Mulberry Syrup!!

I have to admit, I am pretty stoked about my homemade syrup!  Ilove it, the kids love it & a little goes a long way, now, to get Tim to try it & we'll be set. Special thanks to Julia for holding my hand via facebook while I inched thru the process.

here is my homemade 'berry bag'  :) it hung from a hair tie on the can opener over night & then I cooked all the juice w/sugar.

 I am so loving this time of my life where I have the internet connection to so many fun & helpful ladies to teach me how to be more self-sufficient!  later this week I will share my garden, along w/my list of what I have learned in the past year.

Hello Winter!

We know you are here. We know you are so powerful. We appreciate a snow day here & there, some pretty snow on the lawn, the frost in the trees but SERIOUSLY, ENOUGH ALREADY?! WE KNOW!!! Now, a gently easing out of season would be FAN-TAB-ULOUS! :) Please don't make me beg-its not pretty!

This morning, I feel the need to revisit last year's word: APPRECIATE: I APPRECIATE my work from home job that means I only have to start Tim's car-not start, clean off, & drive one of my own every day twice a day! I APPRECIATE that we have a home I can work from & not worry about the heat bill (like the old place). I APPRECIATE that Tim has developed a desire to help in the kitchen & around the house. Sure makes life easier & much more enjoyable :)

Another Snow Day. We have a Mile-Long list of to-dos for today :) finger paints, snow play, rearranging of toy room, having killler homemade macNcheese, playing in a mixed age group, running a bit crazy... ahhhh sounds like fun!! :)

Have a Great Day Everyone!!

WOW!

Good bye 2009. Hello 2010!

I don't have anything excited to report of the past 12 months that hasn't already been posted-so no year-end review from me. I am not good @ resolutions so I am not sure I'll go there. I guess I'll just post about my One Little Word. 2008 my OLW was FOCUS. FOCUS on the here & now. FOCUS on the end result. FOCUS on me. FOCUS the camera. then 2009 I used APPRECIATE. & often listed 3 things/people that I APPRECIATE in blog postings. I APPRECIATE the sunshine. I APPRECIATE the changing seasons. I APPRECIATE my Husband. I APPRECIATE my job. I APPRECIATE my blog readers. I haven't given 2010 OLW much formal thought. I have had fleeting thoughts of 'what should I use?' "what is ME?" "does XXXX word work?" I usually start w/a small list of options then pick one from there. I haven't done that yet. WOW maybe I am a bit behind my own schedule!! thinking.. thinking.. thinking.. I'll have to get back to you on that.

Twilight. I am blaming Twilight the book on being so far behind around here! I have done NOTHING besides, eat, sleep, work & read Twilight since Christmas Eve when I opened it. I had no idea what I was getting into! I have heard & read all the hype but I am not a sci-fi girl. If it can't happen, hasn't happened or I haven't heard of its real possibility that it COULD happen, I don't 'get it'. Twilight sucked me in & I am hooked!! So now that I have completed Twilight (in under a week) I am making myself complete my December Daily book & shampoo some carpets around this place before I venture to the local library to check out New Moon. (thinking if I take it easy tonight, I should be able to tackle both tomorrow & hit the library Saturday morning haha)

Goals:

Ok so I said I wouldn't do resolutions, I call them goals. same thing? probably. but here we got anyway!

*I will get my foot fixed so I can run again

*I will get on a daily schedule of running

*I will shrink my size to need new clothes

*I will continue to appreciate my child care families for their independence, individuality & not just their check book as I felt was implied today

*I will get more structured in my child care home

*I will get my completed scrap pages organized into albums so I know what I need to do next

*I will continue to appreciate my husband for all he does & is learning to do

*I will continue to love my child care children as I do & remember I am in this occupation for them

*I will get back to eating better & taking better general care of myself

*I will end this list before it becomes a post of its own!

