I thought I would take this Monday Meanderings this week to just put my do list down!  Instead of categories!

Prepare for my coop open house (we are making a dish from Brazil to take)  All the kids work will be there!

Get the house in order (I'm getting around better and my dh is off this week so he is going to help)

Kids have dentist appointments and haircuts

Piano lessons with my older one and dinner with my father in law (hopefully we will get to see cousins)  yeah!

Of course do school (really hoping to finish soon!)

My orthapedic appoint , hopefully I will get to stop wearing my boot to sleep!

Work on working project!

Just pray that God is with my week and that I accomplish what HE wants for me.

  Make sure you stop over at the Maxwell's blog, Melanie and Nathan had their second child yesterday, after not getting pregnant for many years they had a daughter last year that died a few days after birth-this one was a little early but is doing great!  I'm so happy for them!

Angela

Wow!  Its been a whole week since I have blogged.  I really felt I needed extra rest, I had been so tired lately so I decided not to work on the blog for a week and try to go to bed early.  I felt it really did me good but I have so many things to catch up on, anyway I thought a Monday Meandering would be a great way to start off the blogging week.  Come join Tiany to join us!

Must Do's-

some BLOG entries! 

start writing project

declutter!  I feel like its taking over again.

Zone-

My bedroom-it looks like a war zone

Train them up-

teaching the kids (mostly 9 yr old, don't know if the other two will get it but they may, its in a song from the CD sing the word from A to Z) the books of the new testament, working on how we deal with each other (siblings)  everytime we get better at that we seem to take steps backward, I'm sure none of you know what that is like!

Bible/devotion

-doing Beth Moore's study of David, also reading 1st Chronicles, almost to 2nd for the 30 day challenge.  I'm hopefully going to blog about how this is going this week.

Prayer Requests -so glad Tiany added this.  This will help me remember ones on my heart and allow you all my readers to remember them too!

Nancy-grief

Lucille and Gladys-health

Rae-special request

Nate-young boy/health

Melissa and family-on their big move to Australia

Laura and Jen-dh's out of work(stress on the family)

I'm not going to post my menu this week, its still up in the air!

Angela

Come join Monday Meandering's at Tiany's blog. 

Must Do's

get ready for homeschool support group curriculum share

get ready to have Easter dinner

pay some bills

Prepare for Easter Day for my family

Zone

Kitchen-would love to declutter counter tops and the tops of other areas!

Bible/devotion

I'm reading through the Old Testament- I'm in 2nd Kings and really enjoying the Word of God like never more. 

Monday-fried chicken tenders and french fries

Tuesday- leftover from weekend (ham and chili)  will have one of these!

Wednesday-chicken manicotti

Thursday-dinner with Eric's Dad

Friday-Pizza night

Hope all of you get everything done you want to accomplish this week!

Angela

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Must Do's

Get schoolroom organized

Catch up laundry ( this is ongoing always, I know)

get ready for scrapbook overnight (can't wait!)

Bible/devotions

I'm reading through the Old Testament (really enjoying it)

Train them Up

Really need to work with my 4yr old on sitting still (church and other places have been really tough lately)

Zone

kitchen (I would really love to organize somethings in there, my hutch, island, counters (they have become cluttered)

Menu

Monday-chicken enchalidas

Tuesday-cheese coneys

Wednesday-spaghetti and meatballs

Thursday-eat at father in laws

Friday-I will be in SouthWest Ohio for a scrapbook event with six of my customers-yeah, we can't wait!

Check below for my valentine post and don't forget to check out the homeschool lounge and see my page-I recently decorated it to match my blog, if you have a page add me to your friends, I would love to check yours out.

Must Do's

Home Blessing

get ready for CM event

work on kids school notebooks (I have let the papers pile up, its crazy)

help finish taxes with dh

Zone

Kitchen (would love to start organizing it better)

Bible

Continue reading Old Testament

Josh McDowell Family Devotions

We are starting a new book that we are going ot do as a family at least once a week, its from effective parenting.  I'm going to review it later.  Its The Treasure Hunters.

Train them Up

Continue Reading Raising Godly Tomatoes

I want to start working on a Proverb for each child (character issue that they are individually struggling with)

Menu

I love meals that are easy and quick, espeically during the school year-it just makes life a little easier!

