Puppy {Love}

 

This change of season is high on my favorites of the year …  I adore the quiet autumn evenings, the cool misty mornings as I hang out he morning laundry on the line … there is just enough chill in the air to require a warm sweater in the morning and just enough sunshine in the afternoon to allow the children to explore, play and be free outside …
School’s coming along well …. busy but good… I’ve even managed to squeeze in a few fall sessions for clients … I often feel like the house is suffering … I crave a sparkly clean, super tidy home … but then, when there comes the chance to have it all clean in one day … and the girls are off playing at the grandparent’s house … I realize all too quickly that I actually prefer having little fingerprints on windows if it means I have children here enjoying life. And those piles of well-worn sandals at the back door, well, it just tells the story of a happy-sun-filled day climbing trees and playing in the fields … I want to hear the noises of children and be busy with the duties and chores {and all moments in between} that come from raising a {non-average-sized} family …

 

Life would be too quiet without them.

 

We do require chores for the children, however. With six children and two adults, it can get very messy fast – but I tell them with so many siblings, it can also get clean fast! I love to lay my head on the bed at night and know we are not getting up to an untidy home. I am thinking it is abut time to revamp the chore list for the fall must-do-items. Should I share the chore list here? It’s pretty basic – no fancy graphics or colors – just plain and simple and straight to the point … it works for us though!

 

And a puppy update:

Winnifred is a beautiful addition to our family thus far. She is gentle and quiet, not too hyper yet and never once has tried to run away. Any puppy training tips I need to know?

 

{Leia & Winnie, getting to know each other}