It has been REALLY cold out here-the wind is SO strong! There was a break in the rain so we went outside, but we had to BUNDLE. Playing in the gooneyweeds, as we like to call them, was tiring for poor little Peanut.
Monday, May 22, 2006
My first FREE items-yes FREE! No strings attached, no additional buys-just honest to goodness freebies. I'm hooked for GOOD! Actually, there was another loaf of Pepperidge Farm bread (that we already ate) and we would have also had a 1/2 gallon of Breyers Cyclone Icecream, but they were already sold out. :-(
Wednesday, May 17, 2006
bittle lits
"Rich people have big libraries. Poor people have big TVs. It's not coincidental."
~Jim Rohn
It is a rainy and gray day again today. When I went to the mailbox to put mail in, it was sunny and bright. I thought, "Well, maybe I WILL get some laundry on the line afterall!" But by the time I reached the house it had turned a dark gray and drops had started to fall. I don't mind the rain, actually, I quite like it. But as every drop falls, I think about all the plants that I HAVEN'T planted yet that would be enjoying such a dousing. By the time my garden grows, it will be the dryest of the dry. I am contemplating getting the garden in AS it rains. I don't mind getting wet. I am going to check out a local greenhouse for some plants-if I can't find anything there I am afraid (TERRIBLY AFRAID) that I will have to purchase plants from Walmart! How awful would THAT be?!?!
Within the church we are attending, nearly all the families are homeschooled and many of the families have quite a few children. Only one other family has younger children, and that is the Pastor and his wife. I am so thankful to have such a wealth of knowledge right at my fingertips! Since this whole homeschooling deal is new to me, it is nice to have people who have already gone through it all to seek counsel from. Tomorrow night I am VERY excited because the local homeschooled children are putting on a yearly production themselves. We are going to go see it. What is the production? The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. I am very excited to see it and for Corynn to see it as well. The theatre and performing arts were a very big deal to me in highschool and frankly, I thought it was something I would have to sacrifice in order to homeschool. Very exciting!
Last night we went to town. The very SMALL town that is closest to us. I didn't expect to see ANYTHING there at all and so I was quite impressed to see that they have lots of goodies. A post office. A doctor's office. Gas. Movies. Pizza. And then, (celestial AAAAHHHH ensues) the library. Candor's library was in a basement, practically. The Tyrone library is so LARGE and even has gold embossed lettering instead of a hand painted sign! Wahoo! We didn't go in but very soon we will be making a trip. I hope it is as good as it appears!
I am getting antsy to get out and start taking some REAL pictures of things (as opposed to the very fake photos I post here). I am looking forward to sunny, blue skies so I can do just that. I keep finding all sorts of goodies to photograph with my Canon. I hope to someday get a scanner again so that I can post my NON-snapshot pictures.
Today's agenda is light for me. I am enjoying a 24 hour reprieve from intense housework and only doing what is necessary...laundry, vacuuming, dishes, tidying, etc. This morning I was able to sort through some coupons and get a grocery list going. (A friend has taught me how to shop with coupons without spending any money. I hope to get my first FREE items grocery shopping THIS week! If it really works, I will share my success with you all!) I need to make some return address labels and then I hope to write some letters this afternoon (before naptime ends). After that I will plan my gardens (content, layout, timing, etc.). Someone asked me what 10 things I might most like to accomplish this summer, so I will be thinking about that and writing that down. For me, if it gets written down, it gets done. A fun day of pondering and planning. Here's to it!
~Jim Rohn
It is a rainy and gray day again today. When I went to the mailbox to put mail in, it was sunny and bright. I thought, "Well, maybe I WILL get some laundry on the line afterall!" But by the time I reached the house it had turned a dark gray and drops had started to fall. I don't mind the rain, actually, I quite like it. But as every drop falls, I think about all the plants that I HAVEN'T planted yet that would be enjoying such a dousing. By the time my garden grows, it will be the dryest of the dry. I am contemplating getting the garden in AS it rains. I don't mind getting wet. I am going to check out a local greenhouse for some plants-if I can't find anything there I am afraid (TERRIBLY AFRAID) that I will have to purchase plants from Walmart! How awful would THAT be?!?!
Within the church we are attending, nearly all the families are homeschooled and many of the families have quite a few children. Only one other family has younger children, and that is the Pastor and his wife. I am so thankful to have such a wealth of knowledge right at my fingertips! Since this whole homeschooling deal is new to me, it is nice to have people who have already gone through it all to seek counsel from. Tomorrow night I am VERY excited because the local homeschooled children are putting on a yearly production themselves. We are going to go see it. What is the production? The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. I am very excited to see it and for Corynn to see it as well. The theatre and performing arts were a very big deal to me in highschool and frankly, I thought it was something I would have to sacrifice in order to homeschool. Very exciting!
Last night we went to town. The very SMALL town that is closest to us. I didn't expect to see ANYTHING there at all and so I was quite impressed to see that they have lots of goodies. A post office. A doctor's office. Gas. Movies. Pizza. And then, (celestial AAAAHHHH ensues) the library. Candor's library was in a basement, practically. The Tyrone library is so LARGE and even has gold embossed lettering instead of a hand painted sign! Wahoo! We didn't go in but very soon we will be making a trip. I hope it is as good as it appears!
