Monday 5 - 6/27/11

This is the last Monday 5 Countdown for June!  


Five Things I'm Grateful For

1. I am grateful to have a husband stand by me no matter what is going on in our life.
2. I am grateful that Biggun is home safe from a week of boyscout camp
3. I am grateful that my neurologist has me on a medication now that is preventing me from having daily headaches!!!
4. I am grateful that my husband it taking control of his weight and is working hard to loose weight. 
5. I am grateful that Biggun has been very responsible with his new puppy. 

Four Things I Can't Stop Thinking About

1. I can't stop thinking about working on some tunisian crochet dish cloth sets made up to sell at a local history fair in October. 
2. I can't stop thinking about how fast Moose is growing.
3. I can't stop thinking about Honey and her tactile issues she is having.  We seem to be on a roller coaster with her.
4. I can't stop thinking about how to keep water from coming in our side door when it rains.

Three Things I Want To Accomplish This Week

1. Get at least 1 full set of tunisian dish clothes made. 
2. Book an airplane for mil to visit her other son.
3. Blog at least 3 times this week.

Two Things I Am Working To Be Positive About

1. I am working on being positive with my daughter, Honey, as she is going through tactile issues.
2. I am working on being positive when it comes to dealing with people who say they will do something and not follow through. Dealing with people like this can cause you to be very down and angry. But I am trying to think positive and trust in God to fix things.

One Random Thing

1. Next Monday will be my 18th wedding anniversary!!!

Monday 5 - 6/6/11

Bookish Penguin usually does a Monday 5 but she just started a new job and I don't see one yet this week.  But I went a head and did my Monday 5.  If you share your Monday 5 come back and leave a comment on my blog. I would love to read YOUR Monday 5. 


 Five Things I'm Grateful For

1. I am grateful for the new med's the dr. put me on. Well I am grateful for them to a point. I have been on them for 4 days now and today is the first day I woke w/ a headache.  But I have had bad dreams 2 night in a row.  Bad dreams is a side effect of the med. Not a good one if you ask me.
2. My husband and I got to watch a full movie on tv that was not a cartoon this weekend
3. We found the tile for our bathroom.  We have officially started the purchase of all the items for the much needed fix in our bathroom.  Now it might take another 6 weeks before we have all the items we need to do it but we have started!
4. The imaginations of my children.  They can turn anything into toys if they have the chance to do it. 
5. I am so grateful the milk smell is out of my van.  Oh that was an awful smell! But now it is gone.

Four Things I Can't Stop Thinking About

1. I can't stop thinking about if my son is going to pull his act together before it is to late and he misses his chance to go to boy camp.  I hate to loose out on the money we have paid toward camp. But if he is not going to be respectful to us then how can we expect him to be respectful to others away from home.
2. I can't stop thinking about how my daughter keeps showing signs of a sensory disorder. We go to the dr. for that in the next week or so.
3. I can't stop thinking about what we can do for Bigguns birthday Friday. But it is hard to think ahead when his attitude is getting in the way of any planning we might have.
4. I can't stop thinking about how fast my kids are growing up.  

Three Things I Want To Accomplish This Week

1. I want to get through this week with out any major headaches. Praying this one I have now is just a small one and not going to last very long.
2. Figuring out what we are doing for Biggun's birthday.  I am thinking night fishing w/ the boys, sounds good. (Mom can stay home!)
3. To make dinner every night this week.  Not just do a snack dinner, but full cooked dinner.  

Two Things I Am Working To Be Positive About

1. I am working on being positive about all the changes that are happening in my oldest son, Biggun.  That I will not loose my sweet boy in the mix of all these changes.
2. I am working on being positive about the side effects of prevention meds I am on for these headaches.

One Random Thing

1. One Random thing is it both my daddy's and nephew T's birthday 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DADDY! 

Happy Birthday T! 

Monday 5 - 5/23/11

I so need to do a Monday 5 just to get myself into the right attitude for the week.  You know what I mean?

Five Things I'm Grateful For

1. I am grateful for the short hour trip to JoAnn's yesterday with a girlfriend. I needed that time away from my home life. To just get lost in the crochet stuff. Did not really spend much what $14. not much, it was more about the time away then anything else and I needed that. I am so grateful for my girlfriend who agreed to join me at spur of the moment and to her husband for letting her.
2. I am grateful to have a son who is old enough to start cooking. He just browned up all the hamburger for the meals this week. Now that it is cooked and all we have to do is add it to the meals this week.  One less thing I have to do this week.
3. I am grateful that I finally got to go to church last night after 3 weeks of missing out due to sickness from someone in our home. ‎"In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us through wordless groans."Romans 8:26
4. I am grateful that my son cleaned out my van this weekend.  Now to get it vacuumed out this next week is the next goal. :^)
5. I am grateful that I have access to online tutoring in different subjects for Biggun.  

