currently: june

drinking sweet tea

feeling like the kids are fighting with each other all the time. I guess it's time to implement some structure into our days.

waiting for the rain to come this weekend. We're supposed to be getting buckets-ful.

loving that we are able to live in a country setting inside the city limits.

beginning to sew and embroider again. A slow beginning, but it's a start.
 
reading  The Longest Ride; just finished this one, and getting ready to start this book

finding random pictures of lego creations on my camera

planting nothing. Those deer and our crazy chickens would have everything eaten within a week.

trying  to use up all the eggs. I've made 2 batches of waffles and 2 dozen muffins this week. I still have about 3 dozen eggs left. On the menu for this week: pancakes, frittata, chicken fried rice, and some banana bread.

watching Owen and Rylan wrestle on the couch

attempting to get some projects done. I've started a few, but haven't quite finished them yet.

hoping that little sister gets the go-ahead to start soft foods this week. I'm pretty sure she's done with liquids. I caught the crazy girl laying on her belly trying to eat a muffin crumb. I guess desperate times calls for desperate measures.

finishing up the list for the remainder of school curriculum that I need to order for next year.

listening to the hum of the central air. I don't even want to know how much our electric bill is going to be.

still knitting a cuddly, soft blanket for little sister

wanting to get completely unpacked by the end of July

needing to clean off my desk. I just piled stuff on top of it while unpacking. Stuff that didn't have a specific spot to go.

praying for these sweet babes, and that they find a "mama" and "baba" soon.

P.S.-Did you miss the previous months?  Catch those here.

currently: april

{source}

drinking caffeine (coffee, tea, whatever will give me that extra energy boost right now)

feeling a little tired. I stayed up way too late last night, and the night before, and the night before that.

waiting on the love of my life to return home today!!

loving this fabric. I need to find some!

beginning to organize all our receipts for next year's taxes! Not waiting until the last minute as I have previous years.

reading all the debt free stories on this blog

planting absolutely nothing, but I'm thinking since we won't be able to have a garden this year with our move then maybe I'll attempt a wreath like the one above.

trying to figure out if I paid all the medical bills this month. We have so many coming from different doctors, specialists, therapists, and it hasn't even really begun yet.

watching nothing on television lately

attempting to get Byron's school album caught up to his current year

hoping for no unexpected surprises next week as we demo the bathrooms

finishing the book Show Your Work!: 10 Ways to Share Your Creativity and Get Discovered

listening to the light rain out the window

still knitting a cuddly, soft blanket for little sister

wanting to sew a little something...bag, pouch, burp cloth. It doesn't really matter; just something.

needing a hair cut

praying our house sells quickly once we put it on the market

P.S.-Did you miss January, February, and March?  Catch those months here, here, and here.

march: currently

drinking Naked juice-pineapple mango with coconut water

feeling a little worn out from the drive yesterday from Kansas. Driving 9 hours alone with 5 kids in one day is almost a little too much for me.

waiting until we move to start on the birthday project.

loving these shorts

beginning to finally have less sugar cravings after 20 days of doing without

reading Rare Bird: A Memoir of Loss and Love

trying to get all the things done to the house as soon as possible

watching Flea Market Flip

attempting to start painting trim this week

hoping that I can get as much accomplished as I want to in the next 4 days

finishing an end table painting project this week

listening to the 3 big kids giggling and talking when they should be going to sleep. They're going to be tired in the morning.

still knitting a cuddly, soft blanket for little sister

realizing that I have 6 dressers that I want to paint

wanting  to work on the kids' photo albums this week sometime

needing to clean off my desk

praying for Rylan's speech therapist's baby. She arrived 4 weeks early, and is a little peanut at 5 lbs. 19 oz.

P.S.-Did you miss January and February?  Catch those months here and here.

february: currently

drinking a Coke

feeling a little stressed and very overwhelmed with what we need to accomplish
before our move in May

waiting on little sisters COC (certificate of citizenship). Yes, we're still waiting.

loving this unconventional living post

beginning the early stages of planning our homeschool curriculum for next year

reading The Fringe Hours: Making Time for You

trying to teach little sister the sign for "drink"

watching Downton Abbey still.

attempting  to keep the dishes clean while all the construction is happening in the kitchen. It is dusty in there.

hoping to find some energy somewhere. :)

finishing the meal plan for the week this afternoon.

listening to Joe pulling new electrical wire through the walls

knitting a cuddly, soft blanket for little sister

finding that I remember that I hate moving. Hate it.

wanting the cleaning and painting fairies to make an appearance. :)

praying for one of R's friends family. The father and uncle were in a bad burn accident a couple of weeks ago. Would you mind praying for them with me?

P.S.-Did you miss January? Catch it here.

january: currently

drinking Sprite. {see below}

feeling much better after almost a full week of a virus that has taken 3 of us down.

waiting on little sister's COC (certificate of citizenship) & her social security card. The paperwork still continues.

loving this

getting our family photo album started this week.

reading Love Me, Feed Me and confirming that yes, little sister does have food anxiety.

trying new feeding strategies and techniques from the book and other professionals.

watching Downton Abbey.

attempting to organize all the legos.

hoping the organization will help the kids keep them up off the floor.

finishing up the last of the Christmas presents that I needed to finish knitting to get mailed off to cousins. Yes, I'm a little behind.

listening to Minecraft videos and the kids' talking about their playing strategies in the background. Everyday.

knitting this blanket for the shop

finding that I'm not a workbook/worksheet homeschool mom, and that I tend to lean towards the Charlotte Mason style. 

loving my new "clearance" dearfoam slippers

wanting a simpler, cleaner home in 2015.

currently....

 

*first salad from the garden this year {picture taken on 7/17/14}

 

loving Joe and how hard he works for our family

enjoying the evenings in the backyard with the kids and chickens when it's not too hot out

obsessing over how little time we have before we bring our little one home

preparing lists daily.....packing list, to-do list, to-sell list, blog post list, etc.

wondering why I've been so tired these past couple of days even when my routine has not changed{God's way of telling me I need to slow down.}

packing more items in the donate boxes {still finding stuff to get rid of}
 
checking email a few times daily for surprise updates {none lately}
 
wishing for a housekeeping fairy right this minute

drinking too much Diet Coke again 

planning school curriculum for this year

reading A Mother's Ordeal: One Woman's Fight Against China's One-Child Policy 

listening to the whirr of the ceiling fans {whirr is actually a word; I googled it to make sure because it looked funny}

watching the kids fight with each other one minute and play together and share a few minutes later

marveling at how fast our supply of eggs continues to grow

feeling happy and content with our little life

Currently in June...

*our 1st egg from the ladies, courtesy of Amy {Joci's chicken}

 



loving Joe and how hard he works for our family

enjoying the evenings in the backyard with the kids and chickens

obsessing over essential oils

preparing for our adoption

wondering how we have a little less than two months before school starts again

packing for our vacation to South Dakota

checking for eggs in the chicken coop two to three times a day

wishing for a farm for our family

drinking ice cold water with lemon

planning how to get a bigger garden next year

reading The Good Women of China: Hidden Voices

listening to The Lumineers Pandora station

watching redbox movies after the kids are tucked into bed

marveling at how amazing it is to be getting eggs from our chickens already!!

feeling happy and content with our little life