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Jun. 29, 2008
Monday Meanderings
Hello Ladies,
I pray you all had a very blessed weekend! We had a busy fun filled weekend with family visiting from out of town. Sunday we had a huge BBQ, a house FULL, boys, cousins, dads and "Papi" Troys day ( who is 70 years young) playing basketball till late into the evening. I love spending time with family and I love when we have a house full, it is well worth all the clean up, late night and tired feet afterwards. 
I do have some not so happy news to share with you all :-( Im sure by now you all have noticed how stretched my computer time has become since we luanched The Homeschool Lounge in February.
THL has grown in leaps and bounds and cotinues to grow daily, all glory and all prauise for the succes of THL goes to the Lord! Below you can see our current stats...
 3601 Members
 154 Groups
 13 Events
 3438 Discussions
 2212 Blog posts
 5440 Photos
 127 Videos
 783 Music Tracks
This is all mind boggling to us and unfortunaley has left me a bit torn, stretched and feeling a tad guilty about my blog and my blogging buddies. I have had little to no time to get around the blogosphere to say hello to my Blogging sisters.
With all that said I have decided to discontinue Monday Meanderings for now, who knows I might start it back up again soon or in a year or whenever the Lord leads me to do so. For now I will not be posting my MM posts as I have in the past , weekly with mister Linky attached.
I am not leaving you without a fabulous Meme to particpate in though by any means, I recently came across this great meme HERE called "The Simple Woman's Daybook". It is a Monday Meme and looks to be a sweet and fun meme.
You can view my first Simple Woman's Daybook post HERE!
If you would like to coninue to do Monday Meanderings to keep your week on track by all means continue! I will still post a MM from time to time when I can. For now, this will be my last MM post with a Mister Linky attached. Sorry. 
I will however continue to blog but without the pressures and responsiblity of having a weekly post to fullfil. My Worldess Wednesday will continue simply because I always have a pic to share. 
Bible Study/ Devotions ~ Now that summer time is here and Troy is home during the day we are going to start doing our Morning family devos again.
"Must Do"~ (Not the “To Do” list but the “Must Do” list!)
This week I Must ...
- Prepare and mail July Greeting Cards
- Take my first Tae Kwon Do class, yes you read right! Troy started last week and this week he is trying to drag me in there too. I guess it has become a family affair. (Did not do this last week)
- Start working out again, maybe do Hip Hop Abs.
Homekeeping ~ Cleaning out my closet, looks like a tornado hit it and I can barely get the door closed!
Train Them Up~ Making new chore charts!
I hope tio share some pics next week, I have my meals planned and groceries all done!
Monday ~ Left over BBQ
Tuesday~ Pull apart subs
Wednesday~ Picnic dinner
Thursday~Grilled chicken, veggies and rolls
Friday~ Cheesy Chicken Rolls
Saturday~ Leftovers
Sunday~ Supper at Troy’s parents
Cheesy Chicken Rolls
Ingredients
6-8 chicken tenders raw cut into peices
1 package of reduced fat crescent rolls
4 slices of white american cheese
1/2 cup of shredded cheddar cheese
1/2 cup of 2% milk
1 can cream of chicken soup (98% fat free)
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Directions
Preheat oven to 400 degrees
1. cut chicken tenders in to small pieces and brown in skillet. (make sure it is cooked thouroughly).
2. while chicken is cooking, mix milk and soup in a seperate bowl. set aside
3. put 1/2 slice of cheese and some of the chicken in a crescent roll and wrap the crescent roll around it. do that with each crescent roll and place in 9X13 baking dish.
4. Take the milk and soup mixture and pour over the chicken rolls.
5. Sprinkle shredded cheese over the top.
6. place in oven and cook for about 20 minutes. The crescent rolls need a little extra time to cook because of the soup mixture.
This recipe makes 8 servings and I usually serve with corn.
If you are participating in "Monday Meanderings" or "Menu Plan Monday" be sure to leave a link on Mister Linky, so we can visit you!
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Have a fabulously blessed week!!!
