Busy Monday, February 20

Today's 'To-Do' List

• Drop Brielle off at School
• Menu
• Groceries
• Lunch with Peter
• Email Teachers (various stuff field trips, time out of class etc)
• Plant some seeds?
• Drop some seeds off to a lady
• Clean up the house?
• Orchestra

Menu

• Breakfast for Dinner
• Pork, Mashed Potatoes, and Peas
• Spaghetti w/Meatballs
• Crockpot Chicken Tacos
• Pizza
• Chicken strips and french fries
• Hot Dogs & Chips

This Week's 'To-Do' List

• Tuesday
• Pick up Eggs from Shop I get them from a friend who has chickens so straight off the farm. 
• Kids have Anime Club
• Wednesday
• Pick up Katherine from school she got a detention what throws me off about this is she still has all of her behavioral cards it was just out of the blue and she even said she was sorry had she known she was doing something she would have tried to stop. Apparently she was talking too much and drawing in class. 
• Thursday
• Orchestra for me
• Friday
• Cards for Peter
• Saturday
• 4-H Marksmanship for Katherine
• Sunday
• Free?

Last Week

I really should write these posts out during the week because I always forget everything by Monday. I know work was really stressful for myself and for Peter. We've had a lot of crazy things hit at my work and at Peter's work they just fired 5 people because they didn't get all their certification tests done in time and so they are piling jobs on Peter that he has no clue how to do. 
I did take a friend of mine down to the Quarter Store so she got to do that and I bought a prom dress for Brielle down there that will need some adjustments. It's got a few snags but nothing I think anyone will notice and can't beat the price of $5. 
Friday was a messed up day for me I just had a bad day from beginning to end. I knew I needed to stop caring so much about it that in the long run it really didn't matter and if I just moved on I would be happier but I never quite could.
Saturday, Katherine had 4-H Marksmanship and then that evening I went and played cards with Peter and the boys.
Sunday we had company over and cooked out since it was nice out and looks like it will be nice out for most of this week. 
Apparently I didn't take any pictures of anything this week which I think is bunk and that for whatever reason they just aren't loading correctly but I'm not going to argue with it right now since it is 10:30.
I was up til near 1:30 trying to catch up laundry so people would have clothes to wear today and then back up at 6 and back down to bed around 6:10 and then back up at 6:50 and then just been trying to get things done since then.
I feel like I'm sitting here drooling on myself and that's the best accomplishment I've had with the help of 2 cups of coffee. 

It should be beautiful out here in Kentucky being in the low 70's all week. It is hard to believe it is February! Hope everyone has a great week. I'm going to go drool on myself in the shower and see if I can start feeling like a human.

Busy Monday, February 13

Today's 'To-Do' List

• Drive Brielle into School
• Menu
• Grocery List
• Grocery Shopping
• Lunch with Peter
• Cleaning up around the house
• Camp & Field Trip information
• Work on Garden stuff
• Pick Brielle up from school
• Orchestra (me)

Menu

• Feta Topped Chicken, Peas & Pasta (left over from last week)
• Valentine's Day - ? Not a clue. I'll talk to Peter about it during lunch we might just decide it's a good night to bring home McDonald's or something and take the night off easy (if our children allow us to do so)
• Crockpot Red Onion Pork Roast, Mashed Potatoes & a veggie I haven't decided which veggie yet corn/peas/green beans or perhaps something else if I find it on sale today
• Chicken & Rice & veggie mix
• Pizza
• Unsure we are suppose to be playing cards at a friend's house so not sure how we are organizing it and at this point playing it by ear.
• Chicken & French Fries

This Week's 'To-Do' List

• Tuesday
• Valentine's Day
• Wednesday
• 4-H STEM Club
• Thursday
• Orthodontist
• Friday
• Friday Night Magic & Pokemon
• Saturday
• 4-H Marksmanship
• Driving out to play a Magic game called
  Commander at a friend's house.
• Sunday
• Free?

