Cleaning Out

I’ve been doing some massive cleaning out and sorting the last couple days. Rearranged out bedroom to make room for our Lazy-Boy … giving me a little quiet nook to nurse and relax down the road. As I was cleaning off the shelf in my closet, I found this box of old journals and went through them. Some went into the trash (the ones that I wrote in for maybe two-three days) and the rest are on a shelf. I’m going to slowly scan them in to my computer and then we’ll see what I end up doing with that.

Anyway, I found my very first journal…

My first diary

My first diary

Travis got a chuckle out of some of these early entries!

How did this happen?

From this:



To this:

Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday Sissy Girl!!!!

Menu Plan Monday – January 29

Done early, thankyouverymuch! 🙂 We needed to do some grocery shopping on Saturday for N2’s 1st birthday luncheon with the grandparents and family on Sunday, so I needed to go ahead and plan for the coming week. It feels so good to have this done! 🙂 There are several new meals on here this time round. I purchased from Saving Dinner two of their Freezer Meal menu mailers to try out. I’ve not had much success with preparing meals that would freeze well and I want to test out several before baby #3 comes. (I purchased Five for the Freezer Chicken Recipes, Vol 1 and Mega Menu Mailer Vol. 1, which is 22 varied recipes).

Monday: Cheddar Chicken Spaghetti (making one 9×13 and one 8×8 pan so I can take a meal to a friend); bag salad

Tuesday: Son of Manic Meatloaf from Saving Dinner, mashed potatoes, green beans

Wednesday: BBQ Crockpot Chicken from Saving Dinner, with rice, carrots and peas

Thursday: Cowboy Chow from Busy Cooks Lowfat Cookbook, salad

Friday: Pizza

Saturday: Either breakfast dinner or clean-out-the-fridge night

Sunday: Lunch will probably be soup and sandwiches in anticipation of dinner treats while we watch the Superbowl! Snacks that I’m planning to make that this point are personal pizzas on English muffins, party pinwheels, veggies and dip, and chips and dip.

Week in Review

  • A fairly normal week around here.
  • No one was sick this week. Woot!
  • We had a few crazy, busy days.
  • Like Wednesday … I have a women’s Bible study in the morning, N1 has her little gym class at 1:15, and then Awana in the evening.
  • But that only lasts one more week and then her gym class is DONE!
  • Which I’m a little sad about because she has enjoyed it so much.
  • But not sad enough to re-enroll her … we need a break before the baby arrives.
  • Debs asked me why we are naming the baby “Elizabeth.”
  • Several reasons. We seem to lean towards and prefer girl names that are girl names. I prefer not to have someone hear my baby’s name and wonder, hmmm, is that a boy or a girl? And we lean towards names that are a little more old fashion, as you can probably guess with the real names for N1 & N2.
  • Not that there aren’t some trendier names that I don’t love. Like Quincy. I think that name would be soooo cute for a little girl.
  • But then, I also just think the letter “Q” is cool.
  • I’ve had a busy week for my Punkin’ Press business.
  • Two sets of notecards (here and here) and one set of baby announcements went out this week.
  • And, I’ve been asked to do the rehearsal dinner invites for a friends’ upcoming nuptials. 🙂 That’s just fun to say.
  • This next week is going to be BUSY.
  • Today we are doing some grocery shopping (not my favorite thing for a Saturday, but oh well).
  • Sunday, we are having our family celebration for N2’s 1st birthday!
  • Monday, looks to be fairly normal although I need to do some baking for the week.
  • Tuesday, N2’s birthday, 1 yr. dr. appointment and recheck for both girls from their ear infections.
  • Wednesday, CRAZY DAY. Bible study, last gym class, and Awana.
  • Thursday, normal other than I’m on music team this week so Grandma will come over and watch the girls for a few hours in the evening.
  • Friday & Saturday, NOTHING. Yea!
  • Off to get cleaned up and dressed for our day!
  • Happy Saturday y’all.

Notecards – Designed by Request

Enter to Win!

Smockity Frocks is holding an apron give-away contest! I’ve been wishing for an apron for a while now, so if I don’t win, I may just have to break down and buy one. 🙂 Check out this adorable strawberry and gingham one!