I am getting antsy to get out and start taking some REAL pictures of things (as opposed to the very fake photos I post here). I am looking forward to sunny, blue skies so I can do just that. I keep finding all sorts of goodies to photograph with my Canon. I hope to someday get a scanner again so that I can post my NON-snapshot pictures.
Today's agenda is light for me. I am enjoying a 24 hour reprieve from intense housework and only doing what is necessary...laundry, vacuuming, dishes, tidying, etc. This morning I was able to sort through some coupons and get a grocery list going. (A friend has taught me how to shop with coupons without spending any money. I hope to get my first FREE items grocery shopping THIS week! If it really works, I will share my success with you all!) I need to make some return address labels and then I hope to write some letters this afternoon (before naptime ends). After that I will plan my gardens (content, layout, timing, etc.). Someone asked me what 10 things I might most like to accomplish this summer, so I will be thinking about that and writing that down. For me, if it gets written down, it gets done. A fun day of pondering and planning. Here's to it!
Tuesday, May 16, 2006
Joy among Joys
The last of our company left this afternoon after lunch, leaving the house oddly quiet. While I should be cleaning up the house and doing the laundry I have neglected for several days, yet I am found down in the basement on my nice cushy chair, staring into a rather harshly lit monitor. Sweet relief! And I had better post some of the 89 pictures I took in the last five days!
Six out of eight people ended up coming- two of our planned visitors are coming this weekend instead. And all I have to say is.... I LOVE MY DISHWASHER! The greatest thing in all the world is a dishwasher. No exaggeration. It is THE best invention ever-after the camera of course. Ok. And the computer. But it is a GOOD third place!
This was the first time I had ever hosted overnight guests, and I think it went smashingly well. No major catastrophes anyway. It did rain the entire time-but we managed despite that. It was such a pleasant time visiting. I missed our family so much. Good chatter and great fun. And Chuckie Cheese. (My parents took us to Chuckie Cheese to celebrate my birthday. Itty-bitty's outnumbered the giants, so there we headed. THE Chuckie (himself) presented me with a crown and balloon. Mom says since I am grown-up, I shouldn't have been embarrassed to be the only adult reliving her childhood as the honorary guestat a Chuckie Cheese birthday party. I guess I am not THAT grown up then because it was pretty embarrassing. :-)
Twenty four years. Yeah-I am just a young pup. This should be my best year ever though-since 24 just happens to be my favorite number. Twenty four years and look what I have accomplished!!! Some might scoff at such a young'un having two young'uns of her own, but my goodness! They are the best things I have ever done! Sometimes I still can't believe I am a mother-let alone, mother of TWO. Sometimes when I look at my two precioso regalos I can't help but be in awe of their sweetness. There is nothing like being a mother.
Joy among joys-though this pales in comparison to the others...we Newmans are chubby and getting chubbier...with the exception of our knobby-kneed colt, Corynn. The chubbiest of all is our Panda who changes FUZZY to CHUBBY in the cute little bear poem. I am proud to report that, though chubby, we are all at least comfortable because of some great deals on pants. There are some stores here that sell things ridiculously cheap-so cheap, that even the cheapest of the cheap (Matt) and his very cheap (but not excessively so) wife handed bills over without reluctance. We are all breathing easier in Happy Valley-and our wallets are happy too!
And now for a slew of pictures from our very first visitors here...
Six out of eight people ended up coming- two of our planned visitors are coming this weekend instead. And all I have to say is.... I LOVE MY DISHWASHER! The greatest thing in all the world is a dishwasher. No exaggeration. It is THE best invention ever-after the camera of course. Ok. And the computer. But it is a GOOD third place!
This was the first time I had ever hosted overnight guests, and I think it went smashingly well. No major catastrophes anyway. It did rain the entire time-but we managed despite that. It was such a pleasant time visiting. I missed our family so much. Good chatter and great fun. And Chuckie Cheese. (My parents took us to Chuckie Cheese to celebrate my birthday. Itty-bitty's outnumbered the giants, so there we headed. THE Chuckie (himself) presented me with a crown and balloon. Mom says since I am grown-up, I shouldn't have been embarrassed to be the only adult reliving her childhood as the honorary guestat a Chuckie Cheese birthday party. I guess I am not THAT grown up then because it was pretty embarrassing. :-)
Twenty four years. Yeah-I am just a young pup. This should be my best year ever though-since 24 just happens to be my favorite number. Twenty four years and look what I have accomplished!!! Some might scoff at such a young'un having two young'uns of her own, but my goodness! They are the best things I have ever done! Sometimes I still can't believe I am a mother-let alone, mother of TWO. Sometimes when I look at my two precioso regalos I can't help but be in awe of their sweetness. There is nothing like being a mother.
Joy among joys-though this pales in comparison to the others...we Newmans are chubby and getting chubbier...with the exception of our knobby-kneed colt, Corynn. The chubbiest of all is our Panda who changes FUZZY to CHUBBY in the cute little bear poem. I am proud to report that, though chubby, we are all at least comfortable because of some great deals on pants. There are some stores here that sell things ridiculously cheap-so cheap, that even the cheapest of the cheap (Matt) and his very cheap (but not excessively so) wife handed bills over without reluctance. We are all breathing easier in Happy Valley-and our wallets are happy too!
And now for a slew of pictures from our very first visitors here...
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