Monday Meanderings

Bible Study/ Devotions:

• Myself ~ Beth Moore


• Girls ~ Review James 1 & 2


• Family ~ Jesse Tree @ Meal Time

Zones:

• Monday: Laundry & Baseboards


• Tuesday: School Room


• Wednesday: Bedrooms


• Thursday: Living Room & Dinning Room


• Friday: Kitchen & Laundry


• Saturday: Floors

Must Do's:

1. Pick up 2 white elephant gifts for Scootlyn's ballet CHRISTmas party.


2. Order Shalyns birthday cake


3. Tuesday be up @ 5:30 to give sanitation workers cookies


4. Review stocking suffers and get last minute fill in's.


5. Plan menu and make grocery list for: Sunday Night Dinner w/my Aunt & Cousin, Christmas Eve's food for the day, Christmas dinner.


6. Start baking cookies for Tom's employee's.


7. Pick up any last minute gifts on Friday


8. Grocery Shop Saturday

Menu:

Monday: Grilled Chicken & veggies

Tuesday: Shalyn's birthday dinner out

Wednesday: My birthday dinner out

Thursday: Leftovers

Friday: Soup

Saturday: Roasted Chicken & veggies

Prayer Request:

Linda (fellow home school mom) goes in to have her thyroid removed Wednesday mourning. May the Doctor be able to remove all traces of cancer and Lord help her to recover quickly. She also has some un-saved family members. She ask that we pray they may come to know Christ through this.

David (fellow home school dad) goes in also Wednesday mourning to have part of his liver removed due to cancer. He will be in the hospital through Christmas. May the Lord restore his health and may God bring comfort to his wife & children through this.

My husband will be working the next 7 days straight. Please pray that he will be able to get the rest he needs each day. My he also show other Christ through his everyday actions in his work place.

School:

Finish up the second 9 weeks and make sure everything comes to a close before our 2 week break.

Blog:

I will be blogging everyday this week and I will take most of next week off. This week my blogging schedule will be:

Monday: Monday Meanderings

Tuesday: Shalyn's Birthday & Share Menu plans/recipes for CHRISTmas Eve & CHRISTmas day.

Wednesday: Wordless Wednesday

Thursday: ???

Friday: Show n Tell

Growing in Him,

Trina

Monday Menderings

Bible Study/ Devotions:

1. Myself ~ Beth Moore
2. Girls ~ James 2: 21-26
3. Family ~ Jesse Tree @ Meal Time

Zones:
Can not break this in to a daily plan due to CHRISTmas activities.

• Will work on Laundry: Monday & Saturday
• Clean Floors: Saturday
• Dust & Vacuum bedrooms: Saturday

Plans for our week:

• Monday Night: Soup Dinner w/ 4 other families.
• Tuesday Night: Scottlyn's Piano Recital (My parents are spending the night)
• Wednesday: Visit Morning with parents
• Thursday: Day: Bake 6 dozen cookies Night: Back to Bethlehem walk
• Friday: International Cookie Swap

School:

This will be another 4 day school week for us. Scottlyn will be studying for 9 week exam next week.

Menu Plan:

• Monday: Making Potato Soup to take to the soup party
• Tuesday: Finger foods after the piano recital
• Wednesday: Taco's
• Thursday: Spaghetti
• Friday: Cheese Chicken w/ egg noodles
• Saturday: Chile (if we get some cold weather . . . it will be 70 the first part of the week)
• Sunday: Grill Chicken
  

Prayer Request/ Answers to Prayer:

• Last week I ask you to pray for my cousin Sharon. The lumps in her breast were not cancer.
• Please keep my friend Linda in your prayers as she has a Doctors appointment today. Her prayer request is that God will use her thyroid cancer to bring her lost family members to Him.

It takes wisdom to have a good family,

and it takes understanding to make it strong.

Proverbs 24:3 NCV

It is possible to raise a decent, upright family, no matter how crazy life is around you.