HAPPY NEW YEAR'S EVE!!! 2nd year in a row we've not had big plans. *sigh* not that we NEED big plans but OH THOSE WERE SO MUCH FUN!!!!!!!! fancy hotel, 'free' food, rocking hairband, 'free' champagne toast @ midnight, 'free' party favors, great fun, great friends, gret memories *sigh* I miss those parties! as of now, & it possible to change in the next 5 minutes or hours, we are planning to hit a party @ a friends' house tonight. Some friends we don't see often enough but thoroughly enjoy their company when we do see them. Great time no doubt!

I hope the next time I post I will be able to say that the Christmas goods are all packed up & the house is back to 'normal' w/the addition of clean carpets! Have a Great night everyone & I hope twenty ten finds you happy, safe & healthy!

AND just to not end the post w/o a photo:I am so ready for the appropriate IOWA weather to enjoy these babies again!!! mmmmmmmmm but for now they are in my cocoa :))

Hello December!

WOW you have blown in w/some coooooooold air this year! :( I am admittedly not ready for the cold winter weather. Not that I have any choice but just sayin'. I have been able to get by w/long sleeve tshirts, a couple of waffle weave shirts & occassionally a jacket type shirt over top but usually just for a few hours in the morning. Today I took their forcast to heart & started the day off in a turtleneck & fleecy shirt over top, hot chocolate while making Tim's lunch , pancakes, fried eggs & applesauce for the kids' breakfast & perking coffee now. :)

Tonight I plan to work on my December Daily page 1!!!!!! So excited to get it rolling!! :) I shared both this & last year's books @ my mom's thanksgiving & had a good response. Not that it really matters b/c non-scrappers really don't 'get it' so I was prepared for page flipping & the obligatory 'mmm that's nice Kim' but I got some really nice responses :) (not even sure why I bother showing sometimes but oh well) hopefully tomorrow I'll have page 1 & maybe 2 to share complete!!

Last night I got back on the treadmill!! I had planned on a mile but got a half in w/mostly walking. My heel is bothering me again so I think I need some stretching to do before running. I printed page one of an 8 week program over the weekend so we will see how that goes. maybe I am starting off too strong for my old out of shape body?!

I feel like I have alot on my organizational plate right now.. IAEYC, PTCO spring crop, Christmas shopping, baking, visiting & celebrating, along w/the regular house running & child care daily work. Ok now that its in print it isn't near as overwhelming as it felt in my head :) THAT is a good thing!

APPRECIATE: I appreciate having family to shop for. I appreciate having the funds to do Christmas shopping (even if it isn't as 'all out' as I'd like). I appreciate hot coffee on a blustery December Day.

Enough Rambling! Off & Running!!!

Good Afternoon!

We had a great busy weekend -GNO/Wine Walk, child care training, birthday bowling party, movie @ home, a walk & naps on Sunday! :)

ACCOUNTABILITY: I've been getting 3-5 f/v, 2-4 dairy, 64-92 oz daily! Friday I didn't run but did the wine walk around town-tiny bit of walking exercise, Saturday we bowled, Sunday I went for a walk outside & yesterday I got back on the treadmill. I picked up some new shoes on the wine walk so no more excuses!! I will do my mile after work tonight & be back on my morning running tomorrow! & looking fwd to it!! thinking after I keep this up a while I should treat myself to GOOD running shoes from the specialty store but for now the good ole leather 'boks will have to do.

APPRECIATE: I APPRECIATE the family I have around me. I APPRECIATE that we live in a community that cares about others, helping others thru life altering events/losses. I APPRECIATE our group of girls that can get together for a GNO once in a while!!

Sara, Nicki, Val, Bethany, Sam, My Mom & I

I have no excuse for skipping yesterday's post but that I was lazy & uninspired! pretty much a Monday. Already looking toward the weekend! Friday night I will spend prepping for Saturday's Tastefully Simple party, Saturday I am hoping to get in to get hair cuts for myself & Neice L then off to Des Moines to Incredible Pizza for a double birthday party, then home to host my TS party. Sunday will be spent napping :) Due to the drama surrounding the animal shelter I have decided to separate myself from it until it calms down.

