Tuesday, January 12, 2010
We have a date!
The agency that we're going through for a speech therapy evaluation for Velcro Boy finally got back to us yesterday. Only 1 day short of 8 weeks! There's government efficiency in action for 'ya! Anyway...we're scheduled for Thursday morning, my MIL is coming to watch the other 2 kids. Hopefully all will go well. I (think) hope they decide he needs therapy, but that it's something easy to correct that won't lead us to months of work and appointments. We have to bring "the book" that I filled out a while ago, his birth certificate, utility bills and a pint of blood (just kidding!).
Thursday, January 7, 2010
Unheard of!
Well...I finally did it...I packed up the shopping cart cover!!! We got it when The Professor was ~6 months old and it's been in the car ever since. The timing of the kids' births never allowed for me to put it away. Well, Doodlebug is old enough not to need it. And, quite frankly, it's getting to be a pain. I pulled it out of the car after our last shopping trip, washed it and it's ready for the next box destined for the attic.
I'm also packing up the high-chair cover, though we haven't used it for several months anyway.
I'm also packing up the high-chair cover, though we haven't used it for several months anyway.
Small Successes
For the week of: January 3, 2010
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"It’s important for moms to recognize that all the small successes in our days can add up to one big triumph. So on Thursday of each week, we do exactly that."
1.
We got started back to school this week. I *really* didn't want to, (I have so many unfinished things...)but I know it's what the kids really need. We all do. It feels good to be getting back to some structure and order around here.
2.
I got my projects list for the coming year made up. I even figured out a loose schedule of sorts so that I can actually get them done this year!!! I'm so happy.
3.
I got a *bunch* of the kids' older toys packed up into the attic or off to Goodwill. Stuff they had outgrown or stopped playing with and a few things that just drove me nuts :) I'm sure we all have a few of those toys around the house. I'm keeping stuff since I think we're done having kids, but then again...you never know. I *do* know though, that if I were to get rid of things, I would regret it.
A New Years' Small Success: remembering to actually use the new date each time I've needed to write it (so far)!
What are your Small Successes this week?
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Wednesday, January 6, 2010
1st workout
OUCH! I went to the gym this morning (did I mention how much the kids like the Kids' Club???) and spent some time on the eliptical. My legs are *sore*! I wasn't on it for very long either. It's going to take some getting used to I think. I got there just in time to catch the last half of the show Charmed. I haven't seen it in a few years, you know no tv and all :) There is a mini-tv attached to each of the machines and a headphones jack. There is also a book/magazine "shelf" on the machine, but I'm not sure how easy it would be to read while moving around like that. Comments?
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Introduction
To the gym anyway. I went to the gym with hubby today for a look see. The place is huge!!! I can't get over the rows upon rows of machines. It was the first time I've ever been to a gym before, so it was a bit intimidating. I tried out a few of the machines and got comfortable with them. I think this may be fun. The kids went to the "kid's club". Basically a large playroom with an indoor play structure. They really like it.
Monday, January 4, 2010
Daybook January 4, 2010
For Today...
January 3, 2010
I can't believe that another year is already gone and another one is here. Time goes too fast.
Outside my window... Darkness again. The daytime was beautiful though. Clear blue sky. Cold as the dickens (for south Florida ~58 degrees.) The days are passing too fast lately. I feel like life is spinning (nearly) out of control and that I can't catch up.
I am thinking...that I want to live more deliberately this year. I feel that I've been just drifting along, more-or-less just reacting to things that come up or happen. Rather than having a prayerfully thought out plan or goals that I would like to meet for the year(insert the sound of God laughing).
I am thankful for...blogging! I've gotten so many wonderful ideas for schooling, and living the liturgical year that I can't even begin to thank all the lovely ladies that give of themselves so freely.
From the learning rooms... back to school (finally)! We took the last 3 weeks off (mistake??) We start back tomorrow. And I'm looking forward to getting into a routine again. We're doing full days for 3 days per week for a while, so we can enjoy the beautiful weather that is sometimes a Florida winter. I'm not sure how long this will go on though.
