tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44197415369284722672024-03-13T07:30:59.833-07:00ScratchPaperEssaysPerspective: "You can either see a hundred weeds or a hundred wishes" Author Unknownmom2fivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16900363966605120961noreply@blogger.comBlogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4419741536928472267.post-63261361848248938552014-04-04T06:48:00.000-07:002014-04-04T06:48:58.284-07:00Lent, Just 16 days left, or just the Beginning?<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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Isn’t it amazing how our own dirt doesn’t seem as gross as
others? A few weeks ago we bought a new Washer & Dryer. I was getting the
old ones cleaned up to sell at our garage sale and saw all the build-up that
had been there for quite awhile. I must have seen it each time I put a load in
the wash and never did anything about it or even let it bother me. What if I
was looking at it as an outsider? There is no way I would want to wash my
clothes in that machine. So how is it I can I live with that dirt each day and
do nothing, but yet I would judge others on their housekeeping with the same
results?</div>
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What a connection to our life and how we judge other people and
sometimes forget our own shortcomings. They always say you notice the flaws of
others that are likely flaws of yourself. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It seemed appropriate to think of this during
Lent. What a great time to clean up your body and soul. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The simple task of scrubbing yuck off my wash
machine opened my eyes to a Lenten opportunity to try and remove some of the
dirt from my life.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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For those who are
unfamiliar with Lent, it is the 40 days beginning at Ash Wednesday and leading
to the Easter Triduum and the celebration of Jesus’ resurrection. In these 40
days many Christians give something up that they enjoy, “sweets, chocolate
& my son even gave up his I-Pod”. In the Catholic Faith adults are asked to
fast (no eating between meals) and abstinence from meat on Ash Weds and Good
Friday along with abstinence from meat on Fridays during Lent. Some may look at
this as a silly practice and if you are only going through the motions then it
is silly. If you can take that sacrifice and use it to focus on God then it is
far from silly. Every time you desire what you have given up it can be a very
faith growing experience when you instead turn your focus to prayer. </div>
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These sacrifices and added practices may be to better you
physically and spiritually.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Body and soul
are both gifts from God to be cared for. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">“Do
you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you
have from God, and that you are not your own? <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For you have been purchased at a price.
Therefore glorify God in your body. ” 1 Corinthians 6:19-20“</i> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So don’t feel bad if you try to exercise more
or eat healthier, just remember why you are doing it. It is amazing how much
you can accomplish with God as your trainer. </div>
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At our church we are encouraged to think beyond just “giving
something up”, and led to thinking also of Prayer, Almsgiving (service to the
poor), along with Fasting. Our theme at church this Lent is “Give Up, Take-Up,
and Lift up”. “Give up” of course leads us to the normal sweets and chocolate,
but it could be bad habits that don’t make you an example of God’s love.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Take up” a good practice or two, spend more
time in prayer or reading the bible, participate in a study or daily devotion,
volunteer more , donate more, speak kind words. “Lift up” work harder at being
more positive to others, lift up your worries and struggles and your life in
prayer to God however small and petty they may seem. Don’t be afraid to try to
do something you’re not sure you can accomplish. I am guilty of this. Isn’t the
struggle what it is all about? Challenge yourself to do something you WILL need
Gods strength to get it done. </div>
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This may seem late as there are only 16 of the 40 days left.
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For me sometimes these last few weeks
are the hardest or maybe I realize it hasn’t been that hard and it may be time
to evaluate if I have done enough? Has it been easy so far, it really depends
on the day and how bad I want dessert! Is my focus in the right place or am I
going through the motions and ignoring the dirt each time I see it. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jesus was born in to this word to fulfill the
promise that God made. His sacrifice for our sins gave us all the gift of
grace, the chance at forgiveness and salvation. I am considering adding more
these last few weeks to really steer me towards the celebration that will come
on Easter weekend. You don’t have to wait until next year to try to grow in your
faith and closeness to God, join me even if you haven’t started anything yet. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Don’t let your dirt continue to build up until
you look at yourself and say EEWW! Start today “Give up, Take up, and Lift Up”
you won’t be sorry and hopefully what you gain will continue throughout the
year even after the Easter celebration. </div>
mom2fivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16900363966605120961noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4419741536928472267.post-40866677907392895142014-01-29T07:42:00.002-08:002014-01-29T07:42:27.052-08:00The Last Pacifier<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I have been thinking back to when we were trying to break the pacifier habit
with our toddlers. Many of you can probably relate. Breaking the habit is as
hard on the parents, as it is on the kids. Throughout the time you allow your
child to use this pacifier you have back-ups stashed all around, one in the
diaper bag, in the car, on the changing table and probably a new one in the
closet just in case. If one went missing you just grabbed for another, when too
many disappeared you’d buy more. We were good at losing pacifies, in fact we
once found one several years after all our kids had outgrown them. But when we
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">As the piles
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cleaning out and getting organized. At the end of January my head is still
spinning from all the chaos and all the STUFF that has accumulated in my house.
We are drowning in our things, and having too much, like having too many
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Too many
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Poly pockets that inhabit the house. Nerf bullets disappear during a battle, no
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I am caught
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charge. WRONG! It is left and they move onto another option. Waiting in that
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I do not
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have a part in it too. As parents we want to make our children happy, we want
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">So as we
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bulging tubs and closets, I realize that that we are there, we have TOO MUCH! As
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can get down to having only the things that we truly love and enjoy. Hopefully
then keeping this thought in the back of our minds throughout the year. We don’t
have to fulfill each request just because the money is in our wallet. Maybe
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I am not
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care enough to be sure things are put in their place, and all things may have a
place. Wouldn’t it be easier to put clothes away when the drawers and closets aren’t
overflowing? If we could get down to that last pacifier we would create more
appreciation for the things we have and hopefully break some bad habits along
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mom2fivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16388879342822608625noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4419741536928472267.post-37022746272470272492013-12-17T10:10:00.000-08:002013-12-17T10:10:40.860-08:00O Christmas Tree: Rejoice the 3rd week of Advent Dec 17, 2013<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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Sometimes the chaos of the season seems to steamroll any
source of peace you try to schedule in. Despite the craziness last week we were
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>The Hunt:</u></b> Last
Sunday we went to get our tree. It is our tradition to cut our tree out of the
pasture behind my in-laws house as we did this year. Each year it is
challenging to fit it in because of other events and it is actually hunting
season, deer hunting. So after church we bundled up and added our hunters
orange and headed out for the tree. We were on a time schedule due to a
Christmas party our daughter had that afternoon. To help us stay on the
schedule we were hurried by the entrance of a couple hunters coming into the
pasture next to ours. This of course made me a little nervous, even though they
were well aware of our loud family of 7 a couple hundred feet from them. We
decided we better make a decision between the trees we had found so far, which
was an easy one since one of the two choices, and unfortunately the favorite of
the kids, was about 6foot in diameter. A little too big for our house thought
they had creative ways in mind to make it fit. So the boys cut down the tree
and we packed it up and all loaded back into the truck all while my husband tried to keep our noise down out of
respect for the hunters. Only to find we had lost the dog. So we had to drive
circles around calling and whistling for her. He worried that she followed the
hunters, me worried that our 12yr old dog had a heart attack in the woods
following the truck. As it turns out she found my in-laws dog and they were by
the gate running energetically around. So we headed out and not long after so
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That evening we brought the tree into the house and began decorating. The kids
of course were crazy, Dad and all. Getting all the wrestling out of their
system before it was no longer allowed in the living room with the fully
decorated tree. Back when we just had 2 kids a wrestling match knocked our tree
to the ground. Christmas music on and me trying to keep the little ones form
tearing through the ornaments box it felt a little out of control. I then made
a conscience effort to try to relax and not be so controlling while decorating.
I still helped hand out ornaments and made sure the correct kids got to hang
their special ornaments, but I actually let the kids get one out of the box
after that. That is a big step for me. After the decorating was done, I only
moved ornaments that I hung personally to fill in the holes, also very hard for
me. You know though some of the crazy hangings really made the tree look great.
