13 Miscellaneous Monday Facts

February 13, 2012September 30, 2015 Lindsey P. Brackett3 Comments

I love Miscellany Monday.

I don’t have to have a theme for my post except Random and that’s really what this is all about.

I’m supposed to be writing an article for the MOPS magazine. The theme is confident mothering. The deadline is Wednesday. Who knows if they would publish it? Who thinks I know anything about confident mothering? I’ve decided to write about organization. But maybe that’s mundane? I’m clearly overthinking it.

I’m also supposed to be writing an adolescent lit novel. I started it last spring, shared a few pages with my students, who loved it and are constantly asking when I’ll be done. They have no idea what a non-confident procrastinator writer I am. But they make me feel good everytime they ask, so I’m going to work on it some more. Don’t ask what it’s about. I can’t talk about these things without thinking that you might think I’m silly.

I cleaned out the fridge today. It was gross. FYI: when someone spills a half-drunk cup of grape juice in the fridge don’t assume you got it all cleaned up until you’ve actually emptied the fridge and surveyed the stickiness. Ick. But I get to cross another attempt at organization off my 32 by 32 list. yay, me!

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I’ll be 32 next Tuesday. As a gift to me, the school system is planning to be closed for an emergency day unless we get a winter storm in the next six days. Come on snow….

I downloaded this printable from this blog today.

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Enjoy the message.

Amelia didn’t want to be a baby today because it was naptime. Instead she said, “Gus baby!” This was after she told me she was my only baby and that baby in my tummy was not coming out. “Uh-uh!”

Now she has a flashlight and hole punch. Should I be concerned?

We had a family Valentine Banquet at church on Sunday. It was sweet fun and showcased the amazing talent of a local family whose seven and nine year olds play cello and violin and have all of Psalm 1 memorized. We also took silly pictures. As you can tell, Joshua was really into it.

I used that pic in my 365+1 project that is missing a few days because while everyday may be camera worthy, this mommy is not always memory-worthy.

10.

Barnes and Noble via the nice UPS man (NHMS folks know which one) just delivered Joshua’s Valentine present. I’m super excited because I know he wants this. He told me.

11.

He’s also getting

from the girls so they can start planning their wild garden that’s going to feed us all summer. and hopefully someone is going to teach me to can tomatoes because when you make pizza once a week you need a lot of tomatoes.

12.

I used a gift card from Christmas for the gifts and still had enough to get myself a little something AND most importantly, I earned free shipping. I got a book that’s a recommendation from a book we’re reading at MOPS that I’m not talking about here because Joshua reads my blog and I’ll tell him about it later. Valentine’s secret.

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Speaking of gift cards, I found an Old Navy card in our bill box when I cleaned it out the other day and guess what? It has $10 on it! I’m thinking of splurging on this cute dress for my maternity pictures.

What do you think?

Head over to lowercase letters and link up.

xoxo

Happy Valentine’s Day!

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My Rainy Miscellany Monday

January 9, 2012 Lindsey P. Brackett1 Comment

Writing random is the best therapy for when I can’t think of a single idea to make cohesive.

Linking up with lovely Carissa who had sunshine this weekend. No fair.

One.
I’m not sure what happened to my good napper. Suddenly instead of 2+ hour naps in her crib, we’re lucky to get a bit over an hour in the toddler bed. At least she’s in the bed, and then she gets herself out when she wakes up, and she plays and makes a mess of her room and I have to pick up books and teasets constantly. Which I wouldn’t mind if I’d had time to shower before she woke up.

Two.

I planned our whole menu this week from stockpile and freezer. Pretty proud of that. So even though I’ll visit the store for a few sale items and a couple of essentials, like butter, I don’t HAVE to. And that’s a wonderful feeling.

Three.

Do you want to know what we’re having? Do you care?

Monday–Pork Chops, Fried Potatoes, vegetable (still undecided there)

Tuesday–Stroganoffish Dish

(gr. beef, peas, mushrooms, cream sauce, extra macaroni noodles because I made too many on Sunday)

Wednesday–Church Supper because I’m helping serve.

