Wordless Wednesday

SPOILED CAT

Last Night

Cold as HELL!!!!!!

Yesterday, it was windy and all the news reports were airing and forecasting that the low for last night would get down to 16. The teens. It got down to 13 degrees. I started doing everything to get the house warmed up and to keep the girls warm. I tripled blanketed their beds, put them in footy pajamas, and had the heat on to 70 degrees. We tried to get Missy into the house, but she was already in her warm spot I guess and would not come to her name being called. We left all 3 sinks run with a steady stream of water, and thought that we would be fine.

This morning, we got up, and Cayce had to get ready to leave early. I wasn't feeling that great and I had some sort of stomach bug that lasted all day. When I was about to leave the bathroom, I realized that there wasn't any water coming from the faucet. I tried to turn it on all the way, and our water had froze up over night. I was angry. Cayce couldn't do anything and left for work and left the girls and I without water. It wasn't that bad because I had water stored and cold water in the fridge. the only thing that sucked was that my stomach was torn up and I couldn't go to the bathroom till Cayce got the water fixed at 4:00pm.

Tonight will be a repeat of last night with the temperatures going back into the teens. We have Missy inside tonight. We have had her inside pretty much all day to get her comfortable and she lets us know when she has to go potty. She runs straight to the door and when she is done, she comes right back meowing like she's dying. I got supper in the oven for the second night to get the house warm and it feels good. I'm just ready for this hot meal and a long hot shower to relax.

Menu 1/6- 1/12

First menu plan of the year. I tried to make it as healthy as possible

Monday: Alfredo Bake
Tuesday: Pizza Pasta
Wednesday: Chicken Taco Mac
Thursday: Cheesy Pepperoni Strata
Friday: Shrimp Bog
Saturday: Breakfast
Sunday: Spaghetti

To Do List: January 2014- June 2014

I am splitting my yearly to do list into two parts to take off some pressure on me.

1. Complete school binders: Countries & Kindergarten
2. Lose 37 pounds by June 30th. (227 lbs.)
3. Get my permit back
4. Organize closets and bedrooms
5. Clean all debris from sides and back of house. (tree limbs & leaves)
6. Have 6 family trips
7. Have school shirts and Sammy's class shirt made.

It's not much, but it's what I want done in the first part of the year.

Resolutions: 2014

I have a few resolutions this year, they are more like goals instead of resolving. Short and simple, and most of them are the things that I wanted to do last year.

1. Get down to 190 pounds by December 21, 2014
2. Finish this year's reading list
3. Have binders completed by April
4. Make monthly goals every month on the 1st.
5. Take a family trip every month

Gingerbread House

Cayce bought two gingerbread kits two weeks before Christmas and we meant to build them on Christmas Eve, but we just didn't have the time. We finally got the house made and the kids LOVED decorating. They were excited about every piece, every squirt of the icing. The little designs Cayce did. It was an amazing time.

putting the pieces together, and waiting for the icing to dry.

decorating the gingerbread man

getting the house decorated

so cute.

added our own little treats, chocolate chips

our finished product. next is the train.

 

Cayce and I are going to do the train together and make it a date night. I have a feeling that it will be fun.

Happy New Year

Happy New Year everybody. This year will definitely be better for my family and I. Today didn't go the way as planned with the Georgia loss to Nebraska, but it's alright.

(Photo Credit: Georgia Bulldog Nation Facebook Page)

 

 

Cayce and I are going to try to take a family trip every month this year, and work on our relationship and become closer as a family. We also have to get ready for our first official year of homeschooling in August. We will have a kindergartener!!!!