So disappointed

I am so disappointed. I have been working out regularly for almost 6 weeks now, and when I weighed myself this morning, I was back up to the weight I started at. I know part of that may be because it is my time of the month, but still. It makes it hard to keep doing something I don't like doing all that much when it doesn't seem to do any good anyway.

COLD day--BRRRR!!!!

Today Rose wanted to play outside--even though it had been snowing this morning and was COLD!!! I went out with her for a while, and we decorated the driveway with sidewalk chalk for Halloween. Then we went to Roxi's across the street and she posed with all of Roxi's decorations!!! :) My favorite is going down the slide with the skeleton :)

The first picture of the pumpkin is one she made at preschool--so cute!

Friday is here!

What a week~can't believe it is over already. My friend Kyla and I did another round of "Once a month cooking", and all but one of the recipes are finished--WHEW! So now the freezer is stocked for at least a month's worth of suppers. YAY!!! Mark went this afternoon to ACT in Iowa City to discuss more freelance options. I am praying that whatever the Lord's will is, will prevail. On one hand it would be nice to have another source of freelance. On the other hand, it may simply be more work than Mark would be able to do on top of the other project he already has going.

I really wish I didn't have to work tonight. I would rather hang out at home with my hubby and watch The Office online from last night. But it is only two hours, so I need to buck up, camper, and just do it. :) It's never so bad once I get there, and the time flies by--I just hate being away from my home, and my family. I pray that someday soon I won't have to work there anymore, even though it is practically the ideal part time job. The only drawback, which is huge sometimes, is that I have to work EVERY weekend. Which means, no weekend trips, no camping, no date nights out, no fun with friends and family on Fri, Sat, or Sun evenings. God is sovereign though and knows what is best for us, and it seems like this is it right now.

Better go start supper so I can go to work :P Thank you Jesus for this day...

Praise the Lord!

Wow--so many blessings these days...this weekend my folks had a garage sale in Independence that I went to help with. I made a little bit of money, it was nice to see them, and Mark even came up for Friday night so we could go on a date!!! What an awesome hubby I have. Also, Mark found out this weekend that when his current contract for freelance with Curriculum Associates runs out, they want him to sign another one for two additional months!!! Praise the Lord for this blessing, as the job market is still stagnating. We are hoping this trend will continue, and they will continue to offer him more and more work! I love having him working from home. Lastly, as Mark was on the phone tonight with his mom, he mentioned to her that he is considering joining the praise and worship team at church, playing bass guitar. I hope that he will, I believe he would really enjoy that, and the other people on the team are super :)

Looking forward to a good week with not a lot going on!!! God blessings on all who read this :)