For Today... 10/13

For Today...

Outside my Window... it's gorgeous and sunny and cool and the sky is a beautiful blue color.

I am thinking... that I have the best husband in the world. Quinn is home sick today with a stomach bug, so instead of picking Quinn up from school and going on their usual Monday Daddy Date, my sweet husband picked up the older children from school so I wouldn't have to. He's such a sweetheart.

From the learning rooms... I am learning how to be more frugal and get better deals. ; )

I am thankful for... stomach bugs that don't last for days (Quinn seems much better... he'll probably go back to school tomorrow!) I'm also thankful for a sweet daughter. Camryn was reading Proverbs 31 last week, and when she finished she told me that the woman in the passage reminded her so much of me. I was floored and humbled. To me the woman in that particular passage is just a superwoman. I strive to model myself after her, but never have I ever considered myself worthy of being (favorably) compared to her. I was touched that my daughter thinks of me that way.

From the kitchen... Tonight I'm trying a new recipe that I found underneath one of the may Campbell's labels I trimmed last week (I'm the Labels for Education coordinator for my older kids' school...lots of label cutting going on in my house lately!)

Glazed Pork Chops

2T cornstarch
1/2 c. water
1 T butter or
margarine
6 pork chops, 3/4" thick
1 can Campbell's French Onion
soup
2 T. packed brown sugar

Mix cornstarch and water. Melt butter in skillet. Add chops and cook until browned. Add soup and sugar. Heat to boil. Cover and cook over low heat 10 minutes, or until done. Remove chops and keep warm. Add cornstarch mixture. Cook and stir until mixture boils and thickens. Serve over chops.

I am reading... Google Reader. Lately that's my obsession and all I have time to read!

I am hoping... that I can get my to do list done this week.

I am creating... Quinn's scrapbook, plus looking for ideas for centerpieces. Got any ideas?

I am hearing... the older kids coming in the door, Little Bill on TV and Quinn playing Battalion Wars (think he feels better?!?)

Around the house... laundry left over from the weekend... I cleaned out the laundry room cabinets today and made room for some of my cheap finds from my shopping spree yesterday.

One of my favorite things... is opening the windows on cool fall days. It makes the house smell so good, and it lowers the electric bill.

A Few Plans For The Rest Of The Week... a meeting tomorrow, Fisher's Orchard with the boys (Aiden on Wednesday, Quinn on Thursday), take the kids for flu shots on Wednesday evening (Oh, Boy!), host a sleepover on Friday (a brother, sister and sister that my two older kids are friends with), and take Camryn to see the 2008 Tour of Gymnastics Champions on Saturday. I don't know who's more excited about seeing that: me or Camryn. We have front row seats! Sunday I plan on working on my Secret Sister gift and the goodie bag gifts for a scrapbooking retreat I'm going to next weekend. Hopefully I can get those things marked off my list before next Monday.

Here is a picture thought I am sharing with you... (click the picture to go to a live Webcam shot.)



That's the view from Table Rock, which isn't too far from where we live. The leaves are changing, though not as spectacularly as past autumns. We had a long, dry summer, so the colors aren't as vivid this fall.