Phew! It has been a busy (good) couple of weeks around here. We managed to squeeze in quite a bit of fun while our oldest girl was home on spring break. She needed to visit a couple art museums for one of her classes so she and I checked out a couple local places we had never been to before. We also were able to rent a friends condo last minute so that Matt and some of the kids could get one more ski day in this year. It was a great overnight trip but we both agreed next time needs to be longer. Last week was filled with meetings and visiting a friend along with the normal weekly activities. On Saturday we took a day trip to a Sculpture walk, some of the sculptures were fascinating! This week is looking to be another busy week so I wanted to get this up earlier in the day. Jumping on really quick to join in this week's Happy Homemaker Monday with Sandra over at Diary of a Stay At Home Mom.
The Weather:
It's sunny again! It's a bit chilly here but sunny today. One thing about such a dreary, gray, rainy winter is it definitely makes me more thankful for the sunny days.
Outside my Window:
Clear blue skies, some trees budding, most of the wood is cleared from the tree that fell.
Right Now I am:
Taking a minute to sit and blog before getting started with my day.
Thinking and Pondering:
All that I need to do this week.On my T.V this week:
We've been enjoying History's Greatest Mysteries; so we'll probably watch some more of those.
On the Dinner Plate:
Brown Rice Salad with ChickenI need to do a full menu plan but a couple recipes still on last week's menu are:
Baked Pasta
Lentil Soup
On my To-Do list today:
Plans for this week:
Catch up on laundryWork on a crochet Easter dress for our youngest.
Continue to research some things for a possible project
Help band teacher 2 days
Go visit my sister
Attend and lead this month's Gathering Table (church women's group)
What I'm Creating:
From the Camera:
A view from the top of the sculpture trail.
This waterfall was so pretty with all the moss covered rocks.
Highlight from Last week:
Visiting a friend, special day trips making fun memories.
Thinking a lot about words and how we use them. I was going to share some thoughts here but it got to be a bit long so if you're interested you can read my thoughts about 1 Peter 3:4 in this blog post.
For now I'll just share these guidelines that I often repeat to myself and my kids. Before you speak T.H.I.N.K.
Kids away at college and kiddos here this school year.
Wisdom in parenting.
Direction, time & diligence for a project.
Peace & the willingness to let go of things that are not mine to carry.
Wisdom for how to deal with difficult things and to trust God with all!