February was not my best month. I think I got lulled into thinking that I had tons of time on my hands during January when we weren't doing anything! February started and all of our "things" started back up again which took away some of my time! March is is set to be even busier so . .well . .wow. I did accomplish quite a bit but not nearly as much as I had hoped to get done. Here's the recap!
So, here we go!
1)Again, one of my yearly goes is to take fun photos with my kids before they get too big so my goal this month is to find a fun photo op! We've had a pretty brown winter so it's been difficult to even do some awesome "snowstorm" photos! Again, not anything fabulous but I did get a few of them playing outside.
2) Scrapbooking - This will look similar to last month. 1) Clean off my desk and organize it for scrapbooking 2) Organize January and February photos in snapfish for all years not done 3) Go to a scrapbooking crop on February 29th! 1) My desk has been cleaned off like 4 times HA! Actually, I spent a few hours one afternoon totally cleaning and reorganizing. So, now, if I could just keep people from piling stuff on it, it would be good. 2) I created a spread sheet to know what is uploaded and what needs to be done and all January photos are done plus all February except 2020 as the month is not quite done yet.
3) Reading - My goal is to once again read 4 books! 1) The Printed Letter Bookshop 2) The Bright Season 3) The Boy in the Photo 4) The Power of a Positive Mom. I'm still working on finding a book to support my goal word -Perfect Peace I'm struggling to find time to read but I did start "The Bright Season"
4) Cleaning - Work through my February cleaning list.I did not get as far as I wanted. February got busy after a slower January between school and activities so I didn't have the time I expected to have to do my list. I did get my dining room cleaned and my scrapbooking shelf organized though.
5) Family - Valentine's day! Make Valentine's Day fun for the whole family with our yearly traditions. Darryl's birthday is also this month so I need to plan that as well This was all accomplished!
6) Get Josh new dress pants. I also need to find him new snowpants . .. unless we never get snow! Both are purchased . . .but the dress pants did not fit so back to the store for those!
7) Pick out a piano song to practice and practice it.I did pick one out and I even practiced it . .. once.
8) Pick out a song to sing at a special service at the end of February and also my next special music. Maybe something for Easter as well.I never got around to picking out a song so I'm not singing and we won't be in church Easter weekend as my youngest is having surgery on that Friday.
9) Finances - Stick to the February plan. February hit us hard. Darryl's job fluctuates a lot and February was completely odd so it really messed with any plan I had other then to try to stay ahead of the bills!
Now, here is my super specific "Frozen Fifteen" list:
1) Find Josh a pair of dress pants that fit. I found a pair - they don't fit!
2) Clean my desk and make it "scrapbook" worthy.I'll count this as done
3) Attend a scrapbooking crop on February 29th. Yes!
4.) Read four books no :-(
5) Plan and execute Valentine's Day for the family Yes!
6) Plan and execute Darryl's birthday weekend plans Yes!
7) Pick out a song to sing at a praise service on February 29th and practice it Did not happen :-(
8) Pick out a piano song and practice it until it's perfected. I picked one but didn't practice
9) Return/Exchange the last of the Christmas gifts Nope.
10) Upload and organize January photos to snapfish from all years not done Yes!
11) Upload and organize February photos to snapfish from all years not done Yes!
12) Replace the light bulb above the kitchen sink.Nope!
13) Update my Holiday Journal through St. Patrick's Day (and read through St. Patrick's Day reminders to plan ahead) Done!
14) Complete my "20 days of cleaning" checklist for February I did some but did not complete my entire plan
15) Finish Nate's birthday calendar chart he got for Christmas.I thought about it all month, does that count?
Monday, February 3, 2020
January Goal Recap
January has ended! Unlike some years, January didn't drag by but rather it kinda moved quickly. I totally know it's because the weather has been super mild and for that I'm actually thankful. Yes, I enjoy winter and snow but the mild weather has also been nice since last year was so cold and nasty!
Here's a recap of my January Goals:
So, here's the goal plan for January
1. One of my yearly goals is to go fun places and take photos. I don't foresee us going into Grand Rapids this month so I'm going to try and find some place local that is fun to take a photo. We didn't get anywhere for photos but I did get a few of the boys outside in the snow.
2. Scrapbooking - I have a couple of goals for this month. 1) Clean up my desk so I can scrapbook again. 2) By January 31st go through all of the "January" photos on my hard drive and make sure they are sorted and uploaded to Snapfish. I did have my desk cleaned off at some point (but it is piled high again - tackling it this weekend again!) but I have not yet uploaded photos.
