Please feel free to join me and comment!
1) (If you're American)- have you been watching the conventions? What are you thinking?
Yes, every minute of both of them. I'm very excited about Sarah Palin being on the Republican ticket. I believe it's shown some true colors in our country over the past week, really.
2) How's the weather where you're at? (Remind us where you are!). Anyone in the line of the hurricanes?
We weren't in line. It was supposed to rain today and it was mid 80's from noon on in. It rained this morning a little and was damp last night though.
3) Back to school- how's that working for ya so far? (be it your going back to school, taking a class, or your kids going back...)
The kids are enjoying their new school (they started a charter school this year). Jackson says it's stricter than the private school they've attended their whole school careers. Homework has been an experience. It's not that they come home with too much, just the attitude surrounding it. kwim?
4) Have you tried a new food or recipe this week? (What was it, did you like it?)
No
5) What's going on this weekend in your world? *g*
My Sunday school class had "couples night out" last night at the Mexican Restaurant in town where our church is. There were about 30 people there. It was nice to visit with friends. We got to know a new couple in class a lot better. They just moved to NC from IL. That's a culture change BIG time ;-) After dinner we all walked to the new coffee shop in the same shopping center and chatted more. That was fun.
Today we took the kids to the local ar show that is held each year this weekend. They have it at the airport right up the road where I grew up. There were a number of older planes on display with facts posted near them. The air show was sets of planes doing tricks, skywriting, etc .. my neice and her beau was there, he was working as a vendor for his company. We got to visit with them for a little while. We all have a lot of sun now on our faces and necks ;o)
When we got home the deer family was in the front yard, a doe and her two babies. They're regular visitors in our yard but each time they show up it's so exciting to see them and see how the babies are getting so much bigger. I was able to get a few pictures today cause I was borrowing my mom's (much better) camera. I will post them when I get them transferred and resized and all.
Tomorrow is church day. The air show cost more than what I thought so I think we'll be having Sunday lunch at home, especially since we had Mexican Friday night. (We usually have it Sunday after church). Usually we chill out after church until it's time to go back. I'm thinking that children's choir starts tomorrow, I'll have to check on that!!
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Showing posts with label daily chatter. Show all posts
Saturday, September 6, 2008
Monday, August 4, 2008
School, Sitemeter, Theme Week, name it
School update:
I haven't heard anything from the charter school yet pertaining to Hannah's enrollment. They said Jackson was a sure thing though. This is nerve racking yet she didn't seem to worried that Hannah wouldn't, but it makes me wonder .... no, I'm not going to wonder, I left it at the alter last night and we've already purchased uniforms! Just pray pray pray please! Also pray for Hannah's anxiety over this. She has some strong feelings based on the stereotype of public schools that has been inadvertently portrayed in our church. :o( I need discernment in that area too. PTL her children's church teachers are right there ready to listen to her and help ease any fears she might discuss with them.
So, I have two sites I visit frequently: Apples of Gold Ministries and Growing in Grace Magazine online, both owned by my buddy Sisterlisa. Friday, I lost connection with them! *gasp* IE(7) said "operation aborted, cannot open website" and when you clicked "ok", the window closed. I had no idea because I could reach my blog fine, and she uses blogger too. Then I try her site this morning and voila! I'm in! Here I thought my scanning over the weekend worked, until I read her post saying she'd removed sitemeter from her pages until more knowledge is gained. (Love ya hon but IE7 was fine with sitemeter until Friday!) Then I saw A's post from PPP about it. Yikes! I had one other blog, that would load, but I got the error when I tried to submit a comment. It looks like her sitemeter is still up but I can comment today.
So is it sitemeter, or did my little scans this weekend work? ;o)
It's still theme week at Creating Websites and Graphics! Come on over and request your theme week tags, we'll be accepting requests until Thursday!!
This is mine-
Click here to request it.
On Frugal Kitchen we are playing the ABC's of the supermarket (thanks Dana!); tax free holidays; my birthday; and meals on a budget ...
Not to mention some NEAT new recipes!!:
Cucumber and Tomato Tangy Yogurt Salad
Instant Vegetable Soup
Broccoli with Sesame Seeds
Easy Honey Mustard Grilled Chicken
VEG: Zucchini Lasagna
Cold Sesame Chicken Salad
Pina Colada Smoothie
Special K™ Fruit Cookies
Creamy Cheese & Cherry Pie
What else? Don't forget to sub to Calvary Girl Devotions, you won't want to miss out ladies! She's hoping that it will be a real blessing her to her readers.
