Outside my window... there is a frigid cold wind! It's sunny, but brrrr .....
I am thinking... about how I am ready for a week in Florida. We need a break from school and I need some sunshine and relaxation with no schedule.
I am thankful ... that God doesn't leave us to wallow in our junk but instead speaks to us and gives us a heart to be a better version of ourselves.
I am wearing... gray yoga pants and a black Old Navy hoodie.
I am planning... to keep up with our new healthy eating. The kids are doing great!
I am creating... a large cardboard pirate ship for the Blue and Gold Banquet. I totally did not want to do it (was hoping someone else would), but when it didn't get done the over-do-it side of me just couldn't stand it.
I am going... to run "to town" this afternoon to stock up on some necessities because we are supposed to get some nasty weather tomorrow and I have things I need for the weekend.
I am reading... The Green Shore by Natalie Bakopoulos; Attracting Birds to Your Backyard by Sally Roth, Ending the Food Fight by Robert Ludwig, M.D., Ph.D., Becoming a Titus 2 Woman by Martha Peace, and The Spiderwick Chronicles by Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black (Eli and Brynne's read-a-loud).
I am praying... about whether I should apply to be on the board of our Co-op. I would like to learn the inner-workings of one that is well run so that I can possibly work to start a small one closer to here, where we live.
From the learning rooms... We celebrated our 100th day of school yesterday. This rest of the week we are focusing on Abraham Lincoln and staying steady with our other subjects.
Noticing that ... in just one week of our revised diet and healthy eating, Brynne's appetite has decreased. You know how when you eat less then it takes less to fill up your stomach? She is hardly snacking at all. She told me when she went to bed that she hadn't had any of her bedtime snack and she wasn't hungry at all. I am so proud of her for working so hard on these changes! And, she ate lettuce on her sandwich today and said she LIKED it! Hooray!! THAT is a victory for that non-vegetable eater!
From the kitchen... Tuesday ~ leftover homemade chicken nuggets, homemade mac and cheese, and corn,
Wednesday ~ potluck at church (taking pepperoni pizza muffins),
Thursday ~ pork steak, veggie pasta, broccoli,
Friday ~ Eli's Blue and Gold Banquet,
Saturday ~ Rick and I out to dinner and the kids ... idk,
Sunday ~ dinner at mom and dad's.
Around the house... is laundry that needs done and put away. Always laundry!
One of my favorite things... is Downton Abbey and the season finale was last night. I won't give any spoilers (you're welcome, Jodi!), but, dang! Could we not have a little sustained happiness? And, Season 4 will not air until January 2014! Geez! At least Season 2 of Call the Midwife starts on March 31st.
A few plans for the rest of the week... Today I am preparing for us to not be able to leave the house for a few days because of impending weather. The kids and I are also spending some time at the Scout cabin today working on decorations for the Blue and Gold Banquet. We will have church tomorrow night, and then I might go watch my niece play basketball Thursday night for the District Championship. Rick is coming Friday, and Kyndal and Collin, and we are all going to the Blue and Gold Banquet. Saturday Rick and I have plans to go out to dinner. Then Sunday we'll go to church and eat at my parents', and then Rick will head back to Oklahoma.
I am praying... about whether I should apply to be on the board of our Co-op. I would like to learn the inner-workings of one that is well run so that I can possibly work to start a small one closer to here, where we live.
From the learning rooms... We celebrated our 100th day of school yesterday. This rest of the week we are focusing on Abraham Lincoln and staying steady with our other subjects.
Noticing that ... in just one week of our revised diet and healthy eating, Brynne's appetite has decreased. You know how when you eat less then it takes less to fill up your stomach? She is hardly snacking at all. She told me when she went to bed that she hadn't had any of her bedtime snack and she wasn't hungry at all. I am so proud of her for working so hard on these changes! And, she ate lettuce on her sandwich today and said she LIKED it! Hooray!! THAT is a victory for that non-vegetable eater!
From the kitchen... Tuesday ~ leftover homemade chicken nuggets, homemade mac and cheese, and corn,
Wednesday ~ potluck at church (taking pepperoni pizza muffins),
Thursday ~ pork steak, veggie pasta, broccoli,
Friday ~ Eli's Blue and Gold Banquet,
Saturday ~ Rick and I out to dinner and the kids ... idk,
Sunday ~ dinner at mom and dad's.
Around the house... is laundry that needs done and put away. Always laundry!
One of my favorite things... is Downton Abbey and the season finale was last night. I won't give any spoilers (you're welcome, Jodi!), but, dang! Could we not have a little sustained happiness? And, Season 4 will not air until January 2014! Geez! At least Season 2 of Call the Midwife starts on March 31st.
A few plans for the rest of the week... Today I am preparing for us to not be able to leave the house for a few days because of impending weather. The kids and I are also spending some time at the Scout cabin today working on decorations for the Blue and Gold Banquet. We will have church tomorrow night, and then I might go watch my niece play basketball Thursday night for the District Championship. Rick is coming Friday, and Kyndal and Collin, and we are all going to the Blue and Gold Banquet. Saturday Rick and I have plans to go out to dinner. Then Sunday we'll go to church and eat at my parents', and then Rick will head back to Oklahoma.
From my picture journal.
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| Mmm .. this looks good! I might have to make some tomorrow. |
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Yum, your soup looks good!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad to hear the dietary changes are working for Brynne!
Stay warm!