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Daybook 1-17-11

A picture thought...


Outside my window…gray, dull-looking day but temperatures are warming up!
I am thinking…how nice it is to have the day off from school for the boys.
I am wearing…jeans, green sweatshirt and socks.
I am hearing…"S'wonderful" by Les Brown and His Band of Renown from 1949 on Pandora.
I am thankful for…a fantastic family fun day yesterday full of backyard football playing, friends over and football on TV last night ~ all five snuggled together under fuzzy blankets.
I am going… to drop ZJ off at a friend's, to pick up a friend for RW, and await the arrival of a friend for KC.  Playdates galore today!
I am hoping…I can go stay with my mom in March.
I am praying for…my friend suffering from Rasmussen's Encephalitis and in need of a miracle.
I am reading…Paula Deen's Quick and Easy Meals magazine and dreaming of making lots of new recipes.
I am creating…routines I will be able to follow.
I am pondering…blogging ~ the why, the way, the when.
God is leading me…to wait rather than rush.
In the kitchen…homemade caramel rolls (recipe coming soon toBake Me Away) yesterday, roast chicken, fried kale and crash hot potatoes tonight. 
Around the house…Lots of toys to tidy and four baskets of folded clothes to put away.  Still making my lists for 52 Weeks of Organizing.
One of my favorite things…my two year old singing "Dad Gum, Dad Gum" all around the house. (If you have seen "Mater's Tales" you'll understand!)

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  1. AnonymousJanuary 24, 2011 at 8:49 AM

    Popping over from your reply on (in)courage. You have a wonderful blog. I hope to read more of your daybooks!

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