November

"There are only withered leaves and frosted stems in the garden now." 

                                                                                                - L.M. Montgomery

1 Chronicles 16:23-36New International Version (NIV)

23 

Sing to the Lord, all the earth;

    proclaim his salvation day after day.

24 

Declare his glory among the nations,

    his marvelous deeds among all peoples.

25 

For great is the Lord and most worthy of praise;

    he is to be feared above all gods.

26 

For all the gods of the nations are idols,

    but the Lord made the heavens.

27 

Splendor and majesty are before him;

    strength and joy are in his dwelling place.

28 

Ascribe to the Lord, all you families of nations,

    ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.

29 

Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name;

    bring an offering and come before him.

Worship the Lord in the splendor of his[a] holiness.

30 

    Tremble before him, all the earth!

    The world is firmly established; it cannot be moved.

31 

Let the heavens rejoice, let the earth be glad;

    let them say among the nations, “The Lord reigns!”

32 

Let the sea resound, and all that is in it;

    let the fields be jubilant, and everything in them!

33 

Let the trees of the forest sing,

    let them sing for joy before the Lord,

    for he comes to judge the earth.

34 

Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;

    his love endures forever.

35 

Cry out, “Save us, God our Savior;

    gather us and deliver us from the nations,

that we may give thanks to your holy name,

    and glory in your praise.”

36 

Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel,

    from everlasting to everlasting.

Then all the people said “Amen” and “Praise the Lord.”

bathroom progress!

This has been a HUGE project but we really are SO close to being done.  

awesome storage in this cabinet full of drawers in the wall and at the bottom . . . my husband's BRILLIANT idea . . . the laundry chute!!!!

I am loving this niche . . . one of my big wishlist items that my sweet husband and MIL made a reality for me.  And this quote . . . SO MUCH TRUTH!! 

sink and countertop!!!  

and a faucet!!

already a great place to play :) 

art on the walls and almost done!!!  

ten on ten - November 2016

organizing

dressing

enjoying

preparing

shopping

home remembering

returning

toting

planning

Stepping over

It's been a good day!  Thursdays are the day that David and Cora are both in school away from home (one day a week homeschool program, preschool + "Nana school").  I so enjoy my time with them throughout the week and wouldn't choose to be doing this any other way but these days of quiet and being alone are recharging.  

I signed back up for the FlyLady email list for this holiday season.  I like how she gives "holiday cruising missions" and thought that a little prompting would be good for me in preparing for a sane holiday season.  Hence organizing my grocery list and going ahead and thinking through some of the food items we will be likely to want to make around Christmastime and going ahead and stocking groceries that are non-perishable (or can be frozen) in the house.  

So proud of my sweet girlie who can put her own socks on!

One of my awesome friends brought this lovely cyclamen plant to me the other night and I am enjoying it so much.  It brightens my kitchen and makes me smile!  

Today I invited the moms from David's one day a week class over.  Two moms came and we really enjoyed visiting, sharing ideas and learning about each other and our families.  We enjoyed Apple Cider Floats together for a treat!  

Someone is almost sure to say they'd like to have bacon for Christmas morning breakfast so I went ahead and got some.  Don't worry, I only came home with one of those packages!  Do you have a favorite bacon holiday recipe?

You can take the girl out of Texas . . . 

Cora LOVES grapefruit right now and this was her request.

Slowly but surely making the returns of stuff we didn't use on the bathroom remodel and wrapping this project up.  Unfortunately I forgot to take the Home Depot receipt but I successfully made several other returns today.

I make at least weekly trips to the library to turn in books and pick up our holds.  David is on a Magic Treehouse kick right now.  

Getting ready for a music class that I am hosting tomorrow.  Love making music with my kids and their friends, breaking out the instruments and teaching them new things!

The floor at the end of the school day.  Still working on putting our things away when we come in from the house!

Ten on Ten

THE IDEA

Take a photo every hour for ten consecutive hours on the tenth of each month. Document a day of your life and find beauty among the ordinary moments. Then share your beauty with us!

Thanks, Rebekah, for the great idea of documenting our days this way.

I hope YOU had a good day!  What did you do on this tenth of November?  (bonus points to everyone who leaves a comment!)

And just for fun:

November 10, 2008

ten on ten November 2010

ten on ten November 2011

ten on ten November 2012

ten on ten November 2013

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