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Jun. 22, 2008
Monday Meanderings
We are all better and very much healthy, thank you all for your sweet comments and especially for your prayers!
For those interested I finally posted about my biopsy HERE.
I have also posted about our new project, we are very excited about this neat new tool for homeschool moms, go check it out HERE! You know it has to have a neat giveaway to coincide with so please help us spread the word and enter to win a great Giveaway!
“Monday Meanderings“ does not have to be my 5 focal points each week, you can list any 5 things that will better prepare you for the week and bless your home and your family! To learn more about "Monday Meanderings” please go HERE!
Bible Study/ Devotions ~ Daily Bible reading and lots of prayer is all I have had time for lately. :-)
"Must Do"~ (Not the “To Do” list but the “Must Do” list!)
This week I Must ...
- A lunch date with a teen from our Home Church in need of counseling. (Not that I am an expert by any means)
- Take my first Tae Kwon Do class, yes you read right! Troy started last week and this week he is tring to drag me in there too. I guess it has become a family affair.
Homekeeping ~ Zone 3 I'm in the kitchen
Train Them Up~ We are reevaluating our chores and our reward system. I will share what we come up with when its all finalized.
I hope tio share some pics next week, I have my meakls planned and groceries all done!
Monday ~ Italian soup and salad
Tuesday~ Crockpot roast with veggies
Wednesday~ Picnic dinner
Thursday~ Pork roast with mushrooms and Greens, corn and pork n beans
Friday~ Pizza twists
Saturday~ Leftovers
Sunday~ Supper at Troy’s parents
If you are participating in "Monday Meanderings" or "Menu Plan Monday" be sure to leave a link on Mister Linky, so we can visit you!
Please add any prayer requests to your post so we can pray for you!
I pray you all have a very blessed and productive week!
Dont forget about the Surprise and the giveaway!!!
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Jun. 15, 2008
Sextuplets with the flu! YIKES!
I remember watching the episode of "Jon & Kate plus 8" (my secret pleasure, I love that show) when all six of the Gosselin sextuplets had the flu and thinking to myself , I would not wish that on anyone!!! I am home from church today with my 3 littles sick, hacking and or coming out both ends, sometimes at the same time (more then you needed to know I'm sure) and I feel like I am smack in the middle of a three ring Circus, acrobats and all!
Micah is feeling fine so he went to our Home church with Troys mother.
Oh, and since Noah has been sick I have been nursing less and now it has been two whole days since he has nursed at all so I am thinking we are weaning and it is VERY uncomfortable and painful and sad.
At the moment all are quiet and asleep so I had a quick moment to jump on and say that I have not planned passed the next 5 minutes!!! I am doing load after load of laundry and disinfecting any and everything I can.
Poor Troy will have to wait for his Fathers Day dinner at our favorite local Cuban restaurant, I was looking forward to that as my first real meal since being sick.
Well, I had better get off here before someone wakes up and needs me. I pray you all have a very blessed week, I hope you all are enjoying these hot days of summer!
P.S. please excuse all the typos, no time to check!
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Jun. 8, 2008
Monday Meanderings
Busy busy busy, but not too busy to play in the sprinklers with the boys, bounce a ball for almost an hour, read and read and read till my cheeks hurt, to watch them and talk to them and listen to all that they want to share with me. Never too busy for my littles. Trying to fit in some extra alone time with hubby too who is currently glued to the tube watching basketball. YUCK!
We really have been busy around here, I have to thank those of you that have been praying for the biopsy I had last week, it was horribly painful and I would never wish it on anyone. I am totally fine and am going to be like new soon. I will share the yucky details about my biopsy tomorrow if time allows. :-)
Oh and I have a BIG surprise that I have been working on in my "spare time" , yes instead of eating Bon Bons I worked on a little something for you all. I will have the big announcement along with a BIG Giveaway next Monday!
“Monday Meanderings“ does not have to be my 5 focal points each week, you can list any 5 things that will better prepare you for the week and bless your home and your family! To learn more about "Monday Meanderings” please go HERE!