Mom got us a new vacuum cleaner this weekend at a yard sale, a very nice dirt devil. I think I'll go get me a bite to eat and vacuum the house! Have a great day and don't forgot to say hey- I don't know if you're here or not if you don't! *g*
I haven't heard anything from the charter school yet pertaining to Hannah's enrollment. They said Jackson was a sure thing though. This is nerve racking yet she didn't seem to worried that Hannah wouldn't, but it makes me wonder .... no, I'm not going to wonder, I left it at the alter last night and we've already purchased uniforms! Just pray pray pray please! Also pray for Hannah's anxiety over this. She has some strong feelings based on the stereotype of public schools that has been inadvertently portrayed in our church. :o( I need discernment in that area too. PTL her children's church teachers are right there ready to listen to her and help ease any fears she might discuss with them.
So, I have two sites I visit frequently: Apples of Gold Ministries and Growing in Grace Magazine online, both owned by my buddy Sisterlisa. Friday, I lost connection with them! *gasp* IE(7) said "operation aborted, cannot open website" and when you clicked "ok", the window closed. I had no idea because I could reach my blog fine, and she uses blogger too. Then I try her site this morning and voila! I'm in! Here I thought my scanning over the weekend worked, until I read her post saying she'd removed sitemeter from her pages until more knowledge is gained. (Love ya hon but IE7 was fine with sitemeter until Friday!) Then I saw A's post from PPP about it. Yikes! I had one other blog, that would load, but I got the error when I tried to submit a comment. It looks like her sitemeter is still up but I can comment today.
So is it sitemeter, or did my little scans this weekend work? ;o)
It's still theme week at Creating Websites and Graphics! Come on over and request your theme week tags, we'll be accepting requests until Thursday!!
This is mine-
Click here to request it.
On Frugal Kitchen we are playing the ABC's of the supermarket (thanks Dana!); tax free holidays; my birthday; and meals on a budget ...
Not to mention some NEAT new recipes!!:
Cucumber and Tomato Tangy Yogurt Salad
Instant Vegetable Soup
Broccoli with Sesame Seeds
Easy Honey Mustard Grilled Chicken
VEG: Zucchini Lasagna
Cold Sesame Chicken Salad
Pina Colada Smoothie
Special K™ Fruit Cookies
Creamy Cheese & Cherry Pie
What else? Don't forget to sub to Calvary Girl Devotions, you won't want to miss out ladies! She's hoping that it will be a real blessing her to her readers.
Mom got us a new vacuum cleaner this weekend at a yard sale, a very nice dirt devil. I think I'll go get me a bite to eat and vacuum the house! Have a great day and don't forgot to say hey- I don't know if you're here or not if you don't! *g*
Friday, July 25, 2008
Friday chatter, board topics
If it kills me, this will get done ....
* Find recipes for marinating raw green beans.
* Find the best way to freeze green beans.
* Find a good way to store homemade pickles.
* Fill out the letter of intent to the state to homeschool the kids.
When I get these done, I'll add more ...
I am STUNNED.
We had 49 people vote in the poll for our first monthly theme week! KUDOS to the new CL of CWG, Dana, for promoting it like she did. She is going to be a wonderful leader for that community in furthering what Brenda and I worked so hard to build. Brenda and I are working more in a "behind the scenes" type of capacity now, and it works for us. We will be participating in Theme Week each month though :O)
So August 1st, be sure to come by Creating Websites and Graphics to request some Back to School themed tags in the Offers folder!!
Light & Lean Cooking are talking about zucchini in the form of brownies, oh my! Kelly from Frugal Kitchen is wanting to know a good recipe for the cooking-challenged one to make baked macaroni and cheese; the others are talking about the kitchen gadgets they cannot live without; and on the Curious Chef they're talking about Odd Sandwich combinations .. hhmmmmm ....
Have a great day eveyone!
* Find recipes for marinating raw green beans.
* Find the best way to freeze green beans.
* Find a good way to store homemade pickles.
* Fill out the letter of intent to the state to homeschool the kids.
When I get these done, I'll add more ...
I am STUNNED.