Thursday–Breakfast. Probably blueberry pancakes. Or maybe burritos.

Friday–leftovers (if any) or homemade pizza (if not)

Four.

I think I’m going to have to break down and institute a “no tv after school” rule. Mainly because we don’t have cable anymore, so they fight over what to choose off Netflix. I’m not a fan of the fighting or the zombie like state. Although it does mean I can catch up on blogging if I didn’t have time earlier in the day.

Five.

I love Groupon. We’re going to Asheville for the weekend, well just overnight, and I found a great deal on a voucher for a cute little tearoom with Sunday brunch which will cost us less than half of what we can’t afford to spend on Sunday brunch at Biltmore.

Six.

This rain is making me foggy. Last year we were buried in snow, but this year I guess we’ll just get washed away.

Seven.

I made a 32 by 32 list of ways I need to get organized in the next month before we host folks for mine and Amelia’s birthdays. I should probably go clean out my closet and make some headway.

Blessings to you today!

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Monday Delight

November 7, 2011September 30, 2015 Lindsey P. Brackett2 Comments

Today I am cracking back open my gratitude journal and writing again. That list that never ends that circles in my head and through my heart but I buried my journal under school papers and doctor appointment cards and recipes in a tiny space on my counter and finally, today, I found it again.

It has taken me so many weeks to feel grateful again. To feel happy. To feel like I don’t have to justify why things happen that we can’t understand, but I am allowed to find happiness. In all the little things. And mostly in all the big.

Certain thoughts are prayers. There are moments when, whatever be the attitude of the body, the soul is on its knees. ~Victor Hugo

Photography courtesy of the talented mbshaw.

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Miscellany Monday

October 17, 2011September 30, 2015 Lindsey P. Brackett1 Comment

1. This weekend the weather was perfect. Crisp, cool fall weather. Like it had been ordered up out of a catalog or something. Seriously. It was perfect. I opened all the windows and cleaned the house. Which really needed it since I’ve been hibernating on the sofa for a month and the dust bunnies are threatening to eat my family. Or at least their socks. I even cleaned the van. Amelia was a big help. She ate all the lost raisins and cheerios we found.

2. I tend to find this face irresistable. I think she’s pretending to be me because of the sunglasses, but maybe she’s just practicing for when she’s a big sister. Probably not. She has no idea that she’s going to have to share mommy and since she doesn’t like to share me with the sisters she already has who were around first, I’m not feeling confident she’s going to take kindly to a new baby sitting in mommy’s lap.

3. I bought mums a week or two ago and intended to plant them in my pathetic dead planter on the porch. That finally happened this weekend. Joshua and Annabelle did it while I napped on the couch.

4. Speaking of working in the yard, Joshua did that on Sunday because on Saturday I made him take me to see Courageous and have dinner. We were childless and I didn’t think yardwork qualified for a childless day. So, on Sunday he and the girls are outside working in what will be their “wild garden” come spring. It’s a concoction of flowers and vegetables and whatever else the girls pick out at Lowe’s. As mentioned before, I was napping. Until Madelynne burst in the house and announced, “I quit helping Daddy in the yard. All he wants to do is kill the grass. I enjoy nature. I don’t want to kill it!” Obviously she hasn’t figured out where her chicken nuggets come from yet.

5. And speaking of our date night, the movie was really good. But sad. I cried. A lot. There’s your warning. Then we went to Longhorn for the special and because I had a coupon. I don’t think we’ve eaten at Longhorn at least four months. Our “eat out” budget is limited to more frugal places these days. But we splurged a bit and I ate way too much. I keep forgetting that pregnancy encourages frequent small meals. Not frequent big ones.

6. We have a scarecrow in our yard this year. I don’t think our scarecrow wants to be on display, though. I keep finding him sprawled across the driveway. Or leaning like this.

7. Finally, I’m feeling better, which means that I’m cooking again. A fact my husband is profoundly grateful for. I made potato soup on Sunday and garnished it with all sorts of goodies like bacon (which I never buy or fry but broke down for this week) and green peppers that are still growing on our plant in the backyard. It was delish.