I created a bit of a household schedule and as long as *I* stick to it, it works quite well. The problem is not getting distracted by this wonderful machine I'm typing on right now ;) In addition, The Professor and I sat down and discussed his subjects and revised the way we do our school days. I think we came up with a workable routine.
I'm also revising (again) how I do the lesson plans. It drives me nuts to plan out to do a certain amount of work each week, not get to some of it, and have to flip backwards in the plan book to see what was planned when we're into a new week. So I was doing a new plan each week. Time consuming! So I decided, last night no less, that I *think* I can live with making a month's worth of plans. That way I can change the plans if we get behind, or ahead which does happen, and hopefully not drive myself too crazy.
From the kitchen...chicken with duck sauce, brown rice and mixed veggies.
On weight-loss...I started out this year with the same resolve I started last year. To get healthier and lose some weight in the process. My goal last year: 40 pounds. Real results: 12 pounds lost. Not so great. Good start though. A vacation half-way through the year got me off course and I never got back on again. So, I'm starting this year with a more realistic goal: 18 pounds. By May 31st. I think it's quite doable. About a pound per week, with a few set-backs allowed. I'm also renewing my goals of eating healthier and getting some exercise. I want to feel better as well as like the scale a bit more. So, I joined the same gym that hubby goes to. They have a kids club and everything. While I sweat, they get to play.
I've eliminated high fructose corn syrup, partly and fully hydrogenated oils and interestified oils as well. There are one or two products in the house that still have these items, and some slip past on occasion.
I am wearing... jeans and a purple sweatshirt. It's chilly!
I am creating...a very long list of projects and some organization. I have so many things that have piled up on me that I want to do that I decided they might actually get done if I were to put it all down on "paper". I started a list. It's a very long list.
I'm also working on some reorganization. The bookshelves need a major overhaul. Especially now that my blockade to keep Doodlebug from the "big kid" books no longer works. Fortunately it doesn't seem to be necessary either. He is so good with books most of the time that I'm not too concerned. The books with tabs and flaps and pull outs, that's a different story.
I am going...to bed soon. I'm tired tonight. I have been a lot lately.
I am reading...nothing right now. I finished the other books I was reading, so I'm taking a bit to get a reading list together for this year. Any suggestions??
I am hoping...for a productive, peaceful and purposeful new year.
I am hearing...blessed silence. Which is something the Professor also likes! Leaving Wal-Mart today (after a marathon shopping trip), he's sitting in the car with his brothers while I'm finishing loading the car. I get in, and before I start the engine, he says "mommy, I like the sound of silence."
Around the house...it's still Christmas. And it will be for another week. Sunday ends Christmas season with the Feast of the Baptism of Our Lord, and we're celebrating Epiphany here on Saturday with a 3 Kings get-together with the family.
One of my favorite things...cuddling with my kids. I've been able to do a lot of that lately with all the books we've been reading lately. So many books...so little time.
A few plans for the rest of the week: School, visit the gym (never been, want to see the lay of the land prior to my first work out), my first gym workout, MOM's meeting, Epiphany celebration, knocking out some of my short-term projects.
Here is picture thought I am sharing... nada! No new pictures, except for Christmas. I need to break out the camera again.
To view more daybooks, please visit Peggy!
January 3, 2010
I can't believe that another year is already gone and another one is here. Time goes too fast.
Outside my window... Darkness again. The daytime was beautiful though. Clear blue sky. Cold as the dickens (for south Florida ~58 degrees.) The days are passing too fast lately. I feel like life is spinning (nearly) out of control and that I can't catch up.
I am thinking...that I want to live more deliberately this year. I feel that I've been just drifting along, more-or-less just reacting to things that come up or happen. Rather than having a prayerfully thought out plan or goals that I would like to meet for the year(insert the sound of God laughing).