4 weeks of Tuesday night Darts left after tonight. not sure how I feel about that. Some weeks I'd like to stay home but others I know we need the mid week outing. it will be nice to not have it going on between the holidays!

Happy Hump Day!!

Chilly morning out there!! Fall has definately arrived & shortly behind it is WINTER! WOW. I am NOT ready for the cold!! ready or not here it comes!

ACCOUNTABILITY: 4 f/v, 2 dairy, 80oz., ran a full mile! and remembered my vitamins! pretty good day!!

the rest of my December Daily pages. Yup.. its DONE! NOW to decide on the next project! Maybe organizing the completed pages into albums!!

21.

Simple snow documentation

22.

random thoughts/child care activity

23.

there are more coordinating stickers behind the photo mat

24.

the green block is attached w/hinges & flathead eyelets to make for more room for Christmas Eve.

25.

Christmas Day- there is a decorated file folder to put here also.

28.

probably the undecorating :)

30.

Festivities definition-either to sum up Christmas or start on New Years

29.

another snow page option

1st.

Stickers tucked behind the clock for now.

31.

clip @ top for Memorabilia

the paper on the bottom is really silver w/white swirls the scanner didn't do a good job picking that up :(

Have a Great day!! remember to APPRECIATE what we've been given!!

Tuesday True Confessions

• ACCOUNTABILITY: this area sure has grown in 11 months!! Food wise I have fluctuated ALOT. yesterday was a good day!! 5 f/v, 2 dairy, 80oz of water, took my vites & the morning .5 mile run as my exercise.. today should be similar. About today....it is the full mile day of my challenge & I decided (as the alarm was going off @5) that I'd wait to do it after work, while Tim is finishing up supper tonight. Last night I got a nap in during that time so tonight I will have plenty of time to run the full mile & shower. Enough w/the Guilt already Kim! sheesh!
• APPRECIATE: I APPRECIATE that I have a wonderful husband that shares in the house & cooks! I APPRECIATE our friends that like to get together all year long. I APPRECIATE that I have a full house of child care families.
• I got on the scale today & am UP from before I started running.. what the heck????
• I am bribing myself to run w/protein shake after each run but ONLY after each run :)
• I feel tired & sluggish since I didn't run today. learning my lesson!
• I need to vac the child care carpet today.
• I am late sending off Scrap Pink things.
• I am dreading sorting receipts for tax prep UGH!
• I didn't do ANY-THING on my to do list last night!!
• I finished my December Daily book!! I might even get it scanned in today.

I have some catch up to play this morning along w/some Wiggles to dance to :) Hope your day is productive as well as enjoyable! :)

Happy Hump Day!!

ugh I got on a name tag makin' roll last night & didn't want to quit. Luckily for me today, the Xyron X ran out of adhesive @ 10:15 so I just adhered the ones I had stickie & called it a night @10:30 they will be simple but DONE! :) quite exciting!

darts last night was fun but WOW did I suck! only one bull all night! whaaaaaaaaaaaat?? sheesh blaming the flu shot shoulder ;)

tonight will be a busy running night!!
*chiro @5:15
*walmart for more adhesive
*supper
*Mom's coming to help put together gift bags
*finish & attach tags to bags
*hoping I can add "pick up custom Tshirts" in there too!

I still need to locate my fair queen crown to use for a game, pull out a pink gift bag for the 'suggestion box' & decide if I am decorating this pink kleenex box or leaving it as is for the 'coffin'

APPRECIATE: I APPRECIATE that we have our laid back little dart league to participate in & that they don't take it too seriously. I APPRECIATE that my mom is offering to help w/Scrap Pink. I APPRECIATE all of the local sponsors that have stepped up to help me w/Scrap Pink.

