So missing the yummy side of the holidays!
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Gratitude Tuesday
I am so grateful this week. Grateful that my husband had the last 10 days off work.
Thankful that my husband had a job to go to this morning, a job he is not worried about loosing.
Thankful for our health insurance, even though I complain about it.
Thankful for our family and for good health.
Thankful that I am feeling better and can breathe again.
Thankful that I have four blessing to wake up in a moment to start our school day.
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Thankful that my husband had a job to go to this morning, a job he is not worried about loosing.
Thankful for our health insurance, even though I complain about it.
Thankful for our family and for good health.
Thankful that I am feeling better and can breathe again.
Thankful that I have four blessing to wake up in a moment to start our school day.
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Monday, January 3, 2011
My thoughts
So this year my goal is to really blog. Not just join carnivals. I love doing carnivals because I meet a ton of people but I also feel like it is not the real reason I blog. My goal this year is to really blog. It is to let you know me. It is to use my blog as my journal. If there is something you would like to see on my blog I would love to hear more about it. Maybe someone will tell me that they want to see more recipes with chocolate. I would be glad to do that for you.
The next few months are going to be very busy around here and I am super excited and scarred all at the same time.
Our normal weekly schedule is Tuesday night is Boy Scouts and every other Thursday is American Heritage Girls. But for the next eight weeks we will be doing something called the Prayer Awards (The Religious Recognitions program for American Heritage Girls provides a venue for girls to grow stronger in their faith and service to God. AHG is honored to offer the PRAY (Program of Religious Activities with Youth) Recognition Program and the National Religious Recognitions Program of the Catholic Church.) They are not focusing on the Catholic side. I am doing this with Michael and Faith. I have been told there is lots of homework. I am excited about that and nervous about it.
The next thing that is changing is we have a new Chaplain and he is offering a Wednesday night Bible study, I am really looking forward to it. I love that we will be able to set next to one another and enjoy learning about God’s word. I think we are going to do the book reading the Bible in a year.
The last thing that is changing is that I have been asked (and accepted) to take over responsibility for the noon meal at church. We take turns cooking. I am not for sure how many ladies are signed up to do it. But I will be responsible for making sure everyone knows when it is there turn and fill in when they cannot. Then making sure we have extra things on hand like drinks and paper products and working on holidays. The way it works is you sign up to cook and at some point during the week you meet the chaplain assistant to buy the food. I am excited about this but have to remind myself to not over do it.
We are also getting back to school tomorrow morning. Somehow last semester we back slid and let the kids sleep in. We use to get up and get our chores done before breakfast. Somehow that stopped happening which meant the chores never got completely done and the house went downhill.
I have to be honest and say that it feels like we are finally starting to check in here and make a home. It has taken 10 months which is so much longer than normal. I really feel like God put us here so that we could take a break and focus on our family and becoming a closer family and we have.
If you stuck around to read all of this you deserve a prize. Since I cannot give everyone a prize I will remind you that I am giving away a camera strap cover this week right here.
Pamela
The next few months are going to be very busy around here and I am super excited and scarred all at the same time.
Our normal weekly schedule is Tuesday night is Boy Scouts and every other Thursday is American Heritage Girls. But for the next eight weeks we will be doing something called the Prayer Awards (The Religious Recognitions program for American Heritage Girls provides a venue for girls to grow stronger in their faith and service to God. AHG is honored to offer the PRAY (Program of Religious Activities with Youth) Recognition Program and the National Religious Recognitions Program of the Catholic Church.) They are not focusing on the Catholic side. I am doing this with Michael and Faith. I have been told there is lots of homework. I am excited about that and nervous about it.
The next thing that is changing is we have a new Chaplain and he is offering a Wednesday night Bible study, I am really looking forward to it. I love that we will be able to set next to one another and enjoy learning about God’s word. I think we are going to do the book reading the Bible in a year.
The last thing that is changing is that I have been asked (and accepted) to take over responsibility for the noon meal at church. We take turns cooking. I am not for sure how many ladies are signed up to do it. But I will be responsible for making sure everyone knows when it is there turn and fill in when they cannot. Then making sure we have extra things on hand like drinks and paper products and working on holidays. The way it works is you sign up to cook and at some point during the week you meet the chaplain assistant to buy the food. I am excited about this but have to remind myself to not over do it.
We are also getting back to school tomorrow morning. Somehow last semester we back slid and let the kids sleep in. We use to get up and get our chores done before breakfast. Somehow that stopped happening which meant the chores never got completely done and the house went downhill.
I have to be honest and say that it feels like we are finally starting to check in here and make a home. It has taken 10 months which is so much longer than normal. I really feel like God put us here so that we could take a break and focus on our family and becoming a closer family and we have.
If you stuck around to read all of this you deserve a prize. Since I cannot give everyone a prize I will remind you that I am giving away a camera strap cover this week right here.
Pamela
Military Monday
So it looks like it is happening. After weeks of being threatened and promised it looks like my husband is switching units. We will still be at Bragg but he will move to the other side. I am so excited. I am not going to set and complain about his current unit but I will say that I am praying there are a few Christians in his new unit. I ask that you pray with me on this. We have heard that he is moving to a new unit ten times before and hope that this is really the case. We will know more in the next couple of days.
