Happy Homemaker Monday 9/27/10

The weather in my neck of the woods:
It depends on what time it is!  This morning when I left for school it was only 54 degrees.  Now it's 73 degrees and sunny.

Things that make me happy:
My daughter receiving the first Star Student award at school this year!

Book I'm reading:
The Murder's Daughters by Randy Susan Meyers

What's on my TV today:
Too much!  The new season of Criminal Minds, Two and a Half Men, The Big Bang Theory, The Amazing Race, House, Law & Order:  SVU, Grey's Anatomy and Private Practice (to name a few)

On the menu for dinner:
Not sure yet...something that makes a lot and is easy as I have daycare kids here and hubby is having Monday Night Football here....yikes!

On my To Do List:
Finish all the Laundry
Get my kids' supplemental homework packets done
Mop my kitchen floor

New Recipe I tried or want to try soon:
Pumpkin cheesecake bars

In the craft basket:

Still scrapbooks

Looking forward to this week:
Then end of the month...it's been a long one!

Tips and Tricks:
Yeah, I got nothing!

My favorite blog post this week:
There's too many to pick just one....maybe the blog over at Debbie's Book Bag where I won a 5 book series!  Talk about excited!

Blog Hopping (a new discovered blog you would like to share with the readers):
Saving SAHM Sanity  Great blog about coupons, saving money, crafts for your kids and being a SAHM!  While I'm not a 100% SAHM, I am a 90% one so I loved all these ideas!

No words needed (favorite photo or picture, yours or others you want to share):

Lesson learned the past few days:
Be careful what you say to people.  There are those out there that turn it into something totally different!


On my mind:
Still struggling with the homeschooling dilema...I think we are going to do it though....


Devotionals, Scripture Reading, Key Verses:

"Therefore encourage one another and build each other up...Comfort teh discouraged, help the weak, be patient with everyone."

I Thessalonians 5:11, 14

Happy Homemaker Monday 9/6/10

Weather in my neck of the woods: ok I swear this answer never changes! Slightly overcast and mild!  I love it!

Things that make me happy: My daughter who was so upset today that there was no school!  I am so happy both my older kids love to learn!

Books I am Reading: A book an author sent me for review called Back to the Homeplace.  I'm really liking it!

What is on my tv: 

True Blood (HBO)

The Last Trimester (Lifetime Movies)

The Tenth Circle (Lifetime Movies)

On the menu for dinner:

Leftovers!  We have so many leftovers in our fridge that need eaten!

On my to do list:

Finish the book I'm reading

Plan my weekly menu

Grocery shopping

Getting all my copies ready for my first day of preschool

New recipe I want to try soon: I haven't actually been looking at recipes lately so don't have any :(

In the craft basket: My son's scrapbook and a scrapbook of my cousin's wedding for my aunt

Looking forward to this week: preschool starting tomorrow, taking my boys to the dermatologist to get this super dry skin issue cleared up

Tips & Tricks:

I get my kids' clothes ready for the week and put them all together in a hanging organizer.  Every morning after breakfast they just grab the clothes in the right day and get dressed!

Favorite blog post of the week:  I had fun doing the giveway over at Bookhounds.  There was a trivia question that I enjoyed :)

Blog Hopping: Gosh, I found so many fun new blogs again this week that I'm not too sure.

No words needed, fav photo:

My Father-in-Law and my Dad on my wedding day showing their "empty pockets"

 

Lesson learned this past week:

It's okay to tell people no

On my mind: My first day of preschool tomorrow, my neighbor who is fighting for her kids

Scriptures, devotionals, thoughts:

Cast your cares on the Lord and he will sustain you;  he will never let the righteous fall.

Psalm 55:22

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Happy Homemaker Monday

The weather in my neck of the woods:

It is currently about 70 degrees and sunny out.  They say we are going to get some rain tomorrow (we'll see) but the rest of the week is sunny and in the 80's.


Things that make me happy:

Not having to babysit this week!


Book I'm reading:

Private by James Patterson & Maxine Pateo


What I'm enjoying on TV:

True Blood on HBO
Intervention on A&E
Drop Dead Diva on Lifetime
Teen Mom on MTV


On the menu for dinner:

Chicken Tortilla Soup


On my To Do List:

Laundry (as usual)
Vacuum
Pay bills


New Recipe I tried or want to try soon:

Cake lollipops


In the craft basket:

Landon's 1st year Scrapbook (he's 2 1/2 now)


Looking forward to this week:
No extra kids this week and getting Kaiden's soccer stuff and Lexi's dance stuff.  Oh, and ordering tickets for the Carrie Underwood concert in September.
Tips and Tricks:

To get ballpoint pen ink out of clothes:  Spray hairspray on it before you wash it and then stain treat it.  Come right out!


My favorite blog post this week:
Unsure....

Blog Hopping (a new discovered blog you would like to share with the readers):

I have found so many awesome blogs this week but the one that really sticks out right now is Candace's Book Blog @ http://candacesreadingblog.blogspot.com/
No words needed (favorite photo or picture, yours or others you want to share):

Lesson learned the past few days:

Make sure the kids' bedroom doors are closed when they aren't here or the cats take over (two cat accidents this weekend in the kids' room...they had fresh, clean litter so what the heck??)!
On my mind:
Getting my preschool classroom ready, getting the best savings possible while grocery shopping tomorrow.

Devotionals, Scripture Reading, Key Verses:
Consider it pure joyy brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance.  Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.

James 1:2-4