Monday Meanderings

All I can say this afternoon is how thankful I am for my mom. I woke up very sick in the middle of the night, and my mom came at 7 a.m. to pick up my boys and let me rest. I'm feeling somewhat better now after sleeping much of the morning, but still queasy and tired. Hopefully better soon.

Monday Meanderings



1. Bible: I'm continuing my study through John Piper's When I Don't Desire God. With my 2-year-old we are working on praying before meals and bed- how to sit still, and keep focused for that short amount of time. Daddy has been teaching him about things that we say while we pray, right now focusing on thankfulness. Our memory verse for the next 2 weeks is Jeremiah 10:12- "But God made the earth by His power; He founded the world by His wisdom and stretched out the heavens by His understanding."

2. Organizing: This week I'm trying to sort through summer and winter clothes for everyone. We have limited closet/dresser space around here, so seasonal things get boxed up in big plastic totes. I'm also going through all of my and my husband's things to see what can be donated.

3. Education: We were going to start our ocean unit today, but with me being sick it will wait until tomorrow. We have several activities planned, so we'll see how it goes and what he thinks. He's going to be 3 soon and he needs to be busier than he is right now, so we're going with a bit of a unit study.

4. Projects: I have 2 sewing projects I'd like to at least start- shorts for my 2 year old, and an apron for myself. I want to at least get pieces cut by Friday.

5. Must Do: I need to get the leftover boxes out of the living room and upstairs hall, get the boys in for pictures, and get the baby in for his well-child visit.

Our weekend

My husband has been out of town since Friday, so the boys and I have been doing our own thing. I took pictures, but my husband took the external hard drive that I use to store pictures so you'll have to wait. I will put up the pictures from our weekend once I'm able to get them all loaded- there are some great shots!

On Friday we made bread and did lots of housework. Exciting, yes?

On Saturday we ran errands in the morning, went to piano lessons, then to my parents house, where I sewed my very first pieces of clothing from a pattern- pajamas for my preschooler. :) My boys stayed overnight with the grandparents, and I came home intending to stay up a bit later than usual to get a few things done. I laid down while talking with my husband on the phone, and hung up the phone at quarter til 10. I remember telling myself I'd lay there for 5 more minutes then continue what I was doing.. I then woke up at 11:30 to turn off the light. :)

I slept for 10 hours and I have felt wonderful today. I got most everything done this morning that I had wanted to do last night. I went for lunch at my parents, picked up the boys and got them home in time for naps. The baby's nap only lasted 40 minutes (he really does not sleep much during the day- he is so different from my older one!) so I set him up with some toys while I sorted out his summer and winter clothes. It felt good to get that done! One more thing checked off of my project list. I also cleared out the expired coupons in my binder to be ready for this month.

Here it is, Sunday night, 10 p.m.- the boys are asleep, the kitchen is clean, the sink empty, laundry is folded and put away, and I have a good book. I wish my husband were home to cuddle with, but he will not be home until tomorrow. It is a good night, and it has been a great weekend.

Pictures tomorrow. :)

Today

Borrowed from Sandra over at Family Corner

Outside my Window... crickets and night critters.

I am thinking... about schooling/educating my son who will be 3 in the fall. I think part of his behavior problems lately have been boredom. I'm also unhappy that t.v. has become a daily thing and that every single day turning off the t.v. is an earth shattering event for him. *sigh*

I am thankful for...my husband. He has been such a blessing to me this week. He works overnights, and gets to bed around 6 a.m. and the boys and I wake at 7 a.m. Every morning this week I have woken to an "I Love You" Note written on the bathroom mirror, or laundry already started for me, or this morning's great present- a single rose. Love that man. :)

From the kitchen... Crockpot Chili was for dinner tonight, tomorrow's kitchen endeavor is going to be muffins to last us the next week or so.

I am going...to stop working for the night and get to bed!

I am reading...Sabrina by Lori Wick. I was in desperate need of a light read, and this has been a nice easy Christian romance. :)

I am hoping...that my work obligations will magically take care of themselves! I've been really wishing to be a stay-at-home mom lately. I do work from home, but starting in the fall I'll be up to working 30 hours a week, and I am really not liking that idea. I'm praying though for the leadership of my husband. This is the lesson I have been learning for a few months now, but I am really having to bite my tongue on this one and wait for him and wait for God.

I am hearing...the hiss of the quiet baby monitor, and listening to Fernando Ortega.

Around the house...all is quiet. It is long past bedtime, and my husband is already gone for work. I should have been in bed about 30 minutes ago!

One of my favorite things...warm strawberry rhubarb pie!

A Few Plans For The Rest Of The Week...finishing my work week tomorrow, taking my boys for 9 month and 2 1/2 year portraits, piano lessons on Saturday, and then spending the rest of Saturday at my mom's house learning how to follow a sewing pattern.

Catching Up

We had a crazy week last week. My 9-month-old woke up from his afternoon nap last week on Monday vomiting and then with diahrrea. It was a crazy stomach bug that lasted until Sunday. 7 days of very sick baby, a few doctor visits to make sure he wasn't needing intervention, and finally he is back to his normal into-everything self. For 2 days he wouldn't even suck on a bottle because he was so weak and sick- we were giving fluids through a medicine syringe every few minutes all day long. Thankfully he is much better now!

I also had my music studio recital over the weekend, so that is another big stress lifted off of me. It is an annual event, and I have quite a few students so it took a long time to prepare this recital and manage it. Everyone really did a great job and I was so proud of them. It was possibly the best recital I've ever held for my students in 10+ years! I am glad it's over though, just so we can move into a summer and a more relaxed schedule.

I made very little progress on unpacking last week between my recital prep and Little Bit being sick. I made myself a specific list yesterday of what I can do each day this week to improve on the unpacking status. By Saturday I will feel much better about this place. :) It is just so much harder going into a smaller place. We have to be really careful about organization and using space well. Once I get things organized it's easier to maintain, but it's the getting there that will take me ages!

A Giveaway and Menu Plan Monday

There is a sweet little Apron giveaway over at The Apronista- check it out! These aprons have me seriously drooling.



I'm still keeping it pretty simple and kid friendly as our evenings are (still!) being spent unpacking this week.

Monday: Spaghetti, green beans and garlic bread

Tuesday: Hamburgers and Cheesy Hashbrowns

Wednesday: Chicken and Rice in the Crockpot

Thursday: Veggie Soup in the Crockpot

Friday: Left Over Night

Saturday: Eating Out (we'll be on our way to a baseball game during the dinner hour!)

Sunday: Breakfast for dinner- waffles and pancakes, fresh fruit and eggs.