Monday Meanderings... November 29, 2010

Bible Study...

• "One Year Bible" - read the New Testament portions & meditate on the bold print

• What Makes a Man Feel Loved: Understanding What Your Husband Really Wants/ Barnes, Bob
• In The Eye of the Storm/ Lucado, Max
  

Memory Verse...
“Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good. His love endures forever. Give thanks to the God of heaven. His love endures forever.” - Psalm 136:1,26

Personal Goals... Find something to enjoy and look forward to each day.

Husband Encouragement...

• Make it a point to say thank you at least three times a day.
• Make a point of letting him lead our home... make sure he feels that he is in the "driver's seat".

Work Goals... Don't take work home... Don't get stressed... Keep things rolling and focused.

New Habit of the Month...
Clear out mail nightly (December)

MUST Do...
- Pay bills
- Buy dog food
- Balance check book
- Get back on track with groceries

Menu...
M = beanie weenie cornbread casserole, broccoli with cheese
Tu = bbq chicken scrambles, limma beans, peaches
W = (My Love) baked chicken, baked sweet potatoes, green beans
Th = out (gotta work day and night... bummer!)
F = TBA (shopping day & day to reach goal of getting back on track)

FUN THINGS!

• Ladies Bible study Wednesday night
• Swimming at the Y
• SIL joining bible study
  

3 things I'm thankful for today...
1. My Love
2. CopperMan
3. Family

Monday Meanderings for November 22, 2010

Bible Study...

• "One Year Bible" - read the New Testament portions & meditate on the bold print
• What Makes a Man Feel Loved: Understanding What Your Husband Really Wants/ Barnes, Bob

Memory Verse...

Colossians 3:15 - "Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And, BE THANKFUL."

Personal Goals...

• Find something to enjoy and look forward to each day.

Husband Encouragement...

• Make it a point to say thank you at least three times a day.
• Write him a thank you note to be given on Thanksgiving. Include a prayer and how much I love him.
• Make a point of letting him lead our home... make sure he feels that he is in the "driver's seat".

Work Goals...

• Finish "Review Cart" and keep it cleaned off... do a little at a time & don't let it pile up.
• Start planning the "Holiday Party."
• Do "Book Drop" on Friday.
• Don't take work home... Don't get stressed... Keep things rolling and focused.

New Habit of the Month...

Get everything for the morning done the night before. (October) - Keeping this for November. November has been so crazy with so many changes in our life. I did not get a good grasp on this or get a chance to add another habit before the 22nd.

MUST Do...

• Pay bill.
• Cut CopperMan's nails.
• Buy dog food.
• Figure out what we are doing for Thanksgiving and shop accordingly.

Menu...

• Monday - Baked Bean Casserole & cole slaw
• Tuesday - BBQ pork chops, sweet potatoes fries, early peas
• Wednesday - Chicken Burgers & Lima Beans
• Thursday - THANKSGIVING... still to be firuged out... still have to hear back from other family and their plans... but definately roasting a turkey and making dressing and a sweet potato trifle for My Love
• Friday - TBA
• Saturday - TBA

FUN THINGS!

• THANKSGIVING!!
• Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade!
• Putting up the Christmas Tree!
• Baking for Thanksgiving.

3 things I'm thankful for today...
1. Husband who loves me
2. Loving, most wonderful dog, CopperMan
3. Husband got a part time job
4. Good coffee
5. We got the new part needed to play NetFlix fast play on our TV instead of the laptop.

Monday Meanderings... November 16, 2010

Bible Study...
- In the Eye of the Storm/ Lucado, Max

Memory Verse...
- Psalm 119:18, "Open my eyes that I may see wonderful things."

Husband Encouragement...
- Hug him often, and take time to do it. Don't be so rushed. Let him be affectionate to me.
- Let him help me. Then notice he did it and rave over it and say thank you.
- Be kind in the AM.
- Share the highlights of work with him so he knows what I am going through, but still leave work at work.... and make doubly sure he knows he is fixing things by listening and that he doesn't need to try any harder to fix things.

Personal Goals...
- Relax in the evenings.
- Do the FLYLady:
- Do chores for 15 minutes a night
- Love myself. Don't beat myself up because my house is not clean and I am not super
woman.

New Habit of the Month...
- Get everything ready for the morning before going to bed.

MUST Do...
- Give Copper his meds.
- Email SIL bible study questions.

Zone...
- Master Bathroom.

Menu...
- Sunday - Manwhiches, Chili Baked Beans, & Cole Slaw
- Monday - Panchetta, Spinach, Roasted Red Pepper, Havarti, Sharp Cheddar Pizza on homemade Whole Wheat Crust with a tossed salad and milk shakes
- Tuesday - Chicken & Rice with Broccoli and a tossed salad
- Wednesday - pan seared steak, baked sweet potatoes, green beans and toasted oat whole wheat clover leaf rolls
- Thursday - chicken spaghetti with spinach
- Friday - shopping day... so TBA

FUN THINGS!
- Keep the girls Monday night.
- Swimming at the Y.
- SIL Christmas Program

Things I'm thankful for today...
1. My Love
2. CopperMan
3. The Girls
4. Bible Study Ladies
5. Phones, texting, and Internet for keeping up with family and friends long distance