.
* If possible, purchase stand-alone freezer for garage.
* Buy new video camera.
* Clean engagement ring and wedding ring.
* Get teeth cleaned.
* Make weekly menus.
* Pick blueberries, at least 20 pounds. Freeze.
* Throw out makeup and buy new stuff.
* Make up a guest "welcome basket."
Kindergarten
Bob Jones K5 Math 3E
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All About Spelling
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Weaver Interlock
Tea and Books

I have become a tea drinker. I never thought I would say it, but yet it is there now in printed typed word. For the past few years I have just loved my coffee. Give me some strong coffee with cream and a bit of sugar and I am good to go. While I cannot drink it while I am pregnant because the smell drives me up the wall - after all, my poor husband has to brew his coffee in the garage when I am in the throes of those wonderful trimesters - I love how it becomes a part of my morning wake up. I think coffee has gotten a bad rap from most of our society and I will defend it quite staunchly. Moderation is key, after all.

This second trimester has found me using my tea kettle more often than I ever have. I refuse to drink out of tea cups and I still use my coffee mugs. Of course, if I actually owned any tea cups, I might use them. My favorite tea, Constant Comment, is an occasional treat, though I am starting to lean more towards Green Teas. Chamomile and Licorice-type teas are out during pregnancy but everything else is pretty much safe. Again, in moderation . . .

What kind of teas do you like to drink?

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I have finished all 8 books of the Anne of Green Gables series and I am on the lookout for recommendations for more books to read. They can be fiction, non-fiction, biographic, whatever. I would love to hear what you like to read!

I will be starting next a book my midwife gave to me called Creating your Birth Plan: The Definitive Guide to a Safe and Empowering Birth by Marsden Wagner.


In His grace,


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