Monday-Marinated chicken breast with vegetables

Tuesday-Having family over for tacos

Wednesday-Spaghetti and meatballs

Thursday-grilled cheese with tomaoto soup

Friday-eat out night

I just wanted to say that I tried the Kraft short cut chicken manicotti thanks to Julie, it was so so good-we doubled the sauce.  My whole family loved it, its a keeper for sure.

Here is a pic of our last week marinated pork chop dinner my husband prepared, it just looked so good and I have to say tasted good too.  We love the A1 Sauce marinade, its easy and great!  Put your meat in a freezer bag overnight and then grill it, yum!  They have several different kinds, the chicago sauce is my favorite!

Must Do's 

Must do's

Home Blessing

I have sick children and not feeling good myself so I just want to get everyone feeling better so I'm planning on a light week

work on coop

do something special for daughters birthday

Bible-

personal devotions

Train them up-

Continue reading Raising Godly Tomatoes and working a LOT on first time obedience

Prayer Reqests

We have strep throat in our family, two of my sons and possibly me, my daughter has both eyes infected and we all have awful colds, please pray for a speedy recovery.

Menu

Monday- Marinated Grilled Chicken with green beans

Tuesday-crockpot chili( my daughter got to pick because of her birthday)

Wednesday-pork chops with vegetables and rolls

Thursday-tacos

Friday-pizza night (family night)

Join Tiany for Monday Meaderings to help you organize your week!

Must do's  - catch up on checking son's school papers

catch up on my MOUNTAIN of laundry

work on thank you cards to people who helped us during our loss

prepare my homeschool meeting talk

get ready for coop

Train Them Up- I'm starting to read Raising Godly Tomatoes, I'm really working on correcting the children as soon as the problem comes up, its really helped me.  Too many times I have let little things go and its not long and its out of hand.

Zone- organize bedroom (hopefully)

Prayer Request-Please contine to pray for us with the loss of our mother in law, its very difficult learning to live without someone  that is so apart of your life!  Pray for my talk at the homeschool support group, pray that God uses it to encourage others in their homeschooling.

Menu Plan

Monday- Cheese Coney's

Tuesday- potato soup and sandwiches

Wednesday-marinated ck breast with mixed veggies

Thursday-chinese with my father in law

Friday-pizza night

Must Do's

Wrap, Wrap and Wrap

Send out Christmas Cards

finish up shopping (I know pathetic)

pay some bills

Zone - Getting the whole house straightened and a quick cleanup on necessities (you know like the toilet!)

Train them Up- some character training on gratefullness, etiquette on how we open presents people give us, the real meaning of Chrismas!  I just think it would be nice to go over these things with my young ones again before the big week.

Menu

Well we will be out a lot this week.  We will be having dinner at my moms house, both my sister in laws houses this week, and tonight I'm going out with some church friends that always have a Christmas Dinner together.  However I know we will be having cabassa the night we are home.

Angela

1.Must Do's

work on holiday notebook

get ready for son's birthday party (we are having a homemade webkins party)  I will be posting about it!  I'm so excited, we are going to have a jewel hunt and balloon dartz and everything.

deep clean house, (I have every room straightened real good, yeah!)

get ready for coop

pay some bills

2.  Bible/devotion

Family devotions

Continue reading Old Testament

3.  Zone

hot spots around the house (you know all those piles of papers and bags of stuff that needs to be put away!

4.  Train Them Up

circle time with right choices and family devotions with Dad

5.  Menu

Monday- BLTS and Tomato soup (YUM!)

Tuesday- we have an event we are going to for my brother

Wednesday- Cheese Coneys

Thursday- my birthday boy gets to pick his birthday dinner that night (his actual birthday is Saturday, however this is the best night for us to have his dinner)  Out of all the things he could pick he picked Tony Pizza's (he loves these)  so much for mom and dads cooking, lol.

 Friday- Its our homeschool coop art show night so we will probably just pick up something and eat goodies there.

Must Dos

get ready for the Thanksgiving events I will be going to

make hotel reservations for Creative Memories Event

end of the week (start Christmas shopping)

Begin oldest sons birthday party plans

Bible/Devotion-

Continue reading through Old Testament, get in quality prayer time

Zone

I would like to deep clean the whole house (at least half)

Train them Up

I really want to talk about being Thankful this week to go with the Thanksgiving theme

Menu

I'm so busy this week, we are going really low key so I don't know what we will have Mon and Tue, Wed we will be having a thanksgiving dinner and Thursday as well.  Friday I love to shop so I will be eating out with my mom!