We had 49 people vote in the poll for our first monthly theme week! KUDOS to the new CL of CWG, Dana, for promoting it like she did. She is going to be a wonderful leader for that community in furthering what Brenda and I worked so hard to build. Brenda and I are working more in a "behind the scenes" type of capacity now, and it works for us. We will be participating in Theme Week each month though :O)
So August 1st, be sure to come by Creating Websites and Graphics to request some Back to School themed tags in the Offers folder!!
Light & Lean Cooking are talking about zucchini in the form of brownies, oh my! Kelly from Frugal Kitchen is wanting to know a good recipe for the cooking-challenged one to make baked macaroni and cheese; the others are talking about the kitchen gadgets they cannot live without; and on the Curious Chef they're talking about Odd Sandwich combinations .. hhmmmmm ....
Have a great day eveyone!
Thursday, July 24, 2008
Thursday Chatter, Homeschool
I'm feeling a little better about the homeschooling thing. I searched through the curriculum websites and emailed J about it, he said his mom said she would help. We need to get moving soon, though. I have to file an intent notice with the state and have to be able to tell them when we will be starting school, and they want a 30 day notice. Yikes! We need to move quickly! We decided to go with the A Beka curriculum from Pensacola Christian College. They have a DVD format where all of the lessons are actually taught via DVD, and I just facilitate and grade their work. The teachers for each grade that teach in the DVDs are also available by phone or email personally, which I *really* like, and feel better about.
From their FAQ it appears they'll have three hours of instruction each day with their subjects, Hannah might be a little less only being first grade (Jackson in 4th). My only concern is Jackson has been doing, and succeeding mightily in Saxon math. I need to find out of there is a big difference between Saxon and A Beka as far as teaching styles, and what their goals for the year is. Jackson was doing pre algebra concepts at the end of third grade using Saxon and he had like a 98 average. He made straight A's all year last year, I want this to continue!
So I'm feeling better about this, just anxious about how it will all work out. Physically, I'm just not sure what's going on. I feel like I'm in such a fog, I can't think clearly a good deal of the time. I'm SO tired, a lot. I wish, so wish, that our insurance situation was figured out. I wish J would actually get excited about the fact we don't have insurance and resolve to get something done about it. I have these migraines, and I can only take what we have here at the house to fend them off. I should be on Zoloft (chemical imbalance), yet I'm not and look at how I feel. I'm guessing I'm just dealing with lower amounts of seritonin right now than usual, and that's why I feel worse than I usually do without being on the Zoloft. I can go months and be alright (not good, but alright), but these days I just feel "bleh". Prayers please?
The grocery exile is underway. I learned from the Frugal Kitchen (links in sidebar, too) about this concept- you take everything out of your cupboards, and make note of what's in your fridge and freezer, and you don't buy anything extra until everything is used up. I like this on a few levels. One, it forces you to think more about your future purchases. Two, it helps you save money. Three, and my most favorite- it really helps with the "first in /first out" method I so dearly like to adhere to. I found an unopened can of baking powder that expires next month, and a barely used one that expires Dec '09! Do we know of any uses for baking powder besides baking, where I can use that can up? ;)
Last night we had an one pot pasta dish with shell pasta, garbanzo beans, petite diced tomatoes, minced garlic and olive oil with grated parmesean cheese sprinkled on top. It was YUM-O! Do you have any go-to pasta recipes? If so, hope on to Frugal Kitchen and share them with us :) While you're there, tell us what you think about Dr Fish's pedicures *g*
I clicked onto what looks like a really neat blog "Not of this world" by Katrina. She had posted a comment on Growing in Grace, and I had that thread set up to email me all replies after mine, so I read hers and clicked through her profile to her blog. It's very cute! What I liked reading was a snippet about a "good house". Here's the link to the post, check it out. It's not long at all, it just gives you fuzzy feelings with the visual it gives of what a good house should be.
I also saw a cute little thingy on her blog "how many of me", with a link to the website, so I followed:
From their FAQ it appears they'll have three hours of instruction each day with their subjects, Hannah might be a little less only being first grade (Jackson in 4th). My only concern is Jackson has been doing, and succeeding mightily in Saxon math. I need to find out of there is a big difference between Saxon and A Beka as far as teaching styles, and what their goals for the year is. Jackson was doing pre algebra concepts at the end of third grade using Saxon and he had like a 98 average. He made straight A's all year last year, I want this to continue!
