Thursday, December 29, 2011: I'm thankful for Jessie's hard work in our garden. I'm grateful for his thoughtfulness and consideration in providing us with a great dinner so I could continue to rest and recooperate!
Friday, December 30, 2011: I'm thankful for good shopping with my children. We went to 3 stores in 4 hours. They were TROOPERS! Kat said, while we were in the third store, "We've already been here today, Mama!" Nope, we hadn't... they just all look the same. Different prices, though... by a LOT, amazingly enough!
Saturday, December 31, 2011: I'm thankful for a peaceful day and Jessie coming home much earlier than I expected! I'm grateful to still be married... 9 years married 11 years together now.
Sunday, January 1, 2012: I'm thankful for good talks and lessons at church today. I have not, as is MY tradition, set any "New Year's Resolutions". When I used to, I always failed to keep them very long and felt like a failure. So, I simply set and work toward goals all year long... I just refuse to set or start or re-start any the first week of January! ;)
Monday, January 2, 2012: I'm thankful for a peaceful day... for the most part. Spent some money on seeds and such... hoping to get this Florida gardening thing down this next season. I'm good at growing green things... just not much PRODUCE coming from it. :( I REALLY hope to have to can up some good stuff from the Spring gardens!
I spent the day managing my lil' brood and trying to teach what is important.
Life is trial, but I sure DO love it and I'm SO grateful for it... ALL!!!!
Tuesday, January 3, 2012: I'm thankful for the productive day we had today. Off to the Post Office to mail a very small package... hoping it'll be well received. Then off to my midwife's office to finally get Tea and Jmy's blood tests done. Found out their blood types. Neat to see that process... and they were both courageous troopers in getting poked by the lancet! Then off to a treat on the way home. The girls were very well behaved! (As was Jmy!) I'm so grateful for the many blessings the Lord sees fit to bestow upon me!!!!
I'm looking forward to receiving some recent purchases (family gifts, really) in the mail. We're waiting for beneficial nematodes (these are our latest effort to deal with the fire ants naturally... they are such a deterrant to my efforts to work in the garden... the horrible pimple-like welts the ant bites cause and the months-long itching that follows.... then the bite spots are visible indefinitely... ugh! Hopefully these tiny guys (the beneficial nematodes) will make the difference I've read they can!), red wigglers (worms; we're finally beginning our worm composting project!), as well as lots more heirloom open-pollintated seeds. FINALLY I was able to buy some comfrey! YEAY! I'm praying we'll have a great deal of success in our efforts! Pray for us, if you think of it! :)
Wednesday, January 4, 2012: I'm thankful for all the work we were able to accomplish outside. We're getting new garden areas prepared and ready for Spring planting. I'm also grateful for the enjoyable 4-H meeting we had this evening. Planning for our big Service Project went well as well as work on the children's Community Unity Project book (which they'll turn into the Extension Office by the end of the school year). They are enjoying the work, which is a pleasure to see.
Thursday, January 5, 2012
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Sunbeams and other Small but Special bits around Here
Our youngest daughter is Tea. She is three. For the first time ever, she went to Primary this past Sunday. I was sitting sort of looking at her later that day and that fact struck me so profoundly that I had to express it with a declaration: "Tea! you are a SUNBEAM!!" She, very calmly and peacefully smiled and said, "Yep." She loved it. As it happens, she was in class with Kat. I'm sure that's the best for my Tea since she's rather slow to warm up to new things and new people... just like her Daddy!
She loved it, though. She was quite happy to be in "Sunbeams," even though she really wasn't in a special class just for Sunbeams. They don't have enough teachers to support a seperate class for the youngest Primary goers right now. Soon, I'm sure, they will. But she's happy to be a Sunbeam! And I'm amazed that three of my four kiddos are in Primary! ^_^
Ria will enter the waters of baptism soon. I'm still trying to wrap my head around the fact that she'll soon be eight! EIGHT! My children are growing up way too fast!
Time. It's doesn't seem to be linear for me lately. It's been interesting... the way I feel to perceive time. Strange and wonderful.
Gardening is big in my world right now. Even as the weather has turned rather cold (for us here). I've got worms coming in the mail as well as beneficial nematodes. Last week Jess went to a near place to buy some mushroom compost. Good deal for what seems to be really good dirt. It's a pain that we have to buy and bring in dirt, but the cultivated food stuff we'd like to grow will not produce much in the sand that is our land. So, we're building it up as best we can. Hopefully we'll have the additional 2 raised beds I've been working on and we've worked on up and going when it's time to put seeds out in the yard! I started a 4x8 a couple months ago and Jessie helped us get another 4x10 almost compeltely ready last week. I've also got to 1/2 blue barrells - mostly full of weeds currently, but still. I'm hoping to get another VERY long and 1 foot deep bed set up right against the house for vining food stuffs... and maybe some vining flowers I was blessed to receive from someone. I've also got some good flower seeds from varios places I want to get planted... hopefully in the next 6 weeks before the Spring weather sets in well. We'll see. I'm so hoping that the gardens will produce more this time around... lots of green from our most recent planting... lots of radishes, but nothing else. I almost had one zucchini, but something ate it before we got to pick it. grrr... That's the way of it here... great for growing, but hard to collect from my efforts - it seems.
Jess has been able to have more consistent time away from work recently. He's still working too many hours, but it's beginning to improve.
Ria is progressing WELL in all of her studies. She is becoming quite the little baker, too! She's also a wonderful pancake maker! ^_^ She loves to make PB&J and anything else I allow her to try her hand at. She's amazing. She's a wonderful helper and tries so very hard to choose the right. She's getting tall, too. I can hardly believe my little Ria is so TALL. She isn't compared to other children her age, but she IS to me!! She's read and LOVED Eldest (the second book in the Inheritance Series). It's been fun and funny for me to hear them pretending to be dragons and riders, as per Ria's reading and imagination resulting from her reading of Eragon and Eldest! And then Kat, with her input of Fairies, in particular our visiting faries. SUCH fun!!!
Kat is not far behind her big sister, who she adores, of course. She is reading WELL now and voraciously reads anything she can put her hands on. She loves pretend play, too, of course. Though some might think otherwise, these little girls are not book worms. They simply don't spend hours in front of electronic devices... and spend the time that other children may use computers or whatnot READing! Kat doesn't stick to harder reading material without some encouragement, but she's also only 5... and harder material is a book like Eragon! She WANTS to like it because Ria and I enjoy the series so much, but it's difficult for her to wade through at this point. I have heard her declaring quite a few times recently that she wants to be called Kate... interesting!
Tea is trying so hard to work and produce. She's an amazingly hard worker for a 3 year old! She is moving along in her efforts to learn to read. She wants very much to do her handwriting class, but I'm holding her back because her hand-eye coordination is quite low and I know the frustration that would ensue (on both our parts). Also, I know, from experience, that allowing my children to desire something for a while before I allow it creates a longer-lived effort/endurange in them. So, she'll wait a while. I'm impressed and have been quite surprised by what she is retaining! She may be my earliest reader yet... if she has HER way! ^_^ (Latest walker... earliest reader... hmmmm.)
All three girls have LOVED the painting project I've allowed them to begin and/or work on. They have each created materpieces on our walls. And Jmy has had his hand at coloring on the walls, too... he used crayon, but still! This may sound odd, but it's an exciting project! Each of our girls has been given some painting space, taped off, and they have went at it and created beautiful paintings right on our walls. There are going to be a few more... and then they'll be framed by actual wood (if I have my way) and then a chair-rail will go up, rather high, between the paintings. In my mind's eye it is wonderful... and what already IS is also wonderful! ^_^
Jmy is wonderful. He's a sweet lil' guy. He's usually happy and if he's not there is usually a VERY good reason for it! ^_^ He's still nursing well and strongly, but he LOVES table food, too. He's eating basically everything we eat (less peanut butter, eggs all by themselves, strawberries, and things like that which he may be sensitive to). He LOVED the mixed greens and black-eyed peas we had for New Year's Day party. He's on the verge of being a toddler. He totally CAN walk, he just chooses NOT to for the most part! It's so fun and funny to observe his efforts. He walks well and confidently along things (cruising), but to take two steps away from something... u-uuuhh! no way! He is also a very hard worker. He likes to observe how things work (like the wheels that keep turning after being pushed slightly on his monster truck) and take things out (like folded clothes from drawers), and watch things fall (like when he drops something on purpose. You know, all the wonderful sweet baby-learning things. He's a smartie!
I'm doing well. After the two illnesses in December... because of?... I fell off the daily exercise habit wagon. :( grrrr... Before that fall I started to stay up to see Jessie when he came home from work. THAT was more because I was concerned for his job (again!) - our boss had threatened his position and I felt super-duper uneasy... So, I was staying up at night to listen to and try to discern how our position was (firm or almost lost, etc - so I could prepare, at least mentally, for unemployment and the financial difficulties that would follow - should the worst come to pass). Hopefully the reason for my concern is firmly behind us because I desire to regain the two steps I feel to have back-stepped (sleep and exercise)! I also hope for continued improvement in our financial "house"! I dislike how I've been feeling since I've been staying up late, not getting enough sleep, and not being able to exercise daily!
Life is good. Even amid the trials, difficulties and muck of the journey... LIFE is GOOD. I'm so grateful for my family, my life, and the favor I see the Lord let fall upon us! God is Great!!!!
She loved it, though. She was quite happy to be in "Sunbeams," even though she really wasn't in a special class just for Sunbeams. They don't have enough teachers to support a seperate class for the youngest Primary goers right now. Soon, I'm sure, they will. But she's happy to be a Sunbeam! And I'm amazed that three of my four kiddos are in Primary! ^_^
Ria will enter the waters of baptism soon. I'm still trying to wrap my head around the fact that she'll soon be eight! EIGHT! My children are growing up way too fast!
Time. It's doesn't seem to be linear for me lately. It's been interesting... the way I feel to perceive time. Strange and wonderful.
Gardening is big in my world right now. Even as the weather has turned rather cold (for us here). I've got worms coming in the mail as well as beneficial nematodes. Last week Jess went to a near place to buy some mushroom compost. Good deal for what seems to be really good dirt. It's a pain that we have to buy and bring in dirt, but the cultivated food stuff we'd like to grow will not produce much in the sand that is our land. So, we're building it up as best we can. Hopefully we'll have the additional 2 raised beds I've been working on and we've worked on up and going when it's time to put seeds out in the yard! I started a 4x8 a couple months ago and Jessie helped us get another 4x10 almost compeltely ready last week. I've also got to 1/2 blue barrells - mostly full of weeds currently, but still. I'm hoping to get another VERY long and 1 foot deep bed set up right against the house for vining food stuffs... and maybe some vining flowers I was blessed to receive from someone. I've also got some good flower seeds from varios places I want to get planted... hopefully in the next 6 weeks before the Spring weather sets in well. We'll see. I'm so hoping that the gardens will produce more this time around... lots of green from our most recent planting... lots of radishes, but nothing else. I almost had one zucchini, but something ate it before we got to pick it. grrr... That's the way of it here... great for growing, but hard to collect from my efforts - it seems.
