On my bedside table:
The Face… Angela Hunt & my Bible.

On my TV:
Jon & Kate + 8, 7th Heaven, 27 dresses

On the menu for tonight:
Taco chicken, mashed potatoes, hot rolls, cinnamon rolls, and corn.  (Mom cooked dinner for me tonight since I spent the afternoon with them doing their hair!)

On my To Do List:
clean out purse; work on chore checklist; help Amanda with FAFSA; mom & dad’s hair…

New Recipe I tried last week:
Nothing new really… just some old ones.

Looking forward to:
Dinner out Thursday night; a good night’s sleep.
Homemaking Tip for this week:
I buy mr. clean (the blue one that smells really good) and fill a spray cleaning bottle about 1/4 to 1/3 full and add water.  I use it daily to clean counter tops etc. and it smells so fresh and clean and lasts a long time too!

Favorite Blog Post of the week (mine or other):
Probably this one.  Nancy always makes me laugh… her daughter Lauren does too!

Favorite photo from last week:

Lesson learned the past few days:
That worry is imagining that bad things happen in the future and that by replacing those bad thoughts of the future with good things happening worry can be counteracted with good plans and thoughts. 

On my Prayer List:
Izzy.
Devotionals, Scripture Reading, Key Verses:

Key Verse: (our class memory verse for this week) The LORD is my shepherd; I have everything I need. He lets me rest in green meadows; he leads me beside peaceful streams. He renews my strength. He guides me along right paths, bringing honor to his name. Ps. 23:1-3 NLT

I made a huge full crockpot of stew last night… it cooked all night and we had it for Sunday lunch.  I sauteed a big sirloin steak along with a roughly chopped onion in some olive oil… meanwhile I started loading the crock pot up with lots of good stuff like a big can of diced tomatoes, a can of mild rotel, two cans of beef broth, a package of baby carrots, 5-6 chopped potatoes, frozen green beans, frozen corn, frozen peas, salt & pepper, a package of williams chili seasoning… then I put in the onion and steak and pushed it under the juice… I let it cook on high all night and this morning the steak was easily seperated with a fork.  It was really delicious.  Thankfully, there is enough left for a couple more meals. 

We had small red beans for dinner Sat. night and had leftovers, and I made turkey chili with some leftover beans for lunch Saturday that was very healthy!

Monday we’ll have the soup again…

Tuesday I’m making homemade pizzas.

Wednesday we’ll have fat free kosher hot dogs with turkey chili and baked chips.

Thursday Matt and I are attending a teacher/leader appreciation dinner at one of our favorite restaurants! Yay! no cooking.

I’m leaving friday open… who knows, something exciting could come up???? ya’ right