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Thursday, November 22, 2012
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Little and Softness and Gentle
She is little and softness and gentle and beauty on beauty.
She is perfection as only God can create, that little granddaughter across the hall.
And I go in to talk to her and pat her fanny, rub her tummy gently while cooing to her how dainty and sweet she is.
And she wiggles, looks up and coos back.
And she owns my heart.
Yet I may not hold her.
And I realize that, maybe He is teaching me.
Teaching me that spoiling my child created a mess I must now contend with.
Teaching me that, as long as He is with me, everything will be okay.
Teaching me to find joy in the small moments with that tiny angel.
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
MPG Game
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| Good morning! How are you doing with this game? I'm sort of up and down with it. This was my MPG this morning when I dropped my son off at SEALS in Romeoville. |
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| and this is where my gas gauge was. |
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| This was my MPG when I arrived at work on the near-west side of Joliet. |
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| And this was my gas gauge reading. Driving my guy to school uses very little gas. |
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Monday, November 19, 2012
Tommy's Breakfast
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| Good Morning! Hope your sleep was blessed. Matt has left me this morning for his daily school adventures. I noticed that Tommy had pulled down his wheel and re-attached it for him when it occurred to me that he might enjoy a piece of bacon. Matt had left a couple fatty ends on his plate so I gave one to Tommy and one to Bob, the hermit crab. Bob is sleeping in, but doesn't Tommy look like he's enjoying every bite? |
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Friday, November 16, 2012
My Beautiful New Granddaughter!
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| Caliegh Wheeler |
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| Check out those juicy cheeks! |
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| heading home... |
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Thursday, November 15, 2012
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
10 Weekly Goals
I'm a huge fan of lists~ I've even been known to make lists for my lists!
Was I ever excited when I found this idea at http://moneysavingmom.com/2012/11/4-weeks-to-a-more-organized-home-simplified-day-7.html!
Here are my ten (10) goals for this week:
Family/ Mothering Goals:
1.read five (5) chapters to Matt of Huck Finn or Tom Sawyer
2. help/ encourage Matt in cleaning/ organizing his bedoom
3. together sell all Boy Scout pancake breakfast tickets
4. take at least one (1) hike together
Personal Goals:
5. watch/ log spending~ finish reading 'Who Moved My Cheese'
6. Bible reading/ study daily~ use 'Resolution for Women'
7. deep clean my bedroom
Home Management Goals:
8. sort/ deep clean kitchen and living room
9. locate/ restock firewood
Business Goals:
10. hand out all brochures/ keep list/ follow-up!
I will post my progress as I go. Watch for scary 'before' pictures and pretty 'after' pictures! Also, I'll try to update as to how this list is working for me and whether or not my list was realistic.
New Hat Technique
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| This involves the use of two sets of circular knitting needles. Yup, this is going to be interesting! I will definitely post pictures as I go. Stay tuned! |
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MPG Game
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| Hey! Welcome back! How are you doing with the MPG Game? For me, this has been very revealing. Note my MPG driving from Brigg Street and Copperfield north to Bruce Road! I was well pleased to say the least. |
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| Then I slowed to stop at Bruce Road and turned right (east) to Farrell Road, stopped again at the corner and then turned left (north). I drove north, stopping at one stop sign before turning into the Walmart/ Jewel-Osco shopping center. I'm really seeing how stop-and-go traffic, even occassional stop signs really hurts my MPG. How's your MPG looking? |
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Friday, November 9, 2012
Thursday, November 8, 2012
MPG Update~ 11.8.12
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| Well, this was my mpg about 2 minutes after resetting it then driving through stop and go traffic on Rt 30 headed into downtown Joliet. |
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| and this, 13.7 was my mileage by the time I reached work on the near-west side of Joliet and pulled into my parking space. One thing I really noticed today was how fast my mpg drops when I'm at a red light! On average it drops 0.2- 0.3 at every stop light! I think I'm going to try putting it in neutral at those times and see what happens. Watch for updates!!! |
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Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Autumn Beauty
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| Hoping the fallen leaves will kill the grass! That will make landscaping so much easier in the spring. |
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Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Just Looks Bad
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| Why does the city of Joliet allow this? What could be a nice park on a busy corner has been turned into a bizarre billboard! |
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Day 277/ 366
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| Praying for peace in my home and yours! Have a blessed election day, all. |
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