Praying that weak of you have a blessed week. ~Trina

Monday Meanderings

Bible Study:

Myself: Continue with Beth Moore "David 90 Days with a Heart Like His"

Family: "Boy, Have I got Problems" Learning James 2: 21-24

Zone's:
Monday: Laundry
Tuesday: Dust Bed Rooms
Wednesday: Kitchen
Thursday: Living Room & Laundry
Friday: Floors

Things that I must do by Wednesday: (I did not get several things done last week. My Hubby & I came down with a stomach virus at the end of the week. Praise the Lord the girls didn't get it.)

1. Buy & plant flowers on front poach


2. Find matching hair ribbons for girls Christmas dresses.


3. List E bay items.

Things to do:

• Tuesday: help Timothy with registration.


• Tuesday night get together with special friends and take children to visit Mr. & Mrs. Clause (This is a neat story, will blog about it latter this week)


• Friday: Homeschool Christmas party & visit husband at work to do some Christmas Shopping "Last Day of His Holiday Discount" Make Reece's Birthday Cake.


• Saturday: "Scottlyn" will play the piano at our local mall. She is playing "What Child is This"Plus this is my step-sons 20 birthday and we will be going out for dinner.

Menu: I have changed how I am going to post this from now on. I will be listing the different dinners I can make with what I have in my pantry. This way I am being true to myself and you my friendly reader :)!

1. Taco Pie


2. Turkey Burgers (no-bun) w/ rice and green beans


3. Shrimp stir-fry


4. Chile w/rice

We will have Pizza Night on Friday. Costco is by my husbands work, we will hit it for some grocery and then take home a pizza for dinner.

Prayer: (I do so like the fact some of us are adding this to our week. What a way we can be a blessing to each other.)

1. My cousin "Sharron" she is found a solid mass in her breast. Monday she will be going in for more test.


2. My friend "Linda" has just found out she has Thyroid cancer.


3. For us: Since late summer we have been seeking a "New" Church Home. We are looking for one that has a healthy size church body. I don't mean numbers I am referring to the heart here. One that is family focus and our main struggle is finding one close to our home. we know of several but they are a drive.

Train Them Up:

• We started the "Jesse" tree this weekend. Once a day when we all eat together. We will take turns reading the scripture and placing the ornament on the tree. This is new for us this year.


• Work with each daughter on 5 ways she can bless someone else this week.

School Week:I added this to the list this month only. I wanted to share each week what we will be doing.

• 4 day school week


• Practice Christmas Carols for Nursing Home in 3 weeks


• Help girls make desert for Friday's Christmas Party


• Make "Best Big Brother" Award for Reece to wear on his birthday.


• Also there are several "Christmas Specials" on TV this week. I always like to cuddle up with the girls and pop some popcorn. It is special to watch them again and remember how neat I thought they were when I was their age.

Growing in Him,

Trina

Monday Meanderings

Bible Study: Continue with Beth Moore "David 90 Days with a Heart Like His"Family: "Boy, Have I got Problems" Learning James 2: 17-20 (we had a short week last week and didn't cover this set of scriptures)

Zone's:

• Monday: Laundry
• Tuesday: Dust Bed Rooms
• Wednesday: Kitchen
• Thursday: Front Porch
• Friday: Floors

Things to do:

1. Finish B&N List for Christmas and turn in by Tuesday
2. Prep for Advent . . . starts Sunday.
3. Prep for LAST day of Timothy
4. Finish Timothy schedule for girls and turn it in.
5. Make Advent Wreath.
6. Buy & plant flowers on front poach
7. Find matching hair ribbons for girls Christmas dresses.
8. List E bay items.

Menu:

• Monday: Cheese Chicken w/ egg noddles (in crock pot) & broccoli
• Tuesday: Soup & left overs
• Wednesday: Spaghetti w/ ground turkey & garlic bread
• Thursday: Bake Potato Bar
• Friday: Pizza
• Saturday:Chicken Fried Rice

I made this recipe on Sunday with the last bit of left over Turkey (it calls for chicken).