Jess has been able to have more consistent time away from work recently. He's still working too many hours, but it's beginning to improve.
Ria is progressing WELL in all of her studies. She is becoming quite the little baker, too! She's also a wonderful pancake maker! ^_^ She loves to make PB&J and anything else I allow her to try her hand at. She's amazing. She's a wonderful helper and tries so very hard to choose the right. She's getting tall, too. I can hardly believe my little Ria is so TALL. She isn't compared to other children her age, but she IS to me!! She's read and LOVED Eldest (the second book in the Inheritance Series). It's been fun and funny for me to hear them pretending to be dragons and riders, as per Ria's reading and imagination resulting from her reading of Eragon and Eldest! And then Kat, with her input of Fairies, in particular our visiting faries. SUCH fun!!!
Kat is not far behind her big sister, who she adores, of course. She is reading WELL now and voraciously reads anything she can put her hands on. She loves pretend play, too, of course. Though some might think otherwise, these little girls are not book worms. They simply don't spend hours in front of electronic devices... and spend the time that other children may use computers or whatnot READing! Kat doesn't stick to harder reading material without some encouragement, but she's also only 5... and harder material is a book like Eragon! She WANTS to like it because Ria and I enjoy the series so much, but it's difficult for her to wade through at this point. I have heard her declaring quite a few times recently that she wants to be called Kate... interesting!
Tea is trying so hard to work and produce. She's an amazingly hard worker for a 3 year old! She is moving along in her efforts to learn to read. She wants very much to do her handwriting class, but I'm holding her back because her hand-eye coordination is quite low and I know the frustration that would ensue (on both our parts). Also, I know, from experience, that allowing my children to desire something for a while before I allow it creates a longer-lived effort/endurange in them. So, she'll wait a while. I'm impressed and have been quite surprised by what she is retaining! She may be my earliest reader yet... if she has HER way! ^_^ (Latest walker... earliest reader... hmmmm.)
All three girls have LOVED the painting project I've allowed them to begin and/or work on. They have each created materpieces on our walls. And Jmy has had his hand at coloring on the walls, too... he used crayon, but still! This may sound odd, but it's an exciting project! Each of our girls has been given some painting space, taped off, and they have went at it and created beautiful paintings right on our walls. There are going to be a few more... and then they'll be framed by actual wood (if I have my way) and then a chair-rail will go up, rather high, between the paintings. In my mind's eye it is wonderful... and what already IS is also wonderful! ^_^
Jmy is wonderful. He's a sweet lil' guy. He's usually happy and if he's not there is usually a VERY good reason for it! ^_^ He's still nursing well and strongly, but he LOVES table food, too. He's eating basically everything we eat (less peanut butter, eggs all by themselves, strawberries, and things like that which he may be sensitive to). He LOVED the mixed greens and black-eyed peas we had for New Year's Day party. He's on the verge of being a toddler. He totally CAN walk, he just chooses NOT to for the most part! It's so fun and funny to observe his efforts. He walks well and confidently along things (cruising), but to take two steps away from something... u-uuuhh! no way! He is also a very hard worker. He likes to observe how things work (like the wheels that keep turning after being pushed slightly on his monster truck) and take things out (like folded clothes from drawers), and watch things fall (like when he drops something on purpose. You know, all the wonderful sweet baby-learning things. He's a smartie!
I'm doing well. After the two illnesses in December... because of?... I fell off the daily exercise habit wagon. :( grrrr... Before that fall I started to stay up to see Jessie when he came home from work. THAT was more because I was concerned for his job (again!) - our boss had threatened his position and I felt super-duper uneasy... So, I was staying up at night to listen to and try to discern how our position was (firm or almost lost, etc - so I could prepare, at least mentally, for unemployment and the financial difficulties that would follow - should the worst come to pass). Hopefully the reason for my concern is firmly behind us because I desire to regain the two steps I feel to have back-stepped (sleep and exercise)! I also hope for continued improvement in our financial "house"! I dislike how I've been feeling since I've been staying up late, not getting enough sleep, and not being able to exercise daily!
Life is good. Even amid the trials, difficulties and muck of the journey... LIFE is GOOD. I'm so grateful for my family, my life, and the favor I see the Lord let fall upon us! God is Great!!!!
Monday, January 2, 2012
Thankful Thursday, Week of December 22 - 28, 2011
Thursday, December 22, 2011: I'm thankful for time as a family. I'm grateful for productive afternoons and family time to work together! I'm grateful for the smoked turkey (our turkey he brought to work) Jessie brought home. YUM!!!
Friday, December 23, 2011: I'm thankful for productive days with my children. I'm grateful for actions that prove words. I'm grateful for loyalty and familial love!
Saturday, December 24, 2011: I'm thankful for the wonderful baptism with beautiful talks this morning! I'm especially grateful for it because Ria and I (mostly Ria! with me as overseer) spent some time on Wed, Thursday, and Friday baking in preparation for this dear Sister's Baptism. Ria has 'graduated' from her MUFFINS portion of her Baking Adult Skills Class! ^_^ She (and I did help) made: cranberry sauce muffins, carrot muffins, applesauce muffins with cream cheese frosting, pumpkin muffins with cream cheese centers, sweet potatoe muffins with cream cheese centers, corn muffins, zucchini muffins, and I think there may have been another type, but I can't remember what! hahaha ^_^ What a pleasure! And what a joy to use some of my old Pampered Chef items to make a slightly pretty display of the food. ^_^ We had so many left over, we were able to bring a gift of muffins to Jessie's work for the employees there.
I'm grateful for the blessing of having Jessie home for the evening. The restaurant closed early. I'm grateful for the gift opening time we enjoyed and the wonderful reactions and enjoyment of our children. They each received three gifts; not very expensive, but they were WELL pleased with them! Hopefully family pictures will follow soon... WalMart picture center, here we come! ;)
Sunday, December 25, 2011: I'm thankful for Jesus Christ and all He has done for us!
Monday, December 26, 2011: I'm thankful for another illness? Yep. Just me this time.
Tuesday, December 27, 2011: I'm thankful for indoor plumbing!
Wednesday, December 28, 2011: I'm thankful for Jessie being home in the morning. I'm grateful for the opportunity to rest while he was home.
Friday, December 23, 2011: I'm thankful for productive days with my children. I'm grateful for actions that prove words. I'm grateful for loyalty and familial love!
Saturday, December 24, 2011: I'm thankful for the wonderful baptism with beautiful talks this morning! I'm especially grateful for it because Ria and I (mostly Ria! with me as overseer) spent some time on Wed, Thursday, and Friday baking in preparation for this dear Sister's Baptism. Ria has 'graduated' from her MUFFINS portion of her Baking Adult Skills Class! ^_^ She (and I did help) made: cranberry sauce muffins, carrot muffins, applesauce muffins with cream cheese frosting, pumpkin muffins with cream cheese centers, sweet potatoe muffins with cream cheese centers, corn muffins, zucchini muffins, and I think there may have been another type, but I can't remember what! hahaha ^_^ What a pleasure! And what a joy to use some of my old Pampered Chef items to make a slightly pretty display of the food. ^_^ We had so many left over, we were able to bring a gift of muffins to Jessie's work for the employees there.
I'm grateful for the blessing of having Jessie home for the evening. The restaurant closed early. I'm grateful for the gift opening time we enjoyed and the wonderful reactions and enjoyment of our children. They each received three gifts; not very expensive, but they were WELL pleased with them! Hopefully family pictures will follow soon... WalMart picture center, here we come! ;)
Sunday, December 25, 2011: I'm thankful for Jesus Christ and all He has done for us!
Monday, December 26, 2011: I'm thankful for another illness? Yep. Just me this time.
Tuesday, December 27, 2011: I'm thankful for indoor plumbing!
Wednesday, December 28, 2011: I'm thankful for Jessie being home in the morning. I'm grateful for the opportunity to rest while he was home.
Saturday, December 31, 2011
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Friday, December 9, 2011
Thankful Thursday, Week of December 1 - 7, 2011
Thursday, December 1, 2011: I'm thankful for the extra rest I was blessed to partake of this morning. The mastitis seems to be completely abated! YEAY!! This was MUCH faster that the last time I had it (all too recently). I'm grateful for the great workout I enjoyed this morning. I'm also thankful for the visible changes going on in my body! My Ria told me, at day 3, I think it was, "Mama, you look thinner already!" I didn't really see it, so I thanked her for thinking so. Then the next day she said, "No, Mama, you're really looking thinner already!" Then, yesterday, she told me, "Mama you're glowing! No, you really really are! You look so pretty!" No one else has noticed any difference in me (including me, for the most part). However, last night (a little), but more so this morning I could see some differences in my body. And then I remembered that I hadn't taken my measurements since the initial measuring. In this program I'm doing, you're supposed to take your measurements every week. So, I took them today. I'm two days late.
Just as a note, rather important in my opinion: I have NOT been watching what I eat. Imagine how much better my results could be if I WAS! However, I'm not. I've eaten way WAY way too much sugary stuff. Rice crisy treats, pie, pumpkin gooey cake, banana gooey cake, snicker doodles, and more... and this poor eating started before Thanksgiving! I began this every-day 'boot camp' on Saturday, November 26, 2011. Today is December 1. I took my measurements on November 22 (I was planning to start the boot camp right then, but didn't.) However, to fully inform you, I was doing the exercises (from this program) that I could find online for about a week before I got my DVD and then I did the workout video twice after I received it. So, the visual impact of the changes in my body are not "just" from one week. BUT the inches lost ARE from November 22 until today. How many inches would you guess I've lost in that amount of time (9 days, I think)? Well, I've lost 7.25!!!! Isn't that AWESOME!!?!??!! I'm SO freakin' excited!!!! I feel even more hopeful about the changes I feel must happen over the course of the next few months.