ACCOUNTABILITY: my appetite is returning. I have been good about my protien shake daily so atleast I am getting dairy. yesterday was my best in a week-3 dairy, 3 f/v & 50oz. but I have totally slacked off the vites again... being able to breathe makes taking them so much easier.. planning to get back on that bandwagon tonight!

let the crunch time begin!

Thank goodness its Thursday!

ugh! I am feeling a bit like a pile today! couldn't quit coughing so @11:30 went to my chair, was awake @12:15 & 2:15 & then felt like I had just closed myeyes when my phone alarm was going off @5:15 UGH! definatly relying on the protein shake for energy this morning-I still need to mop the wood floor & pick up the play room b4 Blake's therapist comes @8:30! need nyquil for tonight!

Scrap Pink-the shirts are ordered & paid for. Registration is closed! I left a ton of messages yesterday to possible donors. follow up today or tomorrow to pick up Saturday. the scrapbook stores in Creston & Ankeny are also donating to the gift bags. YAY!!!

ACCOUNTABILITY: 3 dairy, 6 f/v, 96oz, but no moving exercise, drove to the garden to test the new brakes on the car, picked 1/2 bucket of small tomatoes, but nothing to speak of.

APPRECIATE: I APPRECIATE that I have a vehicle (the Van) that I can take spur of the moment out of town to pick up donations. I APPRECIATE that the garden is giving us so many tomatoes & peppers-lots of salsa!!! I APPRECIATE that I got SOME sleep last night.

ok.. off & running! have a great day!

Oh Monday,

Oh Monday! I am not quite ready for you. not that you asked anyway :) had a great weekend!! quiet night @ home Friday, Saturday morning I spent running around town picking up donations & dropping off requests, definatly getting a better response w/a cover letter! then home to lunch & chill out w/Tim until time to go to Bass Pro to get his special order Tshirt, then to Lance & Val's party. Good Time! Slept in till time to go to the shelter yesterday, which was another awesome experience! a well oiled machine we were! then home to shower & go to my Mom's cook out. so relaxing!! when home Tim & I made home made pizza for supper & watched the latest the Fast & the Furious movie. LOVE IT!! then off to bed! a great weekend!

SCRAP PINK: I picked up 4 more registrations, 4 more donations, AND handed out another invite, another registration packet, 26 more donation requests. Saturday is FULL! Sunday is well on its way! *closing registration on Wed *calling tshirt guy today *calling scrapbook store today

APPRECITATE: I APPRECIATE the farmer's market offering fresh things we wouldn't other wise get to enjoy. I APPRECIATE good business people that recognize a repeat customer. I APPRECIATE business owners that are willing to help others.

ACCOUNTABILITY:this weekend was a wash. Friday horrible, Saturday 80oz but the food was not so great. Sunday 64oz & a little better on the food wise.

today's list includes child care paperwork, scrap pink phone calls, laundry, & making a chiro appt.
hope your day is all you need it to be!!

A Chilly Tuesday

good thing its a short week! I got a very unwelcome visitor last night & she's reaking havoc on my body this morning. hoping the toast & protein shake are enough to jumpstart the ibuprofen! Atleast its while I am still home & not @ the campsite & atleast I can work thru it(or wrap up in a blanket & rock them in turns)

last night we loaded the truck w/firewood for a normal weekend & threw in some extra since its a long one. then hit the garden. its dwindling :( it makes me sad that we had such a short growing season this year! I will definately miss the fresh stuff!

ACCOUNTABILITY: Yesterday I did get 64oz, 3 dairy & 4 f/v in. the walk was non existant but loading wood I am counting as my daily exercise, the vitamins I also forgot as I fell asleep b4 I meant to.

SCRAP PINK: we are now up to 6 paid registrations, 17 reservations for Saturday, & 9 for Sunday! (not counting myself I never know where I fit in there LOL) I got a CASE of coffee mugs from Edward Jones office yesterday! WOW!! that was pretty cool! Thanks Steph!