So I'm feeling better about this, just anxious about how it will all work out. Physically, I'm just not sure what's going on. I feel like I'm in such a fog, I can't think clearly a good deal of the time. I'm SO tired, a lot. I wish, so wish, that our insurance situation was figured out. I wish J would actually get excited about the fact we don't have insurance and resolve to get something done about it. I have these migraines, and I can only take what we have here at the house to fend them off. I should be on Zoloft (chemical imbalance), yet I'm not and look at how I feel. I'm guessing I'm just dealing with lower amounts of seritonin right now than usual, and that's why I feel worse than I usually do without being on the Zoloft. I can go months and be alright (not good, but alright), but these days I just feel "bleh". Prayers please?
The grocery exile is underway. I learned from the Frugal Kitchen (links in sidebar, too) about this concept- you take everything out of your cupboards, and make note of what's in your fridge and freezer, and you don't buy anything extra until everything is used up. I like this on a few levels. One, it forces you to think more about your future purchases. Two, it helps you save money. Three, and my most favorite- it really helps with the "first in /first out" method I so dearly like to adhere to. I found an unopened can of baking powder that expires next month, and a barely used one that expires Dec '09! Do we know of any uses for baking powder besides baking, where I can use that can up? ;)
Last night we had an one pot pasta dish with shell pasta, garbanzo beans, petite diced tomatoes, minced garlic and olive oil with grated parmesean cheese sprinkled on top. It was YUM-O! Do you have any go-to pasta recipes? If so, hope on to Frugal Kitchen and share them with us :) While you're there, tell us what you think about Dr Fish's pedicures *g*
I clicked onto what looks like a really neat blog "Not of this world" by Katrina. She had posted a comment on Growing in Grace, and I had that thread set up to email me all replies after mine, so I read hers and clicked through her profile to her blog. It's very cute! What I liked reading was a snippet about a "good house". Here's the link to the post, check it out. It's not long at all, it just gives you fuzzy feelings with the visual it gives of what a good house should be.
I also saw a cute little thingy on her blog "how many of me", with a link to the website, so I followed:
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Wednesday's chatter
Today has not started out well. I woke up later than I should have. Usually when I wake up later I'm still not in a bad mood. I guess I didn't sleep well last night. I don't know, I don't remember anything. I do know that I feel rough, my neck is very tense like a headache is coming on, I am overwhelmed, period. I am very unsettled. very. I'm starting to feel conflicted as to whether I really need to be homeschooling this year. I'm wondering if it is really the best decision for our family, right now. Jay has made it clear that it will be "my thing", and you know, .... I'm just not that sure that I can emotionally tackle those things of responsibilities.
I'm full of fear right now. If they go to public schools, which, the one two tenths of a mile from our school has a very good reputation but I don't know if I could get them in there or not- but I worry with the differing curriculums, if they won't fall back in their educations. I don't believe in after-schooling, six hours plus homework is enough. I just don't kow. I mean, we do NOT have the money to purchase their curriculums, who am I kidding? I have to practically beg for grocery money through logic each week. When I think of our financial situation, I just feel sick. Maybe this is why my headaches are coming back so frequently?
As for my to do list today, I will be happy to finish what I started yesterday. What's left is in red:
* finish Jackson's bedclothes (comforters, sheets, pillow cases ...)
* Put away the clean dishes and wash what's in the sink (not much)
* Wash the dirty dishes after dinner (as so to not have as much in the morning)
* Straighten the livingroom, try to get rid of some folding chairs that were left from the week of the baby's funeral that have become "catch all's". This means putting everything piled up on them away, too.
* Continue decluttering "my corner" of our bedroom. It has become a "catch all" for winter clothes. I'm trying to get all the winter clothes in one spot, soooo ....
* Find recipes for marinating raw green beans.
* Find the best way to freeze green beans.
* Find a good way to store homemade pickles.
* Write out all of the groceries I have to work on my grocery exile.
* Fill out the letter of intent to the state to homeschool the kids.
* Figure out how we are going to buy our curriculums, and how much longer I have before I need to order them- what my deadline is.
But for now, I think I'll just go cry ...