3) Reading - My goal is to read 4 books in January. 1) The Printed Letter Bookshop 2) The Bright Season 3) The Boy in the Photo 4) The Power of a Positive Mom I'm also working on finding a book to support my Goal Word - Perfect Peace. I have read some but not enough!
4) Cleaning - I've created my January plan for the rest of the month! Now to accomplish it all! My January goal was the boys rooms and the master bedroom. The master bedroom is done. Josh's room is done; Nate's got put on hold because a shelf collapsed and I need to pick up a new one before a finish.
5) Family - I'd like to go see a movie as the family - there are some really great ones out.We did this!
6) Homeschool - Wrap up the 1st semester; Create a set of flashcards and a speed test for both boys to use during seatwork time: find division problems for seatwork time for practice, set up a Monday morning meeting time to start each week off on the right foot; Make sure both boys are current in their AWANA books This is also all done! And we have started out second semester strong.
7. Update my Holiday journal with information from this past Thanksgiving and Christmas; Look ahead at my plans for Valentines day and set that in motion. Done :-)
8) Get Nate new shoes and Josh a new pair of dress pants Nate has new shoes - still need to get Josh to Walmart to try on pants :-)
9) Pick out a piano song to practice and . .. well, practice it until I have it down. Also, practice my song for special music. Didn't really have a chance to focus on this.
10) A friend shared a bible study online on James - I plan to start that this month.I thought about it - does that count?
11) Finances - Stick to my January plan for the rest of the month. I have stuck to our plan for the most part.
12) Complete our 2019 Taxes I'm waiting for one document to come but otherwise they are done.
I think that's it for this month! Here's to another great year of getting things done!
Here's a recap of my January Goals:
So, here's the goal plan for January
1. One of my yearly goals is to go fun places and take photos. I don't foresee us going into Grand Rapids this month so I'm going to try and find some place local that is fun to take a photo. We didn't get anywhere for photos but I did get a few of the boys outside in the snow.
2. Scrapbooking - I have a couple of goals for this month. 1) Clean up my desk so I can scrapbook again. 2) By January 31st go through all of the "January" photos on my hard drive and make sure they are sorted and uploaded to Snapfish. I did have my desk cleaned off at some point (but it is piled high again - tackling it this weekend again!) but I have not yet uploaded photos.
3) Reading - My goal is to read 4 books in January. 1) The Printed Letter Bookshop 2) The Bright Season 3) The Boy in the Photo 4) The Power of a Positive Mom I'm also working on finding a book to support my Goal Word - Perfect Peace. I have read some but not enough!
4) Cleaning - I've created my January plan for the rest of the month! Now to accomplish it all! My January goal was the boys rooms and the master bedroom. The master bedroom is done. Josh's room is done; Nate's got put on hold because a shelf collapsed and I need to pick up a new one before a finish.
5) Family - I'd like to go see a movie as the family - there are some really great ones out.We did this!
6) Homeschool - Wrap up the 1st semester; Create a set of flashcards and a speed test for both boys to use during seatwork time: find division problems for seatwork time for practice, set up a Monday morning meeting time to start each week off on the right foot; Make sure both boys are current in their AWANA books This is also all done! And we have started out second semester strong.
7. Update my Holiday journal with information from this past Thanksgiving and Christmas; Look ahead at my plans for Valentines day and set that in motion. Done :-)
8) Get Nate new shoes and Josh a new pair of dress pants Nate has new shoes - still need to get Josh to Walmart to try on pants :-)
9) Pick out a piano song to practice and . .. well, practice it until I have it down. Also, practice my song for special music. Didn't really have a chance to focus on this.
10) A friend shared a bible study online on James - I plan to start that this month.I thought about it - does that count?
11) Finances - Stick to my January plan for the rest of the month. I have stuck to our plan for the most part.
12) Complete our 2019 Taxes I'm waiting for one document to come but otherwise they are done.
I think that's it for this month! Here's to another great year of getting things done!
Saturday, February 1, 2020
2020 Photos Week #5
Here's a look back at our week (I'm sitting here on a Friday night and am not even sure what we did last week HA!)
Saturday - We enjoyed a quiet day at home and then went and saw "Dolittle" at the movie theater. It was a fun family outing.
Sunday - Church :-)
Monday - School ! Then TKD with Nate
Tuesday - School :-)
Wednesday - School :-) Followed by AWANA for the boys
Thursday - Finished up school and my mom came for dinner
Friday - Friday School!
What do you notice this week? No photos! Geesh! We started our 2nd semester and really, totally focused on school. It was a very quiet week!
