Outside my window...
Cold and frost, but it looks like it should be a clear and sunny day. Sam is wanting snow, but I could do without for a little while longer.
I am thinking...
I should have gotten in a better routine of getting up during Christmas break. But boy did the sleep and waking up naturally feel good after a sleep-deprived December.
I am thankful for...
Jeff's continued recovery, this warm house no matter how "small" it may feel at times, friends that keep me on the right track.
From the learning rooms...
Back to school this week. Hannah never did get caught up in Math. I'm not sure why she struggles with retention so much. That is Jeff's assignment for January before he goes back to work full-time. I need to keep Jordan focused this last semester. Hoping he gets his Health research paper done before community college classes start back up.
From the kitchen...
I started following Weight Watchers. I love that fruits are now 0 points. I just wished there were more in season right now. There are large muffins in the kitchen calling out to me, but I hope I can resist until after the kids eat all the good ones! I need to find time to stock up with nutritious snacks and lunch foods. It seems like I am going to the store every other day, but I guess that is better than the McDonald's drive thru window every day!
I am wearing...
shorts and a t-shirt right now. Whatever I put on today must be comfortable and warm. I am so sick of my fat people clothes. I hope that I can successfully lose this weight this year (and the next year). A good friend of mine reminded me that weight loss is a marathon, not a sprint.
I am creating...
hopefully a journal to remember our family experiences. I find that my memory is getting pretty fuzzy around the edges lately. I want to note those little things that are forgotten easily
I am going...
back to sleep if no one else is getting up. My beautiful color-coded schedule needs a little tweaking and then a lot of enforcing.
I am reading...
nothing right now. I need to find something that is good, easy to read but uplifting. We need to get all of the kids back to reading more. Sam is falling behind. I caught Hannah reading the other day, "I am finishing up Samantha so I can read The World According to Humphrey before it gets too easy for me."
I am hoping...
That the 2nd half of the school year goes by quickly.
I am hearing...
the furnace run. I am thankful for that noise.
Around the house...
Christmas decorations are pretty much put away. I was not in the mood for decorations this year. This house seems so hard to decorate. Everything was crammed on or around the fireplace and I didn't like that look. I really want to find some curtains for the family room windows.
One of my favorite things...
A clean house.
A few plans for the rest of the week:
Basketball, Challenge, Conquest, Scouts... all of the activities start back up this week.
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