Memory Verse

John 14:6, New International Version

Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.

Update

It's been a busy stretch - L's grandfather died recently and we've got family coming in from all over the country. He'd been in very poor shape for months and really went downhill the last few weeks so it's really a blessing that he's finally at peace.

I am definitely not at peace however. I've got a house-full right now and I think it'll be that way through the first part of next week. This is when having a husband with that many siblings is a bit of a challenge, or at least it is for me.

I haven't even managed to think about menus or recapping my month's goals and writing up next this month's goals. Although I'm going to try to do that tonight because it'll help me feel not so scattered and discombobulated.

Memory Verse

Psalm 34:1, New International Version

I will extol the LORD at all times;
his praise will always be on my lips.

One More Try

No success last month, so this month I'm once again trying some medication to encourage ovulation. What I discovered the last time I tried this pill is that it makes me fairly ill; miserably crampy and bloated and headachy and dizzy. Fantastic sounding, isn't it?

If you read this and would be willing, please pray for me:

• that the side effects aren't so bad this time
• that we conceive :)
• that if we do conceive, we have a healthy pregnancy & child
• that if we don't conceive, that I have peace about it; I've noticed some months I do and other months I really struggle with disappointment and guilt and grief even.
• that if we don't conceive, that L also has peace about it; he's also struggling with disappointment

Thank you so much!

Menu Plan Monday

Monday - Italian beef and beans over pasta

Tuesday - Tomato soup. Because I didn't have it last week.

Wednesday - nothing planned / sandwiches or something similar.

Thursday - New Mexico style pizza. Also because I didn't have it last week.

Friday - Spicy black beans and polenta.

Saturday - nothing planned / sandwiches or something similar.

Sunday - L is having a fantasy baseball draft at the house & there will be about 12 guys over. I think we're going to have hot dogs & nachos, but still need to confirm that with L. If that is the case, this is the chili con queso I'm making for the nachos.

For more menus, go to Organizing Junkie.

Memory Verse

Philippians 3:10, New International Version

I want to know Christ and the power of his resurrection and the fellowship of sharing in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death,

Winter Reading Challenge Wrap-Up

It's officially Spring, so that definitely means that the Winter Reading Challenge is officially over. How did I do?

I've been updating all along at my original post - crossing out books as I finish them and I've even added some that I hadn't originally planned. I didn't finish a couple that turned out to bee too reference-like for me to want to just read them straight through. I read a lot more of the Bible than I'd originally planned. It just felt right.

I always hate trying to pick favorites among books so I won't even try. But I will repeat how much I adore Sharon Newman's Catherine LeVendeur series. In case that's not obvious from my original post.

For more wrap-ups, go to A Joyful Heart's blog.

I Have a Problem.

I am addicted to Cadbury Creme Eggs. All my talk of trying to eat healthier, and respecting my body and what I put in it, blah blah blah, it all gets ignored even more than normal once I spot those little "cartons" on the shelf.

And I've learned not to get the miniature ones, because although that seems like a better choice (built-in portion control and all that), it turns out the smaller size is just not satisfying enough so I find myself cracking open one or two or six. The regular size I can limit myself to one a day.

But it is every day. From whenever I first spot them on the shelf until I run out of my stash. And my stash gets replenished whenever I see them at the store. Usually, it ends up being about a month, but that's still an entire month of me eating one of those things every day. Each egg? Turns out to be 150 calories, but it's also the 5 grams of fat and 22 grams of sugars and nothing whatsoever redeeming about it.

And if you know of a source for these goodies beyond the Easter season?
Please, for the sake of my pant-size, please don't tell me.

Thankful Tuesday

• My mother-in-law, who I thought was arriving Friday night, actually arrives Saturday night. While me including this as something for which I'm thankful might seem like I don't like my m-i-l, that is not the case. Just logistically (airport pickup) it's easier, and I have a friend coming into town that day who I haven't seen in almost a year, so now I don't have to feel like I'm ignoring my m-i-l to see my friend, or vice versa (although it would have been the former).
  
  
• I've arranged for a day off tomorrow. I'm looking forward to a day without commuting, and a day when I can hopefully get some projects accomplished around the house. Although I'd be happy with just getting the guest room usable again (see above for the reason).
  
  
• I finally got my insurance stuff straightened out so I could renew my allergy prescription. I was down to my last few so this is a very good thing. Allegra has made my job manageable (severe dust allergies make my employment location a poor fit for me), as well as just living in the midwest with whatever it is in the air around here.

Menu Plan Monday

Monday - Leftovers. I made pot roast yesterday and there is still a mountain left.

Tuesday - Greek Tacos. Which I've been looking forward to for over a week.

Wednesday - nothing planned / sandwiches or something similar.

Thursday - New Mexico style pizza. I think it's only called that because it has lots of green chilis.

Friday - Tomato soup. Possibly the recipe by Pioneer Woman, possibly the herbed tomato soup version I saw in a Light & Tasty magazine a few months back.

Saturday - Out for a late lunch with visiting family. We probably won't be hungry for much for dinner. That usually means popcorn or cereal for both of us. :)

Sunday - Easter. We're actually going to a buffet; first time for me for that. I'll probably end up needing to fix a dessert to take along for the afternoon visit that I'm sure will stretch into the evening, but that's easy enough.

For more menus, go to Organizing Junkie.