Four Things I Can't Stop Thinking About

1. What is Nana going to do?
2. Is my head ever going to truly stop hurting?
3. Are these preventative med's for my headaches ever going to start preventing headaches?
4. How are we going to afford to fix our bathroom?

Three Things I Want To Accomplish This Week

1. Renew my license.
2. Decide on the date to sign up Honey for homeschool preschool.
3. Survive the week.

Two Things I Am Working To Be Positive About

1. Really, really, really, really need to work on being positive on this and I am praying for God to help me with this whole subject and that is all this stress that is dealing w/ Nana and what happens next. 
2. Need to be positive on what is going on w/ my husband's back and his accident case, which is still pending.

One Random Thing

1. One random thing, that Manicure my sister got my two weeks ago for my birthday still looks great! It still makes me feel great! I know that sounds strange.  But there are two things that have always made me feel good about me, nice nails (not fake nails so much just nice painted nails) and lip stick. I like to have both.  I might have to find out how much it cost to have this manicure done and see if I can have one done for my anniversary it is in July. I think my husband would splurge what $15-20 for a manicure what do you think? I am not asking for gold or fake nails that need up keep every to weeks, right?

Monday 5 - 5/2/11

Bookish Penguin post a Monday 5 wont you join me and post one, too.

    

Five Things I'm Grateful For

1. I am grateful for a husband that loves me not matter how mad I get, no matter how loud I get and no matter how aggravating for him.
2. I am grateful that Biggun came home from his camping trip saying "Mom, you HAVE to shave my head, I am over this hair."  See he had been fighting me about saving his head.  He wanted hair and I wanted the easy way out.  YIPEE the heat sorta helped me out. 
3. That the PPEA Used Book Sale is this weekend. I plan on looking for some art games and some homeschool preschool games, to add to what we do online.
4. I am grateful I am going to see a neurologist on Thursday for these stupid headaches.
5. I am grateful for my tall glass of diet coke w/ lime! 

Four Things I Can't Stop Thinking About

1. I seem to be eating, drinking, sleeping PPEA Used Book Sale.  But that is how it goes every year. I love coordinating this event but it I am SOOOO glad it is only once a year!
2. What the dr. is going to say at my neurologist appointment this weekend.
3. That my niece is getting married on Saturday and I am going to miss it.  Wish she did not live so far away!
4. Constantly thinking about our finances. Our rig and the leasor, is on top of that list.

Three Things I Want To Accomplish This Week

1. Make sure all the books I want to sell at the sale are together by Wednesday.
2. Make dinner every night this week. (not have a sandwich night)
3. Get some thank you gifts made.

Two Things I Am Working To Be Positive About

1. That all the volunteers will show up at the book sale.
2. I will NOT have any headaches this week!

One Random Thing

1. My birthday is coming!

Monday 5 - 4/11/11

What a cool date today is 4/11/11!


Five Things I'm Grateful For

1. For a husband who will sit and read books in bed w/ his littles.
2. Play lawn mowers
3. New contracts for part time work.
4. A friend who was willing to come help mow our backyard. Long story on why but all that matters is the yard got mowed. 
5. For connecting with old friends

Four Things I Can't Stop Thinking About

1. This stupid headache I can't kick.
2. The show Army Wives.  I started watching it from Season 1 on Netflix and wow I can't stop watching.  
3. How to get our family on a night schedule w/o it keeping my husband up.  He really needs his sleep but w/ our little house it is hard to implement a bedtime routine w/ littles crying and him still be able to sleep. 
4. How to create a working schedule with my new part time work contract, that works for my family and me.

Three Things I Want To Accomplish This Week

1. Get Nana's taxes done this week.
2. Get to Dr. about these headaches I am having.
3. STICK to a night time routine w/ littles.

Two Things I Am Working To Be Positive About

1. That my house never seems clean, thanks to my wonderful children.
2. Training up my littles.  Some days can be very hard.  But I have God on my side!

One Random Thing

1. I am working on a new project using old vhs tapes.  I will blog about it when I am done!!! I can't wait for ya'll to see it. 

Monday 5 - 3/28/11

Join me over at Bookish Penguin for the Monday 5 count down....

Five Things I'm Grateful For

1. We got all of Nana's stuff moved to storage while she is in transition between places.
2. We are getting some much needed rain.
3. I am grateful that I only spent $106 on groceries this weekend but I saved $104 in coupons!!!
4. To have such a good Daddy to my children. 
5. That my husband loves me, even in my ugly times. 

Four Things I Can't Stop Thinking About

1. There are so many details in dealing w/ Nana right now.  I can't stop thinking about all of it.
2. What I am going to use to teach Honey, (pre-k)
3. How to unclutter my home
4. The little critter who has taken up racing around my attic at night!