Happy Homemaking Monday
The weather in my neck of the woods: is in the 30’s right now but is going to get in the low 50’s today. It is so crazy that last Sunday we had 7 inches of snow and this Sunday it was 55 degrees.
Things that make me happy: my children’s laughter, when I hear my son make my girls giggle it just makes me smile. I just heard him smooch her cheek. They so look up to their big brother and he has no idea. I love on rare occasions when they wake up before me and lay in bed and giggle with one another. Little girl giggles are the best.
Book I'm reading: Honestly, I have not started it. Well I have read a couple of pages but really want to dig deeper. I bought the new Beth Moore study so long insecurities and so need to read it.
What's on my TV today: Right now the Today show until the kids wake up and other than that no plans for TV today.
On the menu for dinner: Rotisserie chicken, my husband told me last night he is cooking it and I cannot wait. Actually we will probably cook 2 so we have left over’s for tomorrow. I love chicken.
On my To Do List: to buy thread today. How can I woman run out of thread, I will tell you how. I have only been sewing a year and have not built up a stock yet. This is another goal in the next few months.
New Recipe I tried or want to try soon: I saw a recipe for a crockpot pizza casserole and this looks amazing. Sadly after falling and dropping my crockpot last week it will have to wait until we get a new crock pot.
In the craft basket: my own cookbook. I save so many recipes to my computer but then have to take my laptop into the kitchen so I bought a 3 ring binder and page protectors. I need to print out all my recipes so I will have them in one place.
Looking forward to this week: This morning, actually in one hour, I am leaving to have lunch with a friend. I am so excited. It has been a long time since I have set with a friend to talk. I am hoping we can set for hours and talk. I also need to re straighten up our school books and get us ready to start a new semester tomorow.
Tips and Tricks: make your own laundry soap. It is about 8 cents a gallon and you never have to worry about running out.
My favorite blog post this week: was my first tutorial on how to make a camera strap cover. It is hard to believe that a year ago I could not thread a needle.
Blog Hopping (a new discovered blog you would like to share with the readers): I have a friend who is Mennonite and wow can she cook. This week I printed off every recipe on her blog to send her since she no longer has internet. My stomach is grumbling just thinking about all the yummy recipes.
No words needed (favorite photo or picture, yours or others you want to share):
Lesson learned the past few days: That my daughter has been using Q-tips to wipe her bottom. I could not figure out why we were going through Q-tips so often.
On my mind: We are starting Financial Peace in a couple of weeks and I am super nervous. I know it is the right choice but it is still going to be hard.
Devotionals, Scripture Reading, Key Verses: John 15:13 Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
Things that make me happy: my children’s laughter, when I hear my son make my girls giggle it just makes me smile. I just heard him smooch her cheek. They so look up to their big brother and he has no idea. I love on rare occasions when they wake up before me and lay in bed and giggle with one another. Little girl giggles are the best.
Book I'm reading: Honestly, I have not started it. Well I have read a couple of pages but really want to dig deeper. I bought the new Beth Moore study so long insecurities and so need to read it.
What's on my TV today: Right now the Today show until the kids wake up and other than that no plans for TV today.
On the menu for dinner: Rotisserie chicken, my husband told me last night he is cooking it and I cannot wait. Actually we will probably cook 2 so we have left over’s for tomorrow. I love chicken.
On my To Do List: to buy thread today. How can I woman run out of thread, I will tell you how. I have only been sewing a year and have not built up a stock yet. This is another goal in the next few months.
New Recipe I tried or want to try soon: I saw a recipe for a crockpot pizza casserole and this looks amazing. Sadly after falling and dropping my crockpot last week it will have to wait until we get a new crock pot.
In the craft basket: my own cookbook. I save so many recipes to my computer but then have to take my laptop into the kitchen so I bought a 3 ring binder and page protectors. I need to print out all my recipes so I will have them in one place.
Looking forward to this week: This morning, actually in one hour, I am leaving to have lunch with a friend. I am so excited. It has been a long time since I have set with a friend to talk. I am hoping we can set for hours and talk. I also need to re straighten up our school books and get us ready to start a new semester tomorow.
Tips and Tricks: make your own laundry soap. It is about 8 cents a gallon and you never have to worry about running out.
My favorite blog post this week: was my first tutorial on how to make a camera strap cover. It is hard to believe that a year ago I could not thread a needle.
Blog Hopping (a new discovered blog you would like to share with the readers): I have a friend who is Mennonite and wow can she cook. This week I printed off every recipe on her blog to send her since she no longer has internet. My stomach is grumbling just thinking about all the yummy recipes.
No words needed (favorite photo or picture, yours or others you want to share):
Lesson learned the past few days: That my daughter has been using Q-tips to wipe her bottom. I could not figure out why we were going through Q-tips so often.
On my mind: We are starting Financial Peace in a couple of weeks and I am super nervous. I know it is the right choice but it is still going to be hard.
Devotionals, Scripture Reading, Key Verses: John 15:13 Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
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