My Tribe July 27, 2007

I thought that an introduction was in order so here goes!

     I am Rhen.  I am a 32 year old SAHM of 6 children and 1 grown man who I claim as a 7th child.  Hey- when you do just as much or more for the grown one as you do the little ones you can claim him as anything you want!  LOL  I am just kidding, of course!  Anyway, we are a God-loving family who enjoy our homestead, gardening together and homeschooling.  I love to read,  and to learn as much as I can, to eat healthy, to workout, and garden.  I have a passion for God, my family, archery, photography, heirloom seeds and sarcasm (it’s a gift). 

     My darling hubby is Mr. Muscles 35.  He is the love of my life.  We have been married for over 13 years.  Wow- time flies when you are crazy in love!   He is my rock and definitely the other half of me.  I thank God every day for him.  He is a magnificent daddy and spoils us all.  He has tons of muscles, loves to work out and is my personal trainer.  Isn’t he wonderful?!

Now to the rest of the “tribe”

     DD1 is Ms. Serious.  She is 11 and enjoys playing her hot pink guitar.  She is an artsy-craftsy person, reads all the time, creates jewelry and spends a lot of her time trying to boss around the rest of them.  Sometimes it works and sometimes they plan a mutiny.   LOL  She has quite a few penpals and is very dedicated.  I can’t even think about how many stamps she uses a month.  She has a heart for God and a passion for dancing. 

     DS is Short Man who is 9.  He is our only son and definitely a rough and tumble young man.  He is crazy about dinosaurs, lizards, bones, and anything that creeps and crawls.  He wants to either be a soldier or a paleontologist when he grows up.  We are constantly doing digs in on our property to see what we can unearth.  Ya never know!  He helps his dad work around our homestead.  He has an upbeat attitude and would love to have a brother.  Talk to God about that one kid!  hahaha

     DD2 is Ms. Firecracker.  She is a solid bundle of muscle.  My goodness, she is 7 and has a 6 pack.  LOL  She spends a lot of her time climbing trees, reading (Junie B. books), coloring, writing letters, practicing piano and is a part of a competitive gymnastics team.  She is through her first competition season and is will be competing in nationals!  She is such a caring person who doesn’t like to see anyone left out or unhappy.  She is also a packrat.   When we clean her room I spend too much time having to pull things out of nooks and crannies where she has stuffed them.

     DD3 is Ms. Lovebug.   A little snuggle girl who loves to sit in her daddy’s lap.  She is 5 and she really likes to draw, create with play-doh and learn new things.  She enjoys doing her schoolwork just like the big kids.  She would spend hours swinging if she could and has an absolutely magical laugh.  When she giggles no one is immune.  She is always by my side when I am in the garden.  

     DD 4 is Ms. Independent.  At 3 she is by far the pushiest, loudest and most stubborn.  She is only outdone in those areas by her momma.  When you tell her to do something she will cut her eyes at you and wait to see if you will actually MAKE her do it.  She is a daddy’s girl and has a fit if anyone other than she or the baby sits is daddy’s lap.  She and Ms. Lovebug clash on that a lot.

     DD 5 is Ms. Giggles, is 14 months old  At 3 months and 1 week she popped her two bottom teeth in without nary a fuss or whine.  A lot of slobber but that is what God gave us bibs for.  She is the happiest baby I have ever seen.  She smiles at anything, has a great tendancy to use her left hand (Granny is left handed and loves the idea) and she has rolls on rolls.  I love fat babies!!  All of the kids love her and she is showered with lots of kisses.   She is now cruising quite confidently along the furniture and will even take 2-3 steps on her own.  She is more than happy to take those steps when she is heading over to Daddy! 

     We round off our homestead with 2 dogs, 14 chickens , 4 guineas and 1 duck.  That will be expanding as soon as I can.  I love goats and we need to get a calf in the spring.  We have a small orchard with cherry, fig and apple trees.  We also have two big gardens for growing food, several blueberry bushes, a strawberry bed, a blackberry patch and some grape vines.  Still to add:  plum trees, a Granny Smith apple, muscadines and a few more grape vines.

If I think of anything interesting I will add it.  Until then…………………….that’s all folks!

**God wants spiritual fruit not religious nuts**  ~I just think that saying is too funny and too true