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Tuesday Chatter, VOTD
I skipped posting my to do list yesterday, though I don't feel like I got a lot done. I have found our couch, though it keeps trying to run away under toys and such. We're working on that ;o) So all of those clothes are put away, hung up, etc ... I believe, now watch I'll find another load tucked away somewhere, but I believe that the only dirty clothes I have, are in the washing machine. I'm working on Jackson's bedclothes now. Oh, and I've made the bed- yay - that's an effort thing for me ;o)
The rest of today I need to:
* finish Jackson's bedclothes (comforters, sheets, pillow cases ...)
* Put away the clean dishes and wash what's in the sink (not much)
* Wash the dirty dishes after dinner (as so to not have as much in the morning)
* Straighten the livingroom, try to get rid of some folding chairs that were left from the week of the baby's funeral that have become "catch all's". This means putting everything piled up on them away, too.
* Continue decluttering "my corner" of our bedroom. It has become a "catch all" for winter clothes. I'm trying to get all the winter clothes in one spot, soooo ....
* Find recipes for marinating raw green beans.
* Find the best way to freeze green beans.
* Find a good way to store homemade pickles.
* Write out all of the groceries I have to work on my grocery exile.
* Fill out the letter of intent to the state to homeschool the kids.
* Figure out how we are going to buy our curriculums, and how much longer I have before I need to order them- what my deadline is.
I think that's all the pressure I'll put on myself today ;o)
I've decided to wrote the devotionals on a separate blog, which was my intention anyway to have a separate devotional blog. I'll let you know when its ready for launch. I think I am going to pace myself and schedule them to post every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday then reevaluate in the future if changes are needed. Just letting you know where the devotionals had gotten to ;o)
BUT! I wanted to leave you with these verses that really struck me in my reading this morning as to how holy God really is:
Amos 8:8-12
8Shall not the land tremble for this, and every one mourn that dwelleth therein? and it shall rise up wholly as a flood; and it shall be cast out and drowned, as by the flood of Egypt.
9And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord GOD, that I will cause the sun to go down at noon, and I will darken the earth in the clear day:
10And I will turn your feasts into mourning, and all your songs into lamentation; and I will bring up sackcloth upon all loins, and baldness upon every head; and I will make it as the mourning of an only son, and the end thereof as a bitter day.
11Behold, the days come, saith the Lord GOD, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the LORD:
12And they shall wander from sea to sea, and from the north even to the east, they shall run to and fro to seek the word of the LORD, and shall not find it.
Amos 9:
8 Behold, the eyes of the Lord GOD are upon the sinful kingdom, and I will destroy it from off the face of the earth; saving that I will not utterly destroy the house of Jacob, saith the LORD.
10 All the sinners of my people shall die by the sword, which say, The evil shall not overtake nor prevent us.
14 And I will bring again the captivity of my people of Israel, and they shall build the waste cities, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and drink the wine thereof; they shall also make gardens, and eat the fruit of them.
15 And I will plant them upon their land, and they shall no more be pulled up out of their land which I have given them, saith the LORD thy God.
Isn't that amazing?
The rest of today I need to:
* finish Jackson's bedclothes (comforters, sheets, pillow cases ...)
* Put away the clean dishes and wash what's in the sink (not much)
* Wash the dirty dishes after dinner (as so to not have as much in the morning)
* Straighten the livingroom, try to get rid of some folding chairs that were left from the week of the baby's funeral that have become "catch all's". This means putting everything piled up on them away, too.
* Continue decluttering "my corner" of our bedroom. It has become a "catch all" for winter clothes. I'm trying to get all the winter clothes in one spot, soooo ....
* Find recipes for marinating raw green beans.
* Find the best way to freeze green beans.
* Find a good way to store homemade pickles.
* Write out all of the groceries I have to work on my grocery exile.
* Fill out the letter of intent to the state to homeschool the kids.
* Figure out how we are going to buy our curriculums, and how much longer I have before I need to order them- what my deadline is.
I think that's all the pressure I'll put on myself today ;o)
I've decided to wrote the devotionals on a separate blog, which was my intention anyway to have a separate devotional blog. I'll let you know when its ready for launch. I think I am going to pace myself and schedule them to post every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday then reevaluate in the future if changes are needed. Just letting you know where the devotionals had gotten to ;o)
BUT! I wanted to leave you with these verses that really struck me in my reading this morning as to how holy God really is:
Amos 8:8-12
8Shall not the land tremble for this, and every one mourn that dwelleth therein? and it shall rise up wholly as a flood; and it shall be cast out and drowned, as by the flood of Egypt.