For some reason the kids hung many ornaments tight to the trunk which at first
I wanted to spread them out, but at the end I liked it. There was also the
competition of who could hand the highest and lowest ornaments. The highest
besides the topper was hung with a roll of wrapping paper and the lowest, by our
3 year old by accident. Her big brother was impressed it was so low it sits on
the ground. Later I had a flash back to my days growing up and decorating the
tree. My dad had made for our first Christmas a cardboard star wrapped in
aluminum foil for a tree topper. As years passed my mom wanted to put angels or
fancier stars atop. We kids just wanted that star. Our first Christmas my mom
bought an angel for our tree topper so we would have our own. I myself would
have that star as I have yet to see a star I liked as much. As it seems though I
am now in my mom’s shoes as my youngest said her favorite ornament on the whole
tree is our pretty angel on top. I am afraid it will be there for the long
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u> Rejoice the 3<sup>rd</sup>
Week in Advent:</u></b> So as I wrap this up and am on the home stretch for the
shopping that has been haunting me. I listen to a short Christmas song from the
clock my Mom bought us last year, which I owe her a thank you. It has many
times been a breath of Christmas calm as the clock reaches each hour of each
day and plays a short traditional Christmas carol. With three advent candles
lit, the pink one symbolizing REJOICE as we are in the homestretch and final
preparations for the celebration of Christmas. An appropriate theme as I
rejoice to finish shopping and having the chance to enjoy things like our
beautiful tree, Christmas shows, Christmas lights, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>baking& eating, time with my children and
husband, parties with family and friend, and final preparations. Rejoice to
feel the Christmas spirits grow in the celebration of an amazing gift from God,
the birth of Jesus.<br />
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We had a wonderful Thanksgiving
weekend with the chance to visit with both sides of the family. All were
present at both dinners, 27 on each side. So much to be thankful for, time with
family and friends, all the safe travels, and the continual blessing in our
lives! As Thanksgiving falls into the past we start preparing for Christmas,
the season of Advent is upon us. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There
is so much craziness in the preparations, Black Friday chaos, Christmas lists,
decorations we can go on and on. Just as last year I am hoping to bring in a
little more of what Advent is really about, balancing the excitement and the
peace of the season in our house. We ended our weekend before traveling home
with Sunday mass in my home town and the homily really got me thinking. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This was part of the Gospel reading for
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #5f497a; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 191;">Therefore,
stay awake! For you do not know on which day your Lord will come. Be sure of
this: if the master of the house had know the hour of night when the thief was coming,
he would have stayed awake and not let his house be broken into. So too, you
also must be prepared, for at an hour you do not expect, the Son of Man will
come.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Matthew 24: 42-44</span></i></b></div>
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The Priest began his homily speaking of how hard it is to make
a long drive when tired. This caught my attention immediately as I have driven
many late nights and early mornings. We just drove early morning 2 days earlier
to get to my parents for Thanksgiving. He asked us to think of all the things
we do to stay awake. I know just the things that work for me and I am prepared
with them each time just in case. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This
morning I think of all the late night shoppers for Black Friday and the effort
put forth to stay awake to save some money. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For all of these worldly things we work so
hard to be awake for we give ourselves the tools to make it happen; caffeine,
sunflower seeds, cold air, music or just plain excitement of the event. As the
priest continued he spoke of how Advent is the season of preparing. I prepared for
the normal explanation of preparing for the celebration of the birth of Jesus. Instead
though he gave me a new look at these preparations.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Think of it as preparing for the next coming
of Christ. Use the season to work on staying awake in our faith and living our
life as Christ would want. </div>
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What tools do we have to help with this? Unfortunately it isn’t
accomplished by a large cup of coffee. Of course we all think of the normal
things, helping others by donating, working at food pantries, Christmas
adoptions, the priest mentioned these but there was more than this in his
challenge.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He spoke of the small
everyday things to keep us awake in Christ. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #5f497a; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 191;">…But
put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the desires of the
flesh. Romans 13:14</span></i></b></div>
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“Put on the Lord Jesus Christ.” Wow that is a big task. I
often think of the love Jesus radiates. Can you imagine if each person in our world
showed a fraction of his love what a beautiful place it would be? The priest spoke
of three ideas for the season; spending time reading scripture, praying, and giving
of yourself to others. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As it is worth
the effort to find ways to stay awake to make it to my desired destination when
driving it is also worth the effort to stay awake spiritually to get to the
most desired destination, Heaven.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So for Advent I am going to work on finding
more ways to put on Jesus as I start each day as Paul stated in Romans above
and would encourage you to try to also.</div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;">Read Scripture:</span> One suggestion was to read the daily
readings. This is what I plan to do as a family this year for Advent, starting 4
days behind, not surprising for me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
daily readings can be found in most church bulletins or if you do not have that
at your church you can find a list for this week below. I’ll try to remember to
include them on my blog each week of advent. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There are also many Advent Family Studies,
which we used last year that give readings and discussion for each day or just
open your bible and read. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;">Prayer:</span> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Praying for
the people you know and people you don’t. Not only those in trouble but for
all. If you participated in a Christmas adoption add them to your prayers. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Maybe you see someone who looks to be having a
pretty rough day. Say a quick prayer. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Tiny
prayers are important too. God wants to be in every aspect in our life, he has
time to help us with even the smallest tasks. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I recently started using a jar to put my
prayer intentions in. As I think of a need however small I add it to the jar. Then
once a day I light a candle next to it. Each time I walk by it is a visual
reminder to say a prayer for all the intentions in the jar. Sometimes I say the
Our Father and other times it is more specific. I have opened the opportunity
to my family to add to the jar. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The priest
gave another suggestion for a prayer reminder. Carry something like a cross or
prayer card in your pocket. Each time you felt it you would be reminded of God
and say a little prayer of thanks or of need as it feels fit for the moment. </div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;">Give of yourself:</span> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Look
past the obvious list from above. Think of ways to continuously give of your
time throughout the day. Consider how we treat others in our life, close to us
and those we may share just short moments with as we cross each other’s paths. Use
kind words and a smile. Show your understanding to the Mom with the screaming
baby at the grocery store; we have all been that Mom. Take time to truly listen
to what someone has to say. Avoid the need to rush to the next destination so
you have time for a 2 minute conversation. Maybe with someone who lives alone from
church or another Mom to help each other breath in the business of life? Both are
a good use of 2 minutes. Listen to the elderly women who starts a conversation
with you in Wal-Mart. Listen when your daughter sings her Christmas song from
music for the 100<sup>th</sup> time, and maybe sing along. Take time to hear
your son’s aches and pains that appear only at bedtime each night and give him
comfort. Be aware of those around you. Invite someone to church or to your
house this season. Make a phone call to say hello. In our busy lives this is
the hardest thing to give, our time.</div>
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Keep your eyes open for the opportunity to share Gods love.
This opportunity presents itself more often than we think and many times just
in our own home and in very simple ways.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Add more scripture, prayer and giving this Advent and STAY AWAKE as you
drive through life! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;">Scripture readings for Dec 1-7: </span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;">Sunday: Is
2:1-5, Rom13:11-14, Gospel Mt24:37-44</span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;">Monday: Is
4:2-6, Mt 8:5-11</span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;">Tuesday Is
11:1-10, Lk 10:21-24</span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;">Wednesday Is
25:6-10a/ Mt 15:29-37</span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;">Thursday Is
26:1-6/Mt 7:21, 24-27</span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;">Friday Is
29:17-24/Mt 9:27-31</span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;">Saturday Is
30:19-21, 23-26/Mt9:35, 10:1, 5a, 6-8</span></div>
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<span style="color: #f79646; mso-themecolor: accent6;">Many may
know that yesterday the Kansas City Chiefs played the Denver Broncos.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is not the topic I expected to be
writing about this morning but it strangely had quit an impact on me yesterday.
I spent much of the day wondering which team to cheer for. I know this may
sound silly but I had more than just a football game on my mind. You may have
read before in my post <a href="http://www.scratchpaperessays.com/2012/11/normal-0-false-false-false-en-us-x-none.html">Family Time</a> talking about our household K-State family.
I have no trouble cheering for Kansas State and wear my purple proudly it was
my school my alma mater. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But the Chiefs
were a different story; they were the rival, my KU when I was growing up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As I mentioned before my first football team
was the Denver Broncos. It has been a going joke in our family to tease me
about liking the Broncos. My husband and boys are Chiefs fans. My oldest
daughter a Bronco fan mostly just to annoy her brothers and Dad, and the
younger girls cheer for whoever is doing better at the moment. </span></div>
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<span style="color: red;">In the past I had no hesitation cheering
for the Broncos with my daughter. The boys knew there was a good chance the
Chiefs would lose since last year at this time they were 1-9 not 9-1. This game for some reason was hard. With the Chiefs on the edge of their undefeated record they
had a good shot to win. This game meant so much for the Chiefs and more
importantly MY BOYS. They so badly wanted them to win especially my oldest. He
has been a diehard fan regardless of the season. Every year he’d say this is
going to be the year the Chiefs go to the Super bowl. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I knew if they lost he would be so
disappointed. So how could I cheer against his team, he cared much more about
the outcome of the game than I did. The hard part came when I wondered does
that mean I was considering cheering against the Broncos? I have been routing
for the Chiefs along with my boys, they have grown on me a little since I have
lived in Kansas now for 15 years. I do not have a Chiefs shirt or anything but
it is good to see them do well. But I have yet to cheer for them against the Broncos.
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<span style="color: #17365d; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191;">Now you may be thinking how silly, it’s a football game. As I was
pondering my options it felt like so much more. If I cheered against the
Broncos it felt like I was letting go of a part of me. I was a Bronco fan, I am
from Colorado, that is my home and they are my home team. If any of you live
away from where you grew up you likely understand. Especially if your family is
still there. It’s an internal battle of allowing yourself to settle in and
embracing your new location and feeling like that means you are giving up where
you came from as your “home”. That is what cheering against the Broncos felt
like. I already worry of the day I will have lived in Kansas longer than in
Colorado. I am quickly approaching that time. I lived in Colorado 16 years, in
Kansas/Colorado for 5, and now in Kansas for 15. When I hit 17 what did that mean?
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<span style="color: #ffc000;"><span style="color: #e69138;">So what did I do? I cheated. I
only half watched the game and actually dozed off at half time. I tried to not
to care either way. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I didn’t want my son
to be disappointed but I didn’t want to not cheer for my home team. I even
threatened to turn off the game if they kept not so nicely teasing each other.</span> </span></div>
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<span style="color: red;">I know my
Broncos are not the same team after all it is hard for me to imagine Peyton Manning as a Bronco? <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Elway and the 3 amigos are the players of my
day and they are long gone. I hardly knew any of the players by name it wasn’t
the same football team. Things change just like the players
on the team. That doesn’t mean I am not me. Though I am living in a different
state and I am the only one in my house that wasn’t born in Kansas I feel at
home in our town with my family. My home town and my parent’s house have
changed. But I still feel at home when I walk into the house and get excited to
see the welcome to Greeley sign when drive into town. Do I have to cheer for
either team? Can’t I just be neutral and have 2 homes? <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After all home is where the heart is and my
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<span style="color: #5f497a; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 191;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So though a tie
would have been perfect, my younger son informed me that wasn’t an option. The
Broncos came out ahead, and my daughter wore her Peyton Manning shirt to school
proudly this morning. My boys were disappointed but already talking about how
the Chiefs will win when they play in KC and went to school smiling this
morning too. The world went on and I was still me when I woke up this morning.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So as it turns out it was just a football
game and I made it through without giving up my past and still embracing the
present. For now it is over and I have a few weeks break before I have to
decide who to cheer for again. This weekend we can just embrace our purple and white and cheer together for the Wildcats! </span><span style="color: #5f497a; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 191;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Kristen ITC"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">On Oct 31, I had been
blogging for 1 year on Scratch Paper Essays. People always say the older you
get the faster time passes. Isn’t that the truth? So I decided to look back
over the year the goods and bad. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Kristen ITC"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The good, it was fun
to see the record of events and thoughts I have that maybe my kids will have to
read someday. It is nice read and re-focus! To see the progress I have made.
The bad was I have a record of events and thoughts that sometimes when I
re-read I realize I lack focus and in many areas and I haven’t come very far in
a year. I plan to go back through and evaluate where I am at, what needs more
time, what worked, what didn’t, my end of year job evaluation. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Kristen ITC"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I debated if my blog
was worth the time and I think it is. I have so much left to do in organizing my
Home and House and my blog helps keep on track. If I can make little
improvement each year, each month and each day to my chaos while doing it I can’t
go wrong. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Kristen ITC"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Thank you to all who
have been reading and following. I leave blogger open for the day when I post
to see how many page views there are and when I receive an email there is a
comment it is very exciting. It feels good to know people actually read what
you have to say, what can I say I am human. It is motivation to me. Please
never hesitate to share good and bad comments or email me if you would rather
not share with all, mom2five@scratchpaperessays.com</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Kristen ITC"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Here is a list of my Top
Ten Posts from Oct 31, 2012 – Oct 31, 2013</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Kristen ITC"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1. <a href="http://www.scratchpaperessays.com/2013/01/run-like-your-melody-fairchild-run-like.html">Run like Your Melody Fairchild Run like Your Suzy Favor Hamilton Oh JUST RUN! </a> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Kristen ITC"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2. <a href="http://www.scratchpaperessays.com/2013/01/the-miracle-of-life.html">The Miracle of Life</a> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Kristen ITC"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">3. <a href="http://www.scratchpaperessays.com/2012/11/politics-one-moms-view.html">Politics One Moms View</a> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Kristen ITC"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">4. <a href="http://www.scratchpaperessays.com/2013/02/household-budget-step-2-3-to-finish.html">Household Budget Step2-3-to-Finish</a></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.scratchpaperessays.com/2012/10/normal-0-false-false-false-en-us-x-none.html">Scratch Paper Essays</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Kristen ITC"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">6. <a href="http://www.scratchpaperessays.com/2012/11/what-do-i-want-to-be-when-i-grow-up.html">What do I Want to be when I Grow up</a> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Kristen ITC"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">7.<a href="http://www.scratchpaperessays.com/2013/05/muddy-hands.html">Muddy Hands</a> </span></div>
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Goals for week of Nov 3, 2013</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1.