Monogram Notecards

Formal:













Simple:











Frilly:

Homemaking Meme

Found at Enjoy the Journey, created by Sallie at A Gracious Home:

Aprons – Y/N?
No, but I really want one. I can’t cook or wash dishes without wearing food, or becoming COMPLETELY soaked with water.

Baking – Favorite thing to bake:
I love making pancakes and biscuits for the girls, and chocolate chip cookies, of course. 🙂

Clothesline – Y/N?
No yet. I figured out where I want to put one in the backyard – I would love to be able to hang diapers out for some fresh air!

Donuts – Have you ever made them?
Not tried those yet … but I’m a pretty Dunkin’ Donuts fan. It would take a LOT to top their donuts.

Every day – One homemaking thing you do every day:
Wash dishes and pick up toys.

Freezer – Do you have a separate deep freeze?
YES! I love it! Travis gave it to me for Christmas last year, right before we had N2. It has been so great to have as we stockpiled a little right before her arrival.

Garbage Disposal – Y/N?
No.

Handbook – What is your favorite homemaking resource?
So many…

Ironing – Love it or hate it?
I don’t mind it, but I don’t have to do it very often. Only when Travis needs a work shirt pressed, or I want to get rid of some wrinkles in one of the girls’ dresses.

Junk drawer – Y/N? Where is it?
I don’t really have one now that I think of it, unless it is the center/middle drawer of my desk.

Kitchen: Design & Decorating?
The kitchen is very small and out-dated. It’s was painted entirely in white so I’ve been trying to add a little color slowly. As I replace appliances, I usually pick black (we now have a black coffee maker and toaster), and when I need to buy some accessory (like measuring cups, spatulas, baskets) I go for red. Red seems to have become the prevailing accent throughout the house which I like.

Love – What is your favorite part of homemaking?
Being home with the girls, doing laundry, playing, making dinner, having so many days where we never have to leave the house … way to many things to pick just one.

Mop – Y/N?
Not often, but yes.

Nylons – Wash by hand or in the washing machine?
Don’t wear them … I can’t remember the last pair of nylons I bought. If I wear anything, it’s tights.

Oven – Do you use the window or open the oven to check?
Light … because usually when I check there is a little person or two standing there by me and I would rather them NOT fall into the oven when it’s on.

Pizza – What do you put on yours?
Normally, cheese and pepperoni. Occasionally, ham and pineapple. If I’m really lucky, I’ll make me a veggie one with onions, broccoli, olives, etc.

Quiet – What do you do during the day when you get a quiet moment?
Usually work on my church job, check emails. Sometimes read, but then I usually just fall asleep. 🙂

Recipe card box – Y/N?
No – all my recipes are stored on the computer, and I’m working on making a recipe/scrapbook of some of our family favorites.

Style of house –
Um, small? It’s just a regular old house, 2 bedrooms, one bath.

Tablecloths and napkins – Y/N?
No tablecloths … too many little fingers that might pull it off, but we do use cloth napkins. Love that.

Under the kitchen sink – Organized or toxic wasteland?
Totally organized, thanks to my husband.

Vacuum – How many times per week?
Daily, sometimes 2-3 times a day in the summer with the dogs are shedding. It completely grosses me out to have babies on the floor with dog hair. Can.Not.Handle.It.

Wash – How many loads of laundry do you do per week?
At least one load per day, and 3-4 days, I do two loads a day.

X’s – Do you keep a daily list of things to do that you cross off?
YES!

Yard – Y/N? Who does what?
Travis does all of it. I have a black thumb when it comes to plants and, plus, I’ve been pregnant the last few years so mowing the grass in the summer hasn’t really been an option.

Zzz’s – What is your last homemaking task for the day before going to bed?
Dishes at night, usually fixing Travis an evening snack of some kind.

What Kind of Cookie Am I?

Mush

My brain that is. I believe I’m entering into that fog known as the 3rd trimester. My dr. warned me that I would really feel the exhaustion this time since #2 and #3 are so close together. She may be on to something.

That said, I’ve no energy to come up with anything interesting or exciting. So, the scary part, if you have a question, throw it out. I know I have one meme on here saved back that I still need to do from a tag that Lauren hit me with, but other than that … nada.

Now, we see what happens. 🙂

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