9And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord GOD, that I will cause the sun to go down at noon, and I will darken the earth in the clear day:
10And I will turn your feasts into mourning, and all your songs into lamentation; and I will bring up sackcloth upon all loins, and baldness upon every head; and I will make it as the mourning of an only son, and the end thereof as a bitter day.
11Behold, the days come, saith the Lord GOD, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the LORD:
12And they shall wander from sea to sea, and from the north even to the east, they shall run to and fro to seek the word of the LORD, and shall not find it.
Amos 9:
8 Behold, the eyes of the Lord GOD are upon the sinful kingdom, and I will destroy it from off the face of the earth; saving that I will not utterly destroy the house of Jacob, saith the LORD.
10 All the sinners of my people shall die by the sword, which say, The evil shall not overtake nor prevent us.
14 And I will bring again the captivity of my people of Israel, and they shall build the waste cities, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and drink the wine thereof; they shall also make gardens, and eat the fruit of them.
15 And I will plant them upon their land, and they shall no more be pulled up out of their land which I have given them, saith the LORD thy God.
Isn't that amazing?
Saturday, July 19, 2008
Shopped Friday, Saturday Chatter
The kids and I were out a good part of yesterday. I had built up $75 in Gym Bucks from Gymboree and this week is the time to redeem them. The kids and I went to the mall, which usually I dread. We had talks before we left the house, in the car on the way, and on the way into the mall walking together- they WERE going to be good. I don't know what's got into them that they think it's appropriate to run about in public like they were on the playground. You know, they DON'T play like that outside or on the playground!
So we had lunch first, they had Chick Fil A and I wanted to try out the new Mexican Grill "Wholly Moly". WOW! I got a chicken burrito (about 3/4 size of what we get in regular Mexican restauarants), a side of spanish rice, refried beans (that had more whole beans in it like I like, too), a personal size order of chips and salsa (YUM! Watch out! the salsa has a definiate KICK!), AND! a medium sized drink .... all for the grand total of $5.25! I was very impressed. I wish the mall was closer to us, we would eat there after church on Sundays instead of our regular Mexican spot, lol!!
After we ate I got my traditional Gloria Jeans Cafe Mocha, and on the way to Gymboree downstairs we got Jackson's drink refill and Hannah went to the bathroom, of course. We got to the store and YAY! They're getting fall items in. I was concerned cause both kids have more than enough summer items now.
I ended up buying Hannah two dresses for next year, some capri pants that will work for her well into the fall, another pair of skorts, I broke and got a regular priced item, a sweater top / dress that requires a collared shirt underneath it. "Apples" is the theme right now ;) So she has a pair of white (winter) tights with apples down the leg, some apple ponytail bands, blue hair barettes to go with the striped tights I got, so when I go back she can get the striped dress.
I scored Jackson two pairs of pants that will be great for church or errands this fall. He needs church pants now, so this worked. Last time we shopped I was informed of the fact pants have to fall just short of your toes on your shoes to look right. So I got it right this time ;O) Of course, I come home with a massive headache.
So what's going on today?
I want to find my couch. I didn't find it Thursday though I got a LOT of laundry done. So while I'm not washing today, I'm folding, hanging, and putting away. If I do nothing else today, I want to get that done. The kids and Jay went to MILs to visit for a while. He's supposed to call me to let me know if we're getting together for dinner tonight or not. Thursday was his brother's bday, and yesterday was that brother's wife's bday. Mine is the 30th, so this would be a good a weekend as any to celebrate together since we don't get to see them often.
Oh, and one more thing. I realized the other night, I spelled my blog title wrong when I created the URL for my blog! Yep, look up there. "Whimsies", is not spelled "Whimisies"! So, I'll continue to blog here for the time being,but I'm trying to figure out what to do. I have an idea, so stay tuned ;O)
So we had lunch first, they had Chick Fil A and I wanted to try out the new Mexican Grill "Wholly Moly". WOW! I got a chicken burrito (about 3/4 size of what we get in regular Mexican restauarants), a side of spanish rice, refried beans (that had more whole beans in it like I like, too), a personal size order of chips and salsa (YUM! Watch out! the salsa has a definiate KICK!), AND! a medium sized drink .... all for the grand total of $5.25! I was very impressed. I wish the mall was closer to us, we would eat there after church on Sundays instead of our regular Mexican spot, lol!!