APPRECIATE: I APPRECIATE that this is a short week, I APPRECIATE that this is a long camping weekend, I APPRECIATE that we have enought firewood, blankets & clothes to pack to be warm & enjoy it no matter the weather!

hoping for some more of yesterday's productivity to carry over-beef stew is in the crockpot, clean wood floors in the child care(tackled them yesterday), clean laundry to put away, road trip tonight w/my hunny. keeping the ibu in the veins today will be key.

foggy wet Thursday morning

Wow we've gotten alot of rain in the past 18 or so hours! the sump pump has been working OT! (I am growing to love that sound knowing it means I have a dry basement!) *whew*

the neighbor's yard across the streetthe stream is from the drain in the back of the boat

the back yard:

I slept sooooooo good last night after working in my scrap room for an hour sorting thru piles that have collected this summer. EEK! I need to make a run to Home Depot & Target & return stuff that didn't get used in the bathroom remodel! I also have a box of murder mystery books I am no longer into that needs a new home! some hard & some paperbacks. if you want it LMK & we will make arrangements!!(its too big to ship sorry)

ACCOUNTABILITY: Yesterday I got in 80oz, 5f/v, 4dairy, no walk (unless you count 2 trips to the grocery store LOL) but did get back on track w/my vites!

APPRECIATE: I APPRECIATE that we have a house accommodating my business AND my hobby. I APPRECIATE the moisture we are receiving (even tho *I* think its too much too fast). I APPRECIATE the time I am getting to spend w/the littles in my care while the bigs are at school.

Scrap Pink update: I found last year's paperwork YAY! so I made copies of the challenge sheet YAY! also retyped the welcome letter! (it will just need to keep making adjustments as donations & such come in)DOUBLE YAY!!

I am off to make the most of the dreary day-a guarantee that at some point we will have the Wiggles music CD blasted! :)

Hello there Friday!

I thought U'd never come! :) the last Friday of Summer Vacation. Hmmmmm I am ready & I think they are too.

This weekend will be full of cleaning! The upstairs is definately become a dumping ground w/all the time we've spent outside lately & since Tim's working Saturday morning I will have plenty of quiet time to put a dent in it :) I promised myself I wouldn't get overwhelmed & would even go 15 minutes at a time if I had to. Then I start volunteering @ the animal shelter on Sunday. I hear rumors it took the last family of 4, 4 hours to do the dog room. I am thinking 2 hrs tops. And since we also want to do the last day of the fair & Bass Pro Shops on Sunday, I will be up early to do the dogs.

SCRAP PINK: I am hoping to get out & hang fliers Saturday too. I have 15 guests down for RSVPing, 5 on Saturday only, 5 for the whole weekend & the other 5 have not chosen days. This is from Facebook only. I am meeting w/the owner of the new day spa in town tonight to explain SP to her & see what she wants to donate. EXCITING!!

ACCOUNTABILITY: 80oz, 1 dairy, 6! f/v, played @ the park & walked to the garden then worked more on the rock garden, & Vites!! The water & dairy could have been a bit better but can't be perfect every day! ;)

APPRECIATE: I APPRECIATE the garden produce & Farmer's Market SOOOOOOOOOOOOO much right now!!! yuummmmy I APPRECIATE that we had all these rocks laying around to make our vision come to light. I APPRECIATE the coming quiet time tomorrow morning :)

Here are some shots I captured last night.

ROCK GARDEN:(so far)

CUCUMBERS:

TOMATOES:

PEPPERS:

WOW Major Friday Post :) What are YOUR weekend plans??

Happy Hump Day!

its the last Wednesday of Summer vacation! eeeeeeeeeeek we are sending Summer off w/a morning viewing of GForce @10 this morning.

