Last day of October...space heater running, blanket covering up my legs, sitting by the window enjoying the sunshine, baby is kicking and I just ate a peanut butter bar with a tall glass of milk.
Here are some last updates on my list:
1. See my grandma again. They decided to bring in hospice for my grandma last week. I probably won't see her again for a long time. But my grandma is one of my relatives that has faithfully followed Jesus her entire life. So I am confident I will see her in heaven. And if she makes it...around Christmas.
3. Teach Gabe to ID the color orange. He knows Orange sometimes, yet he is getting really good at pink.
5. Increase my prayer life. This month, especially the last week or two, has been very challenging. And yet, so sweet as I have been talking to Jesus more and more along the way. He has been my refuge and strength. He has also acted on my behalf in ways that can only have been Him. There just aren't any other explanations.
7. See Shannon get married! Last night was beautiful! This makes me very happy.
9. Sell our house!? We're waiting to see what the Lord is up to on this one. =)
24. Get a cute haircut. Well, our funds were a little tight, so I went and bought a fatter curling iron instead, which makes my hair look totally different. I like it!
29. Cook an awesome breakfast on Sunday mornings. I don't know about awesome. But I'm at least making something hot for Jake these days.
30. Find the perfect birthday present for my dad. I think I've got it.
I think I will make a list of November...but shorter. Happy Halloween everyone! The Lord is good!
Oct 31, 2010
Oct 14, 2010
Update on my list:
1. See my grandma again. I'm not sure this is going to happen.
2. Bake something with pumpkin in it. I will make pumpkin something for dessert on Sunday.
3. Teach Gabe to ID the color orange. We're kinda hit and miss at this point.
4. Carve a pumpkin, for sure. Ooh. I bought one. It's on my porch.
5. Increase my prayer life.
6. Clean the house thoroughly once a week. Fail.
7. See Shannon get married! This happens on Oct. 30!
8. Organize all the recipes I've cut out of magazines.
9. Sell our house!? Probaby just wishful thinking.
10. Read a book about gardening. Got Gardening for Dummies at the library and started it.
11. Burn candles at least once a day. I guess it's too late to really do this one. But I have been burning the more.. Maybe I'll just scratch it out, then.
12. Sit by the fire in the backyard once every weekend. Once, that's it.
13. Try some new bean recipes. I found out where I can get some more.
14. Finish all the little paint touch ups in my house. Haven't even touched this one.
15. Take stuff from the garage out back to the dump. Nope. But we are having a garage sale Saturday. This will get rid of some of it, I think.
16. Get Gabe to tell me when he wants to go potty. (I think I'm dreaming.) Gabe is getting better at this, and it's happened a time or two.
17. Have 2 couples over for dinner. Better get this on the calendar!
18. Watch a K-state game live on TV.
19. Go for a walk at least 2x a week. Nope, not at all!
20. Start Christmas music with my piano students.
21. Buy a couch!
22. Get a new Dr. for Gabe and schedule his 2 year check up I can do this tomorrow.
23. Encourage people around me more.
24. Get a cute haircut. I'll make an appointment tomorrow.
25. Read Bringing Up Boys Started it. I think it will take awhile, because Jake and I are reading it together and we usually read on longer car trips.
26. Read the new Francine Rivers book. I'm 2nd on the list when it comes to the library.
27. Take Jacob to the new hunter's store in town. (Just discovered it today.)
28. Find new ways to use cereal.
29. Cook an awesome breakfast on Sunday mornings.
30. Find the perfect birthday present for my dad. (Already have my mom's ready.) No idea. Any suggestions, anyone?
31. Read my bible twice as much as I have been. Not really...but I'm not doing that badly.
So...I feel like I've been really busy and working hard. It's amazing how much work I can do in one day and not have much to show for it. Story of a stay at home mommy, I guess.
Here is my new favorite pic!
1. See my grandma again. I'm not sure this is going to happen.
2. Bake something with pumpkin in it. I will make pumpkin something for dessert on Sunday.
3. Teach Gabe to ID the color orange. We're kinda hit and miss at this point.
4. Carve a pumpkin, for sure. Ooh. I bought one. It's on my porch.
6. Clean the house thoroughly once a week. Fail.
7. See Shannon get married! This happens on Oct. 30!
9. Sell our house!? Probaby just wishful thinking.
10. Read a book about gardening. Got Gardening for Dummies at the library and started it.
12. Sit by the fire in the backyard once every weekend. Once, that's it.
13. Try some new bean recipes. I found out where I can get some more.
14. Finish all the little paint touch ups in my house. Haven't even touched this one.
15. Take stuff from the garage out back to the dump. Nope. But we are having a garage sale Saturday. This will get rid of some of it, I think.
16. Get Gabe to tell me when he wants to go potty. (I think I'm dreaming.) Gabe is getting better at this, and it's happened a time or two.