Last Week

So last week got pretty messed up. There was no gym. There was a lot of stress though. Brielle came down flu positive we found out Tuesday morning even though I sent he to school Monday not feeling well so she probably had it then. Since Brielle had the flu it just meant a lot of sanitizing things though nothing really got cleaned or organized just sanitized. The good thing is no one else in the household got the flu.
Friday I got roped into playing Friday Night Magic with Peter which kind of threw things off. Saturday they were playing Game Day Magic and they were short people so I got roped in and then Sunday I got roped in. Needless to say I lost a lot of time to get stuff done with my plants and around the house.
No pictures. No funny stories. It was just a lot of working. Juggling hours and picking up paperwork and medicine through the week.
Brielle is back at school today though so that is a good thing. 
Hopefully next week I'll have a more exciting blog post. God, I feel like this one is very plain. 

I will say this though the weekend was very pretty here. We actually opened up the windows and aired out the house. I just turned the heater back on this morning. 

Busy Monday, February 6

Today's 'To-Do' List

• Brielle was sick this morning but I had to take her into school anyways. Long story there but by time she went back down to the nurse's office her fever had already backed off and she started feeling a bit better so I ran the rest of her school supplies down.
• Menu
• Shopping
• Write this blog
• Cleaning up around the house
• Lunch with Peter
• Orchestra

Menu

• Turkey Pot Pie (Hold over from last week I was too tired to cook and still didn't feel great)
• Steak, Baked Potatoes & Corn
• Grands! Taco Melts (perhaps one of the most unhealthiest things on the planet but it's been a long time since we've done them)
• Crockpot Pulled Pork (hold over from last week due to impromptu Super Bowl get together)
• Pizza
• Feta-Topped Chicken, Pasta, Peas
• ?

This Week's 'To-Do' List

• Tuesday
• Free?
• Wednesday
• Free?
• Thursday
• Katherine has Band Solo and Ensemble after school until about 5 o'clock
• Orchestra
• Friday
• FnM for Peter (MtG)
• Saturday
• Game Day for Peter (MtG)
• Brielle Volunteering
• Sunday
• Game Day for Peter (MtG)

So far looking like an easy week. We'll see if it stays that way. Kids are going into finals testing so it'll still be a pretty high stress week.

Last Week

Start with Sunday and work backwards.
Sunday we ended up doing the Super Bowl thing at our house so I made up some wings and bacon sausage things and a friend brought grilled pork and we watched the games. I was rooting for the Falcons but it was a good game overall from what I understood of it.
Saturday Brielle spent the day volunteering. I got some stuff done around the house and we had company over for a good part of the day.
Friday I stayed home sick I had been feeling sick to the stomach for 3 days and I finally gave in. By that evening I was feeling a little better not 100% but no what I was so Peter wanted me to go play cards with him. I did it still not sure how I feel about it.
During the rest of the previous week it was just work. Feeling poorly so not getting to the gym and general life. 

Beef Enchiladas 

Duck Applique

Busy Monday, January 30

Today's 'To-Do' List

• Drive Brielle to school
• Make Menu
• Write Blog
• B-12 Shot @ 2
• Brielle has an Orthodontist appt at 3:30 so I'll have to pick her up at school

What about Class? Well class was canceled for this evening so it's opened my evening up a little. I may go to the gym with my husband instead.

Menu

• Grilled Chicken, Pasta & Peas (maybe cook up the brussel sprouts that need to be used to)
• Beef Enchiladas
• Spaghetti w/Italian Sausage and Salad
• Pulled Pork & Chips
• Pizza
• Turkey Pot Pie
• Banquet Rib Sandwiches & Chips

This Week's 'To-Do' List

• Tuesday
• Drive Katherine into School for a test retake
• Wednesday
• Free?
• Thursday
• Orchestra
• Friday
• Peter has FnM
• Katherine has Pokemon
• Saturday & Sunday
• Free?

This a crazy free schedule I must be forgetting stuff! Or maybe life is finally calming down!! Which is a good thing because work has not calmed down.

Last Week

Work was horrible last week and I figure it will stay that way. Peter's been having to work from home in the evenings including odd times like 2am and had to go into work this past weekend too. The joys of being salary. 

Last week was a bit of a blur because of work being so bad for myself and for Peter. Orchestra was canceled on Thursday so I went to the Quarter Store with a friend and then Peter and I went to the gym.

I've been reading more on the book and enjoying every moment of it! As long as you can get past the profanity it is a wonderful book! I cannot recommend it enough. 

