Is it Really June Already?

I am thinking.....that I'm ready to see my Little Ann who's been at the grandparents for a few days. I miss her.

I am thankful.....that Pete and I continue to be faithful in our commitment we made to get healthy. Some days are a challenge with so many ballgames and reasons to "eat out", but both of us are trying to make good food choices and are still walking 4 miles a day. Hoping it pays off!

From the kitchen.....haha...in lieu of that last comment, there isn't anything going on in that kitchen right now, but I think I am going to cook up some Taco Soup for dinner before church. For my fellow weight watchers..you can have 1 cup for 3 points according to my recipe.

I am wearing.....my walking clothes. a tank and shorts.

I am reading.....nothing you could say would convince me to read my summer away.

I am hoping.....that I can scrapbook soon. I am feeling the urge BIG TIME, but it's one of those things where I get overwhelmed with guilt if I do it when I have other things lingering over my head. Believe me though. I've got the FEVER.

(haha...notice this is the same thing I was hoping the last time I did a daybook, (and the time before...and the time before)...but I STILL wanna scrapbook and STILL haven't had the time!)

I am creating.....I really got nothing here. Sorry folks. I have just never been accused of being too creative.

I am hearing.....mumbling and grunts as I watch Pete put together a baseball gizmo that Big Dan purchased with some of his graduation money. (don't you just love men and their directions!) It is called a "Quick Swing" and enables Big Dan to get in some batting practice without the assistance of me!! Very neat concept.

Around the house.....messes everywhere I look. I have got to get ready and start preparing for our Mission Outreach trip we are taking next week. We are heading out to New Jersey on Sunday afternoon.

One of my favorite things.....right now I am in total love with McDonalds Ice Cream Cones. Since being on this diet (aka health kick)..I have been lucky to find that McDonalds uses reduced fat ice cream on their cones. I can guiltlessly enjoy a nice, yummy, summer treat for only 3 points! Aren't you excited?

A few plans.....wow...where do I begin here? It's clean, clean. Wash, wash, pack, pack, buy some snacks and drinks for our trip, and Sunday we are off! I am so anxious to blog and post lots of pictures of our outreach AND the fun stuff. I never thought I would ever get to go to New York or Washington DC in my lifetime. I am pumped about being used by God AND getting up close and personal with Lady Liberty!!

A a couple of picture thoughts for the day.....

The gardenia's around my porch are just blooming away. I love them. They smell wonderful.

Hoping everyone has a great rest of the week!

An April Fool's Daybook

I am thinking.....that Prom is expensive, but I'm sad this is the last one.

AND I just have to say...I am also thinking that there are still lots of lurkey loo's out there that never comment, but the 10 of you that did definitely made me SMILE!! (and if you link in...you still CAN!!)

I am thankful.....that Big Dan's girlfriend and I have been spending more time together thanks to some away baseball games, a few road trips, and some good conversation. It has been nice being able to form a closer bond with her. She makes Big Dan happy and that makes me happy.

From the kitchen.....I am going to try a new recipe for a cake called "honey bun cake" given to me by a good friend recently. Doesn't that sound yummo?

I am wearing.....knit capri's, a tee shirt, and I am barefoot.

I am reading.....nothing, but I have been very convicted lately about reading too much internet and not enough of my bible. Anybody else have that problem? oh the shame....

I am hoping.....that I can scrapbook soon. I am feeling the urge BIG TIME, but it's one of those things where I get overwhelmed with guilt if I do it when I have other things lingering over my head. Believe me though. I've got the FEVER.

(haha...notice this is the same thing I was hoping the last time I did a daybook, but I STILL wanna scrapbook and STILL haven't had the time!)

I am creating.....ideas in my head about what to put in my 18 year old's Easter Basket that he doesn't already have or need!! (gasp!! yes, I still give him an Easter Basket...and he still believes in Santa too!) (April Fools!...well, the last part anyway.)

I am hearing.....the roar of our bedroom fan that is used for noise at night. I haven't managed to remove my body from my bedroom yet this morning...except to bathe. (but that's a good thing, right?) AND....the sound of the tractor outside. I think my husband is mowing for the first time this season. I love that sound because I love Spring and Summer.

Around the house.....I've got to do some deep cleaning...as in cabinets and corners! Having guests over this weekend.

One of my favorite things.....Sonic Cherry Limeades. I love finding a Sonic before a baseball game and sipping my limeade all during the game!

A few plans.....unfortunately a funeral that I was asked to sing at tomorrow, baseball (of course), feeding the kids a steak dinner here at the house before PROM on Friday night, Bible Study, an egg hunt, a birthday party, a Passion Play, Church, and last but not least, I am hosting a baby shower for our Pastor's wife here on Sunday. I'm sure you'll be hearing about that soon. He's due to arrive on the 10th!!

