January Twenty Third

 

Pork Stew I made the other day…

I took pictures as it looked so pretty…

Above is just the pork meat and onions in balsamic vinegar and soy sauce…

Above is all the vegetables in water with a stew packet seasoning mix…

Above is the two together simmering…

Miss Maple’s favorite place to sit/sleep…

Sunday was a super long day and so long ago…

Monday was work… and son2’s scavenger birthday…

Tuesday was a day off…

I finally used my new vacuum…

It’s so nice… the only con is the cord is too short…

My old Dyson… it’s over ten years old…

My new Hoover did a wonderful job of cleaning, filled the whole canister in one use…

The Dyson has not been hardly sucking for a while now…

The piece that broke off the handle…

The handle no longer stays connected to the vacuum…

Today was work at 6am…

And now I’m tired and can’t think what to write… or what we did yesterday…

Hubby and I have walked two days in a row…

Watching Raising Hope… and back to work at 6am… time for sleeping…

Today, Linda, we believe God wants you to know that ...

you can fool others, sometimes even yourself, but God always knows your truth.

Uncomfortable, painful, even scary at times, truth is always better than lies. Remember, God always knows.

Today, Linda, we believe God wants you to know that ...

sometimes it helps to go to the sacred places of this Earth.

There is a lot of peace and energy there to fill you up and restore you. Go there in person, or if you cannot, in your imagination. When you get there, miracles do happen.

Today, Linda, we believe God wants you to know that ...

you have to face problems however difficult they are.

Having the bravery to face your difficulties is the hardest step; working through the problem is often easier than you think. The first step is always the hardest.

Tonight

 

Scattered Showers 51° Precip 60%

Tomorrow

 

Scattered Showers 64° Precip 40%

Tomorrow night

 

Showers 49° Precip 30%

Happy Journaling…

Son2’s Birthday

 

This Friday is son2’s 19th Birthday so we celebrated a little bit early last night with a Scavenger Hunt: The Hobbit an unexpected journey…

Clue 1: Go where Bilbo Baggins would eat second breakfast.

(Dining Room)

Clue 2: Go where Gandalf could sit back and watch Lord of the Rings while smoking his pipe.

(Family Room)

Clue 3: Go where Thorin could sleep as he’s not much taller then the youngest family member.

(Son3’s Room)

Clue 4: Go where Gollum could go for hours and hours and days and days and never think of his precious.

(Computer Room)

Clue 5: Go to the place as hot as Smaug’s breath.

(Kitchen)

Clue 6: Go to the place that’s fit for Bard, being the captain, to clean up after killing Smaug.

(Master Bathroom)

Clue 7: Go to the place where Beorn could not only turn into a bear but use his creativity to be anything with color and paper.

(Art Room)

Clue 8: go to the place where Elrond would sleep as he is not only the leader of the elves but a father.

(Master Bedroom)

Clue 9: Go to the place that is as cold as Dark Lord Sauron’s heart.

(Garage)

Son2 has been wanting pot stickers…

Clue 10: Go to the place that is the first place Thron would go after a long day of mining.

(Bathroom)

Son2 loved his scavenger hunt… and found all his presents…

Pistachios…

Bill Cosby, Himself from Son3…

Animated Batman movies…

Seeds and Planting supplies…

Movie promise coupon and candy…

The Hobbit Chronicles, a companion book…

Son2 and Son3 each picked out a cake and hubby made chocolate banana pudding cake…

I also ordered son2 Superman the animated series and it came in the mail today… Son2 keeps asking where his package is that came but I told him it’s not his birthday yet, he has to save something for the actual birthday…

And he doesn’t know but I’m going to decorate his bedroom door and hallway with lots of balloons for him to wake up to Friday morning… and I’ll let him open his Superman DVD’s…

Happy Journaling…