I am thankful for...blogging! I've gotten so many wonderful ideas for schooling, and living the liturgical year that I can't even begin to thank all the lovely ladies that give of themselves so freely.
From the learning rooms... back to school (finally)! We took the last 3 weeks off (mistake??) We start back tomorrow. And I'm looking forward to getting into a routine again. We're doing full days for 3 days per week for a while, so we can enjoy the beautiful weather that is sometimes a Florida winter. I'm not sure how long this will go on though.
I created a bit of a household schedule and as long as *I* stick to it, it works quite well. The problem is not getting distracted by this wonderful machine I'm typing on right now ;) In addition, The Professor and I sat down and discussed his subjects and revised the way we do our school days. I think we came up with a workable routine.
I'm also revising (again) how I do the lesson plans. It drives me nuts to plan out to do a certain amount of work each week, not get to some of it, and have to flip backwards in the plan book to see what was planned when we're into a new week. So I was doing a new plan each week. Time consuming! So I decided, last night no less, that I *think* I can live with making a month's worth of plans. That way I can change the plans if we get behind, or ahead which does happen, and hopefully not drive myself too crazy.
From the kitchen...chicken with duck sauce, brown rice and mixed veggies.
On weight-loss...I started out this year with the same resolve I started last year. To get healthier and lose some weight in the process. My goal last year: 40 pounds. Real results: 12 pounds lost. Not so great. Good start though. A vacation half-way through the year got me off course and I never got back on again. So, I'm starting this year with a more realistic goal: 18 pounds. By May 31st. I think it's quite doable. About a pound per week, with a few set-backs allowed. I'm also renewing my goals of eating healthier and getting some exercise. I want to feel better as well as like the scale a bit more. So, I joined the same gym that hubby goes to. They have a kids club and everything. While I sweat, they get to play.
I've eliminated high fructose corn syrup, partly and fully hydrogenated oils and interestified oils as well. There are one or two products in the house that still have these items, and some slip past on occasion.
I am wearing... jeans and a purple sweatshirt. It's chilly!
I am creating...a very long list of projects and some organization. I have so many things that have piled up on me that I want to do that I decided they might actually get done if I were to put it all down on "paper". I started a list. It's a very long list.
I'm also working on some reorganization. The bookshelves need a major overhaul. Especially now that my blockade to keep Doodlebug from the "big kid" books no longer works. Fortunately it doesn't seem to be necessary either. He is so good with books most of the time that I'm not too concerned. The books with tabs and flaps and pull outs, that's a different story.
I am going...to bed soon. I'm tired tonight. I have been a lot lately.
I am reading...nothing right now. I finished the other books I was reading, so I'm taking a bit to get a reading list together for this year. Any suggestions??
I am hoping...for a productive, peaceful and purposeful new year.
I am hearing...blessed silence. Which is something the Professor also likes! Leaving Wal-Mart today (after a marathon shopping trip), he's sitting in the car with his brothers while I'm finishing loading the car. I get in, and before I start the engine, he says "mommy, I like the sound of silence."
Around the house...it's still Christmas. And it will be for another week. Sunday ends Christmas season with the Feast of the Baptism of Our Lord, and we're celebrating Epiphany here on Saturday with a 3 Kings get-together with the family.
One of my favorite things...cuddling with my kids. I've been able to do a lot of that lately with all the books we've been reading lately. So many books...so little time.
A few plans for the rest of the week: School, visit the gym (never been, want to see the lay of the land prior to my first work out), my first gym workout, MOM's meeting, Epiphany celebration, knocking out some of my short-term projects.
Here is picture thought I am sharing... nada! No new pictures, except for Christmas. I need to break out the camera again.
To view more daybooks, please visit Peggy!
Sunday, January 3, 2010
Epiphany
Happy Feast of the Epiphany everyone! Not officially until Wednesday of course, but since the Feast was moved to today...
He really did come for all man-kind.
He really did come for all man-kind.
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