Simple Woman's Daybook

FOR TODAY...Jan.26, 2015

Outside my window... Today was another beautiful day here in Southern Minnesota. The temp was 43 and a lot of melting is going on...hardly any snow cover left on the ground.

I am thinking...a lot about my Godfather who is in hospice care with Alzheimers...such a sad disease.

I am thankful...I am so thankful that I am able to 

In the kitchen...Making a chessey rice hotdish...(casserole for those non Minnesotans)

I am wearing...Blue pants, pink sweatshirt and fuzzy pink socks

I am creating...stitching a valentine pillow

I am going...to have to get to the grocery store (hate that job)

I am wondering...If we will get a nice snow storm this winter

I am reading...The River by Beverly Lewis (love my Amish books)

I am hoping...that I did my taxes right

I am looking forward to...Babysitiing tomorrow and Thursday

I am learning...to not let other people rule how I think about myself!

Around the house...working on getting things organized, my 

I am pondering...on new things to do with Isaiah

A favorite quote for today...

One of my favorite things...communicating with people

A few plans for the rest of the week: babysitting and more crafting

A peek into my day...My stitching

The open Mississippi...was frozen over in November now just on the edges.

Thanks for stopping by, love your comments!

An Old Friend....

Hello there again blogging friends. Those of you on the East Coast I pray that you are all safe during the big snow storm!  Living in Minnesota you would think that we have a lot of snow...well we don't! Our snow cover right now is about an inch. We got quite a bit of snow in November  but now it is almost all gone. I will probably be screaming about getting too much snow in Feb and March.
So it is almost February, hard to believe! I was on Pintrest...about 20 times a day and I saw some pins from Christina Rosendall. She used to have her blog called Pendleton Primitives. Her husband retired from the service ( thank you for your time) and they moved to Michigan. She now has a new blog called Rebuilding Our Homestead. Go and give her a visit, then she will have to blog more! LOL  OK so anyway I saw her on Pintrest and I messaged her to see how things were going. We decided that since Amy wasn't going to have a Valentine swap that we would swap with each other. This is what I love about blogging. You really meet some great people and become friends with them. I am sad to see that a lot of bloggers are now going on Facebook or Twitter and their blogs are neglected, to me, those just aren't as personal as a blog. Ok I will step off of my soapbox now.
I am busy getting some things made for our swap and I am very excited. Again please go and visti Christina's blog and say hi, welcome back.
Have a great week everyone!

Happy New Year...plus 11 days. My Word for the Year

So I am a little slow getting in here and wishing you all a happy New Year... the story of my life. I have seen some of my friends participating in One Little Word and I really liked the idea of it so I have chosen my word for 2015.  it is a word to "focus on, meditate on, and reflect upon as I go about my daily life." I prayed and thought a lot about what my word should be and finally came up with the word...

I am going to embrace the word and spend more time with the Scriptures
I am going to embrace my body and health...try not to worry so much about the numbers but more on the healthy choices.
I am going to embrace the life that I have now, not trying to look behind wishing my life is what it was nor looking ahead seeking how my life should be different.
I am going to embrace change instead of shying away from it because of fear.
I am going to embrace the time I get to spend with my nephew because they grow so fast, the time I get to spend with my family because there are no better people and time with myself.

There are probably more things that will come up through the year that I will embrace but this year my goal is to do just that embrace all that comes my way.

My Christmas....

Well the celebrating is all done, it is time to take down and stow away the decorations and get ready to start a new year. I thought I would share a few pictures of my Christmas with all of you. This was the first year that everyone was not at my mom and dad's house on Christmas day in a very long time. My oldest nephew is going to school in Arizona and did not make it home. He was missed but we did all wish him a Merry Christmas on the phone. I think we are very blessed that we are all able to celebrate together for so long.

 This was my best gift...I just love it!

 Playing Apples to Apples

 The day after Christmas we took the boys to LARK toys where they have a handcarved merry-go -round but Isaiah didn't like it.

 He liked the train table

 He liked the book area alsp,

Well that is it...thanks for a great year of friendship! May you all have a wonderful 2015.

2 days...and counting...

Well it is 2 days before the big day. It is official now that we will have a brown Christmas here in Minnesota...that is a rare thing for sure. We were suppose to get 2-3 inches last night and this morning but just too warm.
Since the big day is almost here I thought I better share my Christmas decorations. I am still not as primitive as I would like but I am getting there.

This will probably be it until I come back and share how my Christ mas went so I want to wish you all a very Merry and Blessed Christmas. Thank you for visiting me!

My Giveaway Win

Isn't he just the cutest thing ever? I was blessed to win the fourth week of giveaways from dear sweet Brenda The Rusty Thimble. When I saw him when she posted it for the fourth week I was so hopeful and my dreams came true and I won him. I love how he looks on my Great Grandma's old rocking chair.
Brenda is very generous and has giveaway's each month on her blog. She already has a great January one posted so stop by her blog and enter.
Thanks again Brenda, it means so much to me!