Oh, I had this realization, for which I'm deeply grateful. I truly believe the Lord showed me this truth. In fact, He has probably been trying to teach me this truth for the majority of my life, but I would not know... In fact, I believed the exact opposite for most of my life, really. The truth I have realized is that I am a thin being who has trapped herself in a fat body because I mistakenly believed it would protect me. I have bound myself (like as in hand-cuffs or tied by ropes) by unfitness because I thought it would free me. I know, sounds strange, but it's the TRUTH! My truth. My Spirit was not "fat" before I learned how to fit into my baby body. I was thin, just as we all were in the Pre-Existence. I was fit and healthy because by Spirit body was perfect as perfect could be. So, now that I know this truth, I feel so amazingly empowered and more at peace about the whole process of getting fit and healthier. I realize that I simply need to do the work I need to do and my body/Spirit will take care of the rest; for it truly seeks stasis in HEALTH. Since part of health is FITness I simply need to get to work!!!! So... I look forward to watching with peace and enjoyment the changes my body will make as I move toward greater fitness (mind, body, heart, Spirit) than I've ever had before in my life!!!!! ^_^
Ria and Kat just tried to take pictures of me yesterday. They were fuzzy because the battery was almost dead. We're going to try again today... some day I'll be able to post them as well as the changes I'll continue to experience! Don't know when because I still don't have communication between my desktop and camera... someday, though I'll get them up! ;) So, from what I can predict, I'll have to get the pictures from my camera onto a disc and then upload them here as I did before. I do NOT know when I'll be able to do that. So... you'll just have to imagine for now. ^_^
Next week I'll report on the inches for the week AND the total from first measure. I hope you'll look forward to reading as much I do to learning and sharing!!!!! ^_^
Friday, December 2, 2011: I'm thankful for a good night's sleep. I woke up quite early this morning and felt well rested. I stayed in bed and rested some more so Jimmy would stay asleep. He's a much nicer baby to have around when he's had enough sleep!
I'm grateful for fun with my girls. They loved doing some art work today and their creations were wonderful to behold! Took pictures, but still no communication between computer and camera. Sorry!
I'm grateful for days at home. I'm grateful for my exercise class (on DVD) and the hard work of my children! They are amazing!!
Saturday, December 3, 2011: I'm thankful for enjoyable days at home. The girls worked on some ornament making after much requesting. They had a lot of fun with it. We also got some cleaning done, which is always good to do on Saturdays. :) I'm grateful for my "secret" workout and the way it helps me feel SO good!
Sunday, December 4, 2011: I'm thankful for a wonderful Sabbath Day. I'm grateful for Confirmation that the change in our Ward Leadership was correct and right. I'm grateful for the WONDERFUL compliment paid me by a friend who said, "I think you're good for my future." What a great one, right? I think it is the best compliment I've ever received. :) I'm grateful for enjoyable lessons and feeling the Spirit.
Monday, December 5, 2011: I'm thankful for the feelings of GOODness and wellbeing I've been blessed with today and a bit yesterday. I'm so grateful the Lord is seeing fit to bless me in this way because I was beginning to feel a bit despondent... much turmoil in my mind and soul for too long feels to be abating and I'm grateful!
I'm grateful for the awesome workout I enjoy! I believe today is day 10 of my 14 day boot camp and I'm feeling kind of sad that it's almost done and I'll move to doing it every other day.... Weird, right? But I'm trying to do the exercise portion of this system I found in the way suggested by the originator/designer of it. She says frequently, "Less is more." And I have a feeling she's really right! I'm grateful that there are portions of the workout that I can continue to do daily even if not the full-on lil' 15 minutes I've been doing... after a step-down to doing it every other day for a few weeks and then every third day for a couple weeks, I'm planning to do another boot camp of the more intense workout. Should be interesting! ^_^
I'm grateful for the awesome workout I continue to enjoy. I'm looking forward to taking my measurements again on Thursday! :)
Tuesday, December 6, 2011: I'm thankful for a good day full of productivity. Ria and I baked LOTS of cookies after we ran some errands earlier in the day. Ria is such a great little baker. I could've probably left her alone to do the three types of cookies we worked on today, but worked with her because #1 I wanted to and #2 I wanted to be able to say I helped make them! ^_^ So, we made snickerdoodles, peanut butter cookies, and peanut butter chubs (they have reces cups in them). That last type is for Jess, mostly, but I'm also bringing some to the baby shower we're going to on Thursday.
I'm grateful that JMy allowed me to complete my short workout this evening. He did cry cause he pulled something down on him, but he was all right and calmed right down. What a precious guy! :) I'm grateful for the great workout I enjoyed!
Wednesday, December 7, 2011: I'm thankful for some time alone to daydream, read my scriptures, pray and do my back stretch. I'm grateful Jessie took some time at home to work on the computer and finish the part of the project I could not do, of the one he let me help him with. I'm excited to get the bits back to finish it up for him. There is something truly satisfying in feeling that I am directly fullfilling my role and duty as helpmeet.
I'm grateful for the hard work of my Ria in doing her chores, school AND baking lots and lots of cookies. She can be such a good hard worker! I love it when she is!
I'm grateful for Tea's efforts to productively occupy herself. I really need to find work for her to do because she so desires to be helpful!
I'm grateful for Kat; even when she's not obedient and unproductive. She's amazing and wonderful in so many ways. And I love her!
I'm grateful for JMy and his sweet temperment; most of the time. I'm grateful for his funny smiles and sweet laughs and giggles.
I'm grateful for Jessie's work, which enables me to work at him with our children!
I'm grateful for 4H... perfect motivator to do some housework I'd been putting off! Love it! I was blessed with the opportunity to see how quickly I could put a kids' craft together and pull an example together to show what it should look like. What a cool challenge! And THIS is what I found and what we made. We haven't yet made any with the foil between the "petals" of the star/flower, but we have made the basic AND the one with the foil star on both sides.... VERY nice. I could decorate a whole tree with these and feel like it looked quite nice! ^_^ I prepainted the rolls, cut them, and the adults made the foil stars, but the pieces were quite kid friendly (about 5years and up). Tea loved doing it, too, but needed quite a lot of help. What a blessing to my life my 4H Mama-friends are!!! LOVE those ladies!!!
I remain very thankful for the workout program I've found and the changes in my body and feelings of well-being, which I continue to feel and experience. :) (And Ria keeps telling me how much thinner I'm looking. And I can tell she means the compliments sincerely - not trying to get something out of me. ^_^)
Just as a note, rather important in my opinion: I have NOT been watching what I eat. Imagine how much better my results could be if I WAS! However, I'm not. I've eaten way WAY way too much sugary stuff. Rice crisy treats, pie, pumpkin gooey cake, banana gooey cake, snicker doodles, and more... and this poor eating started before Thanksgiving! I began this every-day 'boot camp' on Saturday, November 26, 2011. Today is December 1. I took my measurements on November 22 (I was planning to start the boot camp right then, but didn't.) However, to fully inform you, I was doing the exercises (from this program) that I could find online for about a week before I got my DVD and then I did the workout video twice after I received it. So, the visual impact of the changes in my body are not "just" from one week. BUT the inches lost ARE from November 22 until today. How many inches would you guess I've lost in that amount of time (9 days, I think)? Well, I've lost 7.25!!!! Isn't that AWESOME!!?!??!! I'm SO freakin' excited!!!! I feel even more hopeful about the changes I feel must happen over the course of the next few months.
Oh, I had this realization, for which I'm deeply grateful. I truly believe the Lord showed me this truth. In fact, He has probably been trying to teach me this truth for the majority of my life, but I would not know... In fact, I believed the exact opposite for most of my life, really. The truth I have realized is that I am a thin being who has trapped herself in a fat body because I mistakenly believed it would protect me. I have bound myself (like as in hand-cuffs or tied by ropes) by unfitness because I thought it would free me. I know, sounds strange, but it's the TRUTH! My truth. My Spirit was not "fat" before I learned how to fit into my baby body. I was thin, just as we all were in the Pre-Existence. I was fit and healthy because by Spirit body was perfect as perfect could be. So, now that I know this truth, I feel so amazingly empowered and more at peace about the whole process of getting fit and healthier. I realize that I simply need to do the work I need to do and my body/Spirit will take care of the rest; for it truly seeks stasis in HEALTH. Since part of health is FITness I simply need to get to work!!!! So... I look forward to watching with peace and enjoyment the changes my body will make as I move toward greater fitness (mind, body, heart, Spirit) than I've ever had before in my life!!!!! ^_^
Ria and Kat just tried to take pictures of me yesterday. They were fuzzy because the battery was almost dead. We're going to try again today... some day I'll be able to post them as well as the changes I'll continue to experience! Don't know when because I still don't have communication between my desktop and camera... someday, though I'll get them up! ;) So, from what I can predict, I'll have to get the pictures from my camera onto a disc and then upload them here as I did before. I do NOT know when I'll be able to do that. So... you'll just have to imagine for now. ^_^
Next week I'll report on the inches for the week AND the total from first measure. I hope you'll look forward to reading as much I do to learning and sharing!!!!! ^_^
Friday, December 2, 2011: I'm thankful for a good night's sleep. I woke up quite early this morning and felt well rested. I stayed in bed and rested some more so Jimmy would stay asleep. He's a much nicer baby to have around when he's had enough sleep!
I'm grateful for fun with my girls. They loved doing some art work today and their creations were wonderful to behold! Took pictures, but still no communication between computer and camera. Sorry!
I'm grateful for days at home. I'm grateful for my exercise class (on DVD) and the hard work of my children! They are amazing!!
Saturday, December 3, 2011: I'm thankful for enjoyable days at home. The girls worked on some ornament making after much requesting. They had a lot of fun with it. We also got some cleaning done, which is always good to do on Saturdays. :) I'm grateful for my "secret" workout and the way it helps me feel SO good!
Sunday, December 4, 2011: I'm thankful for a wonderful Sabbath Day. I'm grateful for Confirmation that the change in our Ward Leadership was correct and right. I'm grateful for the WONDERFUL compliment paid me by a friend who said, "I think you're good for my future." What a great one, right? I think it is the best compliment I've ever received. :) I'm grateful for enjoyable lessons and feeling the Spirit.
Monday, December 5, 2011: I'm thankful for the feelings of GOODness and wellbeing I've been blessed with today and a bit yesterday. I'm so grateful the Lord is seeing fit to bless me in this way because I was beginning to feel a bit despondent... much turmoil in my mind and soul for too long feels to be abating and I'm grateful!
