In the Storm

hello monday l 07

hello monday.

hello wacam create tablet: i decided i want one of you for mother's day, or my birthday, or christmas

hello finalizing our homeschool academic schedule: our schedule is so much based on grade (although some of it is) as opposed to completing requirements. mostly because the boys have already completed (or will have already completed some of the high school requirements by the beginning of their 9th grade year)

hello pool: i am determined to visit you twice this week. check me on it.

hello work: i get to work several days this week; which translates into funds for things like boy scout trip, ecuador trip, etc.

hello 12 of 12: today is monday, the 12th. i will be taking 12 pictures today to document our day.

hello plans: making plans for compiling study guides, labs, tests, notes, etc. for my atmospheric science class for the 2012-2013 year.

hello creativity: i'll be moving with the flow this week.

hello walking: i need to get in many miles this week in order to complete my 60 miles for the month of march.

hello new week; new possibilities; i love that i have that opportunity.

hello mondays began with Lisa

 

hello monday l 06

hello monday.

hello mission trip. sending out mission trip letters of support and refrigerator photo magnet to remind people to pray

hello new book to read. we finished up the broken blade and will begin a heart strangely warmed.

hello clean house. while i don't necessarily like using our weekend to clean i love that we begin a new week with a clean house. it always begins the week better.

hello neighboorhood. i'm walking this week -purposefully; to get many miles in.

hello creativity. i will accomplish something(s) creative this week; like, begin ian's birthday present...

hello pool. we will visit you.

hello cooler temperatures. if only they were winter temperatures for awhile; but i'll take what coolness i can get

hello new recipe today. baked creamy spaghetti

hello busy homeschool. i am piling alot of learning into our school this week. once the boys got over the initial shock they have a changed attitude.

hello monday. i love that you offer a new week of offerings. a fresh start. another chance for opportunities.

i'm linking up hello monday at lisa leonard designs and lee at embrace life

 

hello monday l 05

(photo of my oldest daughter, temporary duty at ft huachuca, arizona; hiking the hills/mountains that surround the base/post)

hello monday

hello cloudy, drizzling skies and chilly air

hello day in the life (on wednesday along with ali edwards)

hello move more eat well class assignment for february - and weigh-in day (on wednesday).

hello scale. i hope you'll treat me kindly

hello pavement. we'll be walking many miles this week

hello brand new algebra books. we began algebra today! the boys are ecstatic.

hello malachi. thank you for the book you were inspired to write. you are teaching me much about God's covenants, honoring God, revering God, tithing.

hello gratitude. i will complete that project this week i have planned

hello blog inspiration. you are everywhere.

hello work. i'll be visiting you today.

hello chili. perfect warmth for a chili day

hello monday. you offer a fresh week of gratitude, moving more, opportunities to be inspired, create, study, and nourish

hello monday's are brought to you by lisa leonard designs. 

 

hello monday l 04

hello monday.

hello moving more. here's to finishing the month strong and beginning february stronger.

hello 13 projects before 2013. new personal challenge

hello weather observing. i love working. i love observing the weather. do so wish i was forcasting the weather.

hello to finishing the sherwood ring this week. such a good book. so much fun

hello to the book of james (my beth moore bible study that i'm lovin'); the book of malachi (the last book of the old testament before God was silent 400 years); and bringing up boys with honor (a new study on wednesday's)

hello to paying bills

hello to family time around the table sharing new recipes

hello to lovin' having my boys home rather than away at school all day

hello to nail-biting through boys' interviews with middle school pastors for mission trip to equador

love that every monday gives us a new week and new adventures.

 

i'll be linking up with lisa leonard designs for hello monday

hello monday l 03

(Photo of my four children and three grandchildren)

hello monday

hello new week with endless possibilities

hello comfort food: meatloaf, mashed potatoes, and green beans

hello scrap table. you are being cleared off - again

hello homeschool week. may you be fruitful

hello pool; i hope i visit you this week

hello move more eat well class; i'm lovin' you

hello bible study: malachi, james, and bringing up boys

hello final steps: there are several 'final' steps i need to take to complete projects

hello the sherwood ring. we are loving your story

hello gloomy day. you inspire snuggling in, lounging the day away in jammies and warm drinks

 

hello monday is inspired by lisa leonard of lisa leonard designs. i'm linking up with her when she posts her hello monday.

(templates and overlays by ali edwards at designer digitals.)

 

hello monday l 02

hello monday   l   02

hello new week of homeschool. new book to read. new vocabulary chapter. new spanish work...

hello pool. we'll be visiting you twice this week.

hello father-son freeze out at the end of the week. we are all going to enjoy the fun.

hello library. we are walking to you and doing our school work there and enjoying a fun morning + exercise

hello warmer temperatures on there way

hello pavement. my feet will visit you many times this week

hello clean house. it was so nice waking up to you

hello rested body. we are ready to move more this week

hello monday. you bring a fresh start. you bring endless possibilities. more opportunities to learn. another chance to create. more time with family activities.

 

what are you saying hello too this monday? I'm linking up with Lisa and letting her know too. will you?

hello monday

hello john on the barn roof; you made me laugh.

hello barn. you are so much farther along than this

hello school back in full session with reading, writing, math, history, human anatomy,  vocabulary, and spanish

hello new week of moving more eating well; you did so well last week

hello hot pastrami sandwiches and southern fried apples for dinner

hello cloudy skies and warmer temperatures

hello james, mercy triumphs (my bible study)

hello homeschool co-op; we begin again on friday

 

hello monday originates from Lisa Leonard Designs and I'm linking up on her blog.

planning

our family has a large calendar hanging in our little hallway from the dining room where we keep all the 'family' events we need to keep track of: boy scouts, boy scout camp outs, boy scout service activities, bible study, small group nights, church events, doctor's appointments, etc. this calendar is usually maintained monthly

i keep a homeschooling calendar. it's smaller. about an 8.5 x 11 size, maybe a little larger, wire-bound 16-month day planner that i found in walmart and loved immediately. i've been documenting the boys' daily homeschooling schedule subject by subject on the daily activities section of the planner. it has served our purposes well. i add our co-op days, some personal activities like doctors appointments, and bible studies, as well as boy scout events. since the boys and i both use this planner it is maintained weekly. i schedule our homeschool weekly (never longer). in the year we've been homeschooling i have found planning any longer out and it inevitably changes - so a week at a time it is.

when i asked for a set of mini day planners for christmas:

this 2012 planner set for christmas my daughter ordered them the same day and stuffed them in my stocking when they arrived...

i really had no idea what i'd use them for.

each journal is numbered and a different oh-so-lovely color. i added the month.

i know the perfect use for them.

they will serve to keep me on track with blogging. i will schedule my blog posts.

i have begun a year-long 'project' with Cathy Zeilske and Big Picture Scrapbooking called Move More Eat Well. I want to make sure I am documenting and staying on track. Be purposeful. a schedule serves that purpose.

i have also chosen a one little word with ali edwards that i want to keep track of and complete assignments from last year that i never completed when i took her class. while i'm not taking the class this year i want to complete the assignments with this years one little word.

i found 52 photos with monika wright that i plan on participating in. i found 12 of 12 with Lee at the Linar Studio/Embrace Life blog that sounds like something i could keep up with. documenting a day with 12 photos, on the 12th of each month.

and maybe not finally but to be included is hello monday with lisa leonard designs.

i will schedule my one thousand gift posts also.

i'm excited about this added schedule, these mini-journals to keep track of my blogging. can't wait to use all those little, beautiful journals too and fill them up with amazing ideas to share.