Week of July 27th- August 3rd

So, I am a couple days late.... Again. Ain't y'all surprised????

So, for last week, I didn't start school on Monday as planned. Folding a ton of laundry and getting things together seemed like it took FOREVER on Monday... and I had to spend Tuesday getting schoolwork all set up to begin. We began school on Wednesday, so we are running a couple days behind schedule... not the end of the world, though. We did not get to go school shopping like we planned, but there is enough around the house that we could get started on a new school year without a new trip to the store.

I didn't make hardly any true Trim Healthy Mama recipes, although all my meals that I make are made with that system in mind. My new favorite is Curried Sausage and Veggies.. Tre YUMMY!!!!
I did use my "Brain" for most of the days, at least to write out what needed to be done that day, and to check what didn't get done that night. I did not practice the piano hardly at all. I am really frustrated right now with it all. I need to get back on it again, though.

SO my list of things to do this week are:

1) Keep School work on track... be finished with Day 8
2) Keep the Backyard neat and enjoyable... wash the dogs!!
3) Plan a shopping list and go shopping for school supplies and groceries
4) Start looking for ideas for the Fifth Family Fellowship
5) Research Cable/ Phone/ Internet options and choose the best one
6) Check for ideas to honor Senior Saints
7) Organize the Coupon Binder!!

If these things all get done, it will be a miracle!!! Thanks for keeping me semi- accountable!!

Becky

Things I Accomplished this Week

This week, I grew up a year.... I had a birthday. It was a wonderful one, and I got a brand new Bible from my parents . I love it... I had picked it out a while ago, but forgot about it.

I love it!!!

I did not finish Trim Healthy Mama.... but I did make some new recipes from it, and I did buy a lot of new things that I needed to get to try some new recipes. For that, I am excited!!

I did work on the dresser at church, and I have two coats of poly on the top.... but I forgot to take a picture. Grr...... It looks really pretty, though!!!

I did print all the statements for on the prayer room wall... Apparently, the design in my head had already been put on my computer a while ago! Who knew?? I also traced up Ask,

This one is closer to the right color on the wall:

and Knock has its first brown coat up....

and the smaller things (and ye shall receive... and ye shall find) are also traced up, although one is at a slight angle and I'm going to have to do it again. The "Seek" wall is waiting for the paint to be fixed and a big hole to be finished patching...

I used my entire birthday to do research I needed to do for health food stuff... I now know WHAT I need to buy, and have it all saved to a wish list... but now I have to wait for the money to pay for the things I need to buy.... at least they are now saved so I can find them.

I have done much toward my Thirty-One party, now to get it finished. I have to get things sent off, and more phone calls made.

We also finished homeschool all this week. Woohoo!!!! That is a HUGE accomplishment here!!! Okay, just re-read what I wrote... We DO finish homeschool each year, but I am a terrible fit-starter.... We do school every day but Sunday for ten weeks straight, til we're "caught up", then I end up missing three days, we're behind again, and it goes downhill from there. We finished this last school year in late-mid August. I am thoroughly enjoying our new curriculum!! The boys are enjoying it, and it doesn't take so much time and energy to teach them. LOVE IT!!!

I will post tomorrow of all the things that need to be done this next week.... thanks for being my inspiration!!!!

Becky

Plans for this week, before September 14th

For this week, I have big plans. This is my birthday week!!! We also get paid this week!! WOOHOO!!!

So, first, I want to finish Trim Healthy Mama. I want to feel confident in how I am preparing meals. I also have to get to their Facebook page and ask a lot of questions... I need to get that done too.

Second, I want to finish the dresser/ entry table for the prayer room at church.

Third, I want to design, print, and blow up/ trace the three statements I want on the wall of the prayer room. "Ask, and it shall be given," "Seek, and ye shall find," "Knock, and it shall be opened." I figure I can at least get these up while waiting for the ceiling to be finished.

Fourth, I want to research all the health food things I need to buy... not just for the THM diet, but also for the cough/ cold tea my friend makes.

Fifth, I am planning/ throwing a Thirty-One party this week. I have to keep that organized and put together... I am sending some things to my sister out of state, so things should be very interesting.

Those things, plus homeschooling this week and keeping up with the house should be enough to occupy my time this week.

See you in a week!!

Becky