It seems that life has been non-stop for the last couple of months. Sierra started school at the end of August. Then James ended up in the ER with chest pains which turned out to be pleurisy (a complication of pneumonia). He was sick for a few weeks. Then he had a golf tournament for our ABF that he helped plan. Then we had the fair, which is a must do here in Wayne county. Then we had Raquel's birthday. Mix all that with regular stuff like church, small group, and family and we have been busy. I feel that I am finally getting into a routine though. It seems like as the girls are getting older I spend less and less time "at home" as a stay-at-home-mom (SAHM).
Tuesdays I have begun attending a Connecting in Christ Bible Study at our church. We are doing a Beth Moore study on the gospel of Luke. We had our first session this past Tuesday and I think that this study is just what I need right now. I was in a really great Bible study in Michigan before we moved down here (I miss you Kirsten, April, Marcia, & Amy!). It has been really hard for me to get into the Word consistently without that weekly accountablity. The study has five days of "homework" per week that take about 30 minutes each day. That is surely some motivation for me (as the over-achiever student it is hard for me to leave homework undone).
On Wednesdays I take Raquel to the library for story time. This is her first experience with the concept. Sierra went for years at our small (and I really mean small) library in Michigan. When I told the librarian there that we were moving to Ohio she said that Ohio is "library mecca" as the libraries here are funded like few others in the country. I guess that is true as our town has just built a huge new building and has a great children's department. Sometimes I miss the intimacy of our small town library though.
Fridays are my day to go grocery shopping and Raquel and I usually make a fun morning out of it. Sometimes I will take her out to breakfast before we head to the store. We always go to the Wal-mart Supercenter and Aldi and sometimes others depending on what we need that week. Here I must put in a plug for those reusable bags that most stores are selling now. I bought mine at a year ago at Beuhler's a local grocery store. I love them because they hold about 3x what those cheap plastic bags hold and they are easier to carry. Mine have a little hook so they hook right onto the holders that hold the plastic bags at the store. This makes it much easier for the cashiers to fill them. Before I found these bags I was actually considering making my own because I couldn't find any that would be easy on the cashiers (this was a requirement as I was once a Wal-mart cashier myself). I will step off my soapbox now...
I am going to try to do a better job updating this blog. I am trying out a new schedule at home and will actually put blogging time into it. :) I have been sewing a lot lately and will probably do a post about that as well as some books I've been reading.
Have a blessed day!