ACCOUNTABILITY catch up- Sunday: 96oz, 2 dairy, 4 f/v, vites but no walk. Monday: 96oz, 3 dairy, 7!!! f/v, walk to the garden swapping soon-to-be-compost for fresh veggies, 22 Wii Fit minutes & vites. Tuesday: 90oz, 4dairy, 5 f/v, walk w/the kids to the school playground, pulled weeds & grass out of 3/4 of the front flower bed then helped Tim move 1/2 of the extra retaining wall blocks to a newly mown spot, & vites.

APPRECIATE-I APPRECIATE that he cares what our yard looks like. I APPRECIATE the ache I've felt that past 2 mornings -tells me I did something to work some muscles! I APPRECIATE my child care parents cooperating to let us do field trips.

2 of my past big kids are here today so they can go to the movie w/us. :) had them for 9 yrs then they outgrew me-it happens. but was facebooking w/one Tuesday evening & offered, then mom texted me yesterday to check & make sure it was ok. they are here! :) FUN!!

photos tomorrow!

just another list

it seems that lists are my thing this week so here we go :)

• I APPRECIATE THAT its friday!
• I APPRECIATE THAT its a nice day out -we plan to spend MOST OF IT out there!
• I APPRECIATE my helpers this summer-could NOT have done it w/o them
• ACCOUNTABILITY/21 day challenge: I managed my 64oz, 3 dairy, 4 f/v & all the playing @ the park I am counting as my daily walk
• I had another horrible night trying to sleep-sure wish there was a good reason for it!
• I am looking fwd to a day @ the fair!
• I have decided to donate part of my Sunday afternoons to cleaning the dog room @ the local animal shelter
• I am fighting w/my old laptop trying to get it print fliers to hang
• I will only have 9 kids today until noon then they will start to leave
• I am tired of fighting my d/w that's not getting all the dishes clean every time :(
• I am trying not to be too negative!!

YAY FOR FRIDAAAAAAAAAAAAY!!!!

SO EXCITED for the weekend!! its a lake weekend :) reallllllllllly needing the tension to melt off!

AS THE overnights & mornings are cooler I am facing the reality that summer is coming to a close. *sigh* so NOT ready for it in some aspects & TOTALLY ready in others. We packed alot in the child care this summer. We did more socially outside of child care too. it just doesn't seem like it should be August already. but what can we do about it? Time moves on whether we are ready or not so may as well adjust attitude & GET ready :)

AUGUST is packed!! we had the tubing trip last weekend, Lake this, Iowa State Fair next, a toss up the following, school starts the 24th, housewarming & fundraiser the last weekend then we are into September!! yikes!!

SCRAP PINK is filling up! :) I am up to 10 in less than a week. to me that's huge! Also had a request to combine a vendor fair w/it. YIKES!! I think I better get in serious contact w/the lady for the bigger building YAY!!!

APPRECIATE: I am appreciating the garden that's finally producing. I appreciate the farmer's market for what I don't have the energy, know-how or means to produce. I appreciate our weekend get aways to the lake!

ACCOUNTABILITY: 80oz, 2 dairy, 4f/v, got my daily walk in (I forgot the compost bucket when we went to load firewood so I walked it back later after all the camping gear was loaded), AND I remembered my vites last night!!! ummm I will have to check but I think that's everything touched on my 21 days list!

CHILD CARE: to day is BIRTHDAY BASH FRIDAY!!! Suzanna is 16 TODAY & Bryce is 3! she is bringing treats & he brought the juice boxes. we will be sufficiently sugared up by 9am! good thing its friday!

I hope you have a great weekend!!

its here, its here,

FRIDAY IS FINALLY HERE!!!

OMG I AM SOOOOOOO EXCITED for tonight I can hardly STAND it!! I have missed camping sooooooooooo much in all the bathroom remodel & company having that is going to be a dream to get away this weekend!! we do this every summer-miss a few weeks then about die to go back & love it every second! YAY!!! we have the firewood loaded, truck cab organized, totes packed, groceries bought, meals planned, mango VINO RITA mixed & frozen, & bags packed! now.. will 5:00 get here please!

ok.. back to business :)

1. a few photos from our field trip yesterday to the park...

