Monday Motivation

Just got home from a fun long weekend in Houston.  So grateful to see a few good friends and have quick visits with family.  Steven had a business trip, and we got to help host a Lenten Tea Party for the girls' club.  Had a wonderful visit to Little Way Farm, and did a lot of driving in the rain.  After a screaming baby for 2 hours in the car, I need to get some rest tonight!  

 

Monday Motivation Review

10 Goals for Mar 5-11

 Prayer and Community

1. Focus on our Lenten daily offerings and personal prayer time this week.  I know we're not going to succeed at our normal commitments this week, so I'll change it up a bit! 

   Mon-Study a new saint (research and make trifold about St Katharine Drexel for Friday)
    Tues-Daily Mass at noon with BopBop and Daddy
    Weds-No treats
    Thurs-Traveling, prepare for Pickwick Tea with love and care
    Fri-Fasting from meat
    Sat-Pray a Rosary
    Sun-Nothing-a day of celebration!

2. Start brainstorming about a St. Patrick's Day celebration.

3. Plan a mom's night for our homeschool group, maybe also with friends back home?  Need to do this week!

 

Health 

4. Attend 2 Zumba classes.  Only made one :(

5. Spend time outdoors each day *being present* with the kids.  Yucky weather so we didn't spend much time outdoors!

6. Plan weekly meals and serve them! I did make great meals before we left, but ate horribly on our trip, everything from fast food to donuts to ice cream.  Ugh.  Lots to make up this week!

Mon-pork loin, Tues-Chicken something from Pinterest/rice, Weds-Shepