Sunday, December 8, 2019
Weekly Worship - Christmas Style -- Avalon - We Are The Reason
I have loved this song for years! I can't even remember the first person I heard sing this but it doesn't matter because it's the song that I love. This arrangement is beautiful too!
Saturday, December 7, 2019
Our week in photos #45
A busy week!
Saturday - the boys spent the day at a friends house as part of an overnight birthday party. No photos since I wasn't there :-)
Sunday - a surprise snow day! It was beautiful but kept us home all day!
Monday - A total school day followed by TKD!
Tuesday - School, Piano and Lego Club!
Wednesday - School and AWANA!
Thursday - We attended a Funeral for a long time family friend. He's site is just "down the road" from my dad so we visited my dads spot as well.
Friday - We were supposed to go on a field trip today but we are done to one car (hopefully it's an easy fix and can be fixed next week!) So instead we had an unexpected day at home. I was able to mark some things off my to do list during the day. We then enjoyed the annual Christmas Parade Downtown to kick off the holiday season!
Saturday - the boys spent the day at a friends house as part of an overnight birthday party. No photos since I wasn't there :-)
Sunday - a surprise snow day! It was beautiful but kept us home all day!
Monday - A total school day followed by TKD!
Tuesday - School, Piano and Lego Club!
Wednesday - School and AWANA!
Thursday - We attended a Funeral for a long time family friend. He's site is just "down the road" from my dad so we visited my dads spot as well.
Friday - We were supposed to go on a field trip today but we are done to one car (hopefully it's an easy fix and can be fixed next week!) So instead we had an unexpected day at home. I was able to mark some things off my to do list during the day. We then enjoyed the annual Christmas Parade Downtown to kick off the holiday season!
Friday, December 6, 2019
Weekly Menu
December - the most wonderful time of year! The lights and Christmas Songs plus all of the extra special things that go on - it is all so much fun!
We still have to eat though :-) So, with that in mind, here is the plan for the coming week!
Friday - It's time for our town's Christmas Parade so we have to grab a quick bite to eat before heading downtown. We keep it simple - Chicken Nuggets and and Corn Dogs!
Saturday - Josh has requested homemade pizza - I made it before Thanksgiving and it is his new favorite meal (He loves pizza - but the homemade is his second favorite. What is his first, you ask? Speedway. Yes, pizza from Speedway!)
Sunday - We have leftovers - Leftovers sent home from a funeral; Plus Pulled Pork BBQ leftovers and homemade applesauce. Sometimes we just have to stop and eat whats in the fridge!
Monday - Hot Dogs and Mac and Cheese. Simple on a busy night.
Tuesday - Ham and Cheese Quiche, Lemon Bread and Fruit (A carry over from last week!)
Wednesday - Frozen Pizza - it's AWANA night!
Thursday - I am attending a Christmas Tea with a friend of mine so the boys are on their own with Darryl :-) I might just have some Frozen Lasagna for them to cook and eat :-)
We still have to eat though :-) So, with that in mind, here is the plan for the coming week!
Friday - It's time for our town's Christmas Parade so we have to grab a quick bite to eat before heading downtown. We keep it simple - Chicken Nuggets and and Corn Dogs!
Saturday - Josh has requested homemade pizza - I made it before Thanksgiving and it is his new favorite meal (He loves pizza - but the homemade is his second favorite. What is his first, you ask? Speedway. Yes, pizza from Speedway!)
Sunday - We have leftovers - Leftovers sent home from a funeral; Plus Pulled Pork BBQ leftovers and homemade applesauce. Sometimes we just have to stop and eat whats in the fridge!
Monday - Hot Dogs and Mac and Cheese. Simple on a busy night.
Tuesday - Ham and Cheese Quiche, Lemon Bread and Fruit (A carry over from last week!)
Wednesday - Frozen Pizza - it's AWANA night!
Thursday - I am attending a Christmas Tea with a friend of mine so the boys are on their own with Darryl :-) I might just have some Frozen Lasagna for them to cook and eat :-)
Monday, December 2, 2019
December Goals
Wow. It is December! It won't be long and I'll be looking back at my 2019 year long goals to see how I did! I feel like this year just started. Well, except January last about 345 days all on its own HA!
I do actually set some goals for December but I also try to just enjoy the season too. I look for as many free Christmas related activities as possible and we try to enjoy the season too. I don't fret too much about cleaning projects and watch as many Halmark Christmas movies as my family will tolerate :-) As the month progresses I start to focus on goals for 2020 and reflect on the past year too.
