Saturday mornings are nice for writing...because of the laid back routine, I have some free time to write an update.
- Triple coupon weekend at Bloom. I'm so tired of coupons after the Shoppers' coupon trip (bought over $200 in groceries but only paid $20 due to the triple coupons) that I'm going to have to FORCE myself to go today! Thankfully I have a friend from church who is a wiz with a spreadsheet! She emailed me the 'list' of good deals so I'm going to print that up and do the best I can!
- Our Sunday night Dynamic Marriage class is over! It was an intense class-with lots of homework, but we graduated and have a better marriage as a result. There's a lot to be thankful for but also a lot of work left to be done. I highly reccommend the class to our local church friends--it starts up again this January and is for marriages at any stage (strong, healthy or struggling, detached, etc.).
- My Mom's group is going well...I've been reading our book while running on the treadmill and have been absorbing some good principles regarding mothering. Specifically, I'm learning to 'observe' Cassie better...and thus be able to shape my prayers for her more precisely. It's actually been a good habit to develop in regards to my own self maturity/development. It helps to observe/record the characteristics in my heart that need to be changed by God and leave them at His feet rather than obsess about how I can take control to 'whip' myself into shape. That doesn't usually work with toddlers and it certainly hasn't worked with myself! I guess that's one of the bigger principles I've been gleaning..raising a child begins with 'raising' yourself. I can't sow character into Cassie that hasn't first taken root in me--so I'm learning to care for my own needs just as tenderly as I care for Cassie's needs. I'm sure I could go on and ramble for many pages here...but this is enough for now.
Cassie just went upstairs by herself...maybe I should go see what she's doing! Thanks for checking in with our family...we covet your prayers and would love to know if you stopped by!
8 comments:
Cass is precious regardless of her hair bob!! It really does look cute and will grow out before you know it! Love you.
M
Hey!! That comment was from ME...LIZ Bryant!
Trying again,
M
hey! that is fabulous on the $200 for $20. i need to start shopping with you. harris teeter is doing triple coupons too. i need this spreadsheet please!! :) the haircut looks great. we need to get together. it has been too long.
The bob is so cute! I usually cut my lil' one's hair while she's splashing around while sitting on the bathroom sink (if that helps as a distraction idea).
I'm (I think) done with Bloom for the weekend. I'd say it's worth the trip(s?)! :-p You can summon the strength, girl! Your Shopper's 20/200 record remains the shining City on Coupon Hill - proof of what can be done when striving for resourcefulness. :)
Curly hair is SO tricky to cut!!! One of the keys for us is to cut in layers (I type that like I know what I am talking about but I don't really know how to cut layers but I do pretend like I know! ;)) The layers seem to not weight it down as much which helps our curls here. The tricky thing is just the length. We always cut wet as well, since that is the only way to get all the tangles out but when it dries there is always a surprise! ;) Crazy! Cassie looks super cute and I do like the hair cut!!!
I am thankful that things are going well up there...sounds like there is a lot of learning going on. Thanks for sharing with us! As always you blow me away with your incredible shopping!!! Wow!
Thanks for checking in! It is always fun to hear from you.
I think her hair looks really cute! Good job! :)
She is adorable!!!
That book sounds great. What is the name of it?
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