Saturday - We enjoyed a quiet day at home and then went and saw "Dolittle" at the movie theater. It was a fun family outing.
Sunday - Church :-)
Monday - School ! Then TKD with Nate
Tuesday - School :-)
Wednesday - School :-) Followed by AWANA for the boys
Thursday - Finished up school and my mom came for dinner
Friday - Friday School!
What do you notice this week? No photos! Geesh! We started our 2nd semester and really, totally focused on school. It was a very quiet week!
Friday, January 31, 2020
Weekly Menu
Last week was a quiet week. We didn't totally stick to the menu more so because we ended up not being hungry for dinner a few nights. One day we went to see a movie and were full of popcorn so just had simple things (like cereal) before bed. Another day, we had a big, late lunch so at dinner time we weren't really hungry so had . . .well, cereal . .again. That's ok though - it makes meal planning the next week easier!
We actually have another quiet week coming up. I do find it crazy that it is the beginning of February. This winter has been extremely mild which has made January move at a normal speed (unlike last year when we were trapped in FRIGID cold and January was about 342 days long HA). It's easy to cook when it isn't -475 degrees outside for some reason!
We do get to enjoy the Superbowl this weekend for which we are super excited!
Friday - After a long day at Friday School, dinner is simple. Tonight is just pot pies and salad.
Saturday - Spaghetti and Garlic Bread - something easy on a Saturday night.
Sunday - Superbowl Sunday! I try to do a mix of snacks and food. Homemade Pizza is always a hit (plus it's pretty easy). Otherwise, probably chips and dip, cheese and crackers, and fruit and dip are always fun and easy to have around.
Monday - Ham and Scalloped Potatoes - a carry over from last week.
Tuesday - Stuffed Shells, Salad, and Garlic Bread
Wednesday - AWANA night - so easy kid food.
Thursday - Chicken and Dumplings
We actually have another quiet week coming up. I do find it crazy that it is the beginning of February. This winter has been extremely mild which has made January move at a normal speed (unlike last year when we were trapped in FRIGID cold and January was about 342 days long HA). It's easy to cook when it isn't -475 degrees outside for some reason!
We do get to enjoy the Superbowl this weekend for which we are super excited!
Friday - After a long day at Friday School, dinner is simple. Tonight is just pot pies and salad.
Saturday - Spaghetti and Garlic Bread - something easy on a Saturday night.
Sunday - Superbowl Sunday! I try to do a mix of snacks and food. Homemade Pizza is always a hit (plus it's pretty easy). Otherwise, probably chips and dip, cheese and crackers, and fruit and dip are always fun and easy to have around.
Monday - Ham and Scalloped Potatoes - a carry over from last week.
Tuesday - Stuffed Shells, Salad, and Garlic Bread
Wednesday - AWANA night - so easy kid food.
Thursday - Chicken and Dumplings
Sunday, January 26, 2020
Weekly Worship - Jordan Feliz - Satisfied (Lyrics)
Several years ago for my birthday, Darryl took me to a Michael W. Smith Concert. Jordan Feliz was the opening act along with another guy from Australia. That night, if you bought Michael W. Smith's CD you also got a CD of each of the other opening acts. Well, Jordan Feliz is one of Nate's favorite artists and somehow this CD got misplaced for about 2 years. I found it a few weeks ago and, while heading to his sleep study on Tuesday night we played it in the truck. The last song on the CD is this song and I just loved it so I thought I would share it. Enjoy!
Saturday, January 25, 2020
2020 Week #4 Photos
We had a great week! Here's a look back (In words and a few photos!)
Saturday - Nate's birthday party started on Friday evening and went overnight into Saturday. It was a great night that ended up a snow storm!
Sunday - We had another quiet Sunday at home thanks to a winter weather advisory. It was nice to sleep in after the all night party HA! Plus we enjoyed hours of football too!
Monday - This is a break week from school so I took advantage of that on Monday and Josh and I cleaned his shelves and put his Christmas gifts away. I always love a clean room! Our evening ended with Nate and I heading to TKD.
Tuesday - The boys had a piano lesson. Then, Tuesday evening Nate and I headed into town as he had a sleep study! I did take photos of him all wired up but he did not like them and does not want me to share them - so I won't! I thought he looked pretty cute :-) It was a long night (or a short night) but a good experience. The room was comfortable, we had snacks, and it was quiet. It was almost like a little vacation!
Wednesday - Needless to say, Nate and I were tired HA! We didn't do much except read and watch TV until it was time or AWANA.