I'm grateful for the awesome workout I enjoy! I believe today is day 10 of my 14 day boot camp and I'm feeling kind of sad that it's almost done and I'll move to doing it every other day.... Weird, right? But I'm trying to do the exercise portion of this system I found in the way suggested by the originator/designer of it. She says frequently, "Less is more." And I have a feeling she's really right! I'm grateful that there are portions of the workout that I can continue to do daily even if not the full-on lil' 15 minutes I've been doing... after a step-down to doing it every other day for a few weeks and then every third day for a couple weeks, I'm planning to do another boot camp of the more intense workout. Should be interesting! ^_^
I'm grateful for the awesome workout I continue to enjoy. I'm looking forward to taking my measurements again on Thursday! :)
Tuesday, December 6, 2011: I'm thankful for a good day full of productivity. Ria and I baked LOTS of cookies after we ran some errands earlier in the day. Ria is such a great little baker. I could've probably left her alone to do the three types of cookies we worked on today, but worked with her because #1 I wanted to and #2 I wanted to be able to say I helped make them! ^_^ So, we made snickerdoodles, peanut butter cookies, and peanut butter chubs (they have reces cups in them). That last type is for Jess, mostly, but I'm also bringing some to the baby shower we're going to on Thursday.
I'm grateful that JMy allowed me to complete my short workout this evening. He did cry cause he pulled something down on him, but he was all right and calmed right down. What a precious guy! :) I'm grateful for the great workout I enjoyed!
Wednesday, December 7, 2011: I'm thankful for some time alone to daydream, read my scriptures, pray and do my back stretch. I'm grateful Jessie took some time at home to work on the computer and finish the part of the project I could not do, of the one he let me help him with. I'm excited to get the bits back to finish it up for him. There is something truly satisfying in feeling that I am directly fullfilling my role and duty as helpmeet.
I'm grateful for the hard work of my Ria in doing her chores, school AND baking lots and lots of cookies. She can be such a good hard worker! I love it when she is!
I'm grateful for Tea's efforts to productively occupy herself. I really need to find work for her to do because she so desires to be helpful!
I'm grateful for Kat; even when she's not obedient and unproductive. She's amazing and wonderful in so many ways. And I love her!
I'm grateful for JMy and his sweet temperment; most of the time. I'm grateful for his funny smiles and sweet laughs and giggles.
I'm grateful for Jessie's work, which enables me to work at him with our children!
I'm grateful for 4H... perfect motivator to do some housework I'd been putting off! Love it! I was blessed with the opportunity to see how quickly I could put a kids' craft together and pull an example together to show what it should look like. What a cool challenge! And THIS is what I found and what we made. We haven't yet made any with the foil between the "petals" of the star/flower, but we have made the basic AND the one with the foil star on both sides.... VERY nice. I could decorate a whole tree with these and feel like it looked quite nice! ^_^ I prepainted the rolls, cut them, and the adults made the foil stars, but the pieces were quite kid friendly (about 5years and up). Tea loved doing it, too, but needed quite a lot of help. What a blessing to my life my 4H Mama-friends are!!! LOVE those ladies!!!
I remain very thankful for the workout program I've found and the changes in my body and feelings of well-being, which I continue to feel and experience. :) (And Ria keeps telling me how much thinner I'm looking. And I can tell she means the compliments sincerely - not trying to get something out of me. ^_^)
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Thankful Thursday, Week of November 24 - 30, 2011
Thursday, November 24, 2011: I'm thankful for my brother John. He is an amazing strong and good person. He has a Spirit that most cannot fathom. I know because we can get a glimpse of the strength of a person as we observe their trials. The most difficult trials come upon those who are strongest... or who must needs become strongest to be the servants God desires them to be. My brother was made to be a mover and a shaker. ^_^ I'm grateful for the friendship we had growing up. I didn't have many friends. He was one of the few. I'm grateful for the hope that I have that some day he may be my friend again. I'm grateful John is my brother. HAPPY BIRTHDAY! I hope you have a perfectly wonderful day in every way! And even though I haven't loved you as you would've liked or needed me to; I DO love you!
I'm thankful for a happy, peaceful and eventful Thanksgiving. We enjoyed an early dinner at Pittmaster BBQ. It was a private party and a real pleasure! Mr. Sam, otherwise known as Poppy, outdid himself in the preparations. We brought some items to share and enjoyed meeting his children and some of their families. It was a good experience. Then we headed over to Grammy Jo and Grampy Butch Marks' house. We got to meet Jo's brother Dave, his wife Joyce and their daughter Melissa, or Missy. Jo's brother Rick was also there. Tracy, Shawna and Hunter were there as well, which is always a pleasure. I ended up having a lovely conversation about the Gospel and Doctrines of Christ with Joyce and Dave. And the most wonderful part about THAT, to me, is that Jo and Butch were so happy with how I conducted myself and how I was able to share some certain things that they'd never been able to get in edgewise! What a joy!
Friday, November 25, 2011: I'm thankful for a restful day at home. I did a little work, read a bit, helped Jimmy sleep and snoozed for thirty minutes (REALLY rare for me to nap!), and had a good peaceful day at home. I'm thankful for time at home. I love being in our beautiful comfy home and being with my awesome (though very imperfect, of course) children. :)
Saturday, November 26, 2011: I'm thankful for a mostly good night's sleep. They have been few and far between as of late, so last night was good relative to lately. :)
I'm thankful for time at home to get ready for Sunday and to simply be with my children. We've missed our regular reading time in the evening. I still desire to read before they head to bed, but because it's been so difficult to realize lately, and the reading time together is so important to me, I've decided to do it in the morning as I wait for them to be able to join me for Devotionals. So, I started reading our book while they finished up eating. What a sweet time... and, for the most part, they were more still and reverent during Devotionals, too! Makes me want to keep doing this in hopes of THAT kind of result! :)
I'm thankful for a 15 minutes workout that got the heat rising in my core. Love it! After, I think, four days of a "break" (unintentional as it was) from exercise, it was difficult to get up specifically to exercise today, but I sure am glad I did! When I see how this "secret" works for me, I'll share more about it. ;)
Sunday, November 27, 2011: I'm thankful for a nourishing day at church today. It was a pleasure to hear a talk on Charity based on Sister Allred's talk from the Relief Society broadcast given by Sister Hubbs, a talk on gratitude by Brother Mixon, a wonderful Sunday School lesson about Joy (Love) given by Brother McCombs, and a wonderful Relief Society Lesson taught by Daysha Lassiter on the talk from Conference about looking up. By the end of any give Sunday I don't usually remember who gave what talk - or what the main point of each was about, but I definitely did yesterday! And still remember it today!!!! ^_^ God is soOO good! :)
I'm grateful for the enjoyable dinner we had with the Missionaries. I'm grateful for their desire to discuss with Jessie what he's reading. Such desire that Elder Adriano went out of his way to read Esther just because Jessie was and is going to read Job because that's where Jess is reading. Love our missionaries! It's a pleasure to hear Jess enjoying discussion about subjects (spirituality/scripture) that are so very dear to my heart!
I'm thankful Ria's tooth finally came out. It's been loose way too long and after much work on it, I finally yanked it out myself after Jess and Ria were sort of bickering off and on about it. Hate to hurt my girl, but SO glad her adult teeth now have more of the room they need to grow in straight-ish.
I'm grateful for the amazing and so short workout I enjoyed. I'm in a 14 day boot camp (following guidelines from the program) and today was only day 2. I'm excited about it because of how wonderful I feel after SUCH short workouts and the even shorter back stretch that I'm striving to do at the beginning and end of my days. There have already been some really pronounced (to me) changed/effects from it. Love it!
Monday, November 28, 2011: I'm thankful for a rough night's sleep which reveals to me how well I slept the few days before that! :)
I'm grateful for my girls' improvements in self-accomplishment/self-motivation as a result of this token system the Lord brought into my life. It's SUCH a blessing! I'm so thankful for the exponentially increased statements I get to hear from my girls like, "You are the BEST Mama in the whole world!" God is truly GOOD!!!
I'm grateful for my workout and back stretch time. I feel so thankful for this exercise program in my life. Truly blessed!
Tuesday, November 29, 2011: I'm thankful for the blessing of Visiting Teaching! I'm grateful for the opportunity I have to get to know some really wonderful women better. I'm so thankful for the way the Lord provides for me! ^_^ I'm grateful for the work Jessie did at our house while I was gone with Jimmy to a Visiting Teaching appointment! I'm grateful for the great workout today. (I'm on day 4 of this new "boot camp" I'm doing, which will last another 10 days. It's not as difficult as I really expected. YEAY!
Wednesday, November 30, 2011: I'm thankful forquiet days at home. I'm grateful for the whispers of the Holy Spirit, which remided me that we had 4H tonight. I was able to put the final touches together for my first time conducting our meeting. ^_^ I'm also thankful for another day of my wonderful workout. Didn't sweat as much today, but I think that has more to do with the cold in the house than anything else.
I'm thankful for a happy, peaceful and eventful Thanksgiving. We enjoyed an early dinner at Pittmaster BBQ. It was a private party and a real pleasure! Mr. Sam, otherwise known as Poppy, outdid himself in the preparations. We brought some items to share and enjoyed meeting his children and some of their families. It was a good experience. Then we headed over to Grammy Jo and Grampy Butch Marks' house. We got to meet Jo's brother Dave, his wife Joyce and their daughter Melissa, or Missy. Jo's brother Rick was also there. Tracy, Shawna and Hunter were there as well, which is always a pleasure. I ended up having a lovely conversation about the Gospel and Doctrines of Christ with Joyce and Dave. And the most wonderful part about THAT, to me, is that Jo and Butch were so happy with how I conducted myself and how I was able to share some certain things that they'd never been able to get in edgewise! What a joy!