17. Have 2 couples over for dinner. Better get this on the calendar!
19. Go for a walk at least 2x a week. Nope, not at all!
22. Get a new Dr. for Gabe and schedule his 2 year check up I can do this tomorrow.
24. Get a cute haircut. I'll make an appointment tomorrow.
25. Read Bringing Up Boys Started it. I think it will take awhile, because Jake and I are reading it together and we usually read on longer car trips.
26. Read the new Francine Rivers book. I'm 2nd on the list when it comes to the library.
30. Find the perfect birthday present for my dad. (Already have my mom's ready.) No idea. Any suggestions, anyone?
31. Read my bible twice as much as I have been. Not really...but I'm not doing that badly.
So...I feel like I've been really busy and working hard. It's amazing how much work I can do in one day and not have much to show for it. Story of a stay at home mommy, I guess.
Here is my new favorite pic!
And a couple more:
Oct 10, 2010
Orange Sunday
3. Gabe brought me an orange guitar pick last night and said "orange pick".
4. Got a pumpkin...will carve it soon!
16. Gabe asked to go potty Friday night and then went!
20. Started last week!
29. Made pancakes today...
Also, Baby Engle moved in my belly repeatedly during the Salina Symphony concert this evening, which was quite a treat! Perhaps we will have another musician!
4. Got a pumpkin...will carve it soon!
16. Gabe asked to go potty Friday night and then went!
20. Started last week!
29. Made pancakes today...
Also, Baby Engle moved in my belly repeatedly during the Salina Symphony concert this evening, which was quite a treat! Perhaps we will have another musician!
Oct 5, 2010
Gabe
It is cold in my house. I kinda like it, but I washed the blankets last night and they're not dry yet! Pulled out my trusty robe instead.
My original purpose for this blog was to record what Gabe is doing so I won't forget someday. It's kind of taken a turn off course, but I don't mind so much. So, Gabe is talking all the time. Sometimes, he gets a whole sentence out, like, "I want up" or "Please ride bike." He picks up a new word about every other day. Last night he dropped something and said "shoot." Not sure I wanted him to pick that one up, but Jake said it was no big deal.
He loves to eat goldfish crackers, raisins, still broccoli and any kind of meat. Oh and peanut butter toast.
He is OBSESSED with tractors. He asks every day to go see Papa and ride the tractors. He is busy right now playing in his room. He prefers to have the door shut.
We have been singing "This Little Light of Mine" and he's picked up the parts he is supposed to do. He blows on my finger when we sing "Don't let Satan blow it out" And he shouts "NO!" when I sing "Hide it under a bushel" And then he says "bush" because that 's his favorite verse, so we do that one a minimum of 3 times. Then I sing "Let is shine till" and Gabe says "Jesus" and I finish with "comes. I'm gonna let it shine." It makes for a nice duet. We caught it on camera the other night. I'm glad we did.
Jake introduced him to the trombone last night. Gabe was facinated. He even made a nice buzz and got the horn to make some noise himself. But mostly he sang into it like a microphone.
Oh! And he has just started saying his own name and identifying himself in the mirror or in pictures. He calls himself "Wabe".
He is a joy. I pray every day that the Lord will give him an obedient heart. We are doing our best to train him to obey, but we really don't know what we're doing. God can make his heart sweet, though.
And finally, my list:
25. Jake and I got in nearly 2 chapters of Bringing Up Boys
26. I asked the library about the Francine Rivers book and they put me on the list. I am #2 to read it!
5,31. These are tougher to measure, I guess, but I feel they have become a priority the last few days. I am enjoying this very much.
My original purpose for this blog was to record what Gabe is doing so I won't forget someday. It's kind of taken a turn off course, but I don't mind so much. So, Gabe is talking all the time. Sometimes, he gets a whole sentence out, like, "I want up" or "Please ride bike." He picks up a new word about every other day. Last night he dropped something and said "shoot." Not sure I wanted him to pick that one up, but Jake said it was no big deal.
He loves to eat goldfish crackers, raisins, still broccoli and any kind of meat. Oh and peanut butter toast.
He is OBSESSED with tractors. He asks every day to go see Papa and ride the tractors. He is busy right now playing in his room. He prefers to have the door shut.
We have been singing "This Little Light of Mine" and he's picked up the parts he is supposed to do. He blows on my finger when we sing "Don't let Satan blow it out" And he shouts "NO!" when I sing "Hide it under a bushel" And then he says "bush" because that 's his favorite verse, so we do that one a minimum of 3 times. Then I sing "Let is shine till" and Gabe says "Jesus" and I finish with "comes. I'm gonna let it shine." It makes for a nice duet. We caught it on camera the other night. I'm glad we did.
Jake introduced him to the trombone last night. Gabe was facinated. He even made a nice buzz and got the horn to make some noise himself. But mostly he sang into it like a microphone.