Personal Focus to better my relationship with God.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Start
and end each day with prayer & read two chapters in the Bible<span style="color: #5f497a;">. I am going to try to read the passages laid out in our
video series. So far he has talked about books that I have read, but this week
he will jump ahead of me and I am not sure I will understand as well if I haven’t
read them before. </span></span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Attend
Catholic Video Series 2 Salvation History<span style="color: #5f497a;">. This
video series is so exciting I am learning and understanding so much. I want to
share it all! There is so much information, if you are interest here is the
link you can read the written version.<a href="http://zuserver2.star.ucl.ac.uk/~vgg/rc/aplgtc/hahn/m2/Mod2.html">Salvation History</a> </span></span><span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">
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<span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2.
Remove distractions at key times.</span><span style="color: #e69138; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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6:30-8:00am and 3:00-5:00pm. <span style="color: #8064a2; mso-themecolor: accent4;">(I
have really been trying to lesson my computer time, and as it has in the past
it helps)</span> <span style="color: #5f497a;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">·</span><span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 7.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Continue to value and
eliminate extras in my life that take away from my family.<span style="color: #5f497a;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">3. Add
something to give more of me to my family. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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</span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Share pieces of what
I learn about faith in my study with my family. <span style="color: #8064a2; mso-themecolor: accent4;">(This is fun; the kids seem to really enjoy talking
about it and get as excited as I do. My Dad bought us “The Bible” miniseries. I
am hoping to start watching it one night per week it seemed like good timing
since their interest is so high.</span></span><span style="color: #8064a2; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: accent4;"></span></div>
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</span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Do something this
week with each person that is an activity of their choice.<span style="color: #5f497a;"> (I like this. The things are small and sometimes just
involve conversation.</span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<span style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1.
Daily Check Points:</span><span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">GET
IT DONE!!! This week I am getting back there finally! </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<span style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2.
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working on my tomorrow list.<span style="color: #5f497a;"> I made a new list this
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the need arrives, two of my kids haven’t had to dress up yet so we have no
plans right now, don’t worry we have 2 more nights to decide. There is enough
costumes in our Halloween tub to get us through with a little creativity. </span></div>
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Seeds anyone?</span></b><span style="font-family: "Kristen ITC"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">
We are getting pumpkins today to carve hopefully tonight or tomorrow. Last year
we ended up skipping the pumpkin carving. I do not want to do this again. You'll notice the little one sleeping this year, likely it we were carving past bedtime to squeeze it in. I
have such fond memories of carving pumpkins growing up. I should say of my Dad
carving pumpkins. He truly had a talent for making all our sharpie pumpkin
faces come to life! Now that I do the carving I realize he likely made some
minor adjustments to help them look as amazing as they did! Then of course the
night always ended with Mom’s homemade pumpkin seeds. I will hold off on my
desire to make pumpkin pie from an actual pumpkin, maybe next year. </span></div>
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fast can we do the maze? </span></b><span style="font-family: "Kristen ITC"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The pumpkin patch is
another event we have missed many years. Though I will have to buy pumpkins
today if we want the chance to carve them, I still hope to get out there to
play and go through the maze. Hopefully we can improve our maze time it gets
dark pretty early. I probably need to be sure I have flashlight batteries just
in case. When the older 3 were little we went every year and took their picture
by the same cut out to see how they grew. I may be missing a few years, but I
am hoping to have that picture for this year.</span></div>
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snacks or maybe not?</span></b><span style="font-family: "Kristen ITC"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">
We made school party snack decisions this morning, but haven’t figured out the Halloween
evening snacks yet. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I tried to do easy
party snacks, but how can I turn down the request for jello eyeballs. They are
so fun, even though most kids won’t eat them, that is part of the fun!</span></div>
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rot, snacks have to be made the day before, and my kids change their mind on
costumes right up to the last minute. So cross your fingers I can make it all
happen this year I have it all scheduled out. I think I can do it. Now keeping
up on the laundry and dishes on the other hand might be a little questionable.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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Goals for week of Oct 28, 2013</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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Goals, comments, and excuses are in purple below.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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Personal Focus to better my relationship with God.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Start
and end each day with prayer. Read two chapters in the Bible<span style="color: #5f497a;">. (I am starting back in Genesis and re-reading as this
is where the video series is discussing and I would like to read it again with
new knowledge.)</span> <span style="color: #5f497a;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Attend
Catholic Video Series 2 Salvation History.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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</span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">No computer
6:30-8:00am and 3:00-5:00pm <span style="color: #5f497a;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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</span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Continue to value and
eliminate extras in my life that take away from my family.<span style="color: #5f497a;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">3. Add
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</span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Share pieces of what
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week with each person that is an activity of their choice.<span style="color: #5f497a;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I have “dropped out of my email
bible study”. I expected to encounter differing opinions in our study as those
participating were from various Christian denominations. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I thought a group of Christian mothers
studying the bible together would be a great opportunity. It was. I am disappointed
to not continue, I learned a lot and those involved are faithful women. The
difference of many Christian beliefs was becoming more evident each week. The
direction of the study was changing for me. So after weeks of spending hours researching
to contradict a comment or a referenced website, I realized instead of a bible
study this was going to turn into a battle of religion. Was I up for the
challenge, oh yes! I was furiously looking things up making notes reading the
Bible, the catechism, cross referencing information. I was on fire and
preparing to strike. </span></div>
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<b><i><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">James 3:5-10</span></i></b><i><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> ... Consider how small a fire can set a
huge forest ablaze. The tongue is also a fire. It exists among our members as a
world of malice, defiling the whole body and setting the entire course of our
lives on fire, itself set on fire by Gehenna </span></i><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">(hell).<span style="color: #351c75;"> For every kind of beast
and bird of reptile and sea creature can be tamed and has been tamed by the
human species, but no human being can tame the tongue. It is restless evil,
full of deadly poison. With it we bless the Lord and Father, and with it we curse
human beings who are made in the likeness of God. From the same mouth
come blessing and cursing. This need not be so, my brothers. </span></span></i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I will tell you what I was NOT. I
was not loving, kind, or patient. I snapped at my children and husband because
I was so focused (obsessive) with my mission. I ignored them, I felt ill
thoughts of others and anger was boiling inside. It was poorly affecting me and
my family.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Monday morning I thought of an article that
was sent to me just before I began my blog last year and pulled it out to read
again. It now hangs back on my fridge for a daily reminder. Hopefully I have
shared it before, if not, I am sorry for missing that opportunity search, </span><span style="color: blue; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Motherhood as a Mission
Field</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> <span style="color: blue;">by Rachel Janchovic</span>
</span>. This article has refocused me so many times. The whole article is a
must read for all mothers in my opinion. I will share a few of the quotes that
really stood out to me and in the end helped me come to my decision of “dropping
out”. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Look at your children in faith, and see how
many people will be ministered to by your ministering to them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>- From Motherhood as a Mission Field</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">My most important responsibility in
being a living example of love and kindness, in deed and truth as God wants is
the example I live in front of my children. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><b><span style="color: #351c75; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">1John 3:18</span></b><span style="color: #351c75; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"> <i>Children
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">As much as Galatians 6:1-5 was feeding
my desire to continue to fight the battle. A couple words kept holding me back <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">“gentle spirit”.</b></span></div>
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<i><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Brothers, even if a
person is caught in some transgression, you who are spiritual should correct
that one in a <b>gentle spirit</b>, looking to yourself, so that you also may
not be tempted. Bear one anothers' burdens, and so you will fulfill the law of
Christ. For if anyone thinks he is something when he is nothing, he is deluding
himself. Each one must examine his own work, and then he will have reason to
boast with regard to himself alone, and not with regard to someone else, for
each will bear his own load.</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I had to find the balance, just as
in so many things. Why was I fighting? Was this the best time? How should I
fight the battle? <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The size of the battle
was HUGE and snowballing for me. I was going to change the world while
forgetting about <u>my world</u> and my responsibilities of faith in it, my
family. My balance was off and my spirit far from gentle for the study and at
home. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">You will never make
any difference there if you cannot be at peace here. You cannot have a
heart for missions, but not for the people around you. A true love of the
gospel overflows and overpowers. It will be in everything you do, however drab,
however simple, however repetitive. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-
Motherhood as a Mission Field</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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My conclusion, to find peace here, I had to get out of the study, at
least for now. My personality could not allow me to half heartedly participate
in the study and overlook the ideas I did not agree with. If I stayed with full
heart my home life would be affected, not by the cleanliness of my house, but
the cleanliness of my heart. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As so many other
times I found myself becoming distracted with things that seemed more important
than my simple daily duties, the problem is some of those “simple” things that are
being overlooked are big things in the world of my children. I could not
continue in the study if it was not returning a <u>better me</u> to my family. </div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I encourage all to participate
in a bible studies. If you do participate fully, know the information is from a
reliable source and it is supported by God’s word. If you are surrounded by
more than you heart can handle, as I was it is OK to remove yourself. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It does not mean you are giving up on learning
about God. If it is God’s work you WILL see your role and it will have a
positive impact and it will NOT draw you to neglect your full life in Christ
and the blessings he has given you.</div>
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I have not ignored the passion I have to share what I learned in my
chaos of searching over the last few weeks. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have pages and pages of information I hope to
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I am not planning to sit on the couch I am still reading my bible and
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Does
anyone have a perpetual to do list that never seems to get done? It includes
items that have no imminent deadline that you can sometimes put off indefinitely.
Well I do. What a burden this is hanging over your head, and my procrastination
endlessly leads to rushing to get it done at the last minute when if there finally
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">This
made me think of a conversation my 3 year old and I have often. It normally
starts, “Mom does tomorrow ever come?” In return I answer, “Tomorrow comes but
when it comes it is today and tomorrow becomes the next day.” Believe it or not
she has made a little sense of it. If there is something she may not feel like doing at that moment she states, “I will do it tomorrow.” We learn procrastination so easily; I
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Well
my main goal this week, is to make that “tomorrow” to do list be for TODAY!!! This
week I am crossing those things off the list. My parents stopped for a visit and
due to my Mom’s persistence to get all the laundry, I should have a head start
on time because that time consuming task is done(or at least a few days ahead). I am approaching this goal with energy the burden needs to be lifted. I need to move forward each day carrying the
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Oct 21, 2013</span></div>
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and excuses are in purple below.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1. Personal Focus to better my relationship with God.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<span style="color: #548dd4; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themetint: 153;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Start
and end each day with prayer. Read two chapters in the Bible<span style="color: #5f497a; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 191;">. </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="color: #5f497a; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 191;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="color: #548dd4; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themetint: 153;"></span></span>
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<span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 191;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"> ·</span>Catholic Video Series
2 Salvation History, I have dropped out of my Bible Study more to come on this
later this week.</span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 191;">Continue to value and
eliminate extras in my life that take away from my family. </span><span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 191;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> </span></div>
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<span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">3. Add
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</span></span></span><span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 191;">Share pieces of what I
learn about faith in my study with my family.</span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 191;">Do something this week
with each person that is an activity of their choice, not mine. (Don’t think
poorly of me, but this will be hard for me)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #403152; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 128;"> </span></div>
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<span style="color: #403152; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 128;">Sports: It is soccer season and we
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this year, so that is good. </span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="color: #403152; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 128;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 191;">New Goals, comments, and excuses are in purple below. </span></div>
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& Eat Better!</span></span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 191;">Daily Reading for
email bible study & read ahead for Catholic Video Series at Church.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2.