Friday, November 25, 2011: I'm thankful for a restful day at home. I did a little work, read a bit, helped Jimmy sleep and snoozed for thirty minutes (REALLY rare for me to nap!), and had a good peaceful day at home. I'm thankful for time at home. I love being in our beautiful comfy home and being with my awesome (though very imperfect, of course) children. :)
Saturday, November 26, 2011: I'm thankful for a mostly good night's sleep. They have been few and far between as of late, so last night was good relative to lately. :)
I'm thankful for time at home to get ready for Sunday and to simply be with my children. We've missed our regular reading time in the evening. I still desire to read before they head to bed, but because it's been so difficult to realize lately, and the reading time together is so important to me, I've decided to do it in the morning as I wait for them to be able to join me for Devotionals. So, I started reading our book while they finished up eating. What a sweet time... and, for the most part, they were more still and reverent during Devotionals, too! Makes me want to keep doing this in hopes of THAT kind of result! :)
I'm thankful for a 15 minutes workout that got the heat rising in my core. Love it! After, I think, four days of a "break" (unintentional as it was) from exercise, it was difficult to get up specifically to exercise today, but I sure am glad I did! When I see how this "secret" works for me, I'll share more about it. ;)
Sunday, November 27, 2011: I'm thankful for a nourishing day at church today. It was a pleasure to hear a talk on Charity based on Sister Allred's talk from the Relief Society broadcast given by Sister Hubbs, a talk on gratitude by Brother Mixon, a wonderful Sunday School lesson about Joy (Love) given by Brother McCombs, and a wonderful Relief Society Lesson taught by Daysha Lassiter on the talk from Conference about looking up. By the end of any give Sunday I don't usually remember who gave what talk - or what the main point of each was about, but I definitely did yesterday! And still remember it today!!!! ^_^ God is soOO good! :)
I'm grateful for the enjoyable dinner we had with the Missionaries. I'm grateful for their desire to discuss with Jessie what he's reading. Such desire that Elder Adriano went out of his way to read Esther just because Jessie was and is going to read Job because that's where Jess is reading. Love our missionaries! It's a pleasure to hear Jess enjoying discussion about subjects (spirituality/scripture) that are so very dear to my heart!
I'm thankful Ria's tooth finally came out. It's been loose way too long and after much work on it, I finally yanked it out myself after Jess and Ria were sort of bickering off and on about it. Hate to hurt my girl, but SO glad her adult teeth now have more of the room they need to grow in straight-ish.
I'm grateful for the amazing and so short workout I enjoyed. I'm in a 14 day boot camp (following guidelines from the program) and today was only day 2. I'm excited about it because of how wonderful I feel after SUCH short workouts and the even shorter back stretch that I'm striving to do at the beginning and end of my days. There have already been some really pronounced (to me) changed/effects from it. Love it!
Monday, November 28, 2011: I'm thankful for a rough night's sleep which reveals to me how well I slept the few days before that! :)
I'm grateful for my girls' improvements in self-accomplishment/self-motivation as a result of this token system the Lord brought into my life. It's SUCH a blessing! I'm so thankful for the exponentially increased statements I get to hear from my girls like, "You are the BEST Mama in the whole world!" God is truly GOOD!!!
I'm grateful for my workout and back stretch time. I feel so thankful for this exercise program in my life. Truly blessed!
Tuesday, November 29, 2011: I'm thankful for the blessing of Visiting Teaching! I'm grateful for the opportunity I have to get to know some really wonderful women better. I'm so thankful for the way the Lord provides for me! ^_^ I'm grateful for the work Jessie did at our house while I was gone with Jimmy to a Visiting Teaching appointment! I'm grateful for the great workout today. (I'm on day 4 of this new "boot camp" I'm doing, which will last another 10 days. It's not as difficult as I really expected. YEAY!
Wednesday, November 30, 2011: I'm thankful forquiet days at home. I'm grateful for the whispers of the Holy Spirit, which remided me that we had 4H tonight. I was able to put the final touches together for my first time conducting our meeting. ^_^ I'm also thankful for another day of my wonderful workout. Didn't sweat as much today, but I think that has more to do with the cold in the house than anything else.
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
To Store Cans
I found a neat resource for storing cans, the ones you buy at the grocery store, if you have a lil' money to spend. And I do mean a LITTLE. Nice, right?
If you don't have any money, but you have some cardboard, I think you could still make one. HERE is one example. You can find full directions HERE and the diagram HERE! ^_^ I'm hoping to try it out myself!
If you don't have any money, but you have some cardboard, I think you could still make one. HERE is one example. You can find full directions HERE and the diagram HERE! ^_^ I'm hoping to try it out myself!
Friday, November 25, 2011
Thankful Thursday, Week of November 17 - 23, 2011
Thursday, November 17, 2011: I'm thankful for a good day; mostly peaceful. I'm grateful for many little jobs accomplished by Jessie during the time he was home today. Things I could do, probably, but can't seem to get to because of all the other things I must do. I'm grateful for his willingness to be helpful.
I'm grateful for the restfulness of most of the day. I'm grateful for what Ria and I were able to accomplish on the patio tonight and what we hope to accomplish over the next few days or so. I'm grateful for the amazing workout, with which I started my day. I've ordered the full thing. What I've been doing (today and yesterday) is only snippets on a website and YouTube... amazing workout in broken up pieces... I look forward to seeing what I will experience when I have them all together with complete understanding of HOW to do them! I'll let you know what it is and how it's going after I've had a bit more experience with the real deal... hopefully it'll get here faster than the 7-10 business days! *sigh*
I'm grateful for the opportunity and blessing of being able to help a friend with a haircut. She has beautiful hair and trusted her long tresses in my hards. I'm hopeful she continues to feel happy with it cause it was a joy to help her. The payment which followed is a blessing, too, but hard to accept graciously because I just loved helping my friend so much!
I continue to feel grateful for the trial of a very painful breast slight case of Mastitis... slight because the fever is VERY low and I'm not flat on my back!). I'm trying to be thankful in/for ALL things. I'm not sure what I should learn from this particular trial, but I am trying to be thankful regardless. :)
Friday, November 18, 2011: I'm thankful for peaceful days. I'm grateful my girls are happy to help me in many ways and even come to me saying, "What can I do for you?" and then following the completion of help they have provided saying, "You're the best Mom in the whole world!" I'm SO grateful for the book the Lord sent into my life via one of my temple angels, which has helped to bring about this gift of good behavior and happy hearts!
I continue to be thankful for the amazing "secret" exercise I'm still doing via tidbits I've been able to piece together. I may go back to Tamilee Webb tomorrow just for some variety, but look forward to receiving the full workouts I've ordered. Early birthday present. And since I haven't had one (cause I couldn't think of anything I'd actually like), the expense is really minimal... but a lot if I just look at the numbers. *sigh* I'm glad Jessie is happy to give me what I'd like to have. It's rare enough that I actually desire any THING, that's for sure. :)
Saturday, November 19, 2011: I'm thankful for Saturdays; the special day, the day we get ready for Sunday. :) I'm grateful for an awesome workout with my "secret" find. I've got the sweat running rivers down my body and I love it! And in only a FEW minutes!!!!
I'm grateful for life, for my children and the amazing wonders that each of them are!
Sunday, November 20, 2011: I'm thankful for a quiet morning at home with Ria and Jimmy while Tea, Kat, and Daddy went to church. I'm not "glad" per se, that we were home, but we ended up having a very nice morning just the three of us. By the end (only 3 hours because they missed most of Sacrament meeting), though, Ria and I were a bit lonely for the rest of the gang!
I'm grateful for the time and ability to make a nice family meal to eat upon their return. And a pumpkin pie made from real pumpkin (baked and scraped by moi) to enjoy together after quiet time.
I'm grateful for the unexpected visit from the missionaries. It was a really great visit and I have hope that Jessie is now acting on a "challenge" they/I made him to read more Bible at each reading. Here's hoping! ;)
Monday, November 21, 2011: I'm thankful for children who try to behave well all the time. They (as I) fail miserably at times, but they try SO hard. I'm so grateful for them!
I'm thankful for a great short workout from my "secret" source. ^_^ I look forward to receiving what I have ordered so I can get some experience with the actual workout and share what I've found if it's as wonderful as it already seems!
Tuesday, November 22, 2011: I'm thankful for my brother Josh. He was a bit of a pain in the neck when we were kids. ;) I was sorta jealous of his cocky confidence and lack of concern about the threats our parents made.. okay, truth: I was seriously jealous. Fast Forward to now... I'm not jealous anymore. I'm just happy for him! He's become (and becoming) an amazing man who is an inspiration! He is a really hard worker. He is loving, kind and super helpful. He is service oriented, obedient to the principles and precepts that matter most. He is a righteous Priesthood holder and a strong Spiritual Leader, striving to be better, for his family and in his Ward. He is a GOOD person always trying to be better. I love him and want to say: HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! I hope it's a wonderful day for you and yours!!!
Wednesday, November 23, 2011: I'm thankful for a relaxing and productive day. I was so busy from morn until night that I didn't get my exercises in. It's been more difficult, too, since I stopped just leaving Jimmy with Jess. I'm going to ask him to step back in as baby-care provider so I can get the sweat flowin' again. I definitely need it!
I'm grateful for the restfulness of most of the day. I'm grateful for what Ria and I were able to accomplish on the patio tonight and what we hope to accomplish over the next few days or so. I'm grateful for the amazing workout, with which I started my day. I've ordered the full thing. What I've been doing (today and yesterday) is only snippets on a website and YouTube... amazing workout in broken up pieces... I look forward to seeing what I will experience when I have them all together with complete understanding of HOW to do them! I'll let you know what it is and how it's going after I've had a bit more experience with the real deal... hopefully it'll get here faster than the 7-10 business days! *sigh*
I'm grateful for the opportunity and blessing of being able to help a friend with a haircut. She has beautiful hair and trusted her long tresses in my hards. I'm hopeful she continues to feel happy with it cause it was a joy to help her. The payment which followed is a blessing, too, but hard to accept graciously because I just loved helping my friend so much!
I continue to feel grateful for the trial of a very painful breast slight case of Mastitis... slight because the fever is VERY low and I'm not flat on my back!). I'm trying to be thankful in/for ALL things. I'm not sure what I should learn from this particular trial, but I am trying to be thankful regardless. :)
Friday, November 18, 2011: I'm thankful for peaceful days. I'm grateful my girls are happy to help me in many ways and even come to me saying, "What can I do for you?" and then following the completion of help they have provided saying, "You're the best Mom in the whole world!" I'm SO grateful for the book the Lord sent into my life via one of my temple angels, which has helped to bring about this gift of good behavior and happy hearts!
I continue to be thankful for the amazing "secret" exercise I'm still doing via tidbits I've been able to piece together. I may go back to Tamilee Webb tomorrow just for some variety, but look forward to receiving the full workouts I've ordered. Early birthday present. And since I haven't had one (cause I couldn't think of anything I'd actually like), the expense is really minimal... but a lot if I just look at the numbers. *sigh* I'm glad Jessie is happy to give me what I'd like to have. It's rare enough that I actually desire any THING, that's for sure. :)
Saturday, November 19, 2011: I'm thankful for Saturdays; the special day, the day we get ready for Sunday. :) I'm grateful for an awesome workout with my "secret" find. I've got the sweat running rivers down my body and I love it! And in only a FEW minutes!!!!
I'm grateful for life, for my children and the amazing wonders that each of them are!
