Interests:I am a Christian woman, married for 29 years to the love of my life. My husband is a law enforcement officer whom we affectionately refer to as being a "Copper", thus the title of my blog! I'm a homeschooling mom of four - two graduates, two still homeschooling, grandma of the four cutest little ones in the world, two boys and two girls so far! My grandchildren are second generation homeschoolers! My priorities are my faith, my husband, my children, my home, my church and/or my ministry, and then whatever else there's time for. Here on this blog, I will share with you bits and pieces of my days - From homemaking to child training, homeschooling to sewing, crafting to cooking, gardening to reading, decorating my home to buying out of print books for our heritage library -whatever my days are filled with! The good, the bad and the sometimes not so pretty!
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Please know that I read each and every comment, e-mail or message that is sent my way. If you've asked a question, or raised an issue, it is quite likely that I will be able to answer or address your issue in an upcoming blog post. However, in order for me to honestly live the life that I share with you on my Copper's Wife's blog, I must spend my days looking well to the ways of my own household. My days are very full with the things the Lord has so richly blessed me with! Therefore, I may not be able to answer or respond to you personally. Thank you for your understanding. God bless you as you look well to the ways of your own household. ~
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I will be using the following tools for my personal Bible study time through 2008:
My Utmost for His Highest, by Oswald Chambers (I've worked through this daily devotional several times over the years and I always love it. My copy is a beautiful, worn, old copy that was given to me by a friend many years ago. I love the way that it feels in my hands.)
The Valley of Vision: A Collection of Puritan Prayers and Devotions, edited by Arthur G. Bennett (My copy was a gift from a friend a couple of years ago. I've read selections from it, from time to time, but I've decided this year to read it through as part of my daily study time.)
IN MY READING BASKET RIGHT NOW! Please read this post and this post for more information and to understand why I think it is so vitally important that you are reading!
Book titles that are striken through have already been finished.
The Thirteen-Gun Salute, by Patrick O'Brian (My husband and I are reading through the entire Aubrey/Maturin series by O'Brian. My husband is about three four books ahead of me! To see my review and caution about this series click here.)
JUST FOR FUN FICTION:
Right Ho, Jeeves, by P.G. Wodehouse(Dani has loved P.G. Wodehouse for a couple of years now, and she has finally convinced me to read one for myself.)
This is a wonderfully fun, fanciful series, with many memorable characters. I'm not sure who is enjoying it more, the boys or my husband!
This blog, as well as my website, are maintained and paid for solely by my wonderful and generous husband. I very much appreciate those of you who have chosen to make purchases at Amazon.com through my blog. Amazon keeps all of your transactions private, and I have no idea who may or may not click through my links to shop there. However, Amazon does pass along a very small percentage of all sales made through my links to me in the form of gift certificates, which I use to purchase books for our own Heritage Library. My sincere thanks to everyone who blesses my family in this way.
We were up at 5:00 a.m. this morning. All of us! The animals were fed. The balance of our stuff was loaded into the van. One last check was made of the house, and we were off. The front gate closed behind us at 6:03 a.m. We were on our way. This vacation has been planned since last fall. My husband saved back quite a chunk out of the inheritance his Grandma Golda left for him for this trip and one other (in August). The kids weren't told about this one until January. We've all been counting the days in the last few weeks.
We drove and we drove and we drove. We saw plenty of what gives our state, The Golden State, its name - those "golden" hills!
We drove and we drove and we drove some more. Eventually, our valley came to an end, and we had to make our way up and over these hills. The road goes right up through that area between the hills there..........and Yep! That's California smog in the photo, too!
The early start and eating breakfast in the car really paid off. We checked into our motel and were ready to find a spot to eat lunch by 12:30. The weather was cool and a bit drizzly. We came through just a bit of rain, too, but the rest of the day was dry. Very cool, but dry.
You know you've chosen a fun destination when even leaving the parking garage is fun!!!
Okay, how many of you had guessed right? (Bren and Elk Grove Susan and my friends in real life all knew where we were going, so their guesses don't count!).
Aaron hamming it up on the rockets!
I'd love to know what these two were discussing before their rocket ride. Will looks worried, and I'm not quite sure what to think about Dani's expression! They had a blast, though! Now, lest you think that I am a big chicken and didn't ride any rides, I'll have you know I rode them all...EXCEPT for the rocket ride. I can go up and down, and even upside down, but I cannot go round and round and round. And it's not old age, either, I've never been able to do the round and round rides.