A picture thought for the day.....

I had a baseball shirt air brushed. You can guarantee I'm 100% Big Dan's BIGGEST FAN!

HAPPY APRIL FOOL'S DAY!

A Friday the 13th Daybook

Outside my window.....a slight breeze and cold, but at least there's no rain. (Well, I spoke too soon. It started raining before I even finished this post.) Things are turning green despite the 40 degrees. I am sooooo glad they canceled the baseball tournament this weekend.

I am thinking.....what a wonderful time I had at Revival this week. I will admit, my week did NOT start off on the right foot, but God's been working on me all week with each new sermon I've heard. Thank you, God for blessing me. And for you prayer warriors out there that read, please pray for my family. Hard headed teenager, high tempered husband, sick daughter = stressed out MOM.

I am thankful.....that I have such wonderful parents that lift me up in prayer and would do anything for me.

From the kitchen.....a big yummy, pot of chili to warm my belly.

I am wearing.....tee shirt, some comfy jeans, and my favorite fuzzy socks.

I am reading.....nothing, but wanting to.

I am hoping.....that I can scrapbook soon. I am feeling the urge BIG TIME, but it's one of those things where I get overwhelmed with guilt if I do it when I have other things lingering over my head. Believe me though. I've got the FEVER.

I am creating.....a clean living room floor just as soon as I finish this post. Tired of trampling over laundry that should've been put away Monday! Ug.

I am hearing.....Little House on the Prairie. Life was so much simpler then, but Ma and Pa Ingalls are in an argument??? I didn't know they ever had a disagreement.

Around the house.....I've been cleaning and organizing. What a great feeling.

One of my favorite things.....my electric blanket that I've so desperately been missing. Pete is glad I burnt that sucker up, but I want another one.

A few plans.....Girl Scout Pioneer Days tomorrow, Church on Sunday, Little Ann turns 11 next week...ELEVEN. oh my goodness...ballgames, ballgames and more ballgames.

A picture thought for the day.....

I took this picture of Little Ann in March of 2007. She's grown up so much.

Oh Spring. Where, oh where are you??

A New Year's Day..Daybook

Outside my window.....I see sunshine shining down on a barren yard. It's not a cold as it has been. 59 degrees feels much better than 30.

I am thinking.....that this break has passed by way too fast and I'm not ready for it to be over. And I wonder if I will be strong enough to hold fast to some resolutions that I am making in attempt to better my life. I wont share what they are to save myself the pain of having to come back and admit my failure. (But, I'm sure some of them are the same as yours!!)

From the learning room.....nothing. Are you kidding? We've still got the weekend.

I am thankful for.....the fact that I have a warm, cozy house, a recliner and a laptop. (oh my, is that shallow or what?) I am thankful for other things too though.

From the kitchen.....Pete is on the back porch grilling pork steaks and they sure smell good. I have corn on the cob and pasta boiling.

I am wearing.....my pajama's. I know, I know. It's only 2:30 in the afternoon. I promise I'm headed to the tub, then to put on clothes, and then to work. (Oh, you know you wish you were in your pj's too)

I am reading.....no reading here.

I am hoping.....to get all this Christmas stuff put away and this house clean today. No better way to start the new year than with a clean house.

I am creating.....a monster, by allowing this little rock star to continually play guitar hero from sun up to sun down.

I am hearing.....Survivor - Eye of the Tiger on guitar hero and Van Halen playing in the kitchen. I guess Pete needs a little New Year's pick me up while grilling.

Around the house.....uh...you really don't wanna know. Ask me tomorrow.

One of my favorite things.....chocolate milk. And the reason I am dwelling on that right now is the fact that I am planning to give it up soon in an attempt to downsize my behind. (One of many attempts)

A few plans for the rest of the week.....regain order, paying some bills (oooo, that's scary), taking Little Ann to spend one last night with her memaw and papaw. Papaw wants to take her squirrel hunting. I'm not quite sure of other plans. Sometimes, I just go with the flow and do whatever the mood strikes me.

A picture thought for the day...

Anybody else make any new year's resolutions to lose weight the fun way? Been thinking about getting this. Does it live up to it's name?

Happy New Year everyone! Hope you can keep all those resolutions you've made in the last 24 hours. As for me, I will probably forget mine by tomorrow.

Oh, and pardon the blog makeover. That's another one of those things I'm trying to do as I put away the old and begin with the new. It is "temporary" status right now.

A Saturday Simple Woman's Daybook

Outside my window.....I see lots of brown leaves on the ground and not in the trees.

