Rainy Days

     It just started raining last night, but it seems like it has been rainy forever.  Since we can't go outside in the rain, we are having to be cooped up inside the house all day.
     Just a few minutes ago one of my brothers had a mental breakdown from being inside all day.  The things he said made me think of a song I heard my mom sing once.

     If rainy days and Mondays get you down, always remember God loves you. When life rains down on you and you feel like giving up, just lean on God, and he will help you.

From My Attic,

Eva  

Pie Contest

     Okay, so the day before Christmas Eve my oldest brother, Nathan, and I were having an argument about who was the best cook.
     The argument turned out to be that we would both make an apple pie, and it would be judged by our dad to see who had made the best pie.
     We both worked the whole afternoon to make our pies, and that night our pies were tested.

My pie (blue dish) and Nathan's pie (clear dish)

   

 Me, putting a bandana over my dad's eyes.

The contestants' slices of pie. 

     

     My dad never likes to put one of us higher than the other, so he tested, then he tested again.  Since he was blindfolded he didn't know whose pie was whose, so he chose the pie he thought was best.

     

     He picked my pie as the best!  I was so excited that I had beat my oldest brother in cooking. He had always bragged about how good of a cook he was, and I had just beat him in cooking a pie (We have always been very competitive).  

     My mom said she thought Nathan's pie was better, because it wasn't as sweet as mine.  My dad liked my pie better, because it was sweeter (He has always been a sweet-tooth).

     In other words, both of the pies were good; it just depends on your mood.

From My Attic,

Eva

      

        

           

      

       

My Wonderful Family Of Eleven

     We just recently got a trailer full of pine straw to spread around our shrubbery in our front yard.   So today my dad got my brothers and sister outside to spread straw.

 My brothers.

My sister.

 My brothers, sister, and dad.

   
While all of this fun was going on, my mom and I both worked on preparing supper for the hungry boys.

We prepared this meal :

Oven-fried chicken,
Baked macaroni and cheese,
Boiled kale from our garden,
A loaf of bread,
Canned sweet peas,
And microwaved potatoes.
   

   Our delicious meal.

     

     All of the food was scrumptious and our front yard looks good with fresh straw around the shrubbery.

     

     All of this was preformed tonight by my wonderful family of eleven. 

                           From My Attic,

                                    Eva

     

   
       

    

      

God Is So Good

     It has been either cloudy or raining for the last two weeks, except a of couple days when it cleared up only to get cloudy again that night.
   
     Sooo distressing.
   
     Well, I think God just knew I needed to see the sunset and tonight he sent a breeze to blow away some of the clouds in the west revealing the most beautiful sunset.

  

                                                                           
     It was such a relief to be able to see the sunset and feel the cool breeze on my face. 
   
    All of this reminds me, God is so good.

From My Attic, 

Eva