Here's what I'm hoping to accomplish this month!
1. Scrapbook January 2019 completely.
2. Do Christmas activities each week with the boys - I've searched pinterest for fun, easy ideas and now I just have to follow through.
3. Write my 2020 goals.
4. End December current on school work. When we come back after Christmas break we will have about 2 1/2 weeks left in the semester to wrap things up.
5. Have all Christmas gifts wrapped by December 21st. Why? Nate's birthday is the 22nd and then we are onto Christmas week and I want zero stress.
6. Finances - this goal stays the same . . .trying to just track everything all month. It does help curb extra spending when I have to write it down!
7. Take care of that random black bin in the bathroom from last month HA!
8. Get our Christmas tree and decorate it!
9. Make some Christmas cookies - ideally I'd like to make a couple of new cookie recipes - true Christmas style cookies but even just to make some cookies might be nice!
10. Celebrate Nate's birthday - the plan is already in place, now just to enjoy his day.
11. Practice my song for our Christmas Eve Service.
12. Make one of the White Hanger Snowflakes that are the rage of the Internet right now. I'm hoping that if they as easy to make they appear that I can make several to use as outdoor decor next year.
13. Hang up Nate's race track on the wall downstairs. We took it out of his room and just need to hang it downstairs where there is more room!
14. Work on my song for when I sing in January. The more I practice, the less nervous I am :-)
15. Focus on Flylady's "Home Blessing Hour" each week - not deep cleaning, not special projects, just doing some Home Blessing each week so the house looks nice :-)
16. Take my dog to get his nails clipped.
17. Mail my Christmas Cards.
18. Repair the boys Milk Jug Snowmen - it is a project we made several years ago and a few of the pieces have fallen off so I need to repair them!
19. Well, I usually try to do 19 goals but I have nothing for number 19!! Imagine that! Oh well, I can handle 18 :-)
I do actually set some goals for December but I also try to just enjoy the season too. I look for as many free Christmas related activities as possible and we try to enjoy the season too. I don't fret too much about cleaning projects and watch as many Halmark Christmas movies as my family will tolerate :-) As the month progresses I start to focus on goals for 2020 and reflect on the past year too.
Here's what I'm hoping to accomplish this month!
1. Scrapbook January 2019 completely.
2. Do Christmas activities each week with the boys - I've searched pinterest for fun, easy ideas and now I just have to follow through.
3. Write my 2020 goals.
4. End December current on school work. When we come back after Christmas break we will have about 2 1/2 weeks left in the semester to wrap things up.
5. Have all Christmas gifts wrapped by December 21st. Why? Nate's birthday is the 22nd and then we are onto Christmas week and I want zero stress.
6. Finances - this goal stays the same . . .trying to just track everything all month. It does help curb extra spending when I have to write it down!
7. Take care of that random black bin in the bathroom from last month HA!
8. Get our Christmas tree and decorate it!
9. Make some Christmas cookies - ideally I'd like to make a couple of new cookie recipes - true Christmas style cookies but even just to make some cookies might be nice!
10. Celebrate Nate's birthday - the plan is already in place, now just to enjoy his day.
11. Practice my song for our Christmas Eve Service.
12. Make one of the White Hanger Snowflakes that are the rage of the Internet right now. I'm hoping that if they as easy to make they appear that I can make several to use as outdoor decor next year.
13. Hang up Nate's race track on the wall downstairs. We took it out of his room and just need to hang it downstairs where there is more room!
14. Work on my song for when I sing in January. The more I practice, the less nervous I am :-)
15. Focus on Flylady's "Home Blessing Hour" each week - not deep cleaning, not special projects, just doing some Home Blessing each week so the house looks nice :-)
16. Take my dog to get his nails clipped.
17. Mail my Christmas Cards.
18. Repair the boys Milk Jug Snowmen - it is a project we made several years ago and a few of the pieces have fallen off so I need to repair them!
19. Well, I usually try to do 19 goals but I have nothing for number 19!! Imagine that! Oh well, I can handle 18 :-)
Sunday, December 1, 2019
Weekly Worship - Christmas Style - Kari Jobe - Adore Him
I love Christmas Music - probably because we only listen to it a few months out of the year. I enjoy how this song mixes new words with an old Christmas Hymn. Familiarity yet a uniqueness too.
Saturday, November 30, 2019
Our week in photos #44
Here is a look back at our week!
Saturday - We had a busy day! It started out with Christmas Program Practice and then the boys and I worked for a few hours to get all of our Christmas Decorations up outside while the weather was decent! I'm pretty happy with what we did this year.
