SNOW DAY

We had a rare treat here in S E Texas...SNOW! It was beautiful. Merry Christmas to All. Jesus is the Reason for the Season.

It's Friday

Birthday Cookies

We choose to have cookies instead of a birthday cake for Emily's birthday. They turned out great.

Tues. Plans

A picture worth a thousand words!

Happy Birthday Emily

Happy Birthday Emily! My baby turned 14 this past Sunday.

Today in Pics

washed dishes

Mopped kitchen floor

cleaned out entertainment center

before

cleaned out computer area

before

walked Smalls once

fed Pearls twice

walked Smalls twice





Then I folded 3 loads of clothes, dinner, watched the Duggar Family, gave chair massages on 2 of my kids. Now I am heading to a hot bubble bath and then to bed...nighty night!

Menu Monday

Breakfasts:
eggs, turkey/soy bacon,
yogurt, granola, fruit,
cereal



Lunches:
salads topped with tuna, chicken or salmon
sliced turkey, provolone cheese slices
sliced roast beef, provolone cheese
Mexican pizza



Dinner :
Broiled fish, sauteed spinach
Roasted chicken, zucchini
Chili, brown rice
Lime jalapeno chicken with citrus salsa, yogurt with cinnamon
Grilled Steak, broccoli
Salmon, spinach salad
Leftovers


Snacks:
edamame,celery with almond butter, cottage cheese, yogurt, fruit

Me and my girls

This is one of me my 3 girls, Rebecca, Emily and Rachel

October Birthdays

April and Rachel, bff

Emily, Rebecca, April, Rachel and Me

Rachel and Me

I have 2 daughters with Oct. birthdays, I call them my two bookends, because they were the beginning and the end of our children. Rachel turned 22 and Emily 14, I have been so blessed with such a great family. Happy Birthday girls, I love you so much!

Cleaning and Organizing

I cleaned my house today, it sure felt good. I scrubbed my kitchen floor on my hands and knees, its the only way I know to get it really clean. I wiped baseboards, ceiling fans, and dusted anything that could be dusted. I vacuumed out the couch cushions and ac vent, I even vacuumed the ceiling. Mopped all the floors, scrubbed anything in the bathroom that could be scrubbed. Went grocery shopping, made a great dinner of grilled steaks, baked potatoes, spinach salad and apple crisp with bluebell ice cream.

My family ( parents, sisters and nieces and nephews) , are have a huge tag sale the first weekend in November. I now feel like I can start in each bedroom and clean out the clutter and junk. It will take me several weeks to go through each room and the attic, ultimately ending in the garage. My goal is to have all done and organized by that weekend. This will be a bit of a challenge as I plan on doing everything I usually do everyday and try to keep my house from becoming a mess in the process.

Fall teasers

I love the fall season ! I have placed pumpkins in the front garden beds, small pumpkins along the porch rails, rust colored mums in baskets, warm colored table linens topped with a wicker basket of miniature pumpkins, and a small basket of pine cones creatively intertwined with glowing orange lights, in their proper places. My mulled cider candles are lit, the first pot of soup and pumpkin pie has been served, I am just waiting to turn off the ac for a day or two and raise the windows for a fresh breeze . I love the crispness in the air, the smell of the fire pit with it's smoldering wood, the energy I seem to have when the air is not so humid.