After we ate I got my traditional Gloria Jeans Cafe Mocha, and on the way to Gymboree downstairs we got Jackson's drink refill and Hannah went to the bathroom, of course. We got to the store and YAY! They're getting fall items in. I was concerned cause both kids have more than enough summer items now.
I ended up buying Hannah two dresses for next year, some capri pants that will work for her well into the fall, another pair of skorts, I broke and got a regular priced item, a sweater top / dress that requires a collared shirt underneath it. "Apples" is the theme right now ;) So she has a pair of white (winter) tights with apples down the leg, some apple ponytail bands, blue hair barettes to go with the striped tights I got, so when I go back she can get the striped dress.
I scored Jackson two pairs of pants that will be great for church or errands this fall. He needs church pants now, so this worked. Last time we shopped I was informed of the fact pants have to fall just short of your toes on your shoes to look right. So I got it right this time ;O) Of course, I come home with a massive headache.
So what's going on today?
I want to find my couch. I didn't find it Thursday though I got a LOT of laundry done. So while I'm not washing today, I'm folding, hanging, and putting away. If I do nothing else today, I want to get that done. The kids and Jay went to MILs to visit for a while. He's supposed to call me to let me know if we're getting together for dinner tonight or not. Thursday was his brother's bday, and yesterday was that brother's wife's bday. Mine is the 30th, so this would be a good a weekend as any to celebrate together since we don't get to see them often.
Oh, and one more thing. I realized the other night, I spelled my blog title wrong when I created the URL for my blog! Yep, look up there. "Whimsies", is not spelled "Whimisies"! So, I'll continue to blog here for the time being,but I'm trying to figure out what to do. I have an idea, so stay tuned ;O)
Thursday, July 17, 2008
Thursday's chatter
wow, I need to start waking up earlier, lol I slept horrible last night, in that, I barely slept. I was wired and keyed up until almost 5am, and I woke about 9:30. I've already got a number of things done:
Wrote two posts about my reading from today, turned into a devotion of sorts and a testimony.
Dried a load of clothes, that is on it's way to my bed to make two loads waiting to be folded and put up.
Washed two large blankets, one is hanging outside the other is in it's second rinse- it will go outside when it's done.
I washed dishes from last night's dinner and this morning's breakfast.
I know that doesn't seem like much, but in my world, that's movin' on to better things, LOL!! So today's ToDos ... I would like to:
*Get the dishes I washed put away.
*Finish washing and drying the bedclothes from our room, completely (put away, everything.)
*Get the clothes that are dry on my bed, folded, hung, and put away.
*Find my couch again, it's covered with clean clothes from last week that no one felt the need to put up. I just caught the memo under the end table that said "... even though your clothes are on hangers and just need transported to your closet, mom is the one that does that. Even if you have to move said clothes to sit down"
*Not have a headache by VBS.
Speaking of VBS, we had 450 kids last night! Praise the LORD!!
So what are YOU doing today? Remember you can sub to this thread and receive email notifications with my responses, so it would be like 'chatting' almost! :o)
Wrote two posts about my reading from today, turned into a devotion of sorts and a testimony.
Dried a load of clothes, that is on it's way to my bed to make two loads waiting to be folded and put up.
Washed two large blankets, one is hanging outside the other is in it's second rinse- it will go outside when it's done.
I washed dishes from last night's dinner and this morning's breakfast.
I know that doesn't seem like much, but in my world, that's movin' on to better things, LOL!! So today's ToDos ... I would like to:
*Get the dishes I washed put away.
*Finish washing and drying the bedclothes from our room, completely (put away, everything.)
*Get the clothes that are dry on my bed, folded, hung, and put away.
*Find my couch again, it's covered with clean clothes from last week that no one felt the need to put up. I just caught the memo under the end table that said "... even though your clothes are on hangers and just need transported to your closet, mom is the one that does that. Even if you have to move said clothes to sit down"
*Not have a headache by VBS.
Speaking of VBS, we had 450 kids last night! Praise the LORD!!
So what are YOU doing today? Remember you can sub to this thread and receive email notifications with my responses, so it would be like 'chatting' almost! :o)
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