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As I look outside my window:::
Everything is covered in ice but the sun is shining.  Expecting 8-10 inches of snow tomorrow.

 
Right now I am::: 
Typing this post and watching the live news conference on the McLinn hearing, here in Lawrence.
 
Thinking and pondering:::
I have so much on my mind, it's hard to even straighten it all out to put in list form. Haha! I'm a mess.
  
On my bedside table:::
Still reading Bridget Jones the edge of reason by Helen Fielding.
 
On my tv tonight:::
I have a few shows to watch, but not really sure what I'll be watching tonight.

Listening to:::
The press conference.

On the menu for this week:::
Monday - Buffalo Chicken
Tuesday - Pizza
Wednesday - Ranch House Crockpot Porkchops
Thursday - Easy Amish Chicken casserole
Friday - Crockpot Chicken Enchilada Soup
Saturday - 
Sunday - 

On my to do list:::
Laundry
Dishes
Grocery shopping

Plans for this week:::
Monday - Grocery Shopping and my Glucose test
Tuesday - Sydney's out of school and has a parent teacher conference, Sydney's Dance if the weather allows, Shawn to and from Nashville
Wednesday - Ben to the library
Thursday - Shawn to Chicago
Friday - Ben's out of school and Shawn home from Chicago

What I am sewing, crocheting, knitting or creating:::
My crochet mood blanket
 
My simple pleasure:::
Napping with my kids on the couch in the middle of the day.

Lesson learned the past week:::  
I'm not sure

Looking around the house:::
There are barbies strung from one end of the living room to the other and laundry waiting to be folded in my bedroom.

From the camera:::


 
Prayer List:::
A friend as her and her family go through some tough times and many changes.

Bible verse, Devotional:::
Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight. ~ Proverbs 3:5-6
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