2. ACCOUNTABILITY: Yesterday I ended w/64 oz, 3 f/v, 1 dairy & no exercise. the lack of exercise I am blaming on a minor mishap turned major real quick. all b/c I was barefoot & abottle of sunscreen dropped from the freezer to the floor landing first on th efirst joint up from the foot on my 2nd toe of my right foot. it instantly turned purple & swelled. WOW. it hurt so back I thought I would throw up. today its less swollen & less purple just reallllly stiff & sore. hoping its all better by tomorrow! bleck!

3. APPRECIATE: I APPRECIATE our time @ the lake. I APPRECIATE the little garden we have @ the old property. I APPRECIATE that Tim is helping w/the prep. (as tempted as I am, I am not going to mention how many years I 'did it all' lol)

I hope EVERYONE has A FABULOUS WEEKEND!!! :)

oops

last night was a total wash! I am going to have to readjust my intake for my exercise! I was exhausted by 5 & only warmed up leftover spagetti & garlic bread for supper, got the truck cab cleaned out & ready for the weekend, helped Tim dig out the camping totes from the closet we buried them in for the company week, & packed the boat bag, then took a nap -for 3 hrs till bed time! oops!!

ACCOUNTABILITY: NO working out, 96oz of water, 2 dairy, 2 f/v- I am definatly going to amp up my protein & f/v for more energy!! going to make a smoothie today for breakfast.

APPRECIATE: I APPRECIATE the helpers I have that I don't have to micro-manage. I APPRECIATE that Tim is now helping w/camping prep. I APPRECIATE that I was able to get a 3 hr nap in & still sleep all night.

Today we are trying to take a field trip. we got rained out on Tuesday & since the library activities are over, today is as good a day :) its our last day this week w/a helper so I must make the most of it & get some floors cleaned!!

no photos, nothing exciting. just a boring entry today. definately just the facts today.

happy hump day!

I am so tired!! I had to take too much medicine last night to sleep thru my coughing that I am struggling to wake up today.YUCK!!! I think Tim should have taken something to sleep thru it too. lol atleast he is blessed w/over an hour in bed after I get up.

ACCOUNTABILITY: I shredded, got in 64 oz., 2 dairy & 4 f/v!!! its coming back alot easier than I thought it might. the body is SORE but its that 'hey, you are working me crazy hard' sore :)

APPRECIATE: I appreciate having a house fit for company. I appreciate having my house back after company. I appreciate the cool mornings we are having.

Last night, we loaded the truck w/firewood for the weekend. moving down the list :) we will be ready to pull out Friday @5!

Short post today. hoping the caffiene from the iced tea I am already drinking will kick in soon.

YAY FOR FRIDAY!!!

what a long week!!

Bathroom progress this week: walls grouted & floor tiled :) Medicine cabinets to be hung, cabinet & toilet to be set, floor to be grouted & cleaned, walls to be cleaned, tub motor to be reinstalled, trim hung, faucets installed

weekend plans: finish bathroom & work on cleaning house.(I won't bore you w/my over organizing detailed list-just know I want to get more done than normal since we are having house guests for 10 days & hosting my family BBQ after the parade on the 4th)

since I haven't done them in a while:

APPRECIATE: I appreciate having the financial ability(ha-credit) to do the remodel. I appreciate that Tim wants it done b4 they arrive as much as I do. I appreciate that he took a break from his tunnel vision of it to till the front flower bed for me last night. (even if that means he now wants to rake it a certain way b4 I put the barrier down OYE)

ACCOUNTABILITY: I am averaging 64oz, 3 f/v, 2dairy daily. I am watching my carbs & sweets. but I am not moving more than necessary :( absolutely no excuses about being too busy!

what's on your agenda for the weekend??