Things I love

Winter finally decided to join us last night. The temp is 17, but feels like -1. And the kids are home from school! Snow Day!!

Just some wintery love:
I am always hunting for good gloves/mittens. These long mittens look amazing.

While we won't be going out to play in the snow today when we do venture out a scarf is in order. I'm loving this scarf. 

A snow day always involves lots of snuggling under blankets and this blanket looks nice and toasty.

Movies and games are always a big thing for snow days. I'm hoping to get our games moved so they are a bit easier to get to. We have a few games we love to play and games are always on the lists at birthday and Christmas. Some of the games on our wish lists are:
Apples to Apples Junior - The Game of Crazy Comparisons!
Logo Board Game
Don't Say It Game
Rack-O

And of course there is always the good ole Wii on snow days to burn off at least a bit of energy.

I imagine they will be back at school tomorrow especially since we don't have school on Monday. 

A new One Little Word

So last week I blogged about One Little Word and my word/phrase for the year. Well as I was going about doing things, reading things online and going through my stack of quotes and stuff, a word kept coming up. This word was in EVERYTHING I was reading. Even in things I was looking at for inspiration. It was popping up in tv shows I watched or the theme behind the word was. I wasn't really "feeling" my word/phrase and when this word kept popping up everywhere I took it as a sign that I needed to change my word. So shortly after I posted my blog post last week I changed my word. My word now is:
Choose

It was this quote that sealed the deal for me.
"You are everything that is, your thoughts, your life, your dreams come true. You are everything you CHOOSE to be. You are as unlimited as the endless universe."

I choose to chase after my dreams, I choose to try harder to have patience when the kids are driving me crazy fighting, I choose to keep my mouth shut or stand up for something, I choose to work everyday to make my life the life I want it to be.

10 on Tuesday

1. Friends is the best TV show EVER!!! Watched it last night. I have all 10 seasons, the finale on dvd by itself, "the one with all the parties" and the 2 other volumes.

2. We were a house divided for the title game. Dart was cheering for LSU and I was Roll Tide! Not the best game, but I liked the victory.

3. On October 13th Alabama will play Mizzou. I'm thinking that might be a good weekend to leave town. Not looking forward to the craziness that will be CoMo that weekend.

4. Got the new Boden catalog yesterday. So many cute things in it! I think I want every cardigan in there.

5. Typing this while I watch Carl Edwards on Live with Kelly. Love Carl and how much he loves being from CoMo.

6. Audrey goes back to gymnastics tonight and can't wait. She even got a new leotard to wear.

7. Yesterday Audrey and I made onion soup mix and taco seasoning. Found the recipes on Pinterest. Will let you know what we think after we have something with them.

8. Speaking of Pinterest, I am seriously addicted to that site. I love it not only for the ideas I get from it, but for the fact that later on when I'm looking for something I can easily find it. I have converted most things I had bookmarked as far as ideas went to there. It's so awesome.

9. This is probably going to come back to bite me soon, but I WANT SNOW! We have been above normal in temps lately. In the 60's a couple of times and even close to 70 one day. It's winter. I have a feeling our spring is going to be COLD!

10. Something to think about: "Cards aren't just for sending, they are for receiving." When was the last time you sent a card just because you wanted someone to know you were thinking about them.
 

Menu Plan Monday

I'm actually enjoying this, makes the week so nice and since this week will be back to normal for the most part, with school everyday and gymnastics Tuesday night it will be so nice to not worry about dinner every night.

Monday-Baked Potatoes we never had them last week, so they will be first on the list for this week.
Tuesday-leftovers there is lots in the fridge and with gymnastics this will be easy!
Wednesday-Hot Pot Stew I have some pork roast I need to use so this will be perfect.
Thursday-Meatloaf
Friday-Pizza trying this Taco Pizza and then pepperoni for kids
Saturday-Breakfast we will have eggs and pancakes, haven't had these in a while and I may make extra pancakes to have on hand for breakfast.
Sunday-Slow Cooker lemon garlic chicken with Crash Hot potatoes can't wait!!

A review of last weeks recipes that we had never had before:
Chili Cheese Macaroni-It was good, but made a HUGE batch. This would be great to make one for you and one for the freezer or to take to a friend who might need a meal made for them.
Super Nachos-I need to work on my cheese sauce, but everyone said it was good.
Bean Pot Pork Chops-Very yummy! In my bean pot with the oven at 250 I let them cook for 2.5 hours. They were very yummy.

To do list:

On the schedule for this week:

• pictures of new items
• new item made everyday
• get through at least 100 of my sisters wedding pictures, there are over 1600!
• clean my fabric area
• find canvases that I bought a while back
• cut my new purse
• cut and sew hedgehog sack
• wash shower curtain so I can take down the Christmas one! 
• make Valentine's Day mini book
• make another mini book
• go through one box of my pictures and scrapbook(I will explain what my new process is going to be later. I really hope this will work)
• set up Audrey a little art area. She is my crafty girl and really wants an area, so I'm going to see what I can come up with in our tiny house.
• select fabric for American Girl clothes for shop. I'm thinking pajamas and other clothes would make good Valentine's Day gifts for little girls. I know Audrey would love more clothes for her doll(it's just an 18 inch doll we got at Target I think. She is working for an AG Doll.)
• Meet with our school district human resource person to discuss the search for a new principal. 

There will be lots of other things to get done this week, but those are the biggies.

A glimpse of a new card set! I love coloring!

To do list update and link love!

A review of my to do list for this week:

• List something new in the store everyday(at least Mon-Fri, still deciding if I will do weekends too)
• Start Valentine's Day cards-Have the ideas sketched. On the list for today.
• Finish getting Christmas stuff down. I like the tree up for my birthday.
• New blog header
• Make a Hedgehog sleep sack for a friend. Sounds crazy, but I will share it.-Got fabric picked.
• Sew some American Girl clothes, I think they would make great Valentine's Day gifts.-Hope to get some today.
• Watch the Christmas movies I didn't get to watch before Christmas. I have Holiday Inn, White Christmas, Miracle on 34th Street, and It's a Wonderful Life to watch still.-Nope and I put them away.
• Make a Valentine's Day mini book.-Paper pulled and sketches going.
• Make my new purse.-Would help if I could find my fabric.
• Library run.
• Make banner for engagement party and get it mailed. 
• Get listings that have sold recently remade-Have a couple done.

And these are some of my favorite links from the week!
-This one is great for wasting time for movie buffs. Not going to lie, I kick butt. It's played hangman style so you can get a little help figuring some out.-If you need something to make you laugh, check out Snarky in the Suburbs blog. This post is the one I read this week. She is HILARIOUS!
-I posted about this article yesterday, but am posting it again in case you missed it. How to develop a creative practice.

I hope everyone has a good day. We are staying home and watching lots of football! Go Saints!

At this moment

Listening to-last night's Big Bang Theory. LOVE this show!
Eating-nothing
Drinking-water
Wearing-jeans, t-shirt, slippers. I usually have some kind of slipper on, even in the summer.
Feeling-was feeling a little off and then I read this and my mood changed.
Weather-very strange weather here. It's going to be in the 60's today. Seriously it's January.
Wanting-new running shoes, some books on coloring techniques.
Needing-new running shoes. I want these, WR10RG New Balance WR10 Women's Minimus Road Running Shoe
Thinking-about Valentine's Day projects, the article I mentioned above, and about needing a nap.
Enjoying-Big Bang Theory, the sunny, warm January day, Life.
Wondering-when it's going to snow.