FOR TODAY
Monday, January 11, 2010Outside my window...The sun is shining, but it is a cold 22 degrees here. There is still a few patches of snow and ice scattered here and there.
I am thinking... about how dearly I love our Church Family and that I desire to be a help and a blessing to them, as does my husband, their Pastor.
I am thankful for... the break Cale and I got from school and a schedule, and for all the time we were blessed to spend with our family and friends since Thanksgiving. I'm also thankful for the privilege of homeschooling. (Cale worked up until Christmas Eve so he could spend extra time with his new puppy after he got him. We couldn't get Remington until New Years Eve due to his age.)
From the learning rooms...School starts back this morning for Cale. He finished Life Management Class last semester and will begin studying Revelations today in Bible via ABeka dvds. He will continue studying English, Literature, Spelling, Algebra II, Chemistry, United States History, and French.
From the kitchen... Omelets, coffee, and juice....Supper menu is Baked chicken, Dotty's green beans, baked sweet potatoes
I am wearing... old faded (comfy) jeans and gray hoody.
I am creating... several picture books for gifts.
I am going...to our local Piggly Wiggly grocery store to purchase chicken for tonight's supper.
I am reading...King James Bible, Three Times Blessed by Lori Copeland, Walking With the Women of The Bible by Elizabeth George, and Fit For My King by Sheri Rose Shepherd. (Yes, I have too many books going at the same time) I just catch little snippets of each one here and there!
I am hoping...to lose 10 pounds before my birthday! (March 1)
I am hearing...nothing except for the small electric heater that is in this room. (Library)
Around the house... I will do several loads of laundry, straighten all of house, and clean both bathrooms today.
One of my favorite things...is Cale's new puppy Remington Gauge George.
A few plans for the rest of the week:just school, daily chores, cooking meals for my family, exercise, possibly a girls afternoon out with Noelle Wednesday.
Here is picture for thought I am sharing...
Remington Gauge George7 weeks old
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I took this picture at the park...
Home
Remington wanted to eat the snow!
The pose!
My family was at work that day, so Remington and I went outside and played hide and seek.
I found him!
Our bridge
I love this picture...looks like a painting!
Our first Christmas in our new home.
It's not the place, it's the people.
OH WOW!!!! Cale gave Scot a cordless drill.
Hmmmm, I bet his mind was going wild about now with all the things he could do with this!
Noelle found lotion, mirror, chap stick, bubble bath, and favorite candies in her stocking.
What is in the stocking? This year it held Sudoku books, favorite candies, lotion, chap stick, etc.
Noelle is hugging her books! She also got a coat, scarf, and gloves. Cale gave her 2 cd's that she had wished for.
This is my surprise gift from Scot. (notice the small long gift duck taped on top) (screw driver!) He got me a coat, but I tried it on, so I knew I was getting it. Scot's rule for Christmas is that you CANNOT know everything you are getting; there has to be a surprise. You'd be SURPRISED to hear all the stories I could tell from the past 25 Christmas's and birthdays that involves Scot's surprises! Rolls of duck tape and paper, rocks, and locking me out of the house are just a small part of all the PRECIOUS memories!
"Oh, you made me something!" (yea right!) lol. Inside the cardboard box was a wooden box, SCREWED TOGETHER! What a guy!
Forget the screwdriver; I'm sure glad Cale bought Scot a drill!
Lodge cast iron skillet
Me and my sweetie!
Our new coats!
This is Mrs. Dotty! A day or two ago, I posted a recipe for Dotty's Green Beans. I thought later that I should have introduced you all to Mrs. Dotty! I love this woman! She is so WITH IT! She is a very classy lady. Noelle and I always look forward to seeing what color and style of shoes she's wearing each Sunday. We rarely see the same pair twice. If she's wearing a yellow dress, she has on yellow shoes and accessories. Oh, to get in her closet! :) She has wonderful taste in clothes and also great taste in decorating her home and our church. She is always so helpful with the showers, meetings, special occasions, and weddings at church. 
Lunch was wonderful! Fried chicken, pork loin, green beans, corn, creamed potatoes, and rolls. For dessert, she served pecan pie and strawberry cobbler. Funny story...her table was decorated beautifully. Fine linens and water glasses just have never fit into our life style I guess. Anyway, when we sat down, there were beautiful off white colored cloth napkins at our places. None of us said a word, but I noticed my kids didn't wipe their hands or mouths on them until they saw someone else do so. Mrs. Dotty and Bro. Herman have a very lovely home. It looked so festive for the Christmas holidays. This couple have been such a blessing and encouragement to our family.
She has 3 dogs. Riley and Paige are Corgi's and Chi-Chi is a chihuahua. Chi-Chi stays inside. Riley and Paige are outside dogs. Riley came running in the house when I was trying to take a picture of him and Paige. Mrs. Dotty is having to get him out! :)
They moved constantly. This is the best picture I got of them.
Noelle is holding Chi-Chi
Ma Ma G sporting her monogrammed mule apron!
After a delicious lunch, we opened gifts...
and the kids dug into their stockings...
and smiled...
and laughed...
and played...
and played monopoly...
and this!
Ma Wanda and Pa Pa James, Noelle, & Cale
Gift time
Scot is always up to something when it comes to gifts!
Mother got a Westinghouse Solar Light set.
Noelle is zurping her daddy!
Happy Birthday Dear Jesus!
Yummy cake
After we opened gifts and ate supper, we played Chicken foot dominoes.
Mother was hyper!...she had us all rolling with laughter!
