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Hello, all. I just wanted to share some neat stuff I’ve found online this week – mostly on friends’ blogs.

First, pray for Alice as she is grieving the death of a friend’s mother and has a lot going on in her life right now. My sister wrote a poem for her that I just had to link to – it’s really great. To get the most out of the poem, do read Alice’s whole post on what the Lord is doing in her life in this season.

Then, over at my sister-in-law’s blog, you can see some photos of what’s been up with the Holden family this last week. I love the photos that Aunt Elise got of Jesse at the Farm Show!

Also, SewMammaSew had another Create and Celebrate post, where readers share what they’ve been crafting this week. I got totally inspired, as always! Check it out.

In other news, yesterday’s quiet Sunday afternoon with plans of a yummy lasagna dinner and then a much needed nap were forgotten when Jesse fell and burned his hand on the open oven door. We Praise the Lord that Daddy was right there to catch him, but he still sustained a nasty 2nd degree burn on the palm of his right hand. We held him all afternoon, trying to comfort him and ease the pain. It was very sad to see him hurting and not be able to do very much. We kept his hand in cold water all afternoon, and by bedtime he was quite calm, and we had a better night’s sleep than we expected. We’re grateful for Grandpa and Grandma’s errand to the pharmacy to get us more Tylenol, burn ointment, and especially the fishy crackers that Jesse loves. It was also a lovely diversion to have my family over in the evening with fresh peach pie and ice cream. Thanks, everyone, for helping us get through yesterday!!!

We appreciate your prayers for continued recovery for Jesse, especially that the blisters would not pop and that we would avoid infection. He made it through breakfast already, adjusting to eating his yogurt with his left hand and only spilling a little. Right now his is sitting calmly on the couch watching his favorite Baby Einstein Video (the Farm one with all the tractors!).

And I’m off to clean the kitchen!

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  1. Jeremy says

    August 13, 2008 at 12:26 am

    Thanks everyone for the great ideas.I think the best thing we did was to get it into cold water right away and keep it cold to prevent the burn from getting worse. Many people don’t realize that a burn is still burning for 15 – 20 minutes after contact.

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  2. EV says

    August 12, 2008 at 4:16 pm

    Sorry to hear about the little guy’s accident! I don’t have any burn remedies…we are constantly guarding the oven/stovetop/curling iron/iron (oh dear!) and I’m sure our day is coming. I’m sure we’ll want to know just what you did! We hope he’s healing well and that you all are doing better. S. isn’t much into cuddling these days so I envy your picture there with Jesse in your arms! Still I’m sure it was bittersweet…

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  3. spinninglovelydays says

    August 12, 2008 at 1:07 pm

    I’m so sorry to hear about Jesse’s accident. I hope his hand’s much better now. My daughter (she’s a Sept 2006 baby too) almost did the same thing this morning while I was checking my brownies, but I fortunately was able to block her in time.Hugs to your little one,IvyPS. I usually apply combudoron gel or cream to burns as a natural remedy. It’s very soothing.

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  4. Serena says

    August 12, 2008 at 3:29 am

    Oh, poor baby! Tea tree oil is also excellent for burns (as my iron-scalded fingers know all too well).

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  5. Trina says

    August 11, 2008 at 8:11 pm

    wow, thanks for the tip, Mrs. Drury! Today we have it bandaged with slices of aloe on it, and he has been favoring it less than I expected, still determined to use the unburned tips of his fingers to play and eat. He seems to be doing real good, and I hope we all get a good night’s sleep tonight. ๐Ÿ™‚

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  6. June Drury says

    August 11, 2008 at 6:54 pm

    Hi Trina, it’s Mrs. Drury. Last year I picked up a piece of coal that fell out of the coal stove when I was loading it. I didn’t realize it was a “hot” piece. I didn’t have anything to treat the burn with so I ran right down to my Amish lady (Emma) and she put 100% pure Lavender Essential Oil on it. It never blistered up and it healed very nicely. Not too long after that April got burned but she only wanted cold water on it. She blistered up quickly and it took a lot longer to heal. So now, I always keep a bottle of 100% Pure Lavender oil on hand for burns. Check out your resources to see if you too find any info on Lavender for burns. Love ya, Mrs. Drury

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  7. Mrs. Valine says

    August 11, 2008 at 3:46 pm

    Oh, Trina, how horrible! I’m so sorry.

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  8. Natalie Roth says

    August 11, 2008 at 2:56 pm

    Aww, poor little guy! ๐Ÿ™ It sounds like he’s being tough about it though. ๐Ÿ™‚ I hope his hand heals quickly.

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I haven’t been off the computer entirely this week (though I have spent a lot less time here at the desk than usual!) and have found some neat things to pass along to you in my ‘world wide wanderings’.

First is this new website advertising the photography of an old friend of mine. I recently learned he’d started up a photography business, and looked up his website. Wow, he does nice work! It was cool to see what Tim’s been up too, and I even recognized an old friend from the days we lived in Florida in his wedding shots.
Tim is one of the few people I can actually say I ‘grew up with’ – when you grow up in 3 different states, long standing relationships are few. We met the Goodchild’s when my brother Joel was 4, and I was 2. The Goodchild’s were homeschooling pioneers down in Florida in the years when people didn’t even know what a homeschool was. ๐Ÿ™‚ They even wrote a book on homeschooling – it’s very good, I have read it:

The Simplicity of Homeschooling: Discover the Freedom of Learning through Living  - By: Vicky Goodchild

We did field trips and Konos projects and swimming lessons together. When we moved to N.C., they visited us during family vacations – we even went to Washington D.C. together one year. Then when ‘Uncle’ Jack retired from the fire station, they moved to N.Y. to live near us! Anja and I were bridesmaid’s in their eldest daughter’s wedding a few years ago…
Forgive my reminiscing – I just love having such a long-standing relationship – it’s such a secure feeling.

Also, I found my favorite seed catalog finally got online! I am going to attempt to have a garden again this year – my new little yard has such lovely possibilities, and I’m anxious for some homegrown veggies. Check out Fedco Seeds for great prices and variety, especially for norther growers.

Lastly, I took some time last weekend to explore the archives of my favorite blog, and really enjoyed this post on ‘Treats’. Anna says,

I am a great believer in treats, for myself and everyone else. I have them all day long. The trick is to expand your definition of “treat”.

Her list of treats is very similar to the little things I like to reward myself with through the day. It inspired me to cherish the little highlights in a day. Also, it’s nice to get ideas for treats that don’t involve sugar, or food in general, since we’re on a fast!

Well, that’s all for today! Don’t forget to enjoy the every day things today – like the sunrise! Jesse woke me up around 4:30 – he got back to sleep, but I didn’t! Thus the early morning post, and the opportunity to see the sunrise from my lovely kitchen…

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  1. abigail van buren says

    February 29, 2008 at 12:36 pm

    Tim's pictures are amazing!

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