I am still trying to catch up from last week on chores and Mt. Washmore! Getting there slowly but surely! As many of you know we had our homeschool Christmas party here which included 50 or so little ones, you can see the pics HERE.   

I hope to get my posts on being a “Super mom” up this week J I bet you all had given up on that post. That brings me to tell you about a little button on my right side bar. I have seen a few of you adding it recently and that’s a good thing! It’s my “Blogging Without Obligation” button. You can read what it stands for HERE, we should not beat ourselves up for not posting regularly or not getting around to visit the 100 blogs on our blog rolls, or feel that we must comment back to every comment left (though I wish I could)! 

We are very busy mothers first and foremost, mama Bloggers second! I tend to beat myself up over not being able to visit others as often as I would like or to comment to every comment left but its just impossible! By the time I post on my blog it leaves me little time to visit or reply to comments, as I would like. I know I have mentioned this before but this here post will be the last time. From here on I will be blogging without obligation, I will make some extra time to visit and comment when time allows but if I don’t get around to you just know how much I appreciate you and your presence on my blog, you all are such a blessing to many more then just myself!

***One more quick note!! If you see a graphic on my site that you would like to use but you cannot left click on it to open in a new window please please do not copy it from my blog! Another words do not highlight and copy it, I did not like having the no copy code on my blog so I took it off but it prevented this type of “borrowing” of graphics. If you do not know what "BANDWITH THEFT" is please read THIS , it will kindly explain it in very simple terms! I know those that copy graphics do not undertsand exactly what it does to the owners  bandwith, unfortunately it will take away the bandwidth on my photobucket account and before you know it, all you will see on my blog is ...

in the place of all of my graphics and photos! When my graphics are used without them being downloaded to your computer they take up my accounts bandwidth and I will exceed my limit! So what do you do? Email me tiany@cox.net and I will email you the graphic you would like to use, so no swiping ok!   For those of you that have emailed for my graphics, I thank you kindly!

“Monday Meanderings “ does not have to be my 5 focal points each week, you can list any 5 things that will better prepare you for the week and bless your home and your family! To learn more about  "Monday Meanderings” please go HERE!

1.     Bible Study/ Devotions ~ Christ in Christmas A Family Advent Celebration, plus daily bible reading..

2. "Must Do"~ (Not the “To Do” list but the “Must Do” list!)

This week I Must Do…

• The home is clean and I will be doing no more projects or Zone cleaning around the house this month! Way too many other fun things to be doing like reading a good book with hot coco next to our brightly lit Christmas tree!
• Finish up Christmas cards and mail! (If you would like to exchange Christmas cards with a blogging buddy “ME” please email me with your addy and we can exchange Christmas cards! Tiany@cox.net
• Go to Post Office
• Tackle Mt. Washmore

Train Them Up~ For the month of December we will be focusing on a Christmas unit study with Twenty complete lessons (4 weeks on a 5-day school week schedule) on Christmas Symbols. I will not teach it word for word, I will be omitting those things I personally do not find Biblical sound. J I am combining these two studies I found http://www.easyfunschool.com/Blessed.pdf and http://www.athomeschool.com/unitstudy/christmas_symbols_index.html  (This has been going well but we are not getting to every symbol each day, just taking our time and having fun with it!)

5. Menu Planning~ This will be an easy and quick fix meal plan!

Monday:  Florentine Chicken Ring with some French onion soup
Tuesday: The Easiest Kid-Pleasin' Lasagna Ever

Wednesday: Leftovers ~ picnic dinner

Thursday: Grilled cheese and Tomato soup, turkey and salad for moi

Friday: THE BEST! Shrimp and corn soup

Saturday: Leftovers ~ picnic dinner

Sunday: Supper with Troy’s parents!

Dessert:  baked apples with a yummy crumble topping

I found a wonderful new site full of fabulous Pampered Chef recipes! Check it out!

http://www.joycesfinecooking.com/pamperedchefs.htm

To view more menus for MPM hop on over to Laura's blog !