A Young Mother's Daybook - January 13th, 2010

I've seen these daybook posts on other blogs and have always enjoyed them. They are simple way to keep me in the blogging groove.

For Today - January 13th, 2010

Outside my window - Melting snow! Sunshine! The bitter cold winter wonderland of last week is saying goodbye (hopefully for a long time!)

I am thinking - of all the things I want to accomplish this year. I am planning a more detailed post on this subject, but among those things are creating a book list for the year, planning my first garden, and establishing a schedule and home organization system.

I am thankful for - the wisdom of my husband, who is able to talk me out of the pit I find myself falling into more often than I care to admit.

From the learning rooms - My sweet boy is actively exploring the world around him and figuring out how things work. It's fun to watch him mimic adults. This past year with him has been the start of an amazing journey.

From the kitchen - chocolaty brownie bites in the oven...mmm :)

I am wearing - jeans, fuzzy socks, pink tee and a gray sweater.

I am going - Nowhere today! (I think)

I am reading - I am about to start Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert. I think my goal for the year is going to be to read one fiction and one non fiction book a month.

I am hoping - Just hoping. Hope is something that I need to find rest and comfort in every day. Praise God for the hope we have in Jesus, no matter what is happening in our lives.

I am hearing - "Mighty is the Power of the Cross" by Chris Tomlin. I love Pandora!

Around the house - I'm trying to get it nice and clean for my in-laws' visit this weekend. I still need to vacuum and dust the living room today. I am also very proud to say that I made great progress in organizing our back room/my "office"/craft room/storage area this week (it's a room with many purposes!).

One of my favorite things - A clean kitchen!

A few plans for the rest of the week - Not much, which is nice sometimes. We have small group tomorrow night, then I will grocery shop on Friday, and Rob's parents will be here Friday evening.

A photo for today -
My little monkey figured out how to climb into our papasan.

You can find more daybooks at The Simple Woman's Daybook.

Baby, It's Cold Outside!

Well hello!

Eli has decided that playing by himself in his room is better than playing with me, so I decided to take a few minutes and update.

First things first...it is COLD! I've lived in this little corner of Missouri for 5 years, and I don't remember it ever being this cold or having this much snow.

That cute little house across the street is for sale. Won't you be my neighbor?

A couple of days before Christmas we realized that the temperature in our house was dropping steadily. Thankfully it wasn't too cold then because it didn't get fixed until the next day. At first I was really upset about the situation, but then I was rejoicing because God showed His care and faithfulness yet again by providing the funds needed for the repair. I am praying for that care and provision once again, as we discovered this morning that a pipe had partially frozen over night. It is -1 outside right now, and we only have cold water. That's really only a minor inconvenience, and I am thankful that we have water at all and that the pipe didn't burst. It would just be nice if we didn't have to wait until it is above freezing on Monday to have everything in working order again.

I am planning to be back next week with a post about my goals for the new year, the first of which is "Stick to my goals for the new year." I am always so disappointed at the end of the year when I haven't accomplished the things I had hoped to in the previous months. I'm going to work on those goals this weekend, and I hope to share them early next week.

I hope you are staying warm!

I Miss...

...typing blog posts that are more than a few sentences! Eight more days til the cast comes off!

(I realize that my cloth diaper wish list is more than a few sentences. You don't want to know how long it took me to write that!)

Randomness

• I discovered an awesome blog this week! I bought some diapers from Kelly's Closet and happened upon the site's blog, The Cloth Diaper Whisperer. They have tons of great info on cloth diapers, baby wearing, and other crunchy goodness. They also do amazing giveaways! They give away "fluff" every Friday and offer lots of ways to enter the drawing (check out the button on my side bar). I'm entered in a giveaway to win a Wii and WiiFit just because I made a purchase. That's pretty fantastic if you ask me!
• We got a new dog! Last weekend we adopted a Pembroke Welsh Corgi from the Humane Society. Her name is Piper. Once we get her nice and cleaned up (she can't have a bath until her stitches from being spayed are out) I will post a picture.
  
• Eli's hair is growing back! Yay!
• I'm committing myself to getting some spring cleaning done this week. I did my kitchen yesterday and it made me feel a lot better, so imagine how great it will be when my whole house is shiny and clean!
  
• My baby is really cute. That's all :)

Quick update...

There has been a lot going on since I last posted (in SEPTEMBER). We've been very busy getting ready for little Elijah to make his debut. His room is coming along nicely. We went to Wisconsin last month for a family baby shower, and I have another one today here in Joplin. Work is winding down. I only have four weeks left! I'm glad that I have extra vacation and sick time so I can take leave a little early. Hopefully I can relax during those last few weeks.

I began reading Twilight this morning. I understand what all the fuss is about, as I am half way through and only stopped reading because I had to do some cleaning and get ready for the shower. I anticipate finishing it tonight or tomorrow.

One of these days I am going to develop some graphic design skills and make this page more interesting. That is simply not something that comes naturally to me.

I promise more frequent posts :)