This is a new song by Colton Dixon. I was first introduced to Colton Dixon's music on American Idol a lot of years ago. He did not win but he impressed the Christian Music Industry and has sense put out some good music. I really liked the simplicity of this song.
Clickhttps://youtu.be/rHVy8d1xS7A?si=ZFO5KwIq4IxrEU84 to listen to the song.
A look back at our week :
It's been a busy few weeks - good -- but busy. Our co-op wraps up today with our annual parent meeting and then we will just have field trips and meet-ups throughout the spring and summer. I'm looking forward to having some Friday's free! Anyway, this is a super busy week again which means I don't cook a whole lot HA!
Friday - Josh and Nate are heading to a game night; Darryl is heading to his dad's; and I am putting on my PJ's and enjoying a quiet night at home after a busy day!
Saturday- Josh and Nate are participating in a Worship Night with our Co-Op so before hand we will get something to eat (well, actually, while they are rehearsing, the adults will grab dinner HA!)
Sunday - Our church is having a pot luck today!
Monday - Choir Resumes! I’m keeping it simple with tacos
Tuesday - Lasagna, Garlic Bread, and Green Beans
Wednesday - Youth Group!
Thursday - BBQ Cups and Chips and Dip
Here’s a look back at our week:
It's been a busy few weeks so I've been a little behind/slow on getting blog posts put up and I apologize for that! I almost missed this menu post and I never miss these HA! Our Co-op ends today so things "might" calm down a little after this but I find anytime I say that, it seems to get more busy!
Here's the plan for the coming week:
Friday - Tonight is our Presentation Night so we eat around that; the boys and I are at the church pretty much all day so we usually step away for a few minutes late afternoon to get something to eat.
Saturday - My mom and I are going to a concert in the afternoon and then getting something for dinner; the guys have a mens night with guys from church and are eating there.
Sunday - We are taking off for a family day. I'll share details later :-)
Monday - Meatloaf, Mashed Potatoes and corn. This is a carry over from last week.
Tuesday - My mom and I are planning to have dinner with two of my cousins. I have Tacos planned for the guys at home.
Wednesday - Youth Group Night
Thursday - My brother Kel and sister-in-law Deb will be in town so we are eating at my mom's and playing a game (I think!)
A look back at our week
This past weekend I made a list of all the oven baked meals we’ve been missing and will be planning menus including those favorites once again! Since our evenings are busy, there will still be simple crock pot meals but it will be nice to have more options. We were all getting tired of the same meals over and over again!
Friday - homemade pizza and salad
Saturday - my guys have a game night so Darryl and I get a date night 😊
Sunday- Crockpot Fajitas - this was planned for last Sunday put plans changed so I shifted this to this week.
Monday - Stuffed Shells and Garlic Bread
Tuesday - happy St. Patrick’s Day! Stuffed cabbage, crash potatoes, jello salad and dessert!
Wednesday- youth group
Thursday - Meatloaf, mashed potatoes and corn
A look back at our week :
Guess what? My oven is finally fixed! I wasn’t sure if I’d have it tet this week so my menu only includes a few oven items but just wait until next week. 🤣
Here's the plan for the coming week:
Friday - my first oven meals— pot pies! 🤪
Saturday - Nate FINALLY gets to have his birthday party :-) So, Chuck-e-cheese for lunch. What about dinner, you ask? I have no idea - I'm leaning towards just tacos (again) because it is easy and everyone can make what they want based on how hungry they are.
Sunday - I've been trying to make crock pot Fajitas for weeks but our schedule kept changing so it didn't happen. I like to do this on Sunday so my mom can come over for dinner after church as she also loves them!
Monday - meatball soup and French bread!
Tuesday - Darryl has an elder meeting and Nate has centershot (which is where I will be too!) Nate gets pizza (and so do I) at the last night so I'll probably make a quesadilla for Darryl and Josh before we have to leave.
Wednesday - Youth group.
Thursday- Biscuits and gravy
March - is it a lion or a lamb? It came in like a lion so it will be interesting to see how it ends. Will we get one last blast of winter? Is spring on its way? I will not complain about longer days though - I do a lot of "kid running" in the evenings so it is nice to be driving in daylight at least one way!
In planning my March goals, I went back to my 2026 goals to ensure I'm at least planning to stay on track even if I haven't been as successful as I had hoped so far this year. I'm going to "try" to be a little more mindful (my word for 2026 - Mindfulness) in my planning so that hopefully it is a little more successful!
Here's my plan for March:
1. Stage 2 of the basement - My goal in March is to take 15-20 minutes, 2 days a week and work on the hard sorting/cleaning out of things. So, just taking time on 8 total days for a total of around 2 1/2 hours. It is doable and I already know for past experience that I can get a lot done in a very short amount of time.
2. Scrapbooking - I really truly enjoy scrapbooking . .. it's just the getting started that is hard. I'm chopping my goals down this month; lowering my expectations. I'd like to finish 3 months in 2011 and then if needed, work on 2025 to read 31 pages completed this month.
3. Get the Oven Fixed! ✔️
4. Complete the one project in Nate's room that is not done! (replace a board in his bed). He also mentioned cleaning out his closet - he is pretty self motivated so I'll just remind him of this goal.
5. Hang things in Josh's room - plain and simple. That's it.
6. Host Nate's 16th birthday party (finally!) ✔️
7. Purchase a flashdrive for Solid Rock documents and transfer all necessary documents to that drive. The flash drive is purchased!
8. Solid Rock Musts - Finish my slideshow for Joyful, Prepare my display boards for Presentation Night, print the table signs for Presentation Night ✔️
9. Pick and reserve one camping weekend for the summer.
10. Paint all of the white in the house - It's just doors and trim so really not that much but it will make things seem fresher.
11. Purchase and hang the curtains in my living room.✔️
12. Practice a piano song for church.
13. Learn my memory verse for the month✔️
14. Read one non-fiction book for the month.
15. Visit Metro Beach for our 25th year! ✔️
16. Make definate plans for our 25th year getaway and put it into motion (reservations etc)
17. Decorate the laundry room
18. Turn off the cable box
19. Find ways to unplug once a week.
20. Monthly Habit - I did not accomplish the kitchen habit last month so I'm going to revisit that one which is to keep the counters cleaned off!
21. Deep Cleaning Goals - I'm changing rooms since I haven't done anything yet in the master. Instead I'm going to focus on the dining room.
22. Figure out how to shorten the blinds (might as well start with the dining room HA)
23. Do my daily Bible reading and write out the scripture verses of the day.
24. Plan April Events my March 31st. ✔️
25. Have a date with Darryl. ✔️
26 Go out to dinner with my friend Julie!
27. Pick out a song to maybe sing for Easter.
28. Pick out some flower seeds to order and plant.