Sunday, November 20, 2011: I'm thankful for a quiet morning at home with Ria and Jimmy while Tea, Kat, and Daddy went to church. I'm not "glad" per se, that we were home, but we ended up having a very nice morning just the three of us. By the end (only 3 hours because they missed most of Sacrament meeting), though, Ria and I were a bit lonely for the rest of the gang!
I'm grateful for the time and ability to make a nice family meal to eat upon their return. And a pumpkin pie made from real pumpkin (baked and scraped by moi) to enjoy together after quiet time.
I'm grateful for the unexpected visit from the missionaries. It was a really great visit and I have hope that Jessie is now acting on a "challenge" they/I made him to read more Bible at each reading. Here's hoping! ;)
Monday, November 21, 2011: I'm thankful for children who try to behave well all the time. They (as I) fail miserably at times, but they try SO hard. I'm so grateful for them!
I'm thankful for a great short workout from my "secret" source. ^_^ I look forward to receiving what I have ordered so I can get some experience with the actual workout and share what I've found if it's as wonderful as it already seems!
Tuesday, November 22, 2011: I'm thankful for my brother Josh. He was a bit of a pain in the neck when we were kids. ;) I was sorta jealous of his cocky confidence and lack of concern about the threats our parents made.. okay, truth: I was seriously jealous. Fast Forward to now... I'm not jealous anymore. I'm just happy for him! He's become (and becoming) an amazing man who is an inspiration! He is a really hard worker. He is loving, kind and super helpful. He is service oriented, obedient to the principles and precepts that matter most. He is a righteous Priesthood holder and a strong Spiritual Leader, striving to be better, for his family and in his Ward. He is a GOOD person always trying to be better. I love him and want to say: HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! I hope it's a wonderful day for you and yours!!!
Wednesday, November 23, 2011: I'm thankful for a relaxing and productive day. I was so busy from morn until night that I didn't get my exercises in. It's been more difficult, too, since I stopped just leaving Jimmy with Jess. I'm going to ask him to step back in as baby-care provider so I can get the sweat flowin' again. I definitely need it!
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Thankful Thursday, Week of December 15 - , 2011
Thursday, December 15, 2011: I'm thankful for a hubby who will do the grocery shopping when either I and/or the kiddos are ill. I'm grateful for my "secret" workout and the bits I do to start and end my day, which help so much! I'm grateful that we have a little money to spend for Christmas and hopeful that I'll be able to get out and do some Thrift Store shopping SOON. (I was planning to do some today, but ended up sick instead.) I'm grateful for Heavenly Father's Plan of Salvation and Happiness and for my growing understanding of His Ways! God is AWESOME!
Friday, December 16, 2011: I'm thankful for my birthday. It was a peaceful day spent with my family. Jessie even had the evening off (we thought we would be going to my Church Social, but since the kiddos and I were sick, we stayed home). I'm grateful for 36 years in this beautiful life.
Saturday, December 17, 2011: I'm thankful for a restful day at home in which to heal.
Sunday, December 18, 2011: I'm thankful for another restful day at home. I'm grateful for this time to realize how much nicer it is to be well. ^_^
Monday, December 19, 2011: I'm thankful for returning health.
Tuesday, December 20, 2011: I'm thankful for the time we were able to spend as a family as well as the opportunity I was able to go Visiting Teaching with only JMy in tow. I enjoy the decreased responsibility for 2 hours. I sure love coming home to my sweet girls after the time away! There are some who have made it known that they think I'm a little bit nuts, but I miss them if I'm gone for 2 hours or more! I'm so very VERY grateful for the Mother-heart our Lord is blessing into me!!! It's such a change and SUCH a joyous one!
Wednesday, December 21, 2011: I'm thankful for the opportunity to go Christmas shopping with help from my Ward. We were blessed with some gift certificates and I was able to get each of our girls the one thing they asked for (and a little more)! ^_^ God is SO good to us! Even amid the trials, which, lest you think they are absent, I declare have been coming hard and fast and thick and heavy... even amid them God is mindful, He is providing, and even IN the trials He blesses me and mine. I'm SO grateful!!!
Friday, December 16, 2011: I'm thankful for my birthday. It was a peaceful day spent with my family. Jessie even had the evening off (we thought we would be going to my Church Social, but since the kiddos and I were sick, we stayed home). I'm grateful for 36 years in this beautiful life.
Saturday, December 17, 2011: I'm thankful for a restful day at home in which to heal.
Sunday, December 18, 2011: I'm thankful for another restful day at home. I'm grateful for this time to realize how much nicer it is to be well. ^_^
Monday, December 19, 2011: I'm thankful for returning health.
Tuesday, December 20, 2011: I'm thankful for the time we were able to spend as a family as well as the opportunity I was able to go Visiting Teaching with only JMy in tow. I enjoy the decreased responsibility for 2 hours. I sure love coming home to my sweet girls after the time away! There are some who have made it known that they think I'm a little bit nuts, but I miss them if I'm gone for 2 hours or more! I'm so very VERY grateful for the Mother-heart our Lord is blessing into me!!! It's such a change and SUCH a joyous one!
Wednesday, December 21, 2011: I'm thankful for the opportunity to go Christmas shopping with help from my Ward. We were blessed with some gift certificates and I was able to get each of our girls the one thing they asked for (and a little more)! ^_^ God is SO good to us! Even amid the trials, which, lest you think they are absent, I declare have been coming hard and fast and thick and heavy... even amid them God is mindful, He is providing, and even IN the trials He blesses me and mine. I'm SO grateful!!!
Monday, November 21, 2011
Pride; the most insidious of sins
I really believe Pride is the root of all evil. It shoots out all kinds of different sins, but if you look back to where the sin came from, it seems like Pride is always at the root of the problems.
Misfit Cignet is one of the blogs I read pretty regularly. She's written some really thought provoking posts and the one I read most recently is, to me, all about Pride. In it, she's actually writing about all the ways that we may, as humans, try to DO things that are righteous for those in observation of us to see and notice our righteousness. See, it's all about pride.
Anyway... I've been thinking about her post, and about pride generally, a lot and seeing problems with pride in little things. Yet even though they may be "little" the problem is still there; and so I must get back to business and so some weeding. I've thought, off and on, that I don't have to worry about pride; "I've got that handled now," I might think for a day or so. But then I only have only to hear a talk, read a Christ-centered blog post, read an Ensign article or some other God-focused, Christ-centered something and I realize that I DO have more to work on. The problem area may require me to dig a little deeper to see the insidious blackness of Pride on my soul, which I haven't yet weeded out.
And so it is never ending. Thankfully, the Lord is Love and desires me; in all my weakness! Bless His Holy Name for wanting a sinner such as I am!
Misfit Cignet is one of the blogs I read pretty regularly. She's written some really thought provoking posts and the one I read most recently is, to me, all about Pride. In it, she's actually writing about all the ways that we may, as humans, try to DO things that are righteous for those in observation of us to see and notice our righteousness. See, it's all about pride.
Anyway... I've been thinking about her post, and about pride generally, a lot and seeing problems with pride in little things. Yet even though they may be "little" the problem is still there; and so I must get back to business and so some weeding. I've thought, off and on, that I don't have to worry about pride; "I've got that handled now," I might think for a day or so. But then I only have only to hear a talk, read a Christ-centered blog post, read an Ensign article or some other God-focused, Christ-centered something and I realize that I DO have more to work on. The problem area may require me to dig a little deeper to see the insidious blackness of Pride on my soul, which I haven't yet weeded out.
And so it is never ending. Thankfully, the Lord is Love and desires me; in all my weakness! Bless His Holy Name for wanting a sinner such as I am!
Saturday, November 19, 2011
Making Soap
So, I've been making our laundry soap again for the past few weeks. Instead of doing a liquid soap, I've gone to making it dry. It's much more time efficient for me and I like using it this way, too. I was worried, I must admit, that I might have clumping problems or something similar, because we don't have hot water to our washing machine, but no such problems have come about. YEAY!
As I've been using my MOSTLY homemade laundry detergent, I've wondered how much more enjoyable I might feel the accomplishment if I'd produced the soap for my laundry detergent. I've wanted to make homemade bar soap for a while, but hever had all the equipment and got stuck there. No equipment = no project realization. Well, this is still a reality, but I've begun to invest in what I don't have, but need, to make bar soap at home. My first investment purchase is lye. I do hope, some day, to try my hand at making my own lye from hard wood ash... but I think that experiment is best saved for a day when more of my little ones are not quite so little! :) So, I've purchased some lye. Along with the purchase, I've become an affiliate for the company that sells the lye I've purchased (which is food grade, so I could also make pretzels and bagels with it! Those should be some exciting experiments! ^_^). So, if you have a desire to venture into the world of soap-making, not just melting and molding premade soaps, I hope you'll purchase the lye you'll need via my Affiliate banner! :)
As I've been using my MOSTLY homemade laundry detergent, I've wondered how much more enjoyable I might feel the accomplishment if I'd produced the soap for my laundry detergent. I've wanted to make homemade bar soap for a while, but hever had all the equipment and got stuck there. No equipment = no project realization. Well, this is still a reality, but I've begun to invest in what I don't have, but need, to make bar soap at home. My first investment purchase is lye. I do hope, some day, to try my hand at making my own lye from hard wood ash... but I think that experiment is best saved for a day when more of my little ones are not quite so little! :) So, I've purchased some lye. Along with the purchase, I've become an affiliate for the company that sells the lye I've purchased (which is food grade, so I could also make pretzels and bagels with it! Those should be some exciting experiments! ^_^). So, if you have a desire to venture into the world of soap-making, not just melting and molding premade soaps, I hope you'll purchase the lye you'll need via my Affiliate banner! :)
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Thankful Thursday Week of November 10 - 16, 2011
Thursday, Novemeber10, 2011: I'm thankful for the short workout I enjoyed with Tamilee Webb this morning. I've decided I'm not going to feel too baddly about missing yesterday because one of the Apostles in the New Testament (I believe it was Paul) basically said we shouldn't spend too much time exercising... I'm not spending TOO much time, thankfully. But I missed yesterday because of our temple trip and, I think, that is truly more important in the long-term scheme of things! :)
I'm grateful for all that I've been able to accomplish today. I'm grateful Jessie was willing to go on a Daddy-daughter date with Kat instead of what we'd previously discussed. She LOVED it!! I'm grateful he went, for that date, out to pick up some papers I needed and dropped some mail for me. SO much more was accomplished this way than I could've done on my own!
