Archive | September, 2008

Nooks and Crannies of My Day

15 September 2008

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This entry is inspired by the age old question, “How are you?” I have always felt cheap for saying “Fine and you?” Really it gets complicated doesn’t it? Here are some facets of my day of how I really am. 5 Trying Times I had clean scrub tops. I had clean scrub pants. I did [...]

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Menu Monday

14 September 2008

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I am a OrgJunkie junkie. Every week almost 100 people post their menu plans to view. I love having “virtual” accountability to menu plan. OrgJunkie motivates me to get cooking! This is my first time linking up for OrgJunkie’s Menu Plan Monday. Monday: Lasagna Florentine (carry over from last week–Culver’s called my name last Saturday [...]

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Dinner Table Wisdom

14 September 2008

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Picture our dinner table with the noisy din of a preschooler’s chatter and the constant drone of a toddler’s babbling whine mixed with a fair amount of sassy words, giddiness and general loudness. Are you there? Add yogurt to just about every surface, food being chewed with open mouths and a sippy cup being used [...]

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Pink Overalls

13 September 2008

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The cool air around here is unpredictable. One day is hot with rainy humidity and the next is crisp with forewarning wind. The season of autumn is in flux. As a Minnesota gal, I cling to the evenings of cool air and crickets out the windows like I’ll forever miss them come winter. My uniform: [...]

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SIMPLICITY an Acrostic

12 September 2008

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Sanctuary Individuality Motivating Purposeful Living Imaginative Connectivity Intelligent Teamwork Yert (Yes well, yerts (hut-like structures) are simple anyway! What else was I going to type for Y?)

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TSP: A teaspoon of simplicity at a time

10 September 2008

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The Simplicity Project (TSP) is big. What I am finding is that TSP is not made up of one big idea or plan. It is, however, made up of a lot of little ideas, attitudes, and of course projects. I haven’t dumped out every toy in hopes of restructuring the whole house in one day…yet. [...]

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And the Winner Is…

9 September 2008

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My On the Six category features a guest artist each month. September’s artist was my son Ryan. He helped me do a giveaway for one of his paintings. We had four entries to win so…everybody wins! Why just pick one? Thank you to Elizabeth M., Grammy Lu, Mags and Lisa for commenting on our blog. [...]

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Menu Monday

8 September 2008

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Monday: Dinner with Friends/ Enchiladas a-la Kelli Tuesday: Beer Brats, green beans Wednesday: Beef Cannelloni Thursday: Frozen Pizza Friday: Pork Roast, Caramel Apples for dessert Saturday: Florentine Lasagna or make your own Mac -n-Cheese if you don’t like spinach Sunday: Hamburger Soup, rolls

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The Lord is my Logo

7 September 2008

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Loving This is my new Archer Farms mug. It is tall, simple and easy to hold. It came with a bag of grounds at Super Target. Archer Farms is their house brand. Decent coffee. I bought a second mug on clearance so it can have a partner. I think it would be nice if I [...]

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Artist in Training

6 September 2008

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Look for giveaway below! Today’s artist, 3 year old Ryan, is still in his formative years. He has been toying around with several types of art media such as: charcoal, pastels, watercolor and crayon. He is often found at his kitchen table studio doing “projects” with tape. Lots of tape. He prides himself with a [...]

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