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Outside my window… it’s a toasty 45 degrees outside!  A lot warmer than it has been!

I am thinking… I have got to get lunch ready for everybody

I am thankful for…my family

From the kitchen…zero action…got the ole morning sickness and not feeling like doing a darn thing!

I am wearing…gray danskin capris, white “inspire” tshirt

I am going… to attempt to straighten my craft room while kids nap

I am reading…Torment by Lauren Kate (slowly but surely)

I am hoping…for some energy to do the things that need to get done

I am hearing…the fire crackle in the wood stove

Around the house…its decent

One of my favorite things…playing Mario on Wii with the hubby

A few plans for the rest of the week:  I’m off on friday (woo hoo!  3 day weekend!) and then saturday is christmas so gonna open our presents that morning then go  to the Soum house at 10 to watch the kids open their gifts and eat Christmas dinner…later that afternoon Billy’s dad and grandpa will come over to open their presents!

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Outside my window…its 29 out and a lil bit of snow left on the ground!

I am thinking…I have really got to clean out my scrapbooking room

I am thankful for…my husband

From the kitchen…Billy is making dinner! (YAY!) Cheesy Chicken with Noodles and Vegs

I am wearing…black danskin capris, sneakers, grey SOAR tshirt 

I am creating…a baby!  well…one is already created but it is growing! haha

I am going…to do some baking tomorrow…hopefully

I am reading…Torment by Lauren Kate

I am hoping…to start a exercise routine!!! (Tonya do u have the DVD?)

I am hearing…Shrek 4

Around the house…its decently clean and smells delish from Billys cooking!

One of my favorite things…is spending time and playing with Jeremiah

A few plans for the rest of the week:  Well Thursday we have Lucas’s Brainy Bunch performance…and Friday Billy’s work Christmas party…and after that we leave for St Louis and Saturday Jeremiah flies out with his Grandpa to go visit his Jersey fam!

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Outside my window…it’s feeling like Christmas!!!

I am thinking…I have a lot to do tomorrow to get ready for Thanksgiving!

I am thankful for…my family

From the kitchen…in the toaster oven is the Layered Enchilada Bake!  Has become one of our favorites…make it every other week!

I am wearing…dark blue danskin sweat pants, Bright Beginnings tshirt and grey nike sneakers

I am creating…a recipe card box for all my new recipe cards I’ve been doing

I am going…to go to bed early b/c this cold is kicking my butt!

I am reading…nothing at the moment. 

I am hoping…to start a exercise routine

I am hearing…How to Train Your Dragon

Around the house…all is calm

One of my favorite things…is scrapbooking!..i really need to make time for it (yeah still need to do that)

A few plans for the rest of the week:  clean the house top to bottom for Thanksgiving b/c its over at our house!  Then of course black friday shopping..*ugh* (its my first year actually going out into the chaos…I always shop online!) then a nice kid free weekend as Jeremiah goes to spend time with Grandma and Papa!

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Outside my window…is one of my favorite kind of days!  Nice and chilly with a slight breeze!  Ah, a nice reminder that Christmas is only 53 days away!

I am thinking…I have a pretty darn good life! :)

I am thankful for…roof over my head

From the kitchen…there is zero action!  i made a pumpkin pie (all from scratch) and pumpkin spice cream cupcakes yesterday…today is my break!  Thinking of taking the ole chili out of the freezer for dinner!

I am wearing…dark blue danskin sweat pants, hanes ‘soar’ grey tshirt and flip flops as always

I am creating…a control journal from flylady.net 

I am going…to go make snack for the kiddos before they wake up!

I am reading…nothing at the moment.  I just finished reading ‘Crescendo’ though…it was really good!!

I am hoping…to get into a better cleaning/cooking routine rather than all this randomness i do….i don’t see it though

I am hearing…Kat purring as she lays in my lap…can’t go anywhere without her trying to cuddle…love it though

Around the house…all is nice and toasty with the fire!

One of my favorite things…is scrapbooking!..i really need to make time for it (yeah still need to do that)

A few plans for the rest of the week:  not a whole lot going on as usual….keeping house clean, bringing kids to pre-k..we are putting up fence for Remi..well Billy is putting it up, i will sit there and talk to him while he does it..unless he needs my help of course!

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Labor Day Weekend!

Well all weekend our living room has been a mini construction zone…We (okay, Billy and his dad ;)) took out the gas fireplace and the entire wall (angled corner) so that we can open it up and have a full corner for our wood stove!