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">No
computer 6:00-8:00am and 2<span style="color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;">:30</span>-5:00pm
<span style="color: #5f497a; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 191;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">NO
computer or TV for myself one Morning and one Afternoon.</span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Bedtime
story</span><u><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></u></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="color: #403152; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 128;">Say yes at least once
a day when asked to play. Invite someone to join my activity(even if just doing
for cooking or cleaning) at least once a day</span></div>
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the day.</span><u><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></u></div>
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<br /></div>
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AM: Housework, PM Get out Fall Clothes & Bazaar, Evening Kids Activities</span></div>
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AM: Errands (1 day early), PM Housework & Bazaar, Evening Kids Act.</span></div>
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I know it has again been awhile since I have posted my
weekly focus goals and I am a couple days late. I considered waiting until next Monday, but that hasn't worked for me the last few months so better late than never. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>Many of my missed
weeks I starting a post but kept telling myself if I can barely keep up with
life how can I justify taking the time to blog? <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Despite the fact I keep trying to resign
myself to that idea I am continually reminded and redirected to try to get back
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So what is my hold up? I hesitated to write this blog as I
feel I have written it so many times already. The truth is this will likely not
be my last time to write on the same topic. I likely will run out of titles for
this blog. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It is a little embarrassing to admit how over and over again how I
continue to roll to the bottom of the hill and start back over. How can I be so
bad at keeping up with life?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Well I
found comfort, encouragement, and courage to admit that I yet again am trying
to get back on track by remembering the homilies of a 75 year old fill in
priest this summer at church.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Week after
week he gave his homily on his struggles to live right. He discussed topics,
material excess, being a better listener, and the balance of living life.
Topics you hear a lot in church the difference was is he talked about how hard
it is to accomplish living right and his lifelong struggles. It takes refocusing
daily even for him. So I guess if a 75 year old priest still has trouble, I can
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So I am proud to admit that I am like a priest <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span>(I wish it was in a
better way) and once again going to give it a go and try to get better at life.
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Even though my free time is limited I
have decided (or remembered again) that when I take the time to create my
weekly goals I do better. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Even though
some of the things I struggle with are so small in the importance of life. The
thing is they add up. Not keeping up on the little housekeeping tasks affects
the quality of life we live. It takes away from our time as a family to do
other things and be together. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It
clutters our minds and productivity. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If
it helps stay focused for even on more day than I am focused presently, it’s
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<i>Do you not know that the runners in the stadium all run in
the race, but only one wins the prize? Run so as to win. Every athlete
exercises discipline in every way. They do it to win a perishable crown, but we
an imperishable one. Thus I do not run aimlessly; I do not fight as if I were
shadowboxing. No, I drive my body and train it, for fear that, after having
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<i>1 Corinthians: 9:24-27</i></div>
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WOW! Even Paul uses sports as an analogy to life. How easy
to relate. It takes focus to become the winner of the race. Being a good
Christian person takes effort on a daily basis. Being good at living life in general takes daily effort. Your work or “training” is
never done. Your effort has to be there, your drive, and your focus. I have
been without focus for over a month now, and when it began I felt it was just
easier that way. I didn’t have time to make my training plan, we were too busy.
I wonder how many times I will repeat this cycle in my life. Infinite numbers I
am sure. Life is ever changing and continually requires adjustments and
refocus. Hopefully I will someday not take sooo long to get back on track.</div>
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So because it works for
me, I am starting focus goals again. If can use this blog to keep me on track I will even though I have to admit my shortcomings in the process. Maybe someone else will relate and finds motivation in my struggles as I did from our guest priest. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>When I am 75 I may be writing this blog for my
300<sup>th</sup> time, but plan to keep trying.</div>
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Oct 1, 2013</span></div>
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in purple below. </span></div>
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Personal Focus to better my relationship with God.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Start
and end each day with prayer. Read two chapters in the Bible<span style="color: #5f497a; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 191;">. (I finished
the book of Romans this summer that is a good one. All about how to live!) </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="color: #5f497a; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 191;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="color: #548dd4; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themetint: 153;"></span></span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Run.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="color: #5f497a; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 191;">Still trying!</span> </span></div>
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email bible study I am participating in.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2.
Remove distractions at key times.</span><span style="color: #e69138; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">No
computer 6:00-8:00am and 2<span style="color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;">:30</span>-5:00pm
<span style="color: #5f497a; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 191;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(This computer continues to be a great distraction
to me) </span></span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 191;">Pick one morning and
one afternoon for NO computer or TV for myself.</span></div>
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something to give more of me to my family. </span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 191;">Plan on daily activity
with the little one.</span></div>
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ask how the day was as each kid and my husband come home for the day.</span><u><span style="color: #548dd4; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themetint: 153;"></span></u></div>
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<span style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: accent6; mso-themeshade: 191;">1. Daily Check Points:</span><span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 191;"> Work harder on my Daily Check
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complete my perpetual roll over items on my “to do list”.</span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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big projects around the house to help me come up with a plan. </span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-V8ZbQGkbzUQ/UkWP5qLUmaI/AAAAAAAAAIE/fHto4XVbD6Y/s1600/calming+the+seas.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-V8ZbQGkbzUQ/UkWP5qLUmaI/AAAAAAAAAIE/fHto4XVbD6Y/s1600/calming+the+seas.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Calm your storm!</td></tr>
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It has been a busy first month of school. With our oldest 4 children
in school we span three different schools this year, Elementary, Middle School
and High School. I still am lucky enough to have the little one home with me. </div>
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The first day was hard. It always seems I spend the last
week of summer thinking of all the things we did NOT do and all the missed
opportunities. Darn! I hate it. After school starts it seems we have so little
time together. I just feel so annoyed at the school for taking my kids back. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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I dread sending them back but I try to hide it for many
reasons. One the girls love it and are excited, as I always was too. Two my younger
son hates it and I don’t want him to know how deep down I would love to just
keep him home. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Three what good does it
do? So instead I fight back the tears, take pictures, and encourage them to
enjoy it. When inside I struggle with what school has to offer for my kids
these days. </div>
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Have you ever sat down and looked at your child’s schedule
for the day, especially in elementary school? When my oldest went to middle
school I asked him if he missed having recess. His response, “No, we have more
free time in Middle school to talk to our friends between classes than we had
in elementary school.” That really made
me think, take a look below at a comparison of my 2 graders day vs. a Generic
Work day:</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>2<sup>nd</sup> grade School day:</u></b>
8:50am-4:00pm = 7hrs and 10min in school. </div>
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Daily
scheduled unstructured time: <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"> </span></span></div>
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lining up twice and walking to and from the playground, a drink, and bathroom
break.</li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>30 minute lunch. These 30 minutes include lining
up twice and walking to and from the lunchroom, waiting in line to give their
name, waiting in line to get their food, clearing their trays, and eating. Kids
probably wonder why their parents ever told them to take time to chew.</li>
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Daily Total
= 45 minutes of free time (free time really?) and 6 hrs and 25 min of work. </div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>A Generic work day</u></b>: 8:00am-5:00pm
= 9 hours. </div>
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In many
trades or jobs this is the expectation for “scheduled” breaks:</div>
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<li><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"></span></span></span>(2) 15minute breaks, not to mention the various
times throughout the day people are able to stop and visit with each other, try
that at school and you will get time deducted from your (1) 15 minute recess.</li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"></span></span></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>1hour
lunch. Though this may involve a bit of travel and waiting if you choose, it is
still twice what the kids are allotted. </li>
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Daily totals=
1-1/2hours of free time (likely more) & 7-1/2hours of work. </div>
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A 7 year old is expected to put in only a little more than
an hour less work in a day than an adult. That is a long day for a kid. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That doesn’t even include the chance of
homework, or recommended reading time or flash cards at home. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then add on any extra- curricular events and
their day is packed full. We wonder why the kids get a little unruly! They
never have a chance to breath, much less eat, drink, and go to the bathroom
without hurrying!!! </div>
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Take a day
and visit your kid’s school at lunch. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They
likely are making a choice to have time to eat or talk. If they talk they are
quickly quieted by crabby staff that is frustrated by the noise level. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is really not a relaxing experience. When
my kids talk about organizing teams to play at recess I wonder, how could they
have time, but bless their little hearts they make it happen.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then look how many kids you will find walking
because they are being punished for who knows what as there is a long list of
opportunities to lose recess time. What about bathroom and drink breaks? <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Kids are forced into choosing between recess
time and going to the bathroom or getting a drink. What do you think your child
would choose? </div>
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How do we make this better for our kids? <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Home School? I won’t lie this thought enters
my mind often. This is not an easy option or a decision to be made lightly or
without prayer. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>How about letting your
school and administrators know your opinions? I do, and in my experiences it will
not make a lot of difference. Many times they are detached from what is best
for kids general needs, because they are so focused on what they think is best
for their education. </div>
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It’s easy to lose focus, I watch myself do it at home. As I
complain about the school day I am having flashes of parallels at home. Look at
an evening from an outsider’s perspective. I many times am that crabby staff. When
they walk through the door they are greeted by a hurry up we have to get ready
to go, no talking, just eat! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We leave and
sometimes put 50+ driving miles in one night and are back home just in time(if
we are lucky) to do homework find out which clothes are not clean that are
needed the next day and head to bed. Trying to give them everything they need to
only miss the simple things they <u>truly </u>need.</div>
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So how do I make this
better? I’ll keep trying and sharing my ideas outside the home to push for a
change in our busy world and I hope you do too. In the mean time let’s try to make
the best of the time<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><u> we </u></i></b>control with our children. Let’s not be extreme and
say no chores and no structure, which is what I want to do sometimes. Find the
right balance of learning that responsibility and being a kid.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Manage their responsibilities to work into their
schedules while still allowing them time to be free. Don’t be afraid to say no
to some of those extra activities. Above all be more understanding. When they
walk through that door they are hungry, thirsty, tired and sometimes CRABBY. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Greet them with love and a sense of calmness.
Let them unwind even if you only for a few minutes. Don’t hit them with a “hurry
up and get ready” before they even get all the way in the house. It’s OK to
secretly make life easier for them at times, no one will know. Find the balance
of their responsibility and your help. Find your level of survival to have the
best life for your family. </div>
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One thing I enjoy about writing a blog is how sometimes the
process of writing my problem leads me to a solution! I realize that in the end
when I think I am giving advice to others, I have really given advice to myself.
Interesting how that works. </div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I have been working for a month on what my first blog back
after a long break should be. Multiple topics half written that I still hope
someday will be complete. I give on the perfect restart. I need to just dive in,
jump the gun now or my head will explode. I’ll be called back to start the race
over again and I can fill in the holes then. So here it is just a plain old
story from my life yesterday, an evening that was inspiring for me. I just
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I have begun a new study at church. A <a href="http://archive.salvationhistory.com/library/apologetics/adulteducation.cfm2.htm">Catholic Adult Education Series </a> on the Catholic Religion, hosted by Scott and Kimberley Hahn. If you remember I studied one
of his books last spring, <a href="http://www.salvationhistory.com/studies/courses/online/the_lambs_supper_the_bible_and_the_mass">The Lamb's Supper</a>. I was pushed along gently by a lady
from Church, who attended the spring group. She felt we should start a study again
this fall. I have been worried about the commitment since I agreed. We have so
little family time already and Mondays were our one night off and that is when
it falls. </span></div>
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worth? Will it just spread my efforts more thinly? I am also participating in
an email bible study already. Which so far has been great. So do I need more?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Well last night was the first night of the video study and
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The email bible study I am participating in is studying 1
John. We will read the same book over and over for a month and have weekly discussions.
