Our weekly snapshot

 Here’s a look back at our week. 

We had a great Thanksgiving day (even if the Lions lost!) 

Weekly Menu --- Here comes . . . the holidays!

 We enjoyed a wonderful Thanksgiving and now it is the full holiday "swing".  We even got winter weather this week to bring in that feeling of Christmas.  (I could do without the slick roads though!)  Here's the plan for the coming week.  

Friday - As is our tradition, we will head back to my mom's for a dinner of leftovers!  

Saturday - Fish and Chips (fries) 

Sunday - pork roast, stuffing, and green beans 

Monday - pulled pork tacos

Tuesday - my brother and sister-in-law are in town

Wednesday - Chicken noodle soup

Thursday - hamburger stroganoff and noodles 

Happy Thanksgiving!

 

Matthew West - Gobble Gobble (Official Video)

Since it is Thanksgiving Week -- This song must be shared! 

Our weekly snapshot

 Here’s a look back at our week! 

Our animals enjoying a snooze on a quiet Saturday. 

Joshua and Nate had a great weekend at Elite Retreat.  

Weekly Menu - Just like that it is Thanksgiving

 It is time for Thanksgiving.  It is hard to believe that we are at this time of year already!  I love as all the Christmas lights start to appear and everything just seems so festive! I have a few carry overs from last week as 1) the guys had pizza at youth group on Wednesday so I didn't have to feed them 2) Two whole pizzas were sent home with us on Wednesday so guess what we ate on Thursday night for dinner??? LOL  and 3) Darryl and I then had the Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup on Friday since the guys were off to a birthday Party!   

Friday - Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup 

Saturday - Dinner at my mom's

Sunday  -Chili and Fritos 

Monday - Sausage Gravy and Biscuits

Tuesday - Shrimp and Grits

Wednesday- Beef tips and noodles 

Thursday - Thanksgiving! 

November Goals

 Yes, it is a little late in the month to be posting these here but the good news is that I had them written at the start of November and have been working on some of them. I really post them here because I enjoy looking back at them in future years to see 1) What I accomplished and 2) To remind of things that need to be revisited. Any way, here's the list! (Sorry for the weird spacing and such - I copied it from a word document and it doesn't "paste" in quite the same) 

November Goals

Uncompleted Goals from August, September and October

1.     Scrapbooking Goals

a.    2025 – Complete February, March, April, May, June, July, August and September

b.    2011 – Complete April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November and December

c.    Make a list of the 50 states not visited in the album and find pictures for the ones we have visited.

d.    2 months of memorabilia – put in albums or have ready to go in albums.

2.    Flylady

a.    August Routine – Swish and Swipe

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4l Living Room and Dining Room Deep Cleaning

a.    Wipe down the walls, dust everything, wash insides of windows

5.    Clean out the garage

6.    Fall clean-up of the yard

7.    Finish fixing the lawnmower

8.    Hang things in Josh’s room

9.    Fix the board on Nate’s bed

10.  Call Spectrum to change our bill

11.  Daily Devotions and Prayer Journal

12.  Co-Op

a.    Clean out my SR files and narrow it down to just want I need.

b.    Work on Secretary Procedures

13.  Piano

a.    Work on It is Well with my Soul for offertory

b.    Pick an easier song to work on for November

c.    Pick a Christmas song for December

14.  Clean the Outsides of the Windows

15.  Memorize Verses for June, July, August, and September. And October (101-1001)

17.  Move Dad Koll’s piano (this won't happen until spring at this point) 

18.  Fix and/or Sell the Pop-up

19.  Repaint all the things in the house white (that are white)

20. Read Non-Fiction books (June, July, August, September, October)

November Goals

1.     Accomplish as many of the “old” goals as possible

2.    Decorate for Christmas

a.    Outside - done

b.    Inside - done

3.    Scrapbooking Goals

a.    2025 – Complete October

b.    2017 – Complete January, February, March, April and May

c.    Memorabilia – Continue sorting and putting in albums. When this is done, begin work on updating Heritage Albums

d.    Scrapbooking Date Goals

                                          i.    November 9^th – Virtural Weekend (but only really free on Sunday)

                                        ii.    November 14-16 – Kids are at a retreat so I have lots of time hopefully

                                       iii.    November 21-23

                                       iv.    November 28-30 – Hoping to have my own at home “retreat” since it is Thanksgiving weekend (Meaning, just enjoying scrapbooking on the holiday weekend)

4.    Cleaning Goals

a.    Basement – Continue with the overall basement cleanout.  30 minutes a day (Usually Mondays, Tuesdays, and sometimes Thursdays).  Have my guys help carry up donations and trash on Tuesdays.  - Round 1 is done - Round 2 will happen next year

b.    Flylady

                                          i.    Continue with routines (making the bed, Swish and Swipe, Monday Morning Reset, 15 minutes nightly put away, and a Friday home blessing hour - DOne

                                        ii.    November goal is Laundry – more about setting up a better routine with doing certain items each day verses multiple loads all in one day. - Done

c.    Deep Cleaning/Decluttering Room – Bathroom

5.    Holiday Decorating

a.    Take down the outside Halloween Décor - Done

b.    Put up the outside Christmas Décor - Done

c.    Decorate inside for Christmas - Done

6.    Date with Darryl - Done 

7.    Enjoy a Family Fun Day (A new goal to do this monthly) - Done

8.    Do Prayer journal and devos - Done

9.    Co-Op

a.    Begin working on class ideas for next semester - Done

10.  Plan Nate’s 16^th birthday Party at Chuck-E-Cheese

a.    Pick a date and reserve when possible

b.    Create invites for him

11.  Write and Update my resume

12.  Fix the Grinch calendar (order new ribbon) and have all items for the pockets by November 30^{th - Done}

13.  Memorize November’s verse

14.  Read one non-fiction book this month

15.  Goal is to have 50% of my Christmas shopping done by December 1^st.  Also need to plan money for Josh and Nate to shop plus stockings

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