In fact, I shared a seat with William on Space Mountain which is an indoor roller coaster, all in complete darkness, with all sorts of special Disney effects thrown in to make it feel like a space flight!! Yee haw, it was fun!! Great fun! And we rode tons of other stuff, too. And I have LOTS of pictures. However, because I'm the kind of blogger that likes to keep it real, I need to show you my grand adventure of the day. Consider it a behind the scenes tour of Disneyland. You know, one of those opportunities to see things you might never see on a regular family visit? Because, otherwise, I'd have to call this post "Where in the World was Copper's Wife Klutzy Today" and I'm just not gonna title this post that way.
You see, as I was getting off of that Space Mountain ride, my foot slipped on something in the floor of the car we were riding in. I caught my balance right away, and I'm still not sure what I slipped on, but I banged my arm on something in the process. Disneyland is one of the safest parks I've ever visited, but somehow I found a sharp edge on that ride. It took a nice little chunk of skin right off my elbow. Oh, it smarted a little, but it didn't really hurt. The problem was, it bled, and I had no band aids in my purse.
We made our way to the first aid station, though, and what a treat!!! It's been a long time since somebody tenderly fixed up one of my owies, and I don't know when such a thing was ever done for me by a Registered Nurse. However, Andy cleaned me up, gave me some antibiotic ointment, and a nice, big bandage applied on my elbow so that it wouldn't come off during the course of the day. And he sent me out the door with supplies to fix it up again in the morning.
As embarassing as it was to have to go to First Aid for a band aid, it certainly was a fun experience. I don't have a picture of it, but they gave me a sticker, too!!! It's a very retro Minnie Mouse (of course) sticker, and she's dressed up as a nurse! Very cute! And don't you just know that Dani popped her head into the door of the treatment room to snap a picture!!! I've got to say that the folks in First Aid this evening were friendly, professional and really took away all embarassment I felt at getting an owie in Disneyland!
God bless you as you look well to the ways of your household! Proverbs 31:27
This Week's Menu @ Copper's House AND A Question for You
Last week's menu was rather dull, don't you think? Ha! If you think THAT was dull wait until you see this week's menu.
Monday: Breakfast: Lemon Crumb Muffins (from the freezer stash) and bottled orange juice, to be eaten in our van, of all places! Lunch: I haven't a clue Dinner: Not sure
Tuesday: Breakfast: Continental style breakfast Lunch: Who knows? Dinner: I dunno
Wednesday: Breakfast: Continental style breakfast Lunch: That's a good question Dinner: Dinner??
Thursday: Breakfast: Continental style breakfast Lunch: No earthly idea Dinner: Ya got me!
Friday: Breakfast: Continental style breakfast (yawn) Lunch: I. Just. Don't. Know. Dinner: Ho-hum, more of the same
Saturday & Sunday: While the choices might be a bit better towards the weekend, there is nothing really "planned" here either, other than the fact that we will surely enjoy a wonderful meal at Copper's brother's house on Saturday evening.
Of course, you all know that my family will be well fed. And though there are no definite plans, no one will go hungry. Snacks? We've got some yummy snacks done up nicely by Dani in a basket. Yep.
One thing I will tell you about this week's menu, one of those lunches or dinners will definitely be a wonderful French Dip Sandwich (one of the best I've ever had), which I will share with Dani. We'll split the sandwich because we will have a piece of deep fried cheesecake afterwards. That particular meal has been planned for five years now!
Which brings us to the question..........Where in the world is Copper's Wife??? (Comments will be closed for a few days).
God bless you as you look well to the ways of your household! Proverbs 31:27
I saw this a few weeks ago and it made me smile. I saved it to share with all of you today. Our jobs are huge, but the rewards, if counted, would be a number as vast as the stars in the heavens, and they are priceless. Enjoy!
(This video is fine and totally family friendly. However, I can't speak for any other videos on YouTube so be careful clicking around. Hat tip to Babarba Curtis at Mommy Life .)
Have a blessed Mother's Day!
God bless you as you look well to the ways of your household! Proverbs 31:27
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, by Oswald Chambers (I've worked through this daily devotional several times over the years and I always love it. My copy is a beautiful, worn, old copy that was given to me by a friend many years ago. I love the way that it feels in my hands.)