The first video in the study at church was <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">just
</i>Scott Hahn’s conversion story. “Just” is what I thought but it was much
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does God do this time and time again, allowing subjects to piggy back on each
other from two completely different sources? It just maximizes what you get out
of it! This of course was the first bonus of agreeing to participate. The
following story from when I arrived home is the second.</span></div>
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nights. It begins at 9:00, not a big deal in the summer. In hind sight not the
best plan as it still has one week left and makes for a late school night. Not
to mention some of the content probably not family friendly. We just deal with
bad topics as they come. Everyone seems to enjoy the overall mystery of story
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I, who I brought along in case someone needed babysitting, got in the car it
was 9:00. I told her sorry. She very sincerely responded it’s OK. So my family
was right I would talk afterwards. The fun part of the story is we did NOT miss
the first part of the show. </span></div>
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some reason Under the Dome is starting at 9:24 tonight.” <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I asked why? He said, “I think God did that so
you guys were home in time to watch with us.” <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I spoke my thoughts. Maybe that is my reward
for studying?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He said I bet it is. </span></div>
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had answered it for me through his inspirational connection of the two studies and
my "reward" that the show, or “our family time” started a little late
that night. </span></div>
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<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9nKcEdEuDn4/UeFWGTcawBI/AAAAAAAAAG4/YMX8EHQPLW0/s1600/grocerywith+kids.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9nKcEdEuDn4/UeFWGTcawBI/AAAAAAAAAG4/YMX8EHQPLW0/s1600/grocerywith+kids.jpg" /></a></div>
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This morning I sit wondering what we will eat this
weekend or if I need to tough it out and go to the store. It is Saturday. To a person
who has the ability to shop in the calmness of the weekday it seems insane to
venture out in the craziness of a Saturday. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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We had plans to go to the store on Thursday and the kids
talked me out of it. “We’ll be fine, we don’t need to go to the store we have
food in the house.” I am not sure what mother logic allowed me to agree with
their argument. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I will likely regret my
quickness to give in when their part in the decision is quickly forgotten when
they wake this morning and there is nothing for breakfast. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Nothing to them means nothing “easy” to eat
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Do I make pancakes to
head off the complaints or let them learn if you don’t go to the store it makes
meals a little more challenging? I likely will make pancakes because not going to
the store to avoid the chaos only to take in complaints at home still ruins a
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stashed up food in my cupboards and freezers to get through a few days. The more
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It’s decided I have talked myself out of a trip to the store
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through to Tuesday. That gives me 4 breakfasts, 3 lunches, 3 dinners and
various numbers of snacks. This will be quit challenging as we are also low on our
bulk beef so I have no ground beef to work with. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With a little planning I am confident I can do
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Let the cupboard challenge begin!</div>
mom2fivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16900363966605120961noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4419741536928472267.post-3240463165929092962013-05-29T06:59:00.002-07:002013-05-29T06:59:42.363-07:00Muddy Hands<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"> Yesterday was our first true day of summer break, our first day
at home that the kids noticed they weren’t at school. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Last week we would’ve been in school”, our 7
year old said. I love summer and all it has to offer. Every year I vow that we
are going to have a great summer and I am not going to end with I wish we would’ve
done more of…. Or try to cram all the things I wanted to do into the last 2
weeks of the summer. So yesterday I started planning our events. Looking at the
camp forms I need to fill out putting them all on the calendar while coordinating
them with the sports schedules. At the end of the day my table was still full
of papers, the house was a disaster and after the older three spent the
majority of their day playing their I-pods we all ended the day in crabby chaos!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">So this morning I woke up thinking we will not do this all
summer again, wasting days away doing nothing. I want the kids to have free
time but we needed some structure, some responsibility, and less laziness.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then while shredding my soap for laundry detergent,
which sometimes I wonder why I do things like that, but that is another story
in itself.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The task gave me a few
minutes to think. I don’t know how many of you have read the book “Boys Life”,
by Robert McCammon, but it is worth reading. The story sprang into my mind, one
part specifically about the last day of school. I hadn’t read the book since
high school, and thank my English teacher for putting on the reading list. I
grabbed the book off the shelf and easily found the part I was thinking of in
Part 2, chapter 1; The Last Day of School:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>…..My own wings suddenly burst from my shoulder blades,
unfurling like brown flags. They ripped through my shirt hungry for wind. I
felt the delirium of freedom lighten my bones. As I began to rise, I had a few
seconds of panic akin to the summer’s first jump into the cold waters of the
public pool. My wings had been tight and dormant under my flesh since the end
of August and though they might have twitched every once in a while around
Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas vacation and Easter break, they had been
asleep and only dreaming of this day. They felt heavy and ungainly, and I wondered-as
I did every summer since our ritual had begun-how such things could read the
air almost of their own accord. And then my wings filled up with wind and I
felt their awesome muscular might. They gave a jerking motion, like the
reaction after a sneeze. The second flap was more controlled and powerful; the
third was as pretty as poetry. My wings began to beat in the current of air……</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Does this explain the feeling of summer or what! “The delirium
of freedom lightens my bones”, freedom to run, play, leave structure behind for
awhile, and enjoy true childhood.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I wanted to throw all
my camp paperwork away and quit all the sports and fly into summer along with the
author. The book was written of the 1960’s, what the world thinks is being a
kid in 2013 is different. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Those ideas make
it hard to abandon it all completely and it would likely disappoint some in my
household because that is what they are used too and enjoy. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So I did not throw away my registration forms
and a schedule will still likely be made to give some order to the chaos. But I
will remember this paragraph and give my kids a chance and encouragement to
experience that old fashion summer. I want my kids to have the opportunity to
say to their kids when looking at an old photo, “That is what I wore all summer
long, shorts, no shoes and no shirt”, for the boys of course. Allow them more
chances like last weekend at the lake when cousins ages 2-13 enjoyed working
together for hours building a city in the sand. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>To run around barefoot, climb trees, run
through the sprinkler, explore, go camping even just in the back yard, and get
dirty. Then after eating ice cream on the porch swing go to bed exhausted from
all the playing that day. This may require me to let go of worry and control
but I can work on that. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I will more
often say as my mom did, “GO OUTSIDE AND PLAY!” <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Maybe I will even take a minute and allow my
wings to sprout again and enjoy a few moments with them. These thoughts may be in
a fantasy world like in the book, but for my kids’ sake I think it’s worth a
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This summer I vow to
not weigh the success of our summer on how many outings we accomplished, but
instead on how many days ended with muddy hands! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">LET SUMMER BREAK BEGIN!!!</span></div>
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What a great weekend only 3 soccer games, two birthday
parties and mother’s day, it felt so relaxing! We had a party with friends for
our #3 on Sat which was actually my husband’s birthday, but he wanted to have
an air soft war so Dad enjoyed that too. Sun was his real birthday and mother’s
day. They had an alligator exhibit at the zoo that he wanted to see. We had
taco bell for lunch, my favorite fast food, and #3 really wanted to try the Doritos
Tacos. </div>
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It was a beautiful day out and we just did want we (our
family) wanted on our own schedule, that doesn’t happen very often. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>Updates:</u></b></div>
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Extras: <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My kids (and
me) are sooooo ready for summer. The mornings are getting harder. I hate to
hurry days because I know time goes too fast, but it just seems to drag on for
them this year.</div>
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The oldest ended his 10 year career at Sunflower Soccer with
an undefeated season and Sunflower Blast Champions. I was a little nervous
because they played a team that they only beat 1-0 in the championship game,
but #1 seed played in their favor as they didn’t have to play in the semi
finals. It brought tears to my eyes the end of an era. You find as a mom there
are many of those; they do get a little easier because you realize the next
phase has its new adventures. </div>
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The 6<sup>th</sup> grade track meet went well. #2 held onto
2 of the 3 championships she had last year. 1<sup>st</sup> in the long jump and
2<sup>nd</sup> in the 100m with a photo finish (her mom still thinks they tied)
unfortunately her relay team (in her handoff) dropped the baton. They allow
them to pick it back up if they do not interfere with another runner. So she
picked it up and got them back in the race. With a strong anchor her team was
still able to pull off a tie for first place. I was proud of her composure and
quick response to the dropped hand off, and full effort on the run! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m not sure who was more nervous her or me.
My hands were shaking before each race. I was very proud of her!</div>
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Chickens: <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They are in
need of a new home again. Planning to move them outside this week with the
weather skipping to summer they will be fine and thankful to be out of the
garage. I am a little nervous about getting them there. They are bigger now and
their peck packs a little more punch. I will definitely be waiting for my boy’s
assistance this time!</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Weather: <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Well we have gone from snow to a high of 94
today! Crazy weather this year honestly I prefer the cold over 100deg days. I
refuse to turn on the air, our heat actually ran 2 days ago and there was a
frost warning over night. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I want the
doors and windows open at least a few weeks before the air goes on.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Really I only moved the winter coats to the
downstairs closet last week! </div>
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Meals: With our schedule slowing down dinners are improving.
Just having the time to eat dinner at home, all at the same time really opens
your options. </div>
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House: <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Laundry was
back on last week. I had a continuing education lunch yesterday so I am a half
day behind right now, but I think I can catch up by the end. With a birthday
party come visitors. So my house was clean on Sat. night. This of course was
only after a lot of yelling and finally some assistance from the kids. Hoping
to keep up order, but with the last couple busy weeks of school I am expecting
it to be challenging.</div>
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May 13, 2013</span></div>
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<span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 191;">New Goals, comments, and excuses are
in purple below. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1.
