#seven gilbert

Summer: Just eat something already, Mama won’t know. You’re so hangry.

SG: She will! She’s following me - every time I even think about going into the kitchen, she’s there!

Summer: Whatever. Are you more excited to get married or to get to eat again?

SG: Uhm.... both, I think. Definitely both. Sav’s going to lose her mind though, she’s already cried herself to sleep twice this week - 

Seven: Stella, did you know that if you didn’t eat for a long time, you could die? My book says - 

Summer: Oh shut up, Seven. No one cares. Anyway...

Summer: Don’t worry about Sav, she’s too sensitive. She’ll get over herself. 

SG: Hey Seven.. what are you up to? Mama sent me to find you for chores.

Seven: Science project. Go away, I have important science to do!

SG: Erm, Seven - you know science is against the watcher’s word. 

Seven: The Watcher invented science. Science is against Mama’s word, not His. I’m doing chemistry right now - the Watcher invented that too. I read it in that book you gave me.

SG: Oh... right. 

Seven: You can leave now. I want to do science, not chores. Unless you want to learn about science too?

SG: Uhm... sure, why don’t you teach me about science, then maybe we can talk about why the Watcher says science is a sin! And why you’re not wearing your shoes again - you know it makes mama mad.

Seven: I don’t like shoes. Or chores. I do like science. Now, what I’m doing here is making a volcano that’s going to explode like the real ones do. Except it’s not real, of course. It’s just an experiment. 

SG: And the Watcher made volcanos?

Seven: NO. Volcanos are made when magma explodes from the earth, the cools and hardens into rocks. That’s the volcano, duh. 

SG: So the Watcher made the magma?

Seven: No, the earth’s core made the magma. And the Watcher didn’t make that either so don’t ask.

Summer: Stellaaaaa Mama sent me to look for you and Seven, she thought you'd be back ages ago - what’s going on?

Seven: I’m doing science! And it’s very important so you both need to leave, now. You’re being too loud.

Summer: You can’t speak to us like that! You need to obey us - 

SG: Save it, Summer. She’s not gonna listen. We can split up her chores so we’ll still get them done. Mama won’t care who does them, as long as they’re done.

Summer: Fine. Bye, Seven. Have fun with your science.

Seven: Can you just leave already?

We got a new dollhouse to celebrate Seven’s birthday, but in just a few hours it was destroyed! No one would own up to it, but the girls were distraught. I suspected it was Sadie since she looked quite jealous of the presents Seven was getting, so I sent her to her room early (once she finished tidying up). 

We finished up the night by watching a good Watcherly movie together as a family! It’s so important to carefully monitor your children’s exposure to media, and make sure they’re only watching wholesome, Watcher-centered media - non Watcherly families should do this more! Then there wouldn’t be so many immoral people in the world!

Baby number eight is due any day now! We asked all the children what her name should be, and we’re choosing from their suggestions. It’s so precious to have the big siblings involved in the birth of their new baby sister - Stella Grace is even going to be present for the birth this time! How special!

While he was gone, our sweet seventh child was born! And you’ll never guess what clever name I came up with for her... did you guess? It’s Seven! Seven Susanna Gilbert. She has curly blonde hair just like her Mama’s and our names even rhyme - Heaven and Seven! I’m so smart!

Baby dedications always remind me of how blessed I am to have such a perfect little family! Praise the Watcher!