1. Must Dos

prepare for coop

pay some bills

Work on house (it is a mess)  It really got out of hand on me.  One of the things I enjoy doing when you feel you have a crisis cleaning on your hands is set the timer for 15 minutes and switch rooms everytime the timer goes off.  That way you see a little improvement in every room right away and you don't get too much dispair from the mess in the room (you know a break from that particular room is coming soon)

Work on Holiday Notebook

2. Zone

When the house is this messy the whole house is my zone.  Have you ever felt this?

3. Bible/devotions

Devoted Prayer Time and Psalms.  Josh McDowells Family Devotion Book as well

4. Train them Up

We have one child who is really needs some help with greed, really want to talk and work on that especially with the Holidays coming!

5. Main Menu

Monday- will be on the run and eating out

Tuesday- Chicken and noodles

Wednesday-  grilled hot dogs and chips

Thursday- spagehetti and meatballs

Friday- Pizza Night

Must Do's

Home blessing

get ready for coop

make hair cut app.  for kids

work on one hot spot a day

work on holiday notebook

Bible/devotions

Continue reading Psalms (been such a blessing for me lately)

Pray, Pray, and Pray some more!

Zone

Kids room (still a mess), I would be happy if I could improve one!

Train Them Up

work on 1st time obedience with 3yr old

continue working on how we speak to one another (honoring each other)

Menu

Monday- leftover chili

Tuesday- marinated pork chops and vegetables

Wed- Grilled Ck breast with green beans

Thursday- unknown, depends on how mom-in-law feels, we may take food over- if you read my Monday Meanderings often you will know we eat dinner there every week (we will have to go week by week now, I have spent every Thursday with my mom-in law since 1998.  We run errands, have lunch(I bring young ones home for nap and then we go back for dinner)  Life is going to change for all of us, please contine praying for us (it will be quite a transition)

Friday- pizza night

1.  Must Dos

List on ebay

home blessing

Work in Holiday Notebook (hoping to post pics sometime this week)

I'm going to work on a hotspot everyday, one a day so I'm not overwhelmed with piles

Vacation is over, we really had a restful and fun time this weekend so school starts again for us

get ready for coop

call Contact Place (gave me the wrong ones)

Start planning my Creative Memories Christmas Open House (very low key this year)

2.  Devotions/Bible- continue reading Old Testament and doing Josh McDowells family devotions

3.  Zone- Kids rooms

4.  Train them Up- honoring each other is this weeks theme, wow my kids have had a really hard time in the way they are talking and treating to each other this past week or so , I don't know what the change has been but we need to work on this big time!

5.  Menu Plan

Monday- Homemade Potato Soup (leftover) with sandwiches, Monica over at thehomespunheart gave the recipe on her blog, it was so so good- Love Love her blog- My dh added a little white pepper and a can of roasted garlic ck broth along with everything she had in hers.  We also added some shredded cheese on top- Yum Yum!

Tuesday- Marinated Chicken Breast with vegetable medley.  We love the A1 Chicago sauce, we put on chicken breast in a freezer bag overnight with this, its great and easy!

Wednesday- eating out

Thursday- Crockpot chili with crackers and cheese on top!

Friday- Eggs and Sausage (we like to have breakfast for dinner sometimes)

Saturday- leftovers

Sunday- Eating out with my dad for his B-Day and brother who just passed the KY Bar Exam, Yeah!  We are so proud, time to celebrate after many years of school!

Must Do's

My dh is on vacation this week so we are going to try to relax and do some fun family field trips.  Hopfefully quality time with family.   We are taking the week off school to spend with dad.    I will try to catch up a couple of things.

Home blessing

work on a frame for mom

list on ebay

Zone- bedrooms (they have gotten out of hand)  even if I only have time to give a straightening to start getting them in order.

Bible/devotions- continue reading Old Testament

The rest including meals is up in the air with dh home and us maybe being out this week .  We are really looking forward to some rest and family time.  Happy MM!

