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Hearts At Home – January’s Third Thursday Blog Hop

Posted on by Mary

Wow that was a mouth full.

Well this month’s blog hop topic is for us to share some tips in how we keep ourselves organized in the new year. I kind of already posted on that and how in our family we set goals for ourselves instead of resolutions. You can check out those posts both HERE and HERE!

BUT I have another tip that also helps a great deal and I have FINALLY finished it. I am happy with it at the beginning of each year BUT sometime in the middle of the year I am sure I will find another chart to “help” keep me organized!

The artwork is mine and this year I added Tabs…I was getting so much stuff it was hard to remember where it all was!

These are the charts that I use everyday for all the little stuff.

This is the section that has my yearly charts.

And this has my bible reading charts.

This is my daily chart (sorry for the poor photo I had to sacrifice the glare instead of having poor lighting)

This is our daily schedules which is NOT in a tab BUT before the first one.

Double sided menu chart…I plan two weeks meals at a time.

This is my master list of chores broken down by everyday, every weelk, every month, seasonally and yearly

Food Journal.

Master grocery list.

A cleaning calendar and a declutter calendar.

A sample of a Bible reading chart.

And the machine responxible for the punching and binding it all togeter.

Basically this along with my Kindle is my life in a nutshell. I can’t survive otherwise!

Little Bean’s Hand Explained

Posted on by Mary

Okay SOOOOO this weekend has been, interesting to say the least and I really REALLY don’t care to repeat it any time soon.

Let’s start at the begiining because that is a VERY good place to start.

Thursday last week I was sick…sore throat and that not so great sandy eye feeling that usually is a first hint of pink eye.  So I went to the Dr. She toldme That everything seemed fine.  My ear looked “a little red” and my throat “showed no signs of infection”.  So despite   feeling rough i went to the AWNA Spaghetti dinner .

Friday morning the VERY first SNOW day of the season, but I was looking ward to our church’s ladies night Out event.  Then about 9 or 10 in the morning I get a call from the Dr.  STREP THROAT…REALLY?  Then  we decided because of that I was contagious so no Ladies night out for me .  then it got canceled anyway because of the Snow.

Saturday I had to miss a 50th anniversary party for aa couple in our church because I was still considered contagious 🙁  So then after hubby put the finishing touches on his sermon he went to the new house to finish a project he wanted to complete…no big deal he would be home at 10.  Well as so often happens with home repair things it took longer than expected and he got home a little after midnight…Still no big deal.  he took a hot shwer and then i fixed him some supper (he had had lunch and then some food at the party) and we debriefed.  just as we were getting ready for bed, little bean decided he was going to needa diaper change.   Hubby went in and grabbed him quick before he woke up his sister.

upon picking him up he dicovered he had soaked through EVERYTHING and needed to be changed so he set him on the floor and told him to come find me.  What he didn’t realize is that Little bean was standing right behind him as he closed the door …Thankfully gently) when little bean started toscream Hubby turned to see what was going on.  His little finger was stuck in the door on the hinge side…Upon opening the door Hubyy realized we needed to move quicky and get him to the ER.  At 1:30 am Sunday morning they left.  At 5 30 they returned with my bandaged sewn up baby boty.

 

in the process all the kids had woken up and they were up til 4 30.  Not a wholelot of sleep was to be had.  hubby got an hour and a half of sleep before gettignup for church.  He spoke and we were all exhausted.Little Bean was happier than ever 7 stitches and all.

Despite all of the excitement and exhaustionI have a few lessons I have learned…or was reminded of:

  • I can do all things through Christ who  strengthens me
  • God loves me no matter what
  • He will supply all my needs
  • and He will never leave me nor forsake me
  • AND He is my rest

Just to show you how well my little bean is taking this  here is a picture i snapped of him when I laid him down for his nap!
Happy as all get out…What a little Boy 🙂