Personal Focus to better my relationship with God.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Start
and end each day with prayer. Read two chapters in the Bible<span style="color: #5f497a; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 191;">. </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="color: #5f497a; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 191;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="color: #548dd4; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themetint: 153;"></span></span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Run
if I can. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Still trying!</span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Read
1 chapter in Reasons to Believe.</span></div>
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Remove distractions at key times.</span><span style="color: #e69138; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">No
computer 6:30-8:00am and 3<span style="color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;">:00</span>-5:00pm
<span style="color: #5f497a; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 191;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 191;">Evaluate my options
for volunteering and maybe a little extra income? What can I handle and still
keep up like I want at home?</span><span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 191;"></span></div>
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something to give more of me to my family. </span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Take
a minute when everyone gets home each night to see what is going on with them
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May is here! Ours started with a bit of winter. The end of
season soccer tournament had highs in the 40’s winter coats, hats and gloves
were worn instead of sun block. It may have been cold but still a fun day aside
from the fighting in the car while waiting between the games.</div>
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Extras: <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The final science
fair project went to school today! We had to skip baseball and PTO to get it done;
my son follows my own tradition of procrastination. After a long weekend it was
nice to have a reason to stay home. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
project became a family project. Input from siblings, mom, dad, and grandpa to
get it done. We thought a 1 gallon water jug would break the bridges, wrong. We
had to move outside with a 5 gallon bucket, weights, and water bottles. With
lawn chairs set up to watch we all anxiously awaited the first sound of wood
cracking. The photo above was taken by our 12 year old. It was much more fun than a
PTO meeting.</div>
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Last weekend ended soccer for 3 of the 4. Our oldest has a
tournament this weekend, but we do not coach his team so it’s a little more
relaxing when he plays. No tournament champs, but our leagues ended well. #1’s
team was undefeated, #2’s 1<sup>st</sup> in league (5W-2L-1T record), #3 2<sup>nd</sup>
in league with a 5-3-0 record and number 4 though no score is officially kept
finally won our first game since we moved to 6v6! It is bittersweet when the
season ends. We miss the fun, but not the chaos. We must enjoy it all or we
wouldn’t have been doing it two seasons a year for the past 10 years. We have
lots of fun memories at the soccer complex. They are getting ready to build a
new facility with real bathrooms. I don’t think it will be the same and our fondest
memories will likely be of the good ole days of gravel parking and porta
potty’s.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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Today we have the 6<sup>th</sup> grade track meet. I am so
excited I love to go to track meets. I am nervous though too. #2 won all her
events last year in the 5<sup>th</sup> grade, so a little pressure as returning
champion. Especially in the 4x100 relay as their school smoked the competition
last year! I still couldn’t talk her into the cross country race; I think she
has some hidden talent in the distance events. She has speed too, so maybe an
800/1600m runner? <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am not pushing, but
I would love to see it!</div>
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Chickens: All 17 still growing strong! I accomplished moving
them into the garage last week, thank goodness! I think they have double in
size and smell! We used an old stock tank to put them in until we can get the
coop ready and overnight temperatures improve. I think they were as happy as me
flying and running around the cage. The kids think they are trying to make
paper mache because they like to scratch the paper and put it in their water.</div>
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Weather: <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We did get
snow last Thurs. a small amount of accumulation and as I said it was COLD and
wet for the soccer tournament. Now that soccer is over, the weather is
beautiful! Do I dare pack away the winter gear? <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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Meals: <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Lunches and
dinners still improving. We had mushrooms that my husband and kids found in the
pasture last night. They are a delicacy; I didn’t believe my husband the first
time but googled it and he wasn’t joking. Morel mushrooms look it up!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We are already starting to eat late like in
the summer, it’s hard to come in and cook when it’s nice out and still light.
Only a few more weeks and it will be summer break so being up late won’t matter
as much! </div>
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House: <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Laundry is
still bogging me down. I am more on track this week. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I cheated on my no spring cleaning and cleaned
out the garage last week before I moved the chickens. There was one nice day
before the snow, I had to take advantage the garage was a disaster! When I came
in unfortunately the cleaning fairy didn’t visit and do the other work I
skipped <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">L</span></span></div>
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May 5, 2013</span></div>
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in purple below. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1. Personal
Focus to better my relationship with God.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Start
and end each day with prayer. Read two chapters in the Bible<span style="color: #5f497a; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 191;">. </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="color: #5f497a; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 191;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="color: #548dd4; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themetint: 153;"></span></span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Run
if I can. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="color: #5f497a; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 191;">Still trying!</span></span></div>
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Reasons to Believe.</span></div>
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Remove distractions at key times.</span><span style="color: #e69138; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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computer 6:30-8:00am and 3<span style="color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;">:00</span>-5:00pm
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">No
volunteering tasks until my family tasks are underway each day. </span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> <span style="color: #5f497a; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 191;">(This will be easier with soccer season over,
maybe?)</span></span></div>
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something to give more of me to my family. </span></div>
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a minute when everyone gets home each night to see what is going on with them
and what needs to get done. </span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Better
meals<span style="color: #5f497a; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 191;">. (Going
better each week.)</span></span><u><span style="color: #548dd4; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themetint: 153;"></span></u></div>
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<u><span style="color: #548dd4; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themetint: 153;">Goals for a Better House</span></u></div>
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<span style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: accent6; mso-themeshade: 191;">1. Daily Check Points:</span><span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 191;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Work harder on my Daily Check Points.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: accent6; mso-themeshade: 191;">2. Weekly: </span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Catch up on tasks and “to do list”.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 191;">Mon: Catch up from the weekend. Science Fair. Laundry!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 191;">Tues: Clean out chicken cage. Track Meet. Soccer email for
next year. Call for #3’s 10<sup>th</sup> birthday party. Laundry! </span></div>
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season for the Soccer League. Laundry!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 191;">Thurs: Lunch for teacher appreciation. Meeting with
architect for new soccer complex. Laundry!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 191;">Fri: Lunch for teacher appreciation. Organize for #3’s bday
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cleaning when necessary right now. </span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-eKsCaEvtdQ4/UYEYWKqkY1I/AAAAAAAAAGQ/aPH3r7XN-Po/s1600/specfeet2.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-eKsCaEvtdQ4/UYEYWKqkY1I/AAAAAAAAAGQ/aPH3r7XN-Po/s1600/specfeet2.PNG" /></a></td></tr>
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As we head into one of the busiest months of the year it’s
hard to believe the school year is almost over. My brain is already working on
how we are going to spend the summer. Summer is a good opportunity to help the
kids form some good habits too. I always have high hopes for what we will
accomplish each summer but it seems to go just as fast as the school year
between baseball, camps and other activities that come up.</div>
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<u>Updates:</u></h4>
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<span style="color: #b45f06;">Extras: </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Still working
on the final science fair project. This is the last week of soccer season, thus all the cute feet pictures above. This will be the last season that the four oldest will play at the complex together #1 moves to the high school next fall. With soccer wrapping up you would think the schedule would slow down. Looking at the month of May that is
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<span style="color: #b45f06;">Chickens:</span> All 17 still alive and pooping! They are growing fast
and starting to smell. I would really like to get them out of my kitchen but it
is going to get cold over the next 4 days so I am not sure if the garage will
be warm enough. They are also getting crowded. We have never had so many chicks
in our cage. I am brainstorming other options for a cage and heat source. I don’t
know if I can keep them in until it warms up.</div>
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<span style="color: #b45f06;">Weather: </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>SNOW is in
the forecast again! We have one last soccer practice this season, tomorrow and
they are saying it will snow! We also have our big end of season tournament
this weekend and a 7:00am game to start off and the temperatures will be in the
30’s. The weatherman said it hasn’t snowed in May since 1907. Well good thing I
haven’t had time to pack away winter coats. In fact I think my bag of gloves
and hats is still in the car since we only had one warm weekend for soccer
since the last snow. </div>
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<span style="color: #b45f06;">Meals: </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Stroganoff, BBQ
chicken sandwiches, and chicken with salad. Three decent meals, out to eat
again once, but even the not real meals were better eggs and sandwiches instead
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<span style="color: #b45f06;">House:</span> Well I caught up on laundry by last Friday, but by
the end of Monday I was behind again! The house is still in great need of a
spring cleaning, but since there is still snow in the forecast I will put it
off a bit longer. </div>
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April 30, 2013</span></u></div>
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<span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1. Personal Focus to better my relationship with God.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Start
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Run
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Reasons to Believe.</span></div>
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Remove distractions at key times.</span><span style="color: #e69138; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">No
computer 6:30-8:00am and 3<span style="color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;">:00</span>-5:00pm
<span style="color: #5f497a; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 191;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">No
volunteering tasks until my family tasks are underway each day. </span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> <span style="color: #5f497a; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 191;">(I am failing miserably at this one.)</span></span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Take
a minute when everyone gets home each night to see what is going on with them
and what needs to get done. </span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Better
meals<span style="color: #5f497a; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 191;">. (I
mostly have commented on dinner, but we have been working on packing better
lunches too!)</span></span><u><span style="color: #548dd4; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themetint: 153;"></span></u></div>
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<span style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: accent6; mso-themeshade: 191;">1. Daily Check Points:</span><span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 191;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Work harder on my Daily Check Points.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: accent6; mso-themeshade: 191;">2. Weekly: </span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Catch up on tasks and “to do list”.</span></div>
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tomorrow when it snows. Move Chickens! Laundry!</span></div>
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when necessary right now. </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">What kind of Mom are you? A MOM!</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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I recently read two different blogs with what appear to be
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hard on Mom’s they are busy not to mention we don’t know their story!” I then
read the second<a href="http://4littlefergusons.wordpress.com/2012/11/14/dear-mom-on-the-iphone/"> Dear Mom With an iPhone</a> and my eyes were filled with tears. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I realized that really the two stories tell
one, the story of being a Mom in today’s world. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I battle it daily many of you have read my
failures and sometimes, though they may be brief, successes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>PTO, sports mom, part time, full time or no
job it is the same for us all. Trying to find the right balance of spending
real time with your kids and still fitting in all the other stuff. </div>
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Our struggle to be perfect in the eyes of society is the
great battle of this generation of Moms. We feel we should be able to do it all.
It used to be that Mom’s stayed home and cared for the family and that was
enough. Then came the career women and the thought that staying home wasn’t
enough. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Today many Moms’ are choosing to
go back to the “old fashion” ways and stay home with their kids. It is
different though because they have an underling feeling that they should be
doing more. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you stay home, you should
either work from home, part time or nights. If not you should be volunteering
to uphold your role in society. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have
heard one Mom say, “I am home so I should be doing more for school than those
that work.” Why? Those that work pay someone to do what you do all day with
your kids. I am guilty for falling into this misconception too. I want to be
super Mom. Not to mention it feels good when someone says. “You did a great job
organizing that fundraiser, how do you get that all done when you have 5 kids?”
Thus my constant checking of emails to be sure I respond promptly. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is easy to lose perspective on WHY I chose
to stay home. I want to watch them smile and “spin in their dresses” as the
second author says. I want to look at their art work and listen to their stories
about something I may not really be interested in. You never know when you will
catch a glimpse of a Vango or when the day may come that you will want to know
their stories and they won’t care to share</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Do I think a mom
should never be on an I-phone or have time to herself?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No. It is technology that has allowed so many
Moms’s to have a piece of both worlds and the chance to still be there for
those moments. I know how refreshing it is to have a conversation with an adult
every now and then. Not to mention that Mom may be texting her teenager.
Even though I don’t have a fancy phone we all find our distractions. I am as guilty as the next: “Uh huh I see”,
when I don’t.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Just a minute honey, I’ll
look when I get done with this email”, and I forget.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I can’t do it right now I am too busy getting
dinner ready. Gabbing to a friend at a game and missing a great catch. Is it
the end of the world? No. But it is their world and it those moment pass
quickly. Don’t throw away your I-Phone yet, just work on the balance of it all.