1.  Must Dos

Get my CM orders ready

List some things on ebay

Home blessing on main areas of the home

Catch up on laundry (its everywhere again)

Start Weight Watchers (writing down food and points)

2.  Devotion

Update Prayer Journal (many people to add and several friends going through hard times)

Continue to read through the old Testament

3.  Zone

Family Room (quite a mess)  School Room too (its connected)

4.  Train Them Up

Continue with Right Choices and work on bedtime routines (they are getting quite out of hand), Coming out constantly, delaying on purpose, etc (you know!)

5.  Menu

Monday- hamburgers and rice

Tuesday- Chicken and green beans

Wednesday- steak and salad with corn

Thursday- eat with in laws

Friday- housewarming party at moms house

Saturday- Chili

Sunday-eat out with dad and brother after church!

1.  Bible/devotions- continue reading through the Old Testament

2.  Must Dos- I have a back injury and I have quite a bit of pain so I'm really going to try to take it easy  this week with housework (drs and dh's order)

I would like to be able to just maintain the house with basic rountines and do school

3.  Zone- rest this week

4.  Train them up- character training with Right Choices and Bible Reading with my 3rd grader

5. Menu Planner

I would like to keep it simple this week

soup and sandwiches, frozen pizzas, cheese coneys, crockpot meal, anything simple. 

My Monday Meanderings is not too exciting this week, there is times in our lives we just need rest!

Angela

Hop over to Tiany's blog and keep yourself accoutable by writing your plan down for the week, it has helped me so much since I have started.  Thanks Tiany!

1.  Bible/Devotions- Continue 1st Samuel and Prayer Time(Prayer Journal)

2.  Must Do's

       Weekly Home Blessing

         Prepare for Homeschool Coop

          Prepare forms for friends

           Pay some bills

List some things on ebay

3.   Zone

       Master Bedroom (still working here, it was quite a mess)

4.  Train Them Up

       I want to especially work with my 3yr old on obedience this week, she is having quite a hard  time in this area

5.  Menu

      Monday- boneless chicken breast and rice

        Tuesday- boneless pork loin and corn

          Wednesday- steaks and green beans

           Thursday- eat at in laws

             Friday- pizza night

              Saturday- burgers and salad

By doing Monday Meanderings it has kept me so accountable in getting things done, go over to Tianys blog and join us.

1. Bible/Devotions- I would love to spend at least 10 minutes prefer longer in prayer to start my morning,     Continue to read 1 Samuel

2.  Must Dos-     

Start writing everything in my new home notebook I bought from Tiany (its so great)

Weekly Home Blessings

Prepare for my homeschool coop

3.  Zone-

      Our bedroom (I was able to get the kids organized this last week but our bedroom is a mess)

4. Train them Up-

     Continue with Right Choice and circletime.

5.  Menu Planning-

Monday-bean soup and cornbread (we didn't get to have last week)

Tuesday- Turkey meatballs and spaghetti (homemade sauce my mom-in law made) yum!

Wednesday- Chicken and Rice

Thursday- eat dinner with in-laws

Friday- pizza night

Saturday- hot mets and chips

Sunday- eat out with extended family after church

I love partcipating in Monday Meanderings hosted by Tiany, it really helps keep me motivated.

Bible Study-Continue reading I Samuel

Must Do's

Straighten whole house (it took a beating this weekend)

Pay some bills (fun, fun)

Work on Creative Memories Business

Get ready for fun scrapbook weekend with girlfriends

Get things prepared for our homeschool coop

Send some books on paperback swap

Zones- All of our bedrooms have gotten out of control (badly)  I really want to get these in order.

Train Them Up-  Circle Time with Right Choices and learning The Books of the Bible(this may be just for my older one)  but I have some cute songs, my little ones might pick up some of it.  ABC's and A-Apple Song.

Monday- Marinated Grilled Chicken with green beans

Tuesday- Tomato soup and grilled sandwiches

Wednesday- Chicken Enchiladas

Thursday- Eat with Inlaws for dinner (its a Thursday tradition thats lots of fun)

Friday- I will be on an overnight scrapbook event with friends (yeah)  my husband will be having chili spaghetti with the kids (they all love this)  we are close to Cincinnati and enjoy Cincinnati chili (yum)

Saturday-Bean soup in the crock pot

Sunday-Eat out with extended family after church