Brielle pulled a last minute project on us over the weekend.... yeah that was a lot of fun to deal with... NOT.
I played with my embroidery machine some more and cashed in my Ibotta for the first time since I started it 3 or so years ago and used the money to buy some more patterns. 

Oh Peter was checking out the size of my chair to see if it would fit in his desk space for when he was ordering himself a chair and the hydraulic cylinder went and put black stuff all over the carpet that will not come up!
For the most part though a pretty uneventful week as far as I remember. I'd have to scroll through facebook to make sure and truly I just want to get started on the rest of my day and try and take it easy and get a bit of cleaning done. Perhaps catch up on the folding from the leaning tower of clean clothes baskets. 

Hope everyone has a great week. And hopefully this weather will make up it's mind because everyone I know out here is getting sick because it keeps changing on us from 60 degrees one day to low 30's the next. 

Busy Monday, January 23

Today's 'To-Do' List

• Take Brielle to School
• Write this Blog
• Breakfast with Hubby & Friend
• Make Menu
• Get Groceries
• Clean up around house
• Gym?
• Brielle to Orthodontist
• My Orchestra Class

Menu

• Salmon/Chicken, Carrots & Rice (held over from last week)
• Steak, Potatoes & Salad
• Grilled Cheese & Tomato Soup
• Spaghetti w/meatballs & Salad
• Chicken & French Fries
• Chili Mac

This Week's 'To-Do' List

• Standard Work/School for the week
• Tuesday
• 4-H Homemakers Club
• Wednesday
• Free?
• Thursday
• Orchestra Class
• Friday
• Peter has FnM - Katherine may go to play Pokemon
• Saturday
• Peter was talking about a card draft I am unsure if that is happening or not
• Sunday
• Free?

Last Week

Hmm I'm going to have to pull up my calendar and facebook to try and remember. How bad is that I can't remember things from one week to the next.
I will say I made it down to the gym 3 days last week though it was only for 30-60 minutes just whatever I could fit in and work was stressful and looks like it will continue to be stressful. There's a lot of things to get done and there aren't a lot of people and everyone else seems stressed so that doesn't help my stress. 

The kids had a dentist appointment. One kiddo was good the other one I want to pull my hair out about but at least no cavities. 

The kids went to STEM 4-H where they dipped candles and talked about temperatures and layering. 

Friday Peter went to FnM like normal but this time took Katherine again and they had a great turn out for Pokemon. All the kids had fun and the adults said the kids were pretty good so that is great to hear. 

Saturday Peter took Katherine to her shoot meet and I went to Stitch N Bitch (SnB). I painted a jar. Why? Because I could and I didn't want to start any bigger project. I spent a part of the day Saturday outside working in the greenhouse. It was in the mid-60's and we had all the windows open it was so warm!

After SnB my friend Allison and I went to a fun painting thing where I drank wine which I think is apparent by my sad looking tree and we painted which is something we had never done before so it was fun. 

Saturday night Brielle went to go spend the night at her friend's house and then the next day we all met up for her friend's birthday party at the bowling alley and we bowled (I did horrible!) and played air hockey (I was considerably better at this). 

Last week was pretty hectic and I was getting out of work at weird hours so I was slipping in 30 minute workouts (closer to 60 at the gym due to having to change and everything) which was perhaps better than nothing and I shocked my system  little by having very proportioned and healthy meals through the week though the weekend kind of ruined that one for me.

Weather outside is dropping temperature again and I'm antsy for spring but everyone is thinking we are going to get Febuary snow. Seeing how we haven't really gotten any other snow for the year I'm not sure how I feel about that one. 

Oh and I'm starting a new book. I'll have to remember to write something on what I think about it. 

Hope everyone has a great week!

Busy Monday, January 16

Today's 'To-Do' List

• Blacky to Groomer - They called to reschedule this but when I told them Monday's were my only day they said to bring him in anyways. Peter thankfully drove him in because it is a holiday so I didn't have to be up with the kids. Mind you I had planned to sleep until 7:30 boy was I dreaming. 
• Get Brielle up and going to go babysit for a friend so she can take her husband to the doctor. 
• Make menu
• Grocery Shopping
• Lunch with Peter
• Catch up around the house - That's a list all of it's own. 
• Plant Seeds - They've been soaking a long time eep! I've got to get them into some soil!
• Take Brielle down to the Humane Society depending on what time she gets done babysitting.
• Make sure the girls are caught up on their homework and get ready for the school week to start again. 