We many times miss those simple joys because we are too busy tackling the next big
event and remember if those other things don’t get done it isn’t the end of the
world either. Looking amazing in the eyes of others means nothing if you miss
your opportunity to be amazing in the eyes of your family. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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What is the perfect balance? <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I don’t know and will likely never know. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What I do know is I have watched my husband’s
stress melt away for a moment when he arrives home and the kids run to him, hug
and tell them their stories and he listen intently. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So I think as Moms we need to realize that even
though our days are dedicated to caring for our children and families we need
to allow ourselves those moments to enjoy them because <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">there is</i> a difference. You see the compliments of being a good Mom
come in a different package, they are the tiny moments. We may find that those
stories and cartwheels give us the break we are looking for from the 24 hour
job of being a Mom.</div>
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So let peace be had on both sides, the moms on the iPhone
and those playing on the swings. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I can
relate to both, I have been both! Remember we are all on the same team. We are
the generation striving to be the best at it all and when or if someone figures
out the right balance PLEASE let me know! </div>
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Until then get your work done, get your chores done, be a
good employee, friend and volunteer but also take time to run barefoot in the
grass, play chase, and watch them go down the slide yet another time. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Take a minute to smell that weed/flower that
is brought to you.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You may find that the
scent may actually bring YOU peace and enjoyment, just like it does your child.</div>
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It always amazes me how it only takes a one busy day for my
house to fall apart and weeks to get back in the rhythm. I did make some
headway last week, but I have a ways to go.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Still struggling to get things done around the house before doing the
“other things.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is sad how I feel
urgent to get things done for others but yet a back log of laundry seems to be
OK to put off. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I would say that it is OK
to put some household tasks on the back burner, for a short time that is. When it
becomes the norm people start running out of socks and underwear! So I am still
focusing this week on getting back into routine.</div>
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Updates:</div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;">Science Fair:</span> Two of the three projects are complete.Nothng too exciting. In fact the boards and reports not very thorough, but no different than any other year and everyone seems to get an A. I really should put more expectations on the kids myself for these projects since they don't at school. It just seems like it falls in such a busy time of year for us. Of course when is not busy?</h4>
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<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ecgXNe6JvqY/UXajipgH3XI/AAAAAAAAAFM/jqwWS9CbCoU/s1600/chicksapril23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ecgXNe6JvqY/UXajipgH3XI/AAAAAAAAAFM/jqwWS9CbCoU/s1600/chicksapril23.jpg" height="240" width="320" /></a><span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="background-color: white;">Chickens:</span></span> They have hatched! It was an exciting weekend.
They started to peck through on Friday and we discovered the 1<sup>st</sup> one
Sat. morning. We left for a day of soccer and baseball and came home to several
more. A couple hatched after we were home. Most of the remaining eggs hatched
overnight Sat to Sun. The last two hatched while we were at soccer and baseball
on Sunday. We candled them again after my Weds. Post and found that 4 were not
alive anymore. So we were left with 17 eggs and ALL 17 hatched! Their cage now
sits in the corner of my kitchen. </div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;">Weather: </span>It’s SNOWING! I can’t help but enjoy the beautiful big
snowflakes despite the fact that it is April 23. This is also why the chicks are in
my kitchen and not the garage it’s too cold! There is sleet and snow in
the forecast all day. So another day to send emails for cancelled soccer
practice, what a crazy spring we are having. Crossing my fingers the baseball game is cancelled too and we will have 2 nights in a row at home! </h4>
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<span style="color: #351c75;">Meals:</span> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We did have a
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night. I really need to dig out some of my old <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">easy</i> recipes for weeknight meals.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I have definitely lacked in meal planning lately.</div>
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Well no where to go during the day today, so if I get off
the computer and make good use of my time, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>there is a chance I may be back on schedule
for laundry!</div>
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April 22, 2013</span></div>
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<span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 191;">New Goals, comments,
and excuses are in purple below. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1. Personal Focus to better my relationship with God.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Run
if I can. <span style="color: #5f497a; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 191;">(Does Running to get to a game, or leaving one game to get to the other
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<span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2.
Remove distractions at key times.</span><span style="color: #e69138; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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computer 6:30-8:00am and 3<span style="color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;">:00</span>-5:00pm
<span style="color: #5f497a; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 191;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div>
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volunteering tasks until my family tasks are underway each day. </span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> </span></div>
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something to give more of me to my family. </span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Take
a minute when everyone gets home each night to see what is going on with them
and what needs to get done. The end of the year is SOOO busy!</span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Feed
my family better meals.</span></div>
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<u><span style="color: #548dd4; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themetint: 153;">Goals for a Better House</span></u></div>
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<span style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: accent6; mso-themeshade: 191;">1. Daily Check Points:</span><span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 191;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Work harder on my Daily Check Points to
avoid falling farther behind.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: accent6; mso-themeshade: 191;">2. Weekly: </span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Catch up on tasks and “to do list”.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 191;">Mon: Catch UP! Laundry! Turn in
final t-shirt order for soccer teams, pickup game scores from the weekend.
Clean out chicken incubator.</span></div>
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Soccer Email updates.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 191;">Thurs: Catch up! Pick up Team
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Well it has been 3 weeks since I posted anything not even
focus goals. You may be wondering what I have I been up to or if maybe I just
gave up. I’d like to say I have been working so hard around the house that I
haven’t had time to write. I have been busy, but it hasn’t been around the
house. I seem to have the ability to make everything I do a part time job. Between
volunteering for the soccer league, organizing our kid’s teams, church, school,
and just transporting everyone where they need to be. I feel like I have been
carrying 5 part time jobs at once. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As a
result I have 2weeks worth of laundry piled in my living room. Some of which has
been refolded who knows how many times because the kids have dug through to
find something to wear. The entire house is in disorder which only hinders my
progress of getting things done even more. Not to mention the extra things like
Science Fair projects and trying to hatch 21 chicken eggs (which if we were
smart we would’ve have made that a project). If anyone has hatched chickens
before I’d take advice. We have been turning 3 times a day, at least most days, watching the temperature and candling them to check how they are doing. We are quickly approaching 21 days of incubation and when I
candled them last week they <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">all </i>looked
like something was in there to us. I am too afraid to throw out the iffy ones
for fear there is a living chick inside. Google searches have warned against
keeping the bad ones because the egg with explode at the end.
So we are either going to have more chicks than we know what to do with or a MESS! Maybe
after we lost our chickens to the food chain this winter should have just
purchased them again at the farm store? I am crossing my fingers for 21 chicks,
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Anyway back to the
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How do I balance it all? I don’t have the answer to that
question. All I know is something is going to have to give, because right now
it is my kids and husband that are suffering. For dinner last night half my family had cereal. Not oatmeal or cheerios but chocolate lucky charms.
So that is why I am forcing myself to sit down 2 days late this week and get
focused because if I don’t I am going to fall of the tight rope or explode along
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Below are my focus goals in simple version, I am still working on the "to do list". I am going to
have to let go of the big picture and concentrate on the small things to help
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<span style="color: #5f497a; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 191;">WISH ME LUCK With LIFE AND THE
CHICKENS!</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is our breakfast nook with egg incubator</td></tr>
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April 15, 2013</span></div>
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<span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1. Personal Focus to better my relationship with God.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Start
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</span></span></span><span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 191;">No volunteering tasks
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to get done. The end of the year is SOOO busy!</span></div>
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</span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Start and end each day with prayer.
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book and the discussions. We are all talking about doing something again
starting at the end of the school year.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Run 3 days<span style="color: #5f497a; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 191;">.</span></span><span style="color: #548dd4; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themetint: 153;"> </span><span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 191;">This week is packed in the evenings and days with Easter
church and soccer stuff. So I am giving myself one less day of commitment here.</span></div>
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on one conversation each evening for all. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Finish family Lent study.<span style="color: #5f497a; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 191;"> </span></span></div>
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my husband on a date.<span style="color: #5f497a; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 191;"> </span></span><span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 191;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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Plan Sheet & Monthly Cleaning Schedule.<span style="color: #5f497a; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 191;"> Behind on cleaning yet AGAIN!</span></span></div>
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List: </span><span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 191;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: accent6; mso-themeshade: 191;">Monday:</span><span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 191;"> </span><span style="color: #548dd4; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themetint: 153;">Weekly:</span><span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 191;"> Figure out indoor
soccer practice location AGAIN! prep for book study </span><span style="color: #76923c; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: accent3; mso-themeshade: 191;">Monthly:</span><span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 191;"> none </span><span style="color: #943634; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: accent2; mso-themeshade: 191;">(DONE)</span><span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 191;"></span></div>
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<span style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: accent6; mso-themeshade: 191;">Tuesday:</span><span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 191;"> </span><span style="color: #548dd4; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themetint: 153;">Weekly: </span><span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 191;">Catch up on Monday’s
tasks and chores. Soccer: review plans for new facility, weather reschedules for
league, practice emails, register for end of season tournament. Figure out what
everyone is wearing for Easter.</span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">
<span style="color: #76923c; mso-themecolor: accent3; mso-themeshade: 191;">Monthly:</span><span style="color: #5f497a; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 191;"> Chores </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: accent6; mso-themeshade: 191;">Weds:</span><span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 191;"> </span><span style="color: #548dd4; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themetint: 153;">Weekly</span><span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 191;">: Catch up on Tuesday’s
tasks and chores HA HA!!! Schedule pictures and check up appointments for #5,
Work on New Post. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="color: #76923c; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: accent3; mso-themeshade: 191;">Monthly:</span><span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 191;"> Chores</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: accent6; mso-themeshade: 191;">Thurs:</span><span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 191;"> </span><span style="color: #548dd4; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themetint: 153;">Weekly: </span><span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 191;">Shop for Easter,
Soccer Facility Review Meeting</span><span style="color: #76923c; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: accent3; mso-themeshade: 191;"> Monthly</span><span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 191;">: Chores</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: accent6; mso-themeshade: 191;">Fri:</span><span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 191;"> </span><span style="color: #548dd4; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themetint: 153;">Weekly</span><span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 191;">: Catch up from Mon,
Tues, Weds and Thurs HA HA HA!!! Get ready for Easter Weekend. </span><span style="color: #4f6228; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: accent3; mso-themeshade: 128;">Monthly:</span><span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 191;"> Daily chores &
catch up chores</span></div>
mom2fivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16900363966605120961noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4419741536928472267.post-3123719378413608322013-03-19T15:14:00.001-07:002013-03-19T15:14:15.582-07:00Focus Goals for March 18, 2013<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Crazy Busy<br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: text1;">In case you hadn't noticed my lack of score posting I was the crazy
busy last week. Well I guess I can't go from chaos to peace in one week. </span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: text1;"></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: text1;">The kids and I were able to head out of town for part of spring break thus my late posting this week. Being out of town gets me off the hook for part of the week on house goals. Though I should be helping out more at my parents house, but instead I seem to revert to being their child again and not doing much.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 191;">New
Goals, comments, and excuses are in purple below.</span></div>
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<u><span style="color: #95b3d7; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: accent1; mso-themetint: 153;">Goals
for a Better Home</span></u><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1.
Personal Focus to better my relationship with God.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
<span style="color: #548dd4; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themetint: 153;">Daily:</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">
</span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Start
and end each day with prayer. Read two chapters in the Bible<span style="color: #5f497a; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 191;">.
</span>Serenity Prayer <span style="color: #5f497a; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 191;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="color: #548dd4; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themetint: 153;"></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #548dd4; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themetint: 153;">Weekly/Monthly:
</span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Read
Part III Chapter 3 & 4 in “The Lamps Supper” and answer
questions</span><span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 191;">
</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">
</span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Run <span style="color: #5f497a; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 191;">4</span>
days<span style="color: #5f497a; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 191;">.</span></span><span style="color: #548dd4; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themetint: 153;">
<span style="color: #674ea7;">I did better but still did not hit 4 days last week.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2.
