Things I Am Loving Right Now

*airconditioning

*kids who do their chores

*the textbooks that came today at school

*the greeting my doggies give me when they have missed me

*having my elementary kids' paperwork completed

*a job I love

*my comfy bed

*my husband fixing things around the house- especially now that everything has decided to tear up at the same time

*my kids having a daddy who wants to spend time with them

The Long Hiatus Is Over!

Well, while I was at work today in webpage training, I thought of this blog and showed it to a coworker (the mobile version). While looking at it, I longed to write on it! So here I am.

So much has changed in the two years since I last blogged. My hubby was deployed and came back. Our children have gotten older. I started a new job at a new school. One of our dogs, Brutus, was killed and we got a new pup, Thor. So many changes...

So while the title of this blog is "Working on the Simple Life" and none of what I said sounds simple, I am still searching and working on it. 

Things I Am Loving Right Now...

1. cozy Christmas throws to snuggle under

2. our new puppy, Marvel

3. our "old" puppy, Brutus

4. birthday week!!!

5. our little bitty Christmas tree for this year

6. watching the Duck Dynasty Christmas special with the kiddos

7. texting with my husband, who is 8,000 miles away

8. the big red picture frames with my kids' black and white pictures in them

9. the fact that we are two weeks away from Christmas!

10. warm, comfy sweat suits

Menu Plan for the Week of May 20

Breakfast
pancakes (already frozen, just thaw)
oatmeal
Bavarian cream pastry (bought from a school fundraiser)
smoothies

Lunch
English muffin pizzas
almond butter sandwiches
leftovers from suppers


Supper
grilled ham and cheese with carrots and chips x2
whole chicken in the crockpot, roasted sweet potato wedges, salad
breakfast for supper: scrambled eggs, bacon, toast, and fruit
grilled chicken breasts, sautéed kale, baked sweet potatoes
grilled London broil, sautéed spinach, quinoa
beans and rice, a poor man's supper

Snacks
granola bars
carrots and hummus
string cheese sticks
Greek yogurt
fruit (apples, clementines, bananas, strawberries)
popcorn

Things I am Loving Right Now...

*a lazy day at home
*the white chili we ate for supper (and the chicken was leftover from last night's supper!!)
*my leopard print robe
*my totally unplanned matching leopard print slippers
*fresh berries that were on sale
*queso fresco
*my oldest daughter and I just chatting
*cozy throws on my couch
*candles burning
*a clean kitchen
*folded laundry