I found 3 winnie the pooh prints today at a consignment store for $30 total. Here they are hanging on the wall in Maddy’s room, as well as the thrifted glider 
More nursery additions
Random Things
10 Random Things from my day:
1. I found a new consignment store that is totally awesome and has a huge selection of nice clothes, I will be a regular shopper at said consignment store from now on.
2. Bought two pairs of maternity pants (that actually fit and are modest) from consignment store for $26, less than what one pair of pants would cost
3. I will need to hem new pants, as well as my new jeans from target…I have really short legs!
4. I have vaccumed and mopped
5. I have a doctor’s appt. My friend who said she would watch Kate isn’t home, she forgot, so Kate gets to come meet Dr. Justice
6. A friend invited us for dinner on Saturday which made my day along with new pants
7. I will have to mow the backyard after dinner tonight….but I will reward myself with hot fudge sundae..
8. I am starting to run out of energy, but have most of the things i need to get done, done.
9. looking forward to going to OH and hopping it is cooler than here
10. wearing regular, not maternity pants today, and they button and zip! They are just two sizes bigger than I normally wear when not pregnant…however, when we get home I will be putting on sweat shorts and a t-shirt
Interesting…
The typical worldview of a person in their early twenties promotes self-centeredness, the right to happiness and fulfillment, the importance of personal expression in all forms, the necessity of tolerating aberrant or immoral points of views, allows for disrespect of other people and use of profanity, and advances forms of generic spirituality that dismiss the validity of the Judeo-Christian faith. Largely propelled by postmodern thought, the typical worldview of young people does not facilitate respect for life, acceptance of the rule of law, or the necessity of hard work, personal sacrifice, paying the dues or contributing to the common good. Barna noted that only about 2% of today’s teenagers possess a biblical worldview that acknowledges the existence of God, Satan and sin, the availability of forgiveness and grace through Jesus Christ, and the existence of absolute moral principles provided in the Bible. – The Barna Group
Nursery Beginnings
We are starting to make progress in Maddy’s nursery. I can’t do the major things until after Keith is home and can put together the crib and the changing table. I am really enjoying working on the nursery because I was unable to do this when Kate was born. When Kate was born we had orders for two months after for South Carolina. It wasn’t until Kate was 5 months old that I was able to decorate a room for her. But, such is the military life, there is a reason it is referred to as a sacrifice.
I have taken all of the baby clothes from storage, washed them and put them away. As well as cleaned out the closet and dresser to make room for the clothes. I have removed the bedding from the guest bed and washed and put it away so that the twin bed is ready to be taken a part and put in storage.
Here are the letters that I hung on the wall. Our theme is classic pooh and I just love the colors in it. The green ribbon matches perfectly with the green in the bedding. I also purchased pooh fabric to cover the changing table pad, a project my mother in law will be completing for me
Wall Decor
This is a very inexpensive way to add creativity to your walls. I had seen this idea first on the Sparrow’s Nest Blog as well as a few other places. All you need are letter stencils in the font of your choice, a paint brush and some craft paint. First using a pencil draw the letters on the wall using the stencil, then go back and fill them in with a paint brush.
Yes, this was done in base housing, yes we will eventually have to paint over it when we leave, but we can enjoy it for right now. We’ve got at least 10 more years left in base housing of some sort, somewhere, and I will always do my best to make it our home.
Anyway, here is the finished product.
Disapointment…
Rick Warren had this to say concerning Obama and McCain “I have to tell you up front, both of these guys are my friends. They both care deeply about America. They are both patriots,” Warren said in his introduction. “They have very different ideas on how America can be strengthened.”
It’s ok to call Obama your friend. Christ called us to be friends with anyone and everyone. It is wrong however to define him as a patriot.
I no longer hold Rick Warren with the esteem I once held him. God has been able to use him and his Church to reach thousands. Everyone makes mistakes, I hope he can see his mistake in comparing apples to oranges before it is too late.
Pray for Our Church Mission Trip
Our mission team will be going to Africa in less than two weeks. This is a yearly thing that our Church does. If you think about it, please add them to your daily prayers.
Our Menu
Kate and I went to Aldi today and got our groceries. Yesterday I made a menu plan for the next week and a half. My mother-in law taught me to plan menu’s when I first was married. When Keith is home, we always always plan a menu and then get groceries we save so much money that way. I have not planned our menu’s for a while since Keith left. The first part of his deployment I was so miserable that aside from taking care of Kate’s basic needs I was unable to do much else. Since I’ve been feeling better and more like myself, I’ve been planning our meals again. A lot of military wives live on freezer meals when their husbands are gone, I’ve never been able to do this. They just don’t fill me up, they are full of preservatives and I prefer my own cooking. Sometimes, though, cooking for Kate and I can be wasteful. So I’ve learned a few things to help me not waste the food that Keith is not here to eat. I don’t cook all of my recipes, they make too much food. When I make spaghetti we use half the sauce I make (it feeds us for two dinners) and freeze the other half to use at another time. Breakfast foods like eggs, pancakes, sausage and bacon or french toast also make great dinners since we don’t actually eat these things for breakfast. Most things I fix we eat for two meals. I use to hate left overs, I’ve gotten over that, and don’t mind it so much.
For $59 here are our meals for the next week and a half:
Sunday: BLT’s for lunch, home-made pizza rolls for dinner
Monday: sandwhiches, veggies and dip for lunch, french toast and sausage for dinner
Tuesday: scrambled eggs and bacon for lunch, baked chicken, rice and green beans for dinner
Wednesday: leftovers for lunch, Marzetti (already have sauce frozen) for dinner
Thursday: BLT for lunch or leftovers of Marzetti, taco salad for dinner
Friday: sandwiches and veggies and dip for lunch, leftover taco salad for dinner
Saturday: Mac N Cheese for lunch, Muffin Meatloaves, rice and green beans for dinner
Sunday: leftovers for lunch, scrambled eggs and toast for dinner
Monday: Chicken salad sandwiches for lunch, french toast and sausage for dinner
Tuesday: chicken salad for lunch, frozen pizza for dinner
When Keith is home we have a lot more variety in what we eat, but with just Kate and I we are more limited in what we have. I also wanted to keep our food budget down this week as we have another trip up north to see family coming up.
Frugal Friday- My Thrift Store Find
I just happened to stop at our base thrift store yesterday. I found this glider rocker. I hadn’t intented on getting one because there were other things we needed and we technically have a rocking chair already. But, when I saw it, and saw the price of $25 I took it home. It needed some cleaning. I washed the padding in the washing machine, and there is one stain I can’t get out at the top that you can see in the picture, but I plan on throwing a blanket over the top anyway. I haven’t decided if I am keeping the ottoman. It is the most worn, and I’m not sure we will have room for it. God really blessed us yesterday!
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