Menu

• Chicken Parmesan & Pasta
• Pork w/Pear Compote, salad & baked potato
• A ground beef meal I haven't figured out what yet
• Chicken Sausage (ham for Peter), brussel sprouts, rice mix
• Pizza
• Salmon (chicken for Peter), rice & steamed carrots
• And another meal I haven't figured out yet. It's one of those days.

This Week's 'To-Do' List

• Tuesday
• Dentist appt for the girls
• Anime Club for the girls
• Wednesday
• 4-H STEM Club
• Thursday
• Meet with my friend Courtney to go some place called the Quarter Store
• Orchestra Class
• Saturday
• Katherine has Marksmanship again.
• Potential Stitch n Bitch meeting folks are leaving it up in the air it's starting to irritate me truthfully because I need to plan my week.
• Potential Painting class but again up in the air because I'm not going alone and I don't know if the other person can go or not because they do have an infant so I'm not sure how that will work out. 

Last Week

Since I always do my weekly plan and I'm in a mood because my husband was in a mood this morning before he left I'm not even going to deal with it. Let's just say I was busy. I'm alway freaking busy. This week is looking better but who knows.

Katherine at Marksmanship. 

A couple embroidery projects I did on my machine.

Brielle at her Junior Year Homecoming. 

We went and saw Assassin's Creed at the theater it is part of what Peter's job does every year for all it's employees is rents out the movie theater really freaking early and gives you a list of movies to choose from. 

We then went and played the Pre-Release game for Magic the gathering. 






Lots of other stuff happened those are the highlights. I'm hoping my day gets better and I hope everyone has a good week. 

Busy Monday, January 9

Today's 'To-Do' List

• Take Brielle to School
• Eat Breakfast & Take meds! I've been bad about this! 
• Make Menu
• Make Grocery List
• Drop wedding things off at rental company
• Lunch with Peter
• Get Groceries
• Unload Car & put things away (probably should at least unload before I get groceries)
• Make dinner
• Orchestra Class

Menu

• Sausage & Eggs? - Really don't know nothing really sounds like a good fit for tonight.
• Tacos
• Royal Round
• Pizza
• Eat Out
• Hot Dogs

This Week's 'To-Do' List

• Work & School for everyone normal schedule
• Thursday
• Parent/Teacher Conferences
• Orchestra Class
• Friday
• Peter's Card Game
• Brielle has Homecoming
• Saturday
• Morning at the Movies paid for by Peter's work
• Katherine has Marksmanship
• Peter and I will be down playing cards that night for Pre-Release
• Sunday
• Brielle volunteers at the Humane Society
• Peter and I have another day of Pre-Release

Last Week

Last week was a bit of a blurr. Thankfully there was no Orchestra class.
Tuesday I had planned to go to the gym but something made me really sick I'm real sure it was my soup so I contacted the company.
Wednesday I went and did some discount shopping not by plan but I went in for french bread for dinner and found a lot of meat on discount. I was still not feeling very great so nope no gym and that was the theme for the week.
Thursday the kids had a snow day and I got off work early but I had to do a lot of running and then when I got home I was extremely unhappy with my children because nothing was done around the house. That night I took the bride to be out for drinks,. 
Friday, I picked up rental stuff. I went shoe shopping all over town because the kids lost my white shoes and white is not a color you find at this time of year. Johanna and I worked on wedding stuff until 12am and then I got to bed at 1am to get up at 5am to get ready for the wedding.
Saturday was the wedding and OMG the stories. We were running late. Half the food got left back in town over an hours drive away in other words. Everyone got locked into one of the rooms and the photographer had to shimmy the door open with scissors. The cupcakes arrived not topped yet. The Groom arrived only 20 minutes before the wedding and he had the food that was forgotten. We had to bust our asses to put the community center together for the wedding. Oh the ink security tag got left on my dress! We found out 30 minutes before the wedding so the photographer drove me to the closest town as we had to talk to JC Penney's to get them to approve having the tag taken off. I still need to call them back. It was total craziness.
Sunday I rested I refused to cook or anything. I just rested.
It's been nuts and I'm totally ready for things to calm down a bit.