Menu for the week of November 10, 2008

Monday-Ashley and James
Breakfast
Bagel, yogurt, orange juice
Lunch
Spaghetti, salad, left-over steaks, burgers
Dinner
Pork chops, baked potatoes
Salad, asparagus

Tuesday-Andrianna
Breakfast
Pancakes & sausage, chocolate milk
Lunch
Cheese sandwiches & noodle soup
Dinner
Baked chicken
Macaroni & cheese
Sweet peas and carrots

Wednesday-Tiffany
Breakfast
Oatmeal & toast
Lunch
Pizza burgers, salad
Dinner
Smothered steak
Roasted potatoes
Sweet peas and carrots

Thursday-Jonathan
Breakfast
Bacon, eggs, chocolate milk
Lunch
Chicken nuggets, French fries, water
Dinner
Homemade pizza
Veggies

Friday-Emily & Marcia
Breakfast
Cereal, bagel, Orange juice
Lunch
Mini pizzas, punch, fruit
Dinner
Meat loaf, mashed potatoes
Salad, Raspberry tea/milk

Saturday
Breakfast
Vegetable breakfast scramble, Orange juice
Lunch
Hot dogs, chips, water
Dinner
Pasta bake
Toasted French bread
Steamed broccoli and carrots

How much is too much

Just this past Saturday, November 1, I took on too much. You see, we don't do Halloween, so we decide to have a Harvest Festival for the children at church, me forgetting I had to do a baby shower the same day. I was exhausted.

I got up around 6:00a.m. Saturday morning, did my meditation and read my scripture. Then I had to go to the store and pick up the rest of the supplies for the Harvest Festival. Went to the festival, had lots of Fun, Fun, Fun, Fun. Finished at 1:30p.m., and then I had to get everything ready for the baby shower at 3:00 p.m., games, gifts, and some of the food. Got to the shower and had a lot of fun. Wrapped it up around 6:45 p.m., sent everyone home and cleaned up. I didn't have to do much because it was at Comfort Suites, one of their conference rooms, so I didn't have to stack chairs or tables, thank God. I went home around 7:30p.m.

Came home to a house full of sugar - high children, I was so tired. I had to spend quality time with them. I think I finally went to bed around 2:00a.m., I'm not sure. I had to spend some time with My Knight, so we sat up and talked a little because I hadn't seen him all day.

We need to take time and realize that we can not do it all. WOMEN. We are extraordinary beings, that's the way God designed us, but he gives us wisdom to know when too much is too much. So we have to consider that we are super wives, mothers, friends, co-workers and so on, but we have our limits. We need to use what God gave us and take care of ourselves. That's why I'm going to do as the song says, One Day at a Time, and find my secret place in God. He will give me the peace I need to continue each day in harmony.

Potty Training 107

Have you ever come to the conclusion that you have reached your limit with potty training? Well, I think I have.
My last baby -a joy- is going through the routine of potty training. He a stubborn, unreasonable, smart, adorable little boy. At times I just want to go for him. But the issue is that he just wants to stay in that unreal form of underwear, called pull-ups. This boy has the nerve to ask for it by name. "Pull-up, mommy." He let's me know when he has to go, but when we get there, he just sits, for minutes on end, nothing, then his reply is "Done, flush!", and all I can do is say "Yes flush, and let's wash your hands." My goodness, he didn't even do anything. And on occasion he will let me know that he made a "poopy", after the fact that, the poopy is in the pull-up. Then he has the nerve to go get another pull-up and says, "Change! I poopy." My goodness, the boy is 33 months old. And all his other siblings, potty trainers #101-#106, were potty trained by the age of 28 months.
I'm thinking about putting him on a schedule, taking him to the toilet every two hours, with the help of his father. I think by us working together, we can get the job done before he turns three.
My schedule: Nothing to drink after 8p.m.
Take him to the potty before bed, 8:30p.m.
Around 10:30p.m., check to see if pull-up is dry. If dry, take him to the potty.
8:30a.m. Take him to the potty.
10:30a.m. Take him to the potty.
12:30p.m. Take him to the potty...
...and so on, and so forth, every two hours until bedtime.
Seems reasonable enough, but who can follow a schedule to a "T" but Martha Stewart?
And I'm not Martha Stewart, so I'm just going to work with him, with the help of his dad and big brother. With God's help, we will accomplish our mission.

Marital Test

I love quizzes and I came across this one when looking through Stitchy Witchy's blog.

105 As a 1930s wife, I am Very Superior

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Schedules

I'm one for getting things done, and when they don't get done I get so stressed (not) I have gotten better with arranging my schedule.
I remember when I just had three blessings I was the queen of organization, every thing was in it's rightful place, then number 4,5,6 and then oh so #7. The stress hit the roof, I nurse them all, so when you talk about sleep forget about it, I think was was running on adrenaline for all 7. I thank God I had the energy and the love to care for them.
So back to my schedules I have to do thing in a order that helps me get through the day.

