Thoughts about Today - Homeschool Blogger

Want to Blog, Can't find energy

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 15:00:00 -0500

It's obviously been forever since I posted. I don't want to abandon my blog. It's just that by the time I work all day, get home, cook dinner, clean up after dinner, bake whatever needs to be baked, do laundry etc., etc, etc... I'm really tired. To go down to the basement and sit in an uncomfortable chair and share, is just more than I can do. Here are words about my life recently.

Tired, sad, mood swings, overwhelmed, peri-menopause???, anxious, a mess, unorganized, overbooked, sitting when I should be doing, failing, depressed, worried, stressed, headachy, grouchy when I should be content. etc, etc, etc., buried, overworked, need a retreat, need direction, need energy, need motivation, need the Lord, need to feel close to the Lord, eager to do things, but no energy.

So, after all that happiness, I'm sure your clicking away from all the grey and heaviness. If not, don't worry, just pray. I do. I pray. Hopefully the next post will be cheerier.

Bread, teens, work, ministry

Thu, 14 May 2009 16:38:00 -0500

These are the reasons I've not posted in quite awhile, I often think of my poor blog just sitting here and feel so bad for it. So, I came by today to write.

Bread: I've been working over the Winter break from the Farmers Market on research and development. The market starts back up in 3 weeks. In the meantime I'm baking for a cause. Last week I baked and sold over $200 worth of cinnamon rolls at work for Relay for Life. We have a team here at work and we are holding ongoing fundraisers until the day of the walk. My part is baking the goodies and selling them, as well as helping promote the other fundraisers.

Teens: I now have a drivable age daughter. She has her permit and as the car allows I encourage her to drive. She will be spreading her wings as the summer comes upon us and she wants a job. She is currently helping out an elderly lady at our church by cleaning and helping run errands once a week. She was also asked this week if she wants to help another older lady with some things at her house. DD has been attending youth group at the church of a homeschool friend and her social circle is expanding nicely. There are a nice group of girls that host a movie night once a month, rotating to different homes. On the one hand I seriously dislike the fact that our town does not have a mall, but on the other, I don't have to worry about the girls wanting to go and hang out at the mall. They did go on a mall scavenger hunt a few weeks back at the mall in a nearby city, they had a blast and I'm glad I didn't know much about it until after the fact. I knew she was going to the mall with the group, just wasn't totaly aware that the parent dropped them off.

I have more to add but will do so later, need to wrap up here and get moving. I'll chat on the work and ministry topics later.

Man! Time flies!

Thu, 26 Feb 2009 09:43:00 -0600

I know, I know, it's been soooooooo long since I've posted. I still remember that I have a blog, its just finding the time to actually open it and write on it. Anywayyyyy....

Not a whole lot going on in life. We lived through a natural disaster recently. Ice storm/power outage of 5 days for our home, some went as many as 3 weeks without power. We now literally live in the sticks, tree limbs and branches piled everywhere around town.

Great News! DH and I are the chair for the local Bible Bee competition here in our area. This is a great opportunity to reach children, youth and their families with the Gospel. We are coveting prayers all over the place on this activity. Biblebee.org has all the details on this great contest. We are excited to be involved and working hard to make it a memorable competition. This is taking me way out of my comfort zone in having to call and talk to people I don't know about something I'm passionate about.

I'm still doing some baking here and there. I have been experimenting with sourdough bread and other whole grains in anticipation of this years Farmers Market. My job is not looking entirely secure, so this may be a major area of income in the near future. I always have plans in my head to come home from work and tinker on this recipe or that one, but often am too exhausted to get anything out of the kitchen but dinner.

I don't think I ever introduced our latest member of the family. About two weeks before Christmas, we acquired a Boxer puppy. He was the only survivor from the litter he was born with and he is an albino. (Although, he is spotting up all over, I'm beginning to wonder if he has dalmation in him, JK). He is growing quickly and trying really hard to learn the whole potty thing. Usually the only time he messes up its really our fault, although here and there its his fault.

Church is still sort of limping along. We haven't grown any, and we are really challenged with music, we keep praying that things will turn around and we pray so much for direction as a family. Sometimes its really hard.

Gotta get back to work,

Blessings

Ditto

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 10:29:00 -0600

After reading my sister's post on her blog, I ditto the sentiments! She goes by cptwentworth. Anyway, such a long time with no posts, I think about posting here almost daily and the time just gets away from me. I often don't feel as if I have anything particularly relevant to say, so I don't post. But just for kicks here are some updates.

DD just turned 16!! I can't believe it. She was just a baby yesterday. She is now a beautiful, intelligent, thinking young lady that I am proud to be the mom of. I thanked God so much when He allowed me to become her mom and I'm still thanking him for the privelage of being the one she calls mom. We celebrated quietly and went out for Chinese for her b-day dinner.

We now have 2 dogs and 1 cat. We now have 1 13 week old white male boxer, sooooo cute, 1 3 year old female, black and white rat terrier mix and 1 6 month old orange cat. More about the pets later.

I'm at work at the moment so, I must go and get something done. Short post, but at least its something.

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 21:01:00 -0600

Nov. 10, 2008

Simple Woman Daybook

Monday Simple Woman’s Daybook meme

Outside my Window... Backyard

I am thinking... I hope I rest well tonight & thinking of my little sister

From the learning rooms... ?

I am thankful for... The Home I'm blessed to live in right now.

