Here’s a 5K that I’ll be doing!

From the Buddy Christian Foundation:

Tomorrow is the last day for early registration, guaranteed race shirt, and price of $25. We will continue registrations through race day but with no guarantee of a race shirt and price is $35.
Don’t delay register today!

In case you aren’t sure what this is about, Buddy Christian was a local officer who was killed in the line of duty.  The Buddy Christian Foundation works to prevent line of duty deaths and assists the surviving family members of law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty.

What a wonderful weekend!  We had big plans to get away to the mountains, but ended up opting for a lazy weekend at home.  It was very much needed!  Honestly we didn’t do much of anything this weekend, but we did play a lot of chess with the kids, carve pumpkins, and spend time together.  Sometimes we just need that down time of not running around everywhere!

Today I’m not quite sure what we are going to do.  It’s $1.31 ice cream day at Baskin Robbins.  We might go to that.  There are also several local fun activities that I’ve been debating.

Here’s my meal plan for this week:

Monday:  Grilled Chicken Salad

Tuesday: Poppyseed Chicken, salad

Wednesday: Creamy Bacon Mushroom Thyme Chicken

Thursday: Dinner out

Friday: 15 Bean Soup, cornbread

Saturday: Taco Pie

Sunday: Brinner!  Eggs, Biscuits, Bacon Cinnamon Rolls

What are you making this week?

 

This is set to be one of the more popular advent calendars!  Right now ToysRUs.com is offering the Disney Tsum Tsum Advent Calendar for $29.99, down from $39.99 and it ships for FREE!  This has been hard to find!

Oh I’m so thrilled this is being offered again!  From facebook:

Chicken for breakfast is always a good idea. Mark your calendar for FREE Breakfast Tuesday at Atlanta Area Chick-fil-A restaurants on Tuesday, September 27, 2016 for a FREE Chick-fil-A Chick-n-Minis (3-count) and Tuesday, October 4, 2016 to receive one Chick-fil-A Chicken Biscuit. #CFAATL

Count us in!  Be sure to call ahead and see if your local restaurant is participating.  Looks like all the Athens area ones are participating!

We had a great weekend!  Spent Saturday out at a local park for my husband’s shift picnic.  Great time filled with laughter, games, and food!  Now back to reality and meal planning!

Monday: Parmesan Spinach Stuffed Pork Loin, Salad (ran out of time to make this last week)

Tuesday: Leftovers

Wednesday: Grilled Chicken Salads

Thursday: Omelettes

Friday: Black beans and rice

Saturday: Meatloaf, broccoli

Sunday: Southwest Chicken and brown rice

My kids are super excited about this!  Tomorrow, Monday September 19th, head on over to your local Krispy Kreme shop!  If you speak pirate, you get a free original glazed doughnut.  If you are dressed like a pirate, you get a whole dozen for free!  How awesome is that!

Time to dig out those costumes!

I thought it would be fun to share some of the books that I’ve been reading this year or plan to by the end of the year.  One of my goals for the year was to pick up more books and read instead of just browsing facebook.  It’s helped to have some great reading material.  As you can likely see, I really enjoy the writing style of Paul David Tripp.  He’s become my favorite author.  Here are some of the books that I’ve been reading this year:

 New Morning Mercies – A Daily Gospel Devotional by Paul David Tripp

Parenting: The 14 Gospel Principles That Can Radically Change Your Family by Paul David Tripp

 Sex and Money: Pleasures That Leave You Empty and Grace That Satisfies by Paul David Tripp
 Crazy Busy by Kevin DeYoung

 Relationships: A Mess Worth Making by Paul David Tripp

 

What are you reading this year?

If I had to describe this past week as something, I would just say it was crazy.  So many unexpected things and chaos swirling all about.  Here’s to hoping for a more smooth week this week.  This week we have another busy week that ends with our youngest, Simon, turning 1.  I can’t believe he will be 1 on Friday.  I am so thankful that God saw fit to give us one more son.

Monday: Poppy seed chicken, salad

Tuesday: Burgers, asparagus with mushrooms, brown rice

Wednesday: Slow cooker crack chicken, okra

Thursday: Lazy Day Enchiladas, salad

Friday: Pancakes, eggs, and bacon

Saturday:  Leftovers!

Sunday: Dinner at church

If you love Target, today is your day to shop!  Check out this promo that is for today only!  For #TargetRunDay, you can save an extra 10% Off your purchase online or in store and stack the savings!  Check out their website for any exclusions and details.

On Saturday, Aug. 27, World of Coca-Cola is hosting Educator Open House in partnership with Georgia Aquarium and Center for Civil and Human Rights. Local educators, including homeschool teachers, are invited to come see why the attractions should be their next field trip destinations.

Attending educators visit the attractions for free from 8 a.m.-12 p.m. and may bring one guest, also free of charge. (You may purchase tickets for additional guests.) Pre-registration is required, and space is limited, so interested educators should register as soon as possible at http://www.georgiaaquarium.org/experience/learn/school-programs/educators/educator-open-house. A valid teacher ID is required for entry to the event, and homeschool teachers may bring a copy of their Letter of Intent.