1. I wake up at 5:00 a.m. some morning its at 4:25 a.m. I think my body is still on nursing mode, cause at times I still wake up every two to three hours
2. Hour of Prayer
3. Read my two scriptures for the day, Proverbs 3:5,6 and Philippians 4:13
4. Check on oldest daughter to see if she needs help with any thing
5. Go to work on my schedule

Things that I need and like to get done today October 16, 2008
Clean bathroom and mop floor
Clean and polish furniture
Clean our (knight and I) room, clean and polish furniture
Change bedding in our room, fabric fresh mattress and floor
Vacuum all rooms and dust
Wipe down walls, with the help of children every other week
Wash and fold three loads of clothes
Wash Jon and James’ hair
Clean yard and every other week spray clean outside windows
Help cook dinner, Jon washes dinner dishes, supervise by mom
Clean kitchen, change garbage bag if needed
Mop kitchen floor
Read my Bible and Meditate

This is a copy of my Daily list of Duties

Monday
Clean bathroom and mop floor
Vacuum kid’s floor and fabric fresh carpet
Wash windows, wipe windowpanes
Change bedding in all the kid’s room
Change bedding in our (knight & I) room
Vacuum and fabric fresh all mattress
Vacuum all other carpeted rooms and dust furniture
Wash three loads of clothes-fold and put away
Wash and trim Emmert’s and the boy’s hair
Help with dinner, Ashley cooks dinner, washes dinner dishes
Clean kitchen, change garbage bag if needed
Mop kitchen floor
Read my bible and Meditate

Tuesday
Take out trash
Clean bathroom and mop floor
Vacuum all rooms and dust corners of ceiling
Help children with there chores, supervise double check to be sure it’s clean
Wash works uniforms-iron and fold put away
Set out clothes for Church service, Prayer and bible class
Supervise by mom Andrianna help mom cook dinner, help washes dinner dishes
Clean kitchen, change garbage bag if needed
Mop kitchen floor
Read my Bible and Meditate

Wednesday
Clean bathroom and mop floor
Vacuum and fabric fresh sofa, love seat and chaise
Vacuum all rooms and dust
Wash/braid Andrianna, Emily, and Marcia’s hair
Clean out refrigerator and stove (inside and under hood)
Wash and fold three loads of clothes
Help cook dinner, Tiffany cooks dinner and washes dinner dishes
Clean kitchen, change garbage bag if needed
Mop kitchen floor
Read my Bible and Meditate


Thursday
Clean bathroom and mop floor
Clean and polish furniture
Clean our (knight and I) room, clean and polish furniture
Change bedding in our room, fabric fresh mattress and floor
Vacuum all rooms and dust
Wipe down walls, with the help of children every other week
Wash and fold three loads of clothes
Wash Jon and James’ hair
Clean yard and every other week spray clean outside windows
Help cook dinner, Jon washes dinner dishes, supervise by mom
Clean kitchen, change garbage bag if needed
Mop kitchen floor
Read my Bible and Meditate

Friday
Clean bathroom and mop floor
Wipe, dust, clean ceiling fans and blinds
Wash Ashley and Tiffany’s hair every other week
Supervise by mom, Cook dinner with Emily and Marcia and wash dinner dishes
Clean kitchen, change garbage bag if needed
Mop kitchen floor
Get children’s clothes set out for Church service
Read my Bible and Meditate

Saturday
Cook big breakfast (or go out for breakfast)
Write up menu for following week
Set up budget for the week
Go over lesson plan for the following week
Relax and have fun with the children
Set out clothes for Sunday service
Cook Sunday’s dinner
Clean kitchen, change garbage bag if needed
Read my Bible and study Sunday school lesson MEDITATE

A woman's job is never done, and loving every bit of it. I love being an at home mom and wife, like the movie "It's a Wonder Life". God Bless

The Time Goes By Fast

Today, I woke up kind of late and I notice not one child was up ready for school so I marked everyone tardy.
I left a letter stating that I was going to the store, and I wanted everyone life studies (chore) done. So I'm at the store not realizing what day it is, I see all these children, I'm wondering WOW! more families are homeschooling their children.
I got what I needed, and went back home still unaware what is today . So I cooked breakfast, got my 8 year old ready to go to the doctor for her well check up. Got to the doctor, got in the room quicker then usual, she past with flying colors, all test were great she was in great health.
We got in the car went home had lunch, getting ready for class, then my pastor came by and we were talking that lasted about 25-30 min, then my mom came by to get her blood pressure check, it was great.
So with all this going on I still didn't know what today was until around 2:30 p.m. No mail, children out of school, OH! it's Columbus Day, my 16 year old was saying mom that's what I was trying to tell you that we weren't tardy it's a Federal holiday, Thanks I went all day wondering why nothing was going my way, I didn't check the calendar. I'm thinking I had another week before Columbus day, time goes by so fast.

Hello Again!

I'm been away for a while, because of all the issues (drama) that has been going on in my life. But God is so AWESOME He's helping me the the crisis, and challenges that as been goin on in my life.
My TEEN has been on my back about driving, so I've been trying to teach her the best that I can. In our State, homeschooler parents can't teach without being a Drivers Ed certified teacher; in other words a paid Drivers Ed teacher. We have facilities, likes Sears, Bing's, and other but that's a $300.00 whop. So I'm eagerly trying to save some money so she can take the classes.
I really don't mind, though, because she is a very responsible, obedient child. "She deserves $10,000,000 for all her hard work, which will pay off in the end (she's writing a book! Yay! And it's comin' along great! Yay!)." My daughter wrote the line within the quotation marks. TEENS!!!
Haaahhh! Love her though.
Well I'll be back soon with my Homeschool schedule, it's kind of challenging this year I'm teaching my four year old, so that leaves my two year old along with his stuff. The grades I'm teaching this year is 11th/12th, she determined to graduate in 2009, a 7th, 5th, 3rd, and 1st, along with my preschooler, whew! My day starts at 5:30 a.m. the blessings 6:00 a.m. My Knight 8:00 a.m. most mornings. Post you soon.