Friday, November 11, 2011: I'm thankful for a good workout with Tamilee Webb. Short, but great.
I'm thankful for a quiet day at home in which I felt restful and happy. Ria and I worked on some crochet class. I got some calling and emailing done for my Calling. I read some of my most recent study books. Jimmy stayed busy and happy, crawling around, napping, giggling... after the scare on Tuesday, I'm just happy he's here. ^_^
Saturday, November 12, 2011: I'm thankful for a good short workout with Tamilee Webb.
I'm grateful for a restful Saturday. I'm happy and thankful that Jimmy seems to be doing better (seemed like he was getting the cold stuff back) after a long nap. And I'm feeling better, too (felt poorly upon waking up this morning, but better after napping a little with him).
Sunday, November 13, 2011: I'm thankful for great talks at church! They were especially wonderful to me... Bro. Larson's talk in particular.
Monday, November 14, 2011: I'm thankful for a good workout with Tamilee Webb. I'm grateful for a smooth delivery of collected foods (representing much service by Ria, others, and me) for a funeral AND for an easy drop-off of cookies made by Ria for a dear friend. I'm grateful for the rest I partook of while Jimmy napped. I've been more tired lately and hoping I can just stay WELL. Too much to do to be ill.
Tuesday, November15, 2011: I'm thankful for a short workout with Tamilee Webb. I'm grateful Jessie was willing and able to do lots of errands as a Daddy-daughter date with Ria. Kat and Tea each got turns in the last couple weeks. Ria was SO excited for hers. And EXTRA excited when she heard about all they would be doing, which she knew meant she'd get an extra long date! So sweet!
I'm grateful for the opportunity to enjoy hearing and observing how well Kat and Tea enjoy time together. I'm grateful for Jimmy's independence and dependence. He sure is growing up and SO busy when he's not tired! :)
I'm thankful for my Visiting Teachers!
Wednesday, November 16, 2011: I'm thankful for the amazing workout I did this morning. I believe the Lord took me on another "walkabout" in the internet last night, which culminated in finding a new workout. There are very few snippets available online, but I did all of them this morning. The total was around 12 minutes, I think, and I was sweating rivers! AMAZING! I'll share WHAT if I continue to experience these workouts in this way. :)
I'm thankful Jessie was home today. I awoke with a VERY tender breast and feeling slightly woozy in my head. I'm grateful he was home so I could rest a bit more than usual this morning and then exercise without worrying about Jimmy. I'm hoping the exercise will help my body heal faster than it otherwise might. I'm grateful for this newest difficulty. I'm certain it is here to teach me something about myself or life... Hopefully I'll understand the lesson!
I'm grateful for all that I've been able to accomplish today. I'm grateful Jessie was willing to go on a Daddy-daughter date with Kat instead of what we'd previously discussed. She LOVED it!! I'm grateful he went, for that date, out to pick up some papers I needed and dropped some mail for me. SO much more was accomplished this way than I could've done on my own!
Friday, November 11, 2011: I'm thankful for a good workout with Tamilee Webb. Short, but great.
I'm thankful for a quiet day at home in which I felt restful and happy. Ria and I worked on some crochet class. I got some calling and emailing done for my Calling. I read some of my most recent study books. Jimmy stayed busy and happy, crawling around, napping, giggling... after the scare on Tuesday, I'm just happy he's here. ^_^
Saturday, November 12, 2011: I'm thankful for a good short workout with Tamilee Webb.
I'm grateful for a restful Saturday. I'm happy and thankful that Jimmy seems to be doing better (seemed like he was getting the cold stuff back) after a long nap. And I'm feeling better, too (felt poorly upon waking up this morning, but better after napping a little with him).
Sunday, November 13, 2011: I'm thankful for great talks at church! They were especially wonderful to me... Bro. Larson's talk in particular.
Monday, November 14, 2011: I'm thankful for a good workout with Tamilee Webb. I'm grateful for a smooth delivery of collected foods (representing much service by Ria, others, and me) for a funeral AND for an easy drop-off of cookies made by Ria for a dear friend. I'm grateful for the rest I partook of while Jimmy napped. I've been more tired lately and hoping I can just stay WELL. Too much to do to be ill.
Tuesday, November15, 2011: I'm thankful for a short workout with Tamilee Webb. I'm grateful Jessie was willing and able to do lots of errands as a Daddy-daughter date with Ria. Kat and Tea each got turns in the last couple weeks. Ria was SO excited for hers. And EXTRA excited when she heard about all they would be doing, which she knew meant she'd get an extra long date! So sweet!
I'm grateful for the opportunity to enjoy hearing and observing how well Kat and Tea enjoy time together. I'm grateful for Jimmy's independence and dependence. He sure is growing up and SO busy when he's not tired! :)
I'm thankful for my Visiting Teachers!
Wednesday, November 16, 2011: I'm thankful for the amazing workout I did this morning. I believe the Lord took me on another "walkabout" in the internet last night, which culminated in finding a new workout. There are very few snippets available online, but I did all of them this morning. The total was around 12 minutes, I think, and I was sweating rivers! AMAZING! I'll share WHAT if I continue to experience these workouts in this way. :)
I'm thankful Jessie was home today. I awoke with a VERY tender breast and feeling slightly woozy in my head. I'm grateful he was home so I could rest a bit more than usual this morning and then exercise without worrying about Jimmy. I'm hoping the exercise will help my body heal faster than it otherwise might. I'm grateful for this newest difficulty. I'm certain it is here to teach me something about myself or life... Hopefully I'll understand the lesson!
Monday, November 14, 2011
Thankful Thursday, Week of December 8 - 14, 2011
Thursday, December 8, 2011: I'm thankful for electric ovens. We are so blessed with such conveniences that our forebearers did not have!
I'm thankful for the blessing of friends with whom to celebrate. I'm so very happy for a sweet family who has been able to adopt a baby (their first) and the wonderful celebration we all enjoyed because of their new addition.
I'm thankful for my great workout, which I can fit in right before things and still have time for a shower! I love it. I'm going to increase my time to the 45 minute workout in a few weeks. Feeling sort of nervous about that, but I'm absolutely sure I'll be able to get quite fit and strong in the time I desire with the increased sweat time. ^_^
Today was weigh-in and measurements day! I've lost another 5.5 inches. That brings me up to 12 and 3/4 inches lost. I went down 1 pound on the scale, too. One pound may not seem like that much, BUT I am nursing VERY often and still JMy's primary source of nourishment... and he is an ACTIVE bubby! So, I'm quite okay with slow pounds loss, as long as the inches continue to show improvement (shrinkage). ^_^
Friday, December 9, 2011: I'm thankful for lunch dates and the gift of getting to know a neat person better. I'm grateful she enjoys my children! I was able to bring Jessie a McRib sandwich, probably one of his favorite foods; since we got to eat there, he should. Right?
I'm thankful for quiet times at home!
I finished my 14 day boot-camp today. YEAY! And it wasn't too difficult and the results... AWESOME! My Ria wrapped her arms around me and declared in surprise, "You've shrunk, Mama! My hands can almost touch and they used to be really far apart!" heeheehee I SO look forward to the day that she will grab hands around me and I know that day is not far away. ^_^
Saturday, December 10, 2011: I'm thankful for quiet days at home. I'm grateful for thoughtful gifts from neighbors. I'm grateful for surprise visits from friends at just the right time. I was stressed about something and their visit helped me relax quite a lot. I'm grateful for my sweet children and their big hearts and desire to help.
Sunday, December 11, 2011: I'm thankful for the gift and blessing of being a Visiting Teacher. I got to help one of my sweet sisters today! I'm so HAPPY to be able to help!!!
I'm grateful for Sabbath days; nourishment via the bread that never molds and the fountain of pure water that truly quenches thirst!; time to read commentaries on an unfamiliar to most parable; and time to study some of Revelations. WHAT an amazing book of Scripture!
I continue to feel so grateful for the gift and blessing of the amazing workout I'm enjoying. I'm in my every-other-day of it now.
Monday, December 12, 2011: I'm thankful for good days to accomplish little things and enjoy a missionary departure open-house and the opportunity to teach my girls to celebrate things even though they may repeat innumerable times; but to find the wonder and magic in each time. The joy of living and being a Mama!
Tuesday, December 13, 2011: I'm thankful for temple trips. I'm so grateful Jessie takes time from work and other possible activities to go so our whole family can be together... AND let me go inside for a bit.
I'm grateful for the fever and cough Kat has come down with after our trip. Not sure what I'm thankful for yet, but from every trouble there is always something good that comes along with or soon after it. Even illness. I certainly wouldn't plan for her to GET sick, but trying to be grateful when it comes around somehow makes it easier to bear when it does.
I'm thankful for friends and good conversations.
I'm thankful for the wonderful exercise program I've been working with. It's awesome and continues to bless my life.
Wednesday, December 14, 2011: I'm thankful for Visiting Teachers! On of my Visiting Teacher came to visit this morning and what a pleasure! I'm so grateful to them for taking time out of their lives to spend with me!
I continue to feel grateful for the workout program the Lord led me to and the effects it is bringing to my body and mind! I get to take my measurements and weigh myself tomorrow. :) I've never been quite so excited about such things. I started to do the tummy exercises since the last time, so I'm guessing it's made some difference (Ria has certainly said it has). ^_^
I'm thankful for the blessing of friends with whom to celebrate. I'm so very happy for a sweet family who has been able to adopt a baby (their first) and the wonderful celebration we all enjoyed because of their new addition.
I'm thankful for my great workout, which I can fit in right before things and still have time for a shower! I love it. I'm going to increase my time to the 45 minute workout in a few weeks. Feeling sort of nervous about that, but I'm absolutely sure I'll be able to get quite fit and strong in the time I desire with the increased sweat time. ^_^
Today was weigh-in and measurements day! I've lost another 5.5 inches. That brings me up to 12 and 3/4 inches lost. I went down 1 pound on the scale, too. One pound may not seem like that much, BUT I am nursing VERY often and still JMy's primary source of nourishment... and he is an ACTIVE bubby! So, I'm quite okay with slow pounds loss, as long as the inches continue to show improvement (shrinkage). ^_^
Friday, December 9, 2011: I'm thankful for lunch dates and the gift of getting to know a neat person better. I'm grateful she enjoys my children! I was able to bring Jessie a McRib sandwich, probably one of his favorite foods; since we got to eat there, he should. Right?
I'm thankful for quiet times at home!