Oh! And he has just started saying his own name and identifying himself in the mirror or in pictures. He calls himself "Wabe".
He is a joy. I pray every day that the Lord will give him an obedient heart. We are doing our best to train him to obey, but we really don't know what we're doing. God can make his heart sweet, though.
And finally, my list:
25. Jake and I got in nearly 2 chapters of Bringing Up Boys
26. I asked the library about the Francine Rivers book and they put me on the list. I am #2 to read it!
5,31. These are tougher to measure, I guess, but I feel they have become a priority the last few days. I am enjoying this very much.
Oct 2, 2010
Progress...
I know it's only Oct. 2nd, but I have already done a few things on my list!
Yesterday, Oct 1, I:
11. Burned a candle
12. Sat by the fire with Jacob and Gabriel. We saw 5 satellites in the sky!
19. Took 2 walks!
27. Tried to take Jake to the store, but it was closed when we got there.
And TODAY... I bought a couch!!! We have waited so long and were ready to spend some $ and I found one in GREAT condition at the Fort Riley Garage sales for $50!!! It's like, the Lord just blessed us with a couch! We are sitting on it now...together! Two of us on the same piece of furniture. It's brown and so comfy! Oh, and I think all the garage sale-ing counts as walking, too!
Sigh. What a great day!
Yesterday, Oct 1, I:
11. Burned a candle
12. Sat by the fire with Jacob and Gabriel. We saw 5 satellites in the sky!
19. Took 2 walks!
27. Tried to take Jake to the store, but it was closed when we got there.
And TODAY... I bought a couch!!! We have waited so long and were ready to spend some $ and I found one in GREAT condition at the Fort Riley Garage sales for $50!!! It's like, the Lord just blessed us with a couch! We are sitting on it now...together! Two of us on the same piece of furniture. It's brown and so comfy! Oh, and I think all the garage sale-ing counts as walking, too!
Sigh. What a great day!
Oct 1, 2010
31 things in 31 days!
I think October is my favorite month.
31 things I want to do in the next 31 days:
1. See my grandma again.
2. Bake something with pumpkin in it.
3. Teach Gabe to ID the color orange.
4. Carve a pumpkin, for sure.
5. Increase my prayer life.
6. Clean the house thoroughly once a week.
7. See Shannon get married!
8. Organize all the recipes I've cut out of magazines.
9. Sell our house!?
10. Read a book about gardening.
11. Burn candles at least once a day.
12. Sit by the fire in the backyard once every weekend.
13. Try some new bean recipes.
14. Finish all the little paint touch ups in my house.
15. Take stuff from the garage out back to the dump.
16. Get Gabe to tell me when he wants to go potty. (I think I'm dreaming.)
17. Have 2 couples over for dinner.
18. Watch a K-state game live on TV.
19. Go for a walk at least 2x a week.
20. Start Christmas music with my piano students.
21. Buy a couch!
22. Get a new Dr. for Gabe and schedule his 2 year check up
23. Encourage people around me more.
24. Get a cute haircut.
25. Read Bringing Up Boys
26. Read the new Francine Rivers book.
27. Take Jacob to the new hunter's store in town. (Just discovered it today.)
28. Find new ways to use cereal.
29. Cook an awesome breakfast on Sunday mornings.
30. Find the perfect birthday present for my dad. (Already have my mom's ready.)
31. Read my bible twice as much as I have been.
Whew! I hope my husbie is reading this, cause I will need some help, for sure!
31 things I want to do in the next 31 days:
1. See my grandma again.
2. Bake something with pumpkin in it.
3. Teach Gabe to ID the color orange.
4. Carve a pumpkin, for sure.
5. Increase my prayer life.
6. Clean the house thoroughly once a week.
7. See Shannon get married!
8. Organize all the recipes I've cut out of magazines.
9. Sell our house!?
10. Read a book about gardening.
11. Burn candles at least once a day.
12. Sit by the fire in the backyard once every weekend.
13. Try some new bean recipes.
14. Finish all the little paint touch ups in my house.
15. Take stuff from the garage out back to the dump.
16. Get Gabe to tell me when he wants to go potty. (I think I'm dreaming.)
17. Have 2 couples over for dinner.
18. Watch a K-state game live on TV.
19. Go for a walk at least 2x a week.
20. Start Christmas music with my piano students.
21. Buy a couch!
22. Get a new Dr. for Gabe and schedule his 2 year check up
23. Encourage people around me more.
24. Get a cute haircut.
25. Read Bringing Up Boys
26. Read the new Francine Rivers book.
27. Take Jacob to the new hunter's store in town. (Just discovered it today.)
28. Find new ways to use cereal.
29. Cook an awesome breakfast on Sunday mornings.
30. Find the perfect birthday present for my dad. (Already have my mom's ready.)
31. Read my bible twice as much as I have been.
Whew! I hope my husbie is reading this, cause I will need some help, for sure!
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