Where my feet went today...

On the treadmill -- ugh



To our little garden... with our one red tomato





though we have lots and lots of little green ones... they're just not ready yet :-)

Where do your feet go?

I've decided (in an effort to start blogging again), that I'm going to start a new series on here. Where my feet go. So, I'm going to start with this one...



from this weekend. Johnson's Shut Ins, MO

Maybe this will keep my camera close too ;-)

Thankfuls

1- Proud of my smart kids. Seriously... had Kindergarten Show Me Night (we are in Missouri, after all) tonight and was so proud I couldn't stop smiling! Bubba is in the top of his class -- and is the youngest in the school! Proud. Proud, I tell you :-)

2- The girls and I have been reading Little House on the Prairie for the past week or so. Tonight, Faith even read some! I love that time with them every night. When we are done with the book, we plan on visiting the Homestead in Mansfield.

3- AI tonight. Each kid gets a vote. Grace: Scotty. Faith: Lauren. Bubba: "I can't remember his name. The boy who talks all cowboyish." Okay... that would be a second vote for Scotty :-) {PS... the kids and I disagree on who the best is this season, but I will vote for theirs for them!}

4- Trying out a new sugar cookie recipe tomorrow. I've got my fingers crossed that it will be like the cookies I made when we lived in NC. I'll let you know!

5- I didn't fall today. As silly as that sounds, after yesterday's fall, I'm happy for a fall-free day! Because... my knees are skinned up pretty bad and I forgot how bad a skinned knee hurts!

Been a while...

1) I helped in the nursery at church yesterday. Exhausting! There were fourteen two year olds in the room I was in. Exhausting! There's really no rhyme or reason -- there was generally fourteen different things happening at all times. Until two decided they wanted to do the same thing... then there was a fight. Exhausting! So why am I thankful? I am very thankful that that isn't my full time job! I don't know how I would keep my sanity :-) I will continue to volunteer -- once a month!

2) Great weekend. Horrible weather, but that led us to a pizza/movie/hang-out day for the family.

3) So flippin' sore from a new workout...

4) I made the kids all new aprons this weekend. SO fun! And SO easy! And they
are all super excited to have them :-)

5) The local farmers' market is supposed to open in a few weeks. I can't wait! I'm not sure what's growing yet, but home grown is ALWAYS better than store bought!

Thankfuls

1- The kids went back to school today. Spring Break was exactly what it should have been -- relaxing. No alarm clocks, no schedules, perfect. Made me ready for summer :-) So why am I thankful they went back to school? Because that means summer is that much closer to being here!

2- popcorn with Rob after the kids went to sleep

3- Girl Scout meeting outside this evening. Wonderful weather!

4- Found a cardio workout offered twice a week for FREE onpost! And kids are welcome! Score!!!

5- Faith's reading skills have improved 1000% since the beginning of 1st grade. She reads with confidence now! Yay! {PS Bub's skills are pretty impressive too! He read The Cat in the Hat to me yesterday!}

Friday's Thanks

1) Everybody agreed that it was a bum out kind of day -- overcast, cold -- perfect for snuggling on the couch!

2) Harry Potter marathon on ABC Family means quality time with Bubba :-)

3) Salad night -- and everybody ate them! It's been hard to remember not to eat meat on Fridays this year...

4) Took the kids to see Chronicles of Narnia: Dawn Treader (or whatever the real name is). It was really good! A bit scary at the end, but nothing overwhelming. Bones slept through most of it - then woke up for the end. He sat over in his seat, eating popcorn -- looked over at me and said "Mama, dat scare me to deaf"

5) My kids are good kids -- but not always super nice to each other. Tonight, though, Josh asked Grace to hold something for him (she didn't know he meant indefinitely) and she was so incredible sweet to him. I can't really describe the conversation, but she was so sweet.

Thankfuls

1- Two days of sleeping late (past 7am) because of Spring Break makes me very happy :-)

2- Took the kids to Bennett Springs State Park today. Though we didn't tackle the trail we wanted to do (I chickened out since I had them by myself and it was considered a "steep hike" on the map), they were troopers the whole time... well, most of the time. We started with a picnic, then hiked, then toured a fish hatchery then hiked back to the car for a snack. Bubba got mad at me (I can't remember why) and wouldn't sit for the kid's end of trip picture.
















3- I didn't burn down the house tonight. Yes, that is something I am thankful for tonight. I had a corned beef simmering on the stove while we left for soccer practice... but didn't have it low enough, apparently. When I put the beer in (for flavor), it kind of exploded, but I thought it would be fine... um... well, I guess not. I didn't account for the amount of liquid lost when it 'exploded'. So, all of the liquid evaporated out -- and when we walked in, I really thought the kitchen was on fire. It wasn't, thank goodness, but the corned beef was not salvageable... and man oh man does the house stink. But it's still here :-)





4- Beautiful weather -- which is even more important tonight when we must keep our windows open to get the funky burnt smell out of the house!

5- We caught up with American Idol tonight. SO glad that our favorites are still kicking it!

6- I love the library. We went today and got four movies and a couple of CDs to enjoy over the next week. WAY cheaper than renting :-)

7- Soccer practice was great tonight. I think Bubba will be one of the stars of his team this year (and I am not saying that as the proud mama that I am... seriously, he's gotten pretty good)

8- Bones has become quite a tree pee-er. I have to convince him to pee in the toilet. Fortunately (for him), the bathroom was locked tonight at soccer practice. He got to go where he wanted... on the nearest tree!