I finished my 14 day boot-camp today. YEAY! And it wasn't too difficult and the results... AWESOME! My Ria wrapped her arms around me and declared in surprise, "You've shrunk, Mama! My hands can almost touch and they used to be really far apart!" heeheehee I SO look forward to the day that she will grab hands around me and I know that day is not far away. ^_^
Saturday, December 10, 2011: I'm thankful for quiet days at home. I'm grateful for thoughtful gifts from neighbors. I'm grateful for surprise visits from friends at just the right time. I was stressed about something and their visit helped me relax quite a lot. I'm grateful for my sweet children and their big hearts and desire to help.
Sunday, December 11, 2011: I'm thankful for the gift and blessing of being a Visiting Teacher. I got to help one of my sweet sisters today! I'm so HAPPY to be able to help!!!
I'm grateful for Sabbath days; nourishment via the bread that never molds and the fountain of pure water that truly quenches thirst!; time to read commentaries on an unfamiliar to most parable; and time to study some of Revelations. WHAT an amazing book of Scripture!
I continue to feel so grateful for the gift and blessing of the amazing workout I'm enjoying. I'm in my every-other-day of it now.
Monday, December 12, 2011: I'm thankful for good days to accomplish little things and enjoy a missionary departure open-house and the opportunity to teach my girls to celebrate things even though they may repeat innumerable times; but to find the wonder and magic in each time. The joy of living and being a Mama!
Tuesday, December 13, 2011: I'm thankful for temple trips. I'm so grateful Jessie takes time from work and other possible activities to go so our whole family can be together... AND let me go inside for a bit.
I'm grateful for the fever and cough Kat has come down with after our trip. Not sure what I'm thankful for yet, but from every trouble there is always something good that comes along with or soon after it. Even illness. I certainly wouldn't plan for her to GET sick, but trying to be grateful when it comes around somehow makes it easier to bear when it does.
I'm thankful for friends and good conversations.
I'm thankful for the wonderful exercise program I've been working with. It's awesome and continues to bless my life.
Wednesday, December 14, 2011: I'm thankful for Visiting Teachers! On of my Visiting Teacher came to visit this morning and what a pleasure! I'm so grateful to them for taking time out of their lives to spend with me!
I continue to feel grateful for the workout program the Lord led me to and the effects it is bringing to my body and mind! I get to take my measurements and weigh myself tomorrow. :) I've never been quite so excited about such things. I started to do the tummy exercises since the last time, so I'm guessing it's made some difference (Ria has certainly said it has). ^_^
Thursday, November 10, 2011
Thankful Thursday Week of November 3 - 9, 2011
Thursday, November 3, 2011: I'm thankful for a short workout with Tamilee Webb. I "slept in" until 8am this morning and couldn't make room for a longer workout, but enjoyed what I could do.
I'm grateful for time at home to get things in order and enable my sick-y kiddos to get some rest.
Friday, November 4, 2011: I'm thankful for another short workout with Tamilee Webb. I'm seeing a trend. Jess had to go to work earlier than normal, so I had to rush through my workout. *sigh* Life is getting in the way. I'm beginning to see the truth of what Sage told me a few years ago, "You just have to get it in before the kids wake up, or there's no way to get it in." She was referring to exercise (her choice was running) and now I'm beginning to understand how she truly IS her name in yet another way.
I'm grateful for another quiet day at home. Hopefully the rest the children are getting will enable them to overcome this cold/snotty nose/cough stuff. It's old already.
Saturday, November 5, 2011: I'm thankful for the workout, though again short, with Tamilee Webb. I was in bed later than normal because of feeling cruddy. My head was stuffy and feel VERY sluggish. Jess was off to work before 6am this morning. That is getting old, too! I'm thankful that he has a joy, but not happy that the hours are still up over 70 per week. grrr The girls are starting to behave in ways that reveal their need for Daddy-time.
I'm grateful for quiet time! I was able to rest and nap during quiet time today and felt mildly improved upon getting up. I'm grateful Tea, Jimmy, and Kat actually slept some during quiet time today! I needed the down time!
Sunday, November 6, 2011: I'm thankful for the dimished headache I woke up with. The less pain enabled me to prepared food that needed fixin. I'm also grateful for Jessie's willingness to take Ria and Kat to church while Jimmy, Tea, and I stayed home feeling crummy.
Monday, November 7, 2011: I'm thankful for the good workout with Tamilee Webb. Unfortunately just the 20 minute-er... but still sweaty, so that's good. This begins my 11th week of exercising 6 days of the week... I'm SO trying to keep this momentum going. I know I cannot on my own, so I give Glory to God for supporting me and enabling me in this worthy effort. I KNOW ALL good comes of Him!!! Praise God for His Love and Enabling power!
I'm grateful for the gift of time at home. It's such a blessing to have time to spend working on the things that always need to be done around here.
I'm gloriously pleased and happy AND oh, SO thankful for a small mercy and blessing: the laundry has now been caught up and quite orderly for more than three weeks! I'm excited about this small thing because Jimmy isn't even 8 months old and it is where it is. This is NOT normal for me. In the past, my earliest at getting THAT managed after a baby joined our family was around a year!! So... the fact that it has been in order for the whole month of his 7th month with us... pretty spectacular. Just so you know what is so great to me, I'll specify: laundry is washed and put away daily. This means, to me, that there is nothing on the floor of the laundry room when I go to bed at night. Of course, Jessie's work clothes end up there, but that's after I'm in bed for the night. I allow whites to remain in a basket and still count my job "caught up" because it #1 it takes a WHILE before just whites grow to be a enough to make a load and #2 when they are clean, it's mostly my "underwear" and Jessie's socks which comprise this part of the laudry and those are a huge deal if they are wrinkly. ^_^ So, I'm really happy about this!!! Rejoice with me over this small miracle and mercy! I hope you will!! ^_^
Tuesday, November 8, 2011: I'm thankful for the good workout with Tamilee Webb. Another short one, but got the sweat rollin! ^_^
I'm grateful for the blessing of gardening with a friend! It's been such a blessing in my life to have this time to serve once each week for a few weeks now. :)
I'm grateful for trials which show me who I reall am and how far I really need to go... And I'm especially thankful for miracles.
Wednesday, November 9, 2011: I'm thankful for the family temple trip we enjoyed today. I'm grateful Jessie went even though he was feeling poorly and enabled me to go in for a few minutes to put names on the prayer rolls. Even just a few minutes in the temple is wonderful! And my children got to spend a few minutes in the temple with me, as per our usual (to go to the restroom).
I'm sorry to report that I did not work out today. So, I must end my count at 10 weeks straight of exercising 6 days of the week. I'll still exercise tomorrow through Saturday, all things remaining equal. Just have to start at 1 on Monday. *sigh*
I'm grateful for time at home to get things in order and enable my sick-y kiddos to get some rest.
Friday, November 4, 2011: I'm thankful for another short workout with Tamilee Webb. I'm seeing a trend. Jess had to go to work earlier than normal, so I had to rush through my workout. *sigh* Life is getting in the way. I'm beginning to see the truth of what Sage told me a few years ago, "You just have to get it in before the kids wake up, or there's no way to get it in." She was referring to exercise (her choice was running) and now I'm beginning to understand how she truly IS her name in yet another way.
I'm grateful for another quiet day at home. Hopefully the rest the children are getting will enable them to overcome this cold/snotty nose/cough stuff. It's old already.
Saturday, November 5, 2011: I'm thankful for the workout, though again short, with Tamilee Webb. I was in bed later than normal because of feeling cruddy. My head was stuffy and feel VERY sluggish. Jess was off to work before 6am this morning. That is getting old, too! I'm thankful that he has a joy, but not happy that the hours are still up over 70 per week. grrr The girls are starting to behave in ways that reveal their need for Daddy-time.
I'm grateful for quiet time! I was able to rest and nap during quiet time today and felt mildly improved upon getting up. I'm grateful Tea, Jimmy, and Kat actually slept some during quiet time today! I needed the down time!
Sunday, November 6, 2011: I'm thankful for the dimished headache I woke up with. The less pain enabled me to prepared food that needed fixin. I'm also grateful for Jessie's willingness to take Ria and Kat to church while Jimmy, Tea, and I stayed home feeling crummy.
Monday, November 7, 2011: I'm thankful for the good workout with Tamilee Webb. Unfortunately just the 20 minute-er... but still sweaty, so that's good. This begins my 11th week of exercising 6 days of the week... I'm SO trying to keep this momentum going. I know I cannot on my own, so I give Glory to God for supporting me and enabling me in this worthy effort. I KNOW ALL good comes of Him!!! Praise God for His Love and Enabling power!
I'm grateful for the gift of time at home. It's such a blessing to have time to spend working on the things that always need to be done around here.
I'm gloriously pleased and happy AND oh, SO thankful for a small mercy and blessing: the laundry has now been caught up and quite orderly for more than three weeks! I'm excited about this small thing because Jimmy isn't even 8 months old and it is where it is. This is NOT normal for me. In the past, my earliest at getting THAT managed after a baby joined our family was around a year!! So... the fact that it has been in order for the whole month of his 7th month with us... pretty spectacular. Just so you know what is so great to me, I'll specify: laundry is washed and put away daily. This means, to me, that there is nothing on the floor of the laundry room when I go to bed at night. Of course, Jessie's work clothes end up there, but that's after I'm in bed for the night. I allow whites to remain in a basket and still count my job "caught up" because it #1 it takes a WHILE before just whites grow to be a enough to make a load and #2 when they are clean, it's mostly my "underwear" and Jessie's socks which comprise this part of the laudry and those are a huge deal if they are wrinkly. ^_^ So, I'm really happy about this!!! Rejoice with me over this small miracle and mercy! I hope you will!! ^_^
Tuesday, November 8, 2011: I'm thankful for the good workout with Tamilee Webb. Another short one, but got the sweat rollin! ^_^
I'm grateful for the blessing of gardening with a friend! It's been such a blessing in my life to have this time to serve once each week for a few weeks now. :)
I'm grateful for trials which show me who I reall am and how far I really need to go... And I'm especially thankful for miracles.
Wednesday, November 9, 2011: I'm thankful for the family temple trip we enjoyed today. I'm grateful Jessie went even though he was feeling poorly and enabled me to go in for a few minutes to put names on the prayer rolls. Even just a few minutes in the temple is wonderful! And my children got to spend a few minutes in the temple with me, as per our usual (to go to the restroom).
I'm sorry to report that I did not work out today. So, I must end my count at 10 weeks straight of exercising 6 days of the week. I'll still exercise tomorrow through Saturday, all things remaining equal. Just have to start at 1 on Monday. *sigh*
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