Three Things I Want To Accomplish This Week

1. Getting Nana's paper work finalized!
2. The littles room picked up.
3. Give the dogs yet another bath!

Two Things I Am Working To Be Positive About

1. That my two year old will only be going through this terrible two stage for a short time. :^)
2. I am working on being positive when dealing w/ all this stuff w/ Nana. 

One Random Thing

1. My sister T. gave me a necklace a few weeks ago, I want to share it w/ ya'll.  I can say that during the hard times I have gone through in the past few weeks w/ Nana, it has been nice to reach up touch this necklace and know that I am not alone.  That both my sister is w/ me in spirit but so is my Lord.  It has reminded me that the Lord gives me strength through his son Jesus and even through the support that I get from my sister, family and friends.  

Love you T!

Monday 5 - 3/21/11

I am joining Bookish Penguin with the Monday 5 Countdown!
Five Things I'm Grateful For

1. We made a decision on what the next step is for Nana.
2. I am very grateful that my husband realized today that I need to clear somethings off my plate and he agreed that me stepping down from teaching Sunday School is one of them.  
3. I am so grateful for Exedrin Migraine, I have sure needed it this past week.
4. For a little girl who is finally potty trained!
5. That we homeschool and can be flexible.

Four Things I Can't Stop Thinking About

1. All that has to get done to get Nana settled
2. How I am going to teach this 2 year old to stop screaming and saying NO!
3. How I am going to get used to not having a data phone.
4. What type of curriculum I will use w/ Honey next year. 

Three Things I Want To Accomplish This Week

1. Not Want but HAVE to get all of Nana's papers in order before the 31st.
2. Take inventory of Nana's house.
3. Try to get caught up on laundry.

Two Things I Am Working To Be Positive About

1. Trying to be positive on being pulled in to many directions and having no control over it.
2. Trying to be positive about a screaming 2 year old who says NO! and knowing it is just a phase.

One Random Thing

1. I love my hard working Husband more and more every day. Even if during the rough times!!!

Monday 5 - 3/14/11

Five Things I'm Grateful For

1. Netflix, specially when there is a sick child at home.
2. My mother in law was able to get out of the hospital after a 2month stay and is doing good in rehab.
3. That diet coke w/ lime was on sale this week!
4. That in the past month I have been able to drop my grocery bill by $50-$80 a week. Thanks True Couponing!
5. I finally figured out how to use the clippers on the dogs and they are both sporting a nice short hair cut that did not cost me an arm and a leg to have done. 

Four Things I Can't Stop Thinking About

1. What are we to do with my mother in law when she is well enough to come home? Will she come to stay w/ us permanently? If so how will we work it in our small 3 bedroom 1 bath house. 
2. What is the next step in my Big Daddies accident case?
3. The Used Book Sale coming up and all the details that I need to take care of before hand.
4. Couponing, couponing, couponing!

Three Things I Want To Accomplish This Week

1. Get Mother in Law's paper work in order for taxes and disability.
2. Get Moosey healthy! (poor thing has had a yuck nose for ever it seems)
3. Survive the week.

Two Things I Am Working To Be Positive About

1. All this stuff that is out of my control w/ my mother in law. That God is in control and knows what we as a family and I as a person can handle. 
2. The lack of me time.  (My time will come)

One Random Thing

1. I can't wait till our income tax refund comes in and I can pay some bills and get these bill collectors off my back!! Big Daddies accident has really put us back on some things.  

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Monday 5 - 3/7/11

Bookish Penguin has this great way to start the week.  I decided to join in this week, Why don't you!

Five Things I'm Grateful For!


1.) Family that Loves me even when I am unloveable.
2.) A roof over my families head.
3.) Friends who let me vent to them on a daily basis if I need it.
4.) The beautiful weather God has blessed us with.
5.) My front porch glider rocker that helps me to unwind and relax.

Four Things I Can't Stop Thinking About!

1.) A Homeschool Friend M. (12yr boy) who had a stroke 2 weeks ago and how God is doing wonderful things through him.
2.) Another friend Aiden (8yr boy) who has biliary atresia and has had some set backs this week.  But this boy is one of the strongest children I have ever met.  Go Team Aiden!
3.) If my husband's back pain gets to the point that he can't drive truck anymore what will he do? What will God lead us to do?
4.) What type of preschool curriculum should I start w/ Honey.

Three Things I Want To Accomplish This Week.

1.) Pick up the Littles bedroom.
2.) Getting a full week of school done w/o any excuse. Not skipping even one day due to family emergencies.
3.) Get half my crochet project finished.

Two Things I Am Working On Being Positive About

1.) How to make our little house work w/ so many people and no money to change or improve it. W/ the possibility of Nana moving in at some point soon.
2.) The fact that Moose has a runny nose AGAIN and thankful that is all it is. See Four Things 1 & 2 and you will understand that statement.

One Random Thing

1.) I hate to do laundry!! It never ends!