Chicken Enchiladas

2 large chicken breasts, cooked, cut into bite size pieces

1 onion, chopped

2 cup grated cheese

1 4.5 oz can green chile's-chopped

2 cans cream of mushroom soup

16 oz. sour cream

1 package tortilla shells

chopped jalapenos - to taste

Dump everything together in a large bowl, reserving 1 cup of cheese for the top, and mix well. Spread a little of the mixture on the bottom of your casserole dish. Fill each tortilla shell, roll, place in casserole dish. When dish is full spread remaining mixture on top of tortilla shells, then sprinkle reserved grated cheese on top of that. Cook at 350 for 20-25 minutes or until bubbly.

So easy - So good!

I am looking for some recommendations of good books that you might have read. It is that time of year when my husband gets a special discount at his work. ( I have not even spoke about where he works before: He is the General Manager of our local Barnes and Noble. It's a Homeschool Mom's dream come true:)!) I do try to get several books to read personally the first half of the year @ Christmas. So please leave a comment about your favorite book and if you even know the ISBN number leave it too. It could even be a book you are longing to read. Thank you for taking the time to help me out.

Have a Blessed week!

Growing in Him,

Trina

Monday Merderings

I'm crazy this week . . . my first post @ Tiany I type in the wronge link. So sorry!

Thank you Pam!

Bible Study: Continue with Beth Moore "David 90 Days with a Heart Like His"Family: "Boy, Have I got Problems" Learning James 2: 17-20


Zone's:

• Monday: Laundry, Iron Clothes
• Tuesday: Last minuet touch-up dusting of whole house (30 min. max)
• Wednesday: Front of house maintenance (trim butterfly bush back, remove window screens & maybe plant flowers on front porch?)
• Thursday: Enjoy Family and Praise the Lord for all His blessings
• Friday: Christmas Tree goes up
• Saturday: Finish decorate house for Christmas (also Laundry)
• Sunday: Church & maybe family hike?
  

Menu for the week:

• Sunday: Thanksgiving @ SIL (I will post pictures later)
• Monday: Salad & Roasted Chicken
• Tuesday: Taco's (made w/ ground turkey)
• Wednesday: Finger Foods

Spinach dip w/ veggies

Peel & eat Shrimp

Cheese Fondue

Home made Salsa

• Thursday: Thanksgiving Dinner

Roasted Turkey Brest w/ gravy
Double stuffed Potato's

Green Bean's suttee in garlic and pepper

Salad
Cranberry Sauce
Yeast Rolls
Sweet Ice Tea

Peanut Butter Cake

Pumpkin role

• Friday: Turkey pot-pie
• Saturday: Chicken enchilada's
  

Things To Do (This is more fun stuff then anything else):

1. Print out lesson plans for the next two weeks.
2. Girls' Night Out Monday night (special screening) take girls to see Enchanted @ Atlantic Station. We won the free tickets last Tuesday night @our local Publix's Holiday Feast.
3. Finish notebooks for Botany on Tuesday.
4. Iron Table Cloth for Thanksgiving
5. Finish last minute grocery list (will go Tuesday)
6. Finish Making Table Decorations w/girls.
7. Take Nature Hike to make table center piece w/girls.

Scripture Blessing:

Give thanks to the Lord, call on his name;

make known among the nations what he has done.

1 Chronicles 16:8

Monday Menderings

Bible Study: Continue with Beth Moore "David 90 Days with a Heart Like His"Family: "Boy, Have I got Problems" Learning James 2: 13-16

Zone's:

Monday ~ Clear out spare room

Tuesday ~ Bathrooms

Wednesday ~Kitchen / Living Room

Thursday ~Floors / Dinning Room /Laundry

Friday ~ Bedroom's

Things To Do:

1. Help clear out spare room in basement.
2. Finish Christmas Baking List
3. Start on making Christmas Gifts for Timothy Students
4. American Girl Book Club Meeting on Wednesday
5. Prep for Friday's field trip to Alliance/Degas show.
6. Make List of Christmas Gifts already purchases.