Sunday - Church and then the annual Thanksgiving Banquet at Church.
Monday - This was an all out school day. It did include a quick field trip to a local food truck for "research" as Josh has to design a food truck for his semester Math project this year.
Tuesday - The boys hung out with my mom all day - she took them to do some Christmas shopping plus they had piano lessons and Josh had a Haircut!!
Wednesday - We hung out with our friends who had the day off school. Nate went to my mom's to help her cook and to hang out for the night. She sent me this awesome photos.
Thursday - Thanksgiving!
Friday - The boys headed to a birthday party while my mom and I went out and did some shopping!
Saturday - We had a busy day! It started out with Christmas Program Practice and then the boys and I worked for a few hours to get all of our Christmas Decorations up outside while the weather was decent! I'm pretty happy with what we did this year.
Sunday - Church and then the annual Thanksgiving Banquet at Church.
Monday - This was an all out school day. It did include a quick field trip to a local food truck for "research" as Josh has to design a food truck for his semester Math project this year.
Tuesday - The boys hung out with my mom all day - she took them to do some Christmas shopping plus they had piano lessons and Josh had a Haircut!!
Wednesday - We hung out with our friends who had the day off school. Nate went to my mom's to help her cook and to hang out for the night. She sent me this awesome photos.
Friday - The boys headed to a birthday party while my mom and I went out and did some shopping!
Friday, November 29, 2019
Weekly Menu
Now it's that between Thanksgiving and Christmas where we do some fun things but try to spend as little money as possible HA! That fine balance of doing Christmas shopping and being intentional with it all while still keeping up with life's responsibilities! That means sticking to a menu and our food budget is pretty important this month too! I'll be honest, I've been a little "lazy" the past few weeks with our eating out budget . . .we've stopped a few times for lunch or grabbed dinner because it was easy. This month I have to be tough! HA! It doesn't meant we won't eat out - just that we need to NOT eat out when it isn't planned!
So, with all of that said, here's the plan for the coming week:
Friday - Tonight the boys are at a friends house for a birthday party so Darryl and I get a "free" date night.
Saturday - My mom offered to make dinner with Thanksgiving Leftovers so we won't turn her down!
Sunday - I'm hopeful we will still benefit from those Leftovers creations of my mom today :-)
Monday - Back to reality of cooking HA! Tonight will be Tacos to keep it easy (And to make it easier - I had plenty of leftovers last Monday so I froze them to use tonight!)
Tuesday - Pulled Pork BBQ, Homemade Applesauce, and Biscuits. This is also a benefit of leftovers from last week - a week ago I made a pork loin. I froze the leftovers for dinner tonight. I had planned to make applesauce last week but it didn't happen so I kept the apples to do it this week. I love simple meals
Wednesday - The boys are back to AWANA this week so Frozen Pizza it is!
Thursday - Ham and Cheese Quiche, Lemon Bread, and Fruit. Guess what? Leftovers! I had some diced Ham I used in another recipe a few weeks ago that I froze plus I have a pie crust in the freezer so it's easy to make the quiche and the bread is from a box mix.
I love it when I can use items in my freezer to keep our grocery bill lower and also make some amazing meals! (When we have good food to eat - it is easier to eat at home!)
So, with all of that said, here's the plan for the coming week:
Friday - Tonight the boys are at a friends house for a birthday party so Darryl and I get a "free" date night.
Saturday - My mom offered to make dinner with Thanksgiving Leftovers so we won't turn her down!
Sunday - I'm hopeful we will still benefit from those Leftovers creations of my mom today :-)
Monday - Back to reality of cooking HA! Tonight will be Tacos to keep it easy (And to make it easier - I had plenty of leftovers last Monday so I froze them to use tonight!)
Tuesday - Pulled Pork BBQ, Homemade Applesauce, and Biscuits. This is also a benefit of leftovers from last week - a week ago I made a pork loin. I froze the leftovers for dinner tonight. I had planned to make applesauce last week but it didn't happen so I kept the apples to do it this week. I love simple meals
Wednesday - The boys are back to AWANA this week so Frozen Pizza it is!
Thursday - Ham and Cheese Quiche, Lemon Bread, and Fruit. Guess what? Leftovers! I had some diced Ham I used in another recipe a few weeks ago that I froze plus I have a pie crust in the freezer so it's easy to make the quiche and the bread is from a box mix.
I love it when I can use items in my freezer to keep our grocery bill lower and also make some amazing meals! (When we have good food to eat - it is easier to eat at home!)
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