The Simple Woman's Daybook

Outside my window...The weather is gloom. Fall is falling away as winter is trying to make it's grand appearance. The leaves no longer look beautiful as they are scattered all on the ground. I am not looking forward to the winter. Yes, the snow is beautiful and can be fun to play in the first time around but after that I am done with it. However MI is known for having a very long winter season. :sigh:

I am thinking... Love. Love.Love. How do you love someone you just do not like? How? What if that person is a relative? 

I am thankful...For losing just a little bit more weight. For the longest I have been stuck at 139 lbs. And the last two days  I have been at 138 lbs. ! Hopefully it will continue to drop.


From the Reading room... I am still reading Ted Dekker's book, The Priest's Graveyard. I am also doing a online Bible study of 1 John.

In the kitchen...New things have been created. I am determined to try new recipes. I fail in the area of baking all the time so this past week I tried a recipe for cupcakes. But it was just for two people. I doubled the batch so there were enough for my 3 kids and myself. The first time didn't work out so well, but the second time was so much better!Here is the link to the recipe


 I am wearing.. Brown exercise and a brown fleece jacket.


I am creating... A new goal. Two days in a row I have ran 4 miles. It has taken me 59 minutes both times but I am excited about that! Because I know I can run this distance without dying I think I want to run a 5k which is 3.1 miles. So I have until this spring to get into shape in hopes of NOT coming in last place hahaha

I am wondering... When will our first snow come and stay? The weather in MI is so crazy. It will be beautiful outside and then next day we can have a hail storm.  

I am craving... Carbs. Whenever I get close to that time of the month, my body craves sweets and carbs. Have I mentioned that I have a weakness for Pasta and Breads??? 

I am hoping...That Abby will be able to catch up in her work with school. I really don't want it to last all through the summer.  

I am looking forward to... To this Saturday. My brother's kids will be coming over. We plan on having a family party to celebrate our daughters birthdays. They both will be 2 years old and are only one day apart. This is something special to me because I know that eventually we will be moving back to New Mexico and we won't be able to celebrate their birthdays together after that.

My Ellie is on the left and Annie is on the right. This was for their first birthday last year.

I am hearing.. Celine Dion playing in Ellie's room. She is down for a nap and I have the cd going to help with all the other noises in the house to not be heard.

Around the house... I am really wanting to paint the walls. I always want to try and get our fire place going!



One of my favorite things.. Quietness. I love when the house is just quiet. The kids don't have to be asleep, they can be playing but what I mean is no yelling, no fighting, no crying, no whining, no nagging. Just Quietness. Quietness of the spirit. Peace. This is one of my favorite things.

A few plans for the rest of the week: The party this saturday and then friday we are having friends over for dinner :) still don't know what to cook.

Here is picture for thought I am sharing.. These are my kids last year at this time. My how they have grown.