Remove distractions at key times.</span><span style="color: #e69138; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">
</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
<span style="color: #95b3d7; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: accent1; mso-themetint: 153;">Daily:</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">
</span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">No
computer 6:30-8:00am and 3<span style="color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;">:00</span>-5:00pm (after everyone is
home)<span style="color: #5f497a; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 191;">
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #95b3d7; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: accent1; mso-themetint: 153;">Weekly/</span><span style="color: #548dd4; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themetint: 153;">Month</span><span style="color: #95b3d7; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: accent1; mso-themetint: 153;">ly:
</span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">CUT
BACK ON ELECTRONIC TIME! </span><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> </span><br />
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<span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">3.
Add something to give more of me to my family. </span><span style="color: #548dd4; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themetint: 153;"></span></div>
<span style="color: #548dd4; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themetint: 153;">Daily</span><span style="color: #548dd4; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themetint: 153;">:
</span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Morning
Blessing. <span style="color: #8e7cc3;">Still working on incorporating this into our crazy mornings</span>. One on one conversation each evening for all. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Family Lent study.<span style="color: #5f497a; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 191;">
</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #548dd4; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themetint: 153;">Weekly:</span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">
<span style="color: #674ea7;">Better<span style="color: #5f497a; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 191;"> household order
and meal planning. </span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #548dd4; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themetint: 153;">Monthly:</span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">
</span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Take
my husband on a date.<span style="color: #5f497a; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 191;">
</span></span><span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 191;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
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<u><span style="color: #548dd4; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themetint: 153;">Goals
for a Better House</span></u></div>
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<span style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: accent6; mso-themeshade: 191;">1.
Daily Check Points:</span><span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 191;">
</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: text1;">Weekly
Plan Sheet.</span><span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 191;">
</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: accent6; mso-themeshade: 191;">2.
Weekly & Monthly Tasks, Chores and To Do Lists: </span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Weekly
Plan Sheet & Monthly Cleaning Schedule. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: accent6; mso-themeshade: 191;">3.
Weekly/Monthly Project to Do List: </span><span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 191;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #674ea7;"><span style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: accent6; mso-themeshade: 191;">Monday:</span><span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 191;">
</span><span style="color: #548dd4; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themetint: 153;">Weekly:</span><span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 191;">
Visit with family</span></span></div>
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Visit with Family. Get ideas for my oldest daughters Birthday.</span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="color: #5f497a; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 191;">
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Unpack and get ready for the weekend.</span></span>mom2fivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16900363966605120961noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4419741536928472267.post-52100858013532228392013-03-12T07:45:00.002-07:002013-03-12T07:45:50.647-07:00FOCUS Goals for week of March 11, 2013<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-fOGyQFAz3_8/UT89gNPPS2I/AAAAAAAAAD0/XGwaamWGws4/s1600/happybusy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-fOGyQFAz3_8/UT89gNPPS2I/AAAAAAAAAD0/XGwaamWGws4/s1600/happybusy.jpg" height="190" width="200" /></a></td></tr>
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the water and I think I was the crazy busy. I never caught my stove on fire possibly only because I barely had a chance to cook dinner. I am hoping for a little more routine in the schedule this week, maybe.? I begin this week a day behind. I had a
lunch I had to work at for Church on Monday so wish me luck on the catch up!</span></div>
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and excuses are in purple below.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1. Personal Focus to better my relationship with God.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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</span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Start and end each day with prayer.
Read two chapters in the Bible<span style="color: #5f497a; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 191;">. </span>Serenity Prayer <span style="color: #5f497a; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 191;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="color: #548dd4; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themetint: 153;"></span></span></div>
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Lamps Supper” and answer questions</span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">.</span><span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 191;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I will miss our
meeting next week as I will be out of town. This leaves only one more meeting.
I will be sad to see it end and to be done with the book. It has been so great
learning and growing my appreciation for the Catholic Mass and faith.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Run <span style="color: #5f497a; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 191;">4</span> days<span style="color: #5f497a; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 191;">.</span></span><span style="color: #548dd4; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themetint: 153;"> </span><span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 191;">This unfortunately has taken a back seat to all the kids
and other activities. Hoping again to do better this week.</span></div>
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</span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">No computer 6:30-8:00am and 3<span style="color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;">:00</span>-5:00pm (after everyone is
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try the guardian angel prayer this week we talked guardian angels in our book
study this week.</span> and one on one conversation each evening for all. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Family Lent study.<span style="color: #5f497a; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 191;"> </span></span></div>
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to again work on my household order and meal planning. It is generally chaos
from the moment the kids walk in until we leave for practice every day. I
really hope I can figure it out as I hate to see the stress in the kids.</span></span></div>
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my husband on a date.<span style="color: #5f497a; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 191;"> </span></span><span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 191;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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Plan Sheet.</span><span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 191;"> Evening chores didn’t
go as well this week; I spoke too soon about doing better. But still working to
get things checked off my list.</span></div>
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Plan Sheet & Monthly Cleaning Schedule. <span style="color: #351c75;">Leave the house clean for my husband for spring break.</span><span style="color: #5f497a; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 191;"> </span></span></div>
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practice emails, prep for book study </span><span style="color: #76923c; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: accent3; mso-themeshade: 191;">Monthly:</span><span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 191;"> none </span><span style="color: #943634; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: accent2; mso-themeshade: 191;">(DONE)</span><span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 191;"></span></div>
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tasks and chores</span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <span style="color: #76923c; mso-themecolor: accent3; mso-themeshade: 191;">Monthly:</span><span style="color: #5f497a; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 191;"> Chores </span></span></div>
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and excuses are in purple below.</span></div>
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<u><span style="color: #95b3d7; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: accent1; mso-themetint: 153;">Goals for a Better Home</span></u><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1. Personal Focus to better my relationship with God.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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</span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Start and end each day with prayer.
Read two chapters in the Bible<span style="color: #5f497a; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 191;">. </span>Serenity Prayer <span style="color: #5f497a; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 191;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="color: #548dd4; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themetint: 153;"></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #548dd4; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themetint: 153;">Weekly/Monthly: </span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Read Part II Chapter 3 & 4 in “The
Lamps Supper” and answer questions</span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">.</span><span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 191;"> We were able to meet this week. Again a lot of good
conversation, I am still really enjoying and getting a lot out of the book.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Run <span style="color: #5f497a; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 191;">4</span> days<span style="color: #5f497a; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 191;">.</span></span><span style="color: #548dd4; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themetint: 153;"> </span><span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 191;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Another bad week, better
luck this week, I hope.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2.
Remove distractions at key times.</span><span style="color: #e69138; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<span style="color: #95b3d7; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: accent1; mso-themetint: 153;">Daily:</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">
</span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">No computer 6:30-8:00am and 3<span style="color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;">:00</span>-5:00pm (after everyone is
home)<span style="color: #5f497a; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 191;">I
will give myself a little leeway on the afternoon as email is how much of the
sports updates on practice is done. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #95b3d7; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: accent1; mso-themetint: 153;">Weekly/</span><span style="color: #548dd4; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themetint: 153;">Month</span><span style="color: #95b3d7; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: accent1; mso-themetint: 153;">ly: </span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">CUT BACK ON ELECTRONIC TIME! <span style="color: #5f497a; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 191;">I still would like to keep this on
here and this week with my family discuss some time limits. To be honest I
think the electronics make us all crabby.</span></span><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></div>
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<span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">3. Add
something to give more of me to my family. </span><span style="color: #548dd4; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themetint: 153;"></span></div>
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<span style="color: #548dd4; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themetint: 153;">Daily</span><span style="color: #548dd4; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themetint: 153;">: </span><span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 191;">Morning Blessing and Focused one on one conversation each
evening for all.</span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Family Lent study.<span style="color: #5f497a; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 191;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #548dd4; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themetint: 153;">Weekly:</span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <span style="color: #5f497a; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 191;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Really work
on my household order and meal planning. When we are busy if I am organized and
help have things ready for the evening, we all have a lot more peace in our
life.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #548dd4; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themetint: 153;">Monthly:</span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Take
my husband on a date.<span style="color: #5f497a; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 191;"> </span></span><span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 191;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We did go out with another couple, but I told
him I’d still take him out just him and me, so I still owe him one.</span></div>
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<u><span style="color: #548dd4; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themetint: 153;">Goals for a Better House</span></u></div>
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<span style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: accent6; mso-themeshade: 191;">1. Daily Check Points:</span><span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 191;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: text1;">Weekly
Plan Sheet.</span><span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 191;"> Still using the same
one, my final check point is being completed more and more which in return
makes the morning check point easier.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: accent6; mso-themeshade: 191;">2. Weekly &
Monthly Tasks, Chores and To Do Lists: </span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Weekly
Plan Sheet & Monthly Cleaning Schedule.<span style="color: #5f497a; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 191;"> After a month using the cleaning
schedule, I have an idea now of where I still struggle and even some areas that
don’t need as much attention. So I will make some adjustments and see how it
goes. You’ll notice a lot of catching up on my “to do list”. I really want to
get back on schedule everywhere. I was lucky last week with cancelled practices
to have the evenings to catch up, but that luxury is going away and since in my
“Better Home” goals I am working on providing more order for my family in this
chaos, I catching up is big part of that.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: accent6; mso-themeshade: 191;">3. Weekly/Monthly Project to Do
List: </span><span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 191;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: accent6; mso-themeshade: 191;">Monday:</span><span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 191;"> </span><span style="color: #548dd4; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themetint: 153;">Weekly:</span><span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 191;"> Catch up! Prep Book
Study, Pick up dance shoes </span><span style="color: #76923c; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: accent3; mso-themeshade: 191;">Monthly:</span><span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 191;"> Chores</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: accent6; mso-themeshade: 191;">Tuesday:</span><span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 191;"> </span><span style="color: #548dd4; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themetint: 153;">Weekly: </span><span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 191;">Basement Foundation
appointment, Catch up misc. laundry</span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">
<span style="color: #76923c; mso-themecolor: accent3; mso-themeshade: 191;">Monthly:</span><span style="color: #5f497a; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 191;"> Chores </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: accent6; mso-themeshade: 191;">Weds:</span><span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 191;"> </span><span style="color: #548dd4; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themetint: 153;">Weekly</span><span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 191;">: Order Soccer
Uniforms, Hang hooks in laundry room </span><span style="color: #76923c; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: accent3; mso-themeshade: 191;">Monthly:</span><span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 191;"> Catch up chores</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: accent6; mso-themeshade: 191;">Thurs:</span><span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 191;"> </span><span style="color: #548dd4; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themetint: 153;">Weekly: </span><span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 191;">Get things for dance competition;
get player cards for soccer</span><span style="color: #76923c; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: accent3; mso-themeshade: 191;"> Monthly</span><span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 191;">: None</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: accent6; mso-themeshade: 191;">Fri:</span><span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 191;"> </span><span style="color: #548dd4; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themetint: 153;">Weekly</span><span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 191;">: Kids pictures </span><span style="color: #4f6228; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: accent3; mso-themeshade: 128;">Monthly:</span><span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 191;"> Daily chores &
catch up chores</span></div>
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