From the kitchen... Chocolate cake w/ chocolate icing, dd made it

I am wearing... My old AWANA t-shirt, "jogging" pants, unmentionables

I am reading….. a book about the Children's crusade, can't remember the title right now.

I am hoping... To have a wonderful visit with sister & family at Thanksgiving

I am creating... not much tonight

I am hearing... TV & the dryer

Around the house... All is mellow for the evening

One of my favorite things...Ice cream

A Few Plans For The Rest Of The Week... Spanish class, work, continue to get things ready for Thanksgiving visit.

Here is a picture thought I am sharing with you.. none tonight

Thank you

Tue, 7 Oct 2008 10:53:00 -0500

Thank you to those that have prayed for my friends' family. We took a trip to Oklahoma to be with them for the viewing, unfortunately we had to leave before the actual funeral, however there were many friends and family from all over the country there to help them through. She will need continued prayer in the days to come, she is doing well considering the circumstances.

Please Pray

Wed, 1 Oct 2008 09:04:00 -0500

I know I haven't been keeping up my blog very regularly, but I have an urgent request. Please pray for our friends the Hydes. Tammy and the kids are mourning and grieving the loss of her husband of 20+ years. He was only 40! He died suddenly last night. Our hearts are broken for them. The kids are 16 & 19. We all attended the same church and worked and played and ministered together for years. They moved to Oklahoma about two years before we moved here. We are so shocked and saddened!

Simple Woman Daybook

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 18:16:00 -0500

I am joining the Monday Simple Woman’s Daybook meme, feel free to comment.

Outside my Window... Trees

I am thinking... Laundry to do, cupcakes to bake

From the learning rooms... Honesty, Compassion

I am thankful for... My family

From the kitchen... surprise twinkiey cupcakes

I am wearing... Blue paisley shirt, brown Capri’s, and cute brown flats

I am reading….. Mansfield Park

I am hoping... To get our car fixed

I am creating... A fun cupcake surprise for later in the week

I am hearing... The Dehumidifier

Around the house... Dinner is needing to be made

One of my favorite things...Daises

A Few Plans For The Rest Of The Week... Spanish class and goodie bags, Thursday more cupcakes to make, Friday baking bread.

Here is a picture thought I am sharing with you..

No Idea

Thu, 7 Aug 2008 11:55:00 -0500

I had no idea it was so long since my last post!! It seems like just yesterday. Well, I've been ruminating on a few post ideas but for now, I will just say a little about what has been going on in my world.

My dd is a sweet angel. She has become so helpful and so sweet, I'm really enjoying our time together lately. She is now a 20th century teen, we finally got her a cell phone. She is thrilled mostly because it is purple. We haven't held out on getting her a phone because of her, but because we are terrible procrastinators and seem to be getting worse the older we get. My husbands phone finally just would not work anymore and so it was time. My own phone was over 6 years old. There was really nothing wrong with it except it wouldn't take the new SIM card, so, new phones all around.

DH is still working on adjusting to his new work schedule. He started a new job about 6 weeks ago and is happier than where he had been, but would still like to be his own boss. We have many ideas for what we think we would like to do as a family business, just something holding us back, not sure what that is.

I was hired as a permanent employee at my workplace about the same time as DH. I had been a temp since Dec. This means I now have full benefits which is a wonderful feeling after two years without and then a few months with less than stellar coverage. I am adjusting. My heart yearns to be at home, but we need my income to make it. Its not that we live high on the hog, I just like being able to pay our bills and have a few dollars left at the end of the month. (Truth be told, that is why it took us so long to get new phones, I didn't want the bill to go up and I didn't want to buy new phones, they are expensive). We are continuing to use ABeka Academy for our curriculum, this works so well for us. I know there are those out there with issues with it, but its what works for us.

We have the addition of a grandma in our home now. We are all stuggling under the adjustments needed to make this work. Grandma is a survivor of both lung and brain cancer and has aged well beyond her years due to her treatment. She is only in her 60's but seems much older. She has had a series of TIA's and is on a boatload of medication. She was finally able to get a home healthcare worker to come in and assist her. This is a wonderful thing. So much to say on that subject, but for now, I'll just say, its new and I have great hopes for this smoothing things around the house. I'm not fond of having someone in our home that I don't know, but this really is the best for grandma. I have been searching for caregivers advice on line and all I seem to come across is stuff about putting your relative in a nursing home. We are trying very hard to keep a Biblical perspective and honor grandma by caring for her at home. She is able to walk and get around, but, we have restricted her access to the basement for fear of her falling down the stairs, or getting down there and then not being able to get back upstairs. As of today, I'm afraid we will have to restrict her cooking privelages as well. My dd called and said the house was filled with smoke after grandma made her breakfast. She started the breakfast and then wandered off to do other things while the pan was on the stove on high heat.

Please pray for us as we struggle to honor her and keep our family safe.

Blessings

Things I like

Wed, 14 May 2008 20:57:00 -0500

Fresh Laundry

Thunder storms

uniformly baked cookies

a clean, color coded, organized closet

Bringing out decorations for the next season or holiday

memories reminded of by looking at old pictures

A clean kitchen with the nightlight on in the evening

clean sheets on a bed with a light blanket on a summer night

Early morning light, before the sun comes up, while everything is fresh

unexpected mail from a friend

favorite old songs shared with a new generation

road trips

visiting with friends

entertaining