tales from a far-land

Last Sunday while Josh was mowing the lawn and I was working on a project inside, the kids decided they wanted to play out on the swing set.  Everything was normal, until I heard Madilyn and Aiden calling for "Daddy, Daddy".  I noticed Josh run across the lawn, pick up Aiden, and yelled to me for assistance. Aiden's face was covered in blood.  I really wish that I had taken a picture of him at that moment, but I had other things on my mind.  He had blood coming down his forehead, nose and coming out of his eye.  It looked pretty awful and Josh immediately wanted to go to Urgent Care.  I took Aiden into the kitchen to start cleaning off the blood to assess the situation.  After cleaning him up, we realized the wounds were not as dire as it may have seemed.  He had a nice little gash on his eyelid and a big bump on his forehead.  We thought the gash on his eyelid may need stitches, so we loaded the kids up in the car and headed to Urgent Care. However, on our way, we decid

Tonight is the last class of my Introduction to Judaism course.  All of my course work is completed.  I have turned in all of my homework, took the final exam, and attended three different temple's Shabbat services.  I just cannot believe how fast the eighteen weeks have passed.  I have really enjoyed this opportunity and am a little sad that it is over.  Thank you to my husband who watched the kids so I could have an educational night out!  It has reminded me how much I love to learn.  I really enjoy being a student and taking classes to learn new things.  Plus, it opened my eyes to traditions and cultures that I would like to share with my children and family.  And although the class is over, I am very excited to continue on my journey of Judaism and explore how I may want to include it more in my life moving forward.   As you probably noticed, life became a little busy and I was not able to post every week's journal assignment.  However, there are a couple of them that

Happy New Year from the Farrell-Landers!  We are so grateful to have spent New Year's Eve with our dear friends Christy, Brandon and Melinda.  The evening was filled with fondue, Jenga, and a midnight toast! Cannot wait to see what blessings and joys 2014 will bring. Aiden's New Year Mask  NYE Photo of the Kids Now she wanted to smile ...  Christy and Brandon  Melinda and I  Josh and I   Grapes and Champagne ~ A Toast to a Sweet Year!