Old Habits Die Hard

With only two and half days left in 2017, I’m busy thinking about new beginnings like most folks do around New Year’s Eve. I always try to have a resolution or two to start, but ultimately after a month or so they fall through the cracks. The usual suspects get in the way: time fatigue, television, boredom, work, etc. This year I’m not even going to try to set goals. I’m in grad school, my husband is recovering from a rotator cuff repair, my mom-in-law has a Parkinson’s like disease called PSP, and life is just too crazy. I’m going to do what everyone should do: live one day at a time. Instead of setting goals, I’m going to send up some prayers. First, I pray to grow closer in my relationship with Christ with my husband through a shared daily Bible study. Second, I pray for knowledge and wisdom to live healthier. This means eating cleaner, exercising, and engaging in stress relieving activities. Third, I pray for the strength and ability to humbly and graciously help care for my family. My mom-in-law is in need of care and my dad-in-law needs help with that. My husband also needs help dealing with the reality of his mom’s illness. And, finally, I pray to have knowledge, wisdom, and understanding to deal with all things unplanned. Life isn’t about daily schedules and commitments. Anything can be thrown in our paths during the course of a day or week. I pray and hope to use these situations for God’s good plans. I want to accept his will in my life and live peacefully. These are my New Year’s Prayers. I hope you will consider saying some of your own.

Summer Break 2016

It's my 10th summer break as an educator. My goal for the next 2 months is to RELAX!  So, far I've created two Bible journal entries. My goal is to try to create one a day for the whole summer. Here are the two I've created:

My Newest Feline Edition, Eli

Project 365-Day 28

Day 28-So, some how, in the wee hours of the morning, I punched/scratched my eye REALLY bad! It's been sore all day. I got the diagnosis this afternoon. Antibiotic drops will be necessary this time. Yes, unfortunately this isn't the first time I've scratched my eye. #foureyedproblems 

Project 365-Day 26

A little doodling during class tonight...

Project 365-Day 25

Quilting again for the first time in a long time!

Project 365-Day 24

I have many photos of my experiences from day 24. It was a nice day!

Project 365-Day 23

Yesterday I made a King Cake from scratch with my bread machine. It is delicious! 

Project 365-Day 21 and 22

Day 21:

I completed this bad sketch. I really need to draw more. My kiddos would definitely benefit from it at school!

Day 22:

It snowed here last night and blanketed my neighborhood and most of the state in a beautiful white blanket. It's probably the nicest we've had in a while!

Project 365-Day 20

My loves. My children. 

Project 365-Day 19

My co-worker, Jenna, bought me a King Cake during her trip to NOLA this past  weekend. I love king Cakes!!

Project 365-Day 18

This is in my home town. It cracks me up every time I drive by it. The guy is remodeling the house. 

Project 365-Day 17

Enjoying this lazy Sunday by watching sappy romance movies on the Hallmark channel and loom knitting. 

Project 365-Day 15 & 16

I forgot to take a pic for day 15. So, I took 3 on day 16 to make up for it. 

The first one here is of a cup of coffee I had with my mom at Cracker Barrel after a cold day of grocery shopping. 

Later in the evening, I tried for the third time to bake bread in my bread machine. This time I really thought it'd be a winner because I switched to bread machine yeast.

Nope, I ended up with crater bread again! I'm not sure what to do about this, but I'm gonna research it some more. 

Project 365-Day 14

Today was a LONG day. I left home around 7:05 am to head to work. Then, at 3:45 I had to head out to grab a quick meal before having to be back at 4:45 to help out with our MacBook distribution. So, I treated myself to some yummy Hastings coffee. I wasn't done tonight until 7:47. 

Project 365- Day 11 & 12

https://instagram.com/p/BAgPvz2hjJYYyMFr5xreuWyPV_4cCkgspUwxVY0/

Too tired!!! This will have to suffice for these two days. 

Project 365--Day 10

Molly and Her Vent

You cannot tell in the picture, but she is laying on top of a floor vent. This is her absolute favorite spot in the winter. 

Project 365--Day 9

Today, I got new tennis shoes and socks! Yay!!! I found some on sale at the asics outlet. So, glad, because I needed new ones really bad!!

Project 365-Day 8

I'm too tired on the end of this first week back to work. Today's photo is of my alarm clock. I'm out! 😴💤

Project 365-Day 5, 6, & 7

I knew I'd be horrible at staying on time for this!  Here are my photos for days 5, 6, & 7:

Day 5

This is a picture of what I am most proud of on the back of my name plate at our adoption classes. 

Day 6:

In this pic, I'm slap worn out from worrying over my AP syllabus. 

Day 7:

This is a pic of me finally getting to wear a pretty scarf my mom bought me for Christmas. I love it!