Bible Study/ Devotions ~ Daily emails, Daily Bible reading which i am falling behind on again, thats ok I will just continue and catch up ion time. :-) I also read lots of posts on The homeschool lounge and that serve as great devotional, we have some very gifted writers over there!
"Must Do"~ (Not the “To Do” list but the “Must Do” list!)
This week I Must ...
- Tae Kwon Do ceremony for boys , receiving new belts
- Take a young girl (like family) out for the day (Monday) who is struggling with issues in Highschool! Thank you God for homeschool!!!
- Continue working on BIG Surprise for you all in my spare time. ROFLOL!!!!!
Homekeeping ~ Zone Closets! The closets are getting out of hand again, how does this keep happening???
Train Them Up~ Continue!!! I think that is Troys favorite thing to say when I start to grumble about teaching/training the boys on the same things on a daily, hourly basis. He says we must continue till we get the results we are praying for. So I will continue! So often I, we feel like giving in or like we are losing the battle but usually the answer or results we are seeking are just around the bend .
Monday ~ Chicken Enchiladas, black beans and rice
Tuesday~ Mandarin Chicken Salad with rolls
Wednesday~ Picnic dinner
Thursday~ Pork chops, corn souffle and zucchinis
Friday~ Mexican pizza
Saturday~ Leftovers
Sunday~ Supper at Troy’s parents
If you are participating in "Monday Meanderings" or "Menu Plan Monday" be sure to leave a link on Mister Linky, so we can visit you!
Please add any prayer requests to your post so we can pray for you!
I pray you all have a very blessed and productive week!
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Jun. 1, 2008
Monday Meanderings
Happy June everyone, everything seems to be in full bloom here, our trees' bushes, plants , fruit and vegetables are all bearing much fruit and blossoms! I love it! not to mention the sun stays out till 8pm easily. We all Troy, Troys parents, my mother and I stayed outside playing till 7:30 tonight, it was wonderful! I hope to post some pics of our Home church community Garden, as in we all share the fruits of our labor on our home church property. I will try to post them tomorrow.
I know its a bit early for summer but I tell ya, it sure feels like summer! I knew that you were nearing, June,
and I knew that you were nearing--
I saw it in the bursting buds of roses in the clearing;
The roses in the clearing, June, were blushing pink and red,
For they had heard upon the hills the echo of your tread.
~Douglas Mallock~
“Monday Meanderings“ does not have to be my 5 focal points each week, you can list any 5 things that will better prepare you for the week and bless your home and your family! To learn more about "Monday Meanderings” please go HERE!
Bible Study/ Devotions ~ Continue with our chronological reading of the Bible in my daily devotions or with the boys Micah is reading a chapter a day to us and we continue with a memory verse a week for the 3 oldest boys. I am learning much about being still and being quiet! Tiany with a mouth shut more often then it is open is a good thing! lol Or so I am learning...
"Must Do"~ (Not the “To Do” list but the “Must Do” list!)
This week I Must ...
- Go back to the Dr for a biopsy, nothing to worry about im sure.
- Boys Tae Kwon Do testing for next belt
- Work in our Church garden
- Purchase Chronicles Of Narnia books and companion books
Homekeeping ~ Zone 2
Train Them Up~
Still rereading the Raising Godly Tomatoes book, I am also preparing for our summer schooling and continuing with the 3 R's with everyone!
Monday ~ Skirt steak on the grill with black beans, rice and tomatoes on fresh mozzarella and avocados! We are splurging a bit this dinner, Troy is off!
Tuesday~ Chicken soft tacos
Wednesday~ Picnic dinner
Thursday~ Ropa Vieja (Old Clothes) Cuban
Friday~ French Onion soup and salad
Saturday~ Leftovers
Sunday~ Supper at Troy’s parents
If you are participating in "Monday Meanderings" or "Menu Plan Monday" be sure to leave a link on Mister Linky, so we can visit you!
Please add any prayer requests to your post so we can pray for you!
I pray you all have a very blessed and productive week!
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