Menu for the week:

Sunday: Potato Soup (this was so good . . . I just had to share the recipe)

No-Fuss Potato Soup

(Serves 8-10)

6 C cubed and peeled potatoes (I used can potatoes)

5 C Chicken Broth

2 C chopped onion

1/2 C thinly sliced carrots

1/2 C chopped celery

1/4 C butter or margarine

2 tsp. Salt

1/4 tsp. pepper

12-oz. can evaporated milk

3 Tbsp. chopped fresh parsley

3 Tbsp Bacon Bits

In a large slow cooker, combine all ingredients (except Bacon Bits). Cover and cook on high for 7 hours or until veggies are tender. Top with Bacon Bits and some chives before serving. Yum, Yum!! I have a family of 5 (2 adults, 20 year old step-son and 2 little girls) everyone ate 2 bowls.

Monday: Shrimp Stir~fry (didn't make this from last week)

Tuesday: Holiday FEST @ Publix (Local SE grocery store, sample a Holiday meal for FREE) They server Turkey, Ham and all the fixing's. For me is No Cooking!

Wednesday: Taco's (make with turkey)

Thursday: Salad

Friday: Spaghetti (make with turkey)

Saturday: PIZZA -Family Night Out

Have a Blessed Week . . . . . Thank you for reading and posting a comment, it has been such a blessing for me.

Monday Menderings

Bible Study: Continue with Beth Moore "David 90 Days with a Heart Like His"
Family: "Boy, Have I got Problems" Learning James 2: 9-12

Zone's:

1. Monday ~ Re~do the girls room


2. Tuesday ~ Bathrooms


3. Wednesday ~Kitchen / Living Room


4. Thursday ~Floors / Dinning Room /Laundry


5. Friday ~ Bedroom's

Thing's To Do:

1. List things on E~Bay (Monday)


2. Make Cinnamon Clay Dough (Tuesday)


3. Make new Chore Charts for the girls (Wednesday)


4. Field Trip: Touch the Earth with Native People (Thursday)


5. Grocery Store (Friday)


6. Pr pair for Saturday's American Girl Event (Friday)

Menu for the week:

Monday: Shrimp Stir~fry

Tuesday: Potato Soup

Wednesday: Turkey Burgers

Thursday: Beef Stir~fry

Friday: Chicken Tortilla Soup

Saturday: Family Night Out

Monday Meanderings

Bible Study: Continue with Beth Moore "David 90 Days with a Heart Like His"

Family: "Boy, Have I got Problems" Learning James 2: 5-8

(Check Out the wonderful graphics at the top to go along with out study.)

Zone's:

1. Monday ~ Laundry
2. Tuesday ~ Bathrooms
3. Wednesday ~Kitchen / Living Room
4. Thursday ~Floors / Dinning Room
5. Friday ~ Bedroom's

To Do's for this week:

1. Get ready for Tuesday Class (Today)
2. Post Office Run
3. Start trying to find a New Cookie Recipe to give Husbands employees (he has 35 employees) for Christmas. I give each employee 1/2 dozen cookies (wrapped real special w/ love) and sent in a tray of cookies for the break room. This is a simple way for him to say thank you. I wanted to do something different like "Home Make Soup in a Jar" for everyone. But He informed me they are already looking forward to "Cookies". So if you have a wonderful recipe and PLEASE SHARE!
4. Speaking of sweets: I need to get some special sweets. On Friday a sweet friend of mine will be coming over for Afternoon Tea. Her two children will be coming over as well. This is actually a play date. But Afternoon Tea sounds so much more leisurely the PLAY DATE. I am hoping to be a blessing to her and making her feel special.
5. Thursday: FIELD TRIP @ Stevie B's Pizza. This is a lame Field trip (we do this every year) Honestly it is a good reason to take a few hours out of our day an meet friends. They also have the best Bake Potato Pizza.

This weeks Menu:

Monday: Spaghetti (w/ ground turkey)

Tuesday: Subs

Wednesday: Hot Dogs

Thursday: Turkey Burgers (no bun)w/ veggies

Friday: Cheeses Chicken & Rice

Saturday: Family Night: Taco's and Ice Cream Sunday's