Thursday - The boys actually stayed Wednesday night at my moms as I had a doctor's appointment in the morning. I enjoyed a little bit of a "me" day. After my quick appointment, I went to my favorite little Mexican place for the best Tacos ever. From there, I even treated myself to a rarity - a cupcake from the Cakeabakery! yum! Best cupcakes ever.
Friday - It's Friday School!!
Saturday - Nate's birthday party started on Friday evening and went overnight into Saturday. It was a great night that ended up a snow storm!
Nate had 2 friends spend the night - he had one more coming but he ended up with the flu!
This was Nate's request! I made a cake similar to this years ago for him and he wanted it again. It's actually M and M Cookie Bars that I stacked in a "two layer cake", surrounded by Kit Kat's and topped with more M and M's! Yum!
Sunday - We had another quiet Sunday at home thanks to a winter weather advisory. It was nice to sleep in after the all night party HA! Plus we enjoyed hours of football too!
Monday - This is a break week from school so I took advantage of that on Monday and Josh and I cleaned his shelves and put his Christmas gifts away. I always love a clean room! Our evening ended with Nate and I heading to TKD.
Tuesday - The boys had a piano lesson. Then, Tuesday evening Nate and I headed into town as he had a sleep study! I did take photos of him all wired up but he did not like them and does not want me to share them - so I won't! I thought he looked pretty cute :-) It was a long night (or a short night) but a good experience. The room was comfortable, we had snacks, and it was quiet. It was almost like a little vacation!
Wednesday - Needless to say, Nate and I were tired HA! We didn't do much except read and watch TV until it was time or AWANA.
Thursday - The boys actually stayed Wednesday night at my moms as I had a doctor's appointment in the morning. I enjoyed a little bit of a "me" day. After my quick appointment, I went to my favorite little Mexican place for the best Tacos ever. From there, I even treated myself to a rarity - a cupcake from the Cakeabakery! yum! Best cupcakes ever.
Friday - It's Friday School!!
Josh and his friend Ty playing games in the Game Fever Class.
Josh working on art using homemade art supplies in Crazy Kid Concoctions.
Nate (on the blue Yoga mat) is his Healthy Mind, Body and Spirit class.
Friday, January 24, 2020
Weekly Menu - A Quiet Week Ahead
We had a great birthday weekend and then a little bit of a crazy week - well at least for dinner. We seemed to be running a lot this week and that always impacts dinner time. If I'm gone all day, I don't love the crock pot because things over cook but if I'm gone all day, I hate coming home to cook which means I have to prep the day before! It's the never ending circle of .. DINNER!! :-) Before kids, when I worked full time - sometimes 50+ hours a week, it's no wonder we ate out a lot! After working all day, it was never fun to come home and make dinner! Anyway, I'm getting distracted. HA! This coming week is a very quiet, stay at home kind of week. We will hit school hard as we start the 2nd semester and not make too many plans outside of what needs to be done at home.
Friday - It's Friday School time which means I'm usually tired when I get home! I love things I can just pop in the oven and require no work on my part. I'm going to put in a frozen lasagna for dinner along with garlic bread and green beans.
Saturday - The weekend is the perfect time for the crock pot since we tend to be home all day. Slow Cooker Zuppa Tuscana is one of our favorites. I'll make some "homemade" yeast rolls to go with it.
Sunday - Scalloped Potatoes and Ham in the Crock pot with Salad and green beans
Monday - This is leftover night since we eat in shifts.
Tuesday - Crock Pot Fajitas, Beans, and Chips and Salsa
Wednesday - AWANA night = Pizza (or chicken nuggets or whatever else is easy!)
Thursday - Homemade chicken nuggets, buttered noodles, and carrots
I'm hungry just writing this plan!
Friday - It's Friday School time which means I'm usually tired when I get home! I love things I can just pop in the oven and require no work on my part. I'm going to put in a frozen lasagna for dinner along with garlic bread and green beans.
Saturday - The weekend is the perfect time for the crock pot since we tend to be home all day. Slow Cooker Zuppa Tuscana is one of our favorites. I'll make some "homemade" yeast rolls to go with it.
Sunday - Scalloped Potatoes and Ham in the Crock pot with Salad and green beans
Monday - This is leftover night since we eat in shifts.
Tuesday - Crock Pot Fajitas, Beans, and Chips and Salsa
Wednesday - AWANA night = Pizza (or chicken nuggets or whatever else is easy!)
Thursday - Homemade chicken nuggets, buttered noodles, and carrots
I'm hungry just writing this plan!
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