Our Sunday Pictures

We were at our family gathering this Sunday for my side of the family. We did worship this morning but we did a family worship time and so we dressed a little more casual.

I have no idea why my camera is doing these grainy pictures - - - sorry!

Betrothed

Remember that I said Hannah was also betrothed? Well, here they are!Cole and Hannah!
Yes, they are holding hands behind Cole's back.
I can prove it. LOOK!!

Don't they just look like they are having the best little conversation?

I think, just as Layne and Justus are seeing it, Hannah and Cole are starting to see it too!

How Cute!
Once again, yes, I am the only parent involved that has openly and verbally agreed to this betrothal and yes, I do realize this doesn't really work.
Remember - Just let me dream, please!

I actually did not claim Cole before he was born since he was born first and Hannah was not being thought about at that time. However, I do have something more here....

Cole's sister gives her stamp of approval!!
Thank You, Savannah, for supporting this cause!

New Book

SO, As Sure As the Dawn was great! Just like the others. I really really think everyone should read this series. It is meaningful. Here are a few things to know about it first...

1. The frist 100 pages of the first book are a little hard to get thru. Trust me when I say that getting thru them is worth it. When you decide to read this series, commit to 100 pages and then .... don't worry .... you won't stop!
2. The first book is about a woman, a man, and a family. The second book continues from the first about 2 of these and then the third book continues from the first about the other.
   
3. They are fiction even though there are a lot of very scriptural things in the books. Remember they are fiction!
4. Be ready to think. These are not light. Your life could change from reading them.

Alright, so my next book is a book a friend let me borrow. I will be reading The Nanny Diaries by Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus. It looks fun. I am excited about reading it! As always, I will let you know how it goes.

Jesus, Hold My Hand

As I traveled thru this pilgrim land
There is a Friend who walks with me,
Leads me safely thru the sinking sand
It is the Christ of Calvary;
This would be my prayer dear Lord, each day
To help me do the best I can,
For I need They light to guide me day and night,
Blessed Jesus, hold my hand.

Blessed Jesus
Hold my hand,
Yes, I need Thee every hour,
Thru this land, this pilgrim land,
Protect me by They saving power;
Hear my plea, my feeble plea,
O Lord dear Lord look down on me,
When I kneel in prayer I hope to meet you there,
Blessed Jesus,
Hold my hand.


One of the things I love about the song book that I have is that there is a scripture with each song. This is the one that was with this song:

Psalm 73:23-28
Nevertheless I am continually with You; You hold me by my right hand. You will guide me with Your counsel, and afterward receive me to glory. Whom have I in heaven but You? And there is none upon earth that I desire besides You. My flesh and my heart fail; but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. For indeed, those who are far from You shall perish; you have destroyed all those who desert You for harlotry. But it is good for me to draw near to God; I have put my trust in the Lord God, that I may declare all Your works.

Role Reversal

Look What I Can Do.

On my 11 Month Birthday!

Menu Plan Monday

I did a little research again this week on some good buys and coupons. We got a few items (like meal helpers and lots of cereal) that were just for stocking purposes this week. We also have a CRAZY week (not even sure I could describe it to you) and we will be with family at the end of the week and won't need to plan for meals. Also, we were sick at the beginning of the week and so there are a couple of meals from last week that we were not able to have.

SO, all that said, our grocery bill was $31.20 this week. We did have a wonderful blessing gift of a Kroger Gift Card from an anonymous friend (Thank You Thank You, whoever you are) and so the final bill we actually paid this week for groceries was $8.90.

Confession Time - - - - I forgot butter so we do have to go back and get butter. So it will be a little more. Also, I did mess up on one of the sale items and we paid $2.75 more than we should have.

Now for the Very-Very-Simple-No-Frills Menu.
Monday - Hamburger Helper, Green Beans
Tuesday - One Dish Chicken Skillet
Wednesday - Hormel Roast, Mashed Potatoes
Thursday - Pizza, Chips
Friday - Supper with Family
Saturday - Supper with Family
Sunday - Sandwiches

To see other's menu plans check out Org Junkie! (There are lots of ideas there!)

Our Sunday Pictures

Food Food Food

What exactly is this meant to be a picture of?
Look at it closely.
No, the answer is not too much rice in my pantry.
Look in front of the rice.
What do you see?

NOTHING!!!

This is where the baby food use to be. There is now NONE in my home and .... guess what .... we are loving all the extra space!! Yippppeeeeee! Baby Layne now has all the baby food we had left and Justus can eat anything that is cut into small bites except peanuts/peanut butter and shellfish. (Our pediatrician suggests to wait until they are 2 for those things because of possible allergies.)

We. Can. Handle. It.

So a possible day in the life of Justus food-wise would be:

Breakfast: Cheerios, cut up grapes, and formula
Snack: Puff Snacks and Juice
Lunch: Vienna sausages, green beans, and formula
Snack: Banana or popsicle, and formula
Supper: cut up whatever we are having

AND, we are almost done with bottles too. YAYAYAYAY!

YES, this is from the mother who, with her first child, forgot about trying to go to sippys until the Day Care Teacher mentioned it, way past time to start trying. I was so afraid it was too late and she would be on a bottle until college.

WHEW! Started a little quicker with this second one, thankfully!

What Type of Learner are you?

My cousin Mollie just started high school this year and she took a test to see what kind of learner she was. I thought it sounded pretty interesting so I found a quiz on line to tell me what kind of learner I was. This was the result:

788 other people got this result! That's 21%

Your Result

Visual learners like to arrange their space and their work; remember what they see rather than what they hear and don't rely on verbal messages. Write them down. Visual learners respond to color, art, and mapping; and may know what to say but have difficulty coming up with the right words. Visual learners like to have to have plan, are good organizers, and would rather show you than tell you. Visual learners usually don't mind outside noise, and doodle during phone conversations, classes, and meetings. Visual learners are often good spellers, and usually need to have verbal instructions repeated. They enjoy reading and would rather read than to be read to; need to see the 'whole picture' before they have a clear idea. For making decisions you might list out the pros and cons. For asking directions you might prefer a map or landmarks. And for learning skills you'll probably respond better to diagrams or watching someone else do it.

Does that sound like me to you? I know one thing - I am NOT a good speller. That is for sure!!!

If you want to know what type learner you are go HERE! Have Fun!