Showing off Daughter's Birdhouse

This was maybe one of our most inexpensive projects to date.

Week of September 19th

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
L: Road Trippin’ D: Scavenge the Kitchen	L: Smoothie D: French Onion Soup Gratinee w/ bread & salad	L: Packed Lunch D: Light & Easy Prawn Pasta (July 2011, Eating Clean magazine)	L: Leftovers D: General Tso’s Chicken, Jasmine Rice, & Edamame	L: Leftovers D: Grant & Presley out to eat	L: Leftovers D: Pan-Seared Teriyaki Salmon w/ Pickled Cucumbers & leftover rice (Aug/Sep 2011, Eating Clean magazine)	Pumpkin Pie Oatmeal L & D: Leftovers or out
Activities:	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Snacks
	P @ Pre-School AM: School reading, unpack, drop off trimmer to repair shop PM: Paint furniture & Session 2	P @ Pre-School/Dance Day AM: Practicum @ High School PM: Practicum @ High School	AM: Mom’s Bible Study PM: Watercolors & Handprint Pumpkin	P @ Pre-School AM: Sew curtains PM: Session 3 & Class	AM: Bday Play Date PM: Chalk Spray Paint	yogurt  fruit smoothies popcorn

Planned projects: living room curtains, paint furniture, organize dining room & office w/ items taken from living room

Planned blogs: living room color, curtains 

Still to do for living room: glaze furniture, fabric for pillows (use Joann coupon), key art, paint frames & baskets

Linked to Menu Plan Monday

Aggie Ribbon Wreath

A completed project...finally. I have about 10 unfinished, just sitting there taking up space projects in the works right now. Felt freeing to have one of them finally complete (and with no issues). Looks just like I wanted it to look, too!

Week of Sep. 11

Still doesn't seem like we're in a groove this Fall regarding a schedule. But making these meal plans helps keep us from hitting up pizza or burgers in a pinch.

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
L: Leftover Minestrone D: Carrot Cake Oatmeal w/ fresh fruit	L: D: Creamy Shrimp & Mushroom Pasta	L: Packed Lunch (Amy’s enchilada, fruit) D: Spinach Frittata & Fruit	L: Leftovers D: General Tso’s Chicken, Jasmine Rice, & Edamame	L: Leftovers D: Inside Out Lasagna (x2 for church family w/ new baby) & Salad	L: Play Date food (make Pumpkin Spice Dip) D: On the Road to San Antonio	In San Antonio for Mimi’s bday
Activities:	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Snacks
	AM: Groceries & Play Date PM: organize bookshelves, clean & vacuum, let P paint	P @ Pre-School/Dance Day AM: Practicum @ High School PM: Practicum @ High School	P @ Pre-School AM: Gift for Mimi, paint table & chair PM: Finish curtains	P @ Pre-School AM: Dentist @ 9, Make lasagna, class readings PM: Drop off lasagna, 1:00 training @ high school, & go to class	AM: Pack & Play Date PM: On the Road to San Antonio	yogurt fruit smoothies brie & raspberries on crackers

Planned projects: living room curtains, paint furniture, update bookshelves, gift for Mimi, paint niche & bar

Planned blogs: curbside chaos, living room color, curtains & bookshelf hiders, Aggie wreath, gift for Mimi, Ugly Sofa slipcover

Still to do for living room makeover after these projects: pillows, reline baskets, spray paint baskets & picture frames, figure out art/decor for bookshelves, roman curtain for door window, new flowers in vase, hardware for cabinets, and whatever else I added to this Pinterest board

Curbside Chaos Entry

I entered the Curbside Chaos online contest this morning. It's a chance to $5000 towards sprucing up my yard, including a plethora of bulbs (apparently they are easy to grow and take care of) and a visit from an expert to help design it all. After looking at other people's photos, I realize my yard is definitely not "chaotic." (I can't believe how out of control and gross some people allow their lives and places of living become.) 

But I do need some yard help. We purchased a new construction home that came with sod, 2 ugly live oaks and some bushes in the front. We only have sod in the back.

Week of September 4th

As my aversions get stronger and stomach more squished, our menu gets a little weird. Lots of carbs, soups, pastas, fruit...Not a lot of meat or veggies because both taste, smell, and just sound not great right now. And even with this, I've added Tums to my daily diet. 

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
L: Forgot D: Family BBQ	L: Johnny Carino’s D: Baked Potato	L: Packed Lunch (leftover Carino’s) D: Leftovers: Pasta, Potato	L: Carrot Cake Oatmeal w/ fresh fruit D: Tortellini Tomato Soup & Red Berry Salad w/ Granola Crusted Goat Cheese	L: Leftovers D: Crockpot Minestrone	L: Leftovers D: Out (Mexican, I think)	L: Leftovers D: Crandall Cottonfest Food
Activities:	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Snacks
	Labor Day/Family Fun Day: park, errands, etc.	P @ Pre-School/Dance Day AM: Practicum @ High School PM: Practicum @ High School	AM: Groceries, bye to Cat PM: Make No-Bake Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies	P @ Pre-School AM: Session 1 for Semester PM: Impact Training @ School & Class	P @ Pre-School AM: OBGYN Appt. PM: Rest, sew, time to myself	Cheese & Crackers No-Bake Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies Apple Sandwich Smoothies

Anticipated Blog Posts & Crafts: Whoa. I can't even think about that right now. I've done a ton of stuff lately: nursery bedding for bff, ordered fabric for curtains, picked out a color for the living room wall, started thinking about the nursery, appliqued a few shirts... But I've just been too tired between normal, everyday stuff and school and internship/practicum that I haven't thought to take pics of any of it, much less blog about the process. Ready for 2nd trimester (end of the month!) and to be out of this funk.