       

I did my best to stay out of the living room and in the kitchen cooking, and baking (it calms me down).  Well that was all Saturday.

On Sunday we went out to Falcon to my Mom & Dad’s house for a good ole family BBQ!  Had a lot of fun with all 3 boys playing around, we went down to the pond to throw some rocks, and just spend some quality family time together!  Those are the best days in my opinion! 

Now its Monday (Labor Day) and Billy is finishing up the plaster on the dry wall to sand it down and I’m thinking about doing some more baking!

Wordless Wednesday

 

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Outside my window…beautiful weather with a nice cool breeze

I am thinking…I have to hurry up and send out those wedding invitations!

I am thankful for…my health

From the kitchen…making a bunch of chicken!  Going to have chicken tacos tonight, and make chicken salad with the rest!

I am wearing…the most comfortable dark grey capris (danskin), black SNL tshirt and my flip flops still

I am creating…an organization/$ saving/cleaning binder for myself

I am going…sweep and mop the wood floors!

I am reading…yeah still  need to get back into that…

I am hoping…to start scanning pics for wedding slideshow soon!

I am hearing…the relaxing and calm sounds of the wind chimes blowing in the wind

Around the house…it is nice and silent…kids are at preschool!

One of my favorite things…is scrapbooking!..i really need to make time for it

A few plans for the rest of the week:  not a whole lot going on…cleaning house, bringing kids to school…and Sunday in Falcon at parental units house for Labor Day BBQ with the fam!

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Make sure you cook your eggs!!

So i haven’t been on here in over a week…had a lil incident.  I wanted over-easy eggs, cooked them (so I thought) and ate about half of them.  Well turns out i had a lil spell of salmonella from the lil bit of raw egg that i had eaten!  And those are the walmart 30 pack eggs, just so everyone knows.  That brand was not included in the egg recall…believe me, i researched it!  Anywho…i am back to feeling my somewhat normal self now (YAY!).  I have noticed though, that you never truly realize how good you feel on a regular basis until you are sick like i was!  Wow!  Well enough of that…here is a picture of the beautiful sky from the back deck!

 

Thursday 13

Top 13 on my mind:

1.  how good the chicken in the oven smells…yum

2.  what else to make with the chicken…mashed potatoes?  corn?  pasta?

3.  oh how Jeremiah loves the Backyardigans

4.  So glad to be ‘off work’ early today

5.  pile of laundry…

6.  the house looks clean….enough

7.  tomorrow is payday!  woot woot!

8.  grocery list…milk, eggs, apple juice….

9.  would like to make and/or find some time to scrapbook

10.  does everyone else ‘shed’ their hair like i do?  there’s tons I pull out everyday!  seriously ridiculous.

11.  eh..need to shave my legs..hmmm

12.  thankful for our house and how hard Billy works to provide for us (Thanks Billy! Love you!)

13.  looking forward to Switchfoot concert tomorrow night!  Been awhile since I’ve been to a concert….and it’ll be Billy’s first concert!

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Outside my window…Is a nice cool cloudy day…just the way I like it!  Perhaps i will venture outside today!

I am thinking…how excited I am to be starting this blog!  Thanks Tonya!

I am thankful for…my sweet and handsome lil man who is my everything.

From the kitchen…plan on grilling hamburgers and making potato salad for dinner…maybe pumpkin bread for desert!

I am wearing…the most comfortable black capris (danskin—tonya!), red ‘Thy Will Be Done’ tshirt and barefoot as usual.

I am creating…lasting memories for myself staying home with Jeremiah!

I am going…to TRY to go to bed early tonight….we shall see

I am reading…this blog entry!  I need to get back into reading…I will soon, right now just trying to get into a good routine.

I am hoping…this headache goes away, of which I am pretty sure is from lack of sleep!

I am hearing…XM radio ‘Spirit’ station and Jeremiah’s sound machine

Around the house…the kids are sleeping and all is calm and CLEAN!!

One of my favorite things…to spend time with Jeremiah

A few plans for the rest of the week:  continue to keep the house clean, work on organizing binders (MOPs, Wedding & Jeremiah school), Switchfoot concert on Friday and lots of rest on Saturday!

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Big 'lil man

Well tonight Billy finished building Jeremiah's twin bed frame. It's definitely going to take some getting used to Jer being such a 'big' boy. I am so very proud of him though! Billy did a great job building it from scratch....and as you can tell by the picture....I'm pretty sure Jeremiah loves it too!