I am thinking.....how I need to take advantage of this day in the house without the husband and the kids.


From the learning room.....High School Musical 3? Is that learning? Hey, it takes place at a High School, so that should count, right?

I am thankful for.....my friends. I am so blessed with friends from all phases of my life.

From the kitchen.....Diet Mountain Dew and brown sugar ham from the deli. Hey, I'm alone and I ain't cookin'!

I am wearing.....all casual today. Brown flip flops, navy knit capris and a green gap tee....and no, I don't even match. Who cares, huh? It's just me, myself, and I.

I am reading.....I am actually reading a book. Yes, I am trying anyway. It's called "The One Thing You Can't do in Heaven". It is for our bible study.

I am hoping.....that I can get our closets switched out from summer to winter wardrobes today instead of wasting the day away on this computer.

I am creating.....um, I don't know. Nothing?

I am hearing.....the wind blowing outside on this 49 degree day and the lull of the dryer with clothes turning inside.

Around the house.....I am getting tired of stepping all over a pile of socks I need to match and put away. The ones Pete has been looking for the past couple of days. oops!

One of my favorite things.....Mayonaise Cake. I know. It sounds totally gross....and I absolutely HATE condiments.. all of them except A1. But this is a recipe of my moms and it rocks. It is one of the only things I can create from scratch. You use 8 oz of Miracle Whip along with your other ingredients..flour, sugar, cocoa, etc..and it makes it soooo moist. You can't even taste the Miracle Whip. I put a (also from scratch) cream cheese icing on it. Oh my. It is delish! (And I made one last night and it reminded me how much I love it!)

A few plans for the rest of the week.....to be honest, I don't have many so far. I am hoping to get my housework caught up, the school will probably call for me to work (as they usually do every week), the THIRD DAY concert (yipee!!), and I am anticipating going Christmas shopping very soon. I may even start some online today!

A picture thought for the day.....


My poor doggie.

We always seem to laugh at her expense....



And before you judge me....this is totally NOT my beer. lol.

I can't stand alcohol, but it seems we have quite the rowdy bunch at the end of our cul-de-sac. Pete often brings beer cans up from the drive to add to our recycle can. The other day he met me in the carport and said.."Look honey, they left me a full one today!". So he went inside and retrieved none other than something to shoot with, because naturally that is the first thing a boy (or a man) thinks about.

As soon as he shot, the brew began to spew everywhere in the yard and Dixie was quick to start lapping it up. It was hilarious, but I began to suddenly question Pete asking him if it would kill her brain cells or damage her liver. So does it?

Happy Saturday.

Simple Woman's Daybook

Jessica over at Farm Fresh Iowa did this earlier this week, and as I read through her daybook, I decided I wanted to do this too.

Outside my window.......a warm, sunny, Autumn day. It is pleasantly 84 degrees in South Arkansas today.

I am thinking......how I wish my teenager needed me. Well, I know he needs me, I just wish he knew he needed me.

From the learning room......I don't homeschool, but I think Little Ann is studying the new release of Indiana Jones right about now!!

I am thankful for........my husband, family, and friends who are supporting my sad and depressed current state of mind.

From the kitchen........fixing up a crock pot full of nacho cheese dip for the kids that come to our Wednesday night program at church.

I am wearing........black velour jog pants and a white tee. Barefoot of course (at least until I head back to the kitchen, then it's flip flops).

I am reading..........uh????? Facebook????lol (sorry guys, I don't read)

I am hoping........that when I balance my checkbook later, I still have money left over.

I am creating........a path into the laundry room with each load I complete today.

I am hearing........an occassional curse word from Indiana Jones. Oh my. Why do they have to do that??

Around the house....... it actually looks clean. I've been working hard this week catching up on chores. My pumpkin spice candle is burning and I am getting ready for mid week services.

One of my favorite things......chocolate milk. I forgot my nestle quick last night at the grocery store, so my sweet, sweet hubby is bringing me some home tonight. It's my comfort food...(or drink)

A few plans for the rest of the week........taking Little Ann over to my dads to see the new baby calf (hopefully being born, but we may miss that), A girl scout camping trip (yes, I'm really sleeping in a tent for the 1st time...ug!!), A hike and some new cooking techniques, and watching my nephew play in the Pee Wee Homecoming game this weekend.

A picture thought for the day.....

my sleeping teenager

ok, so maybe you don't want to "think" about this too much today, but I found it somewhat funny. Good thing he didn't have any boogers. Do you sleep with your mouth open or closed? (Or do you know?? Someone told me spiders crawl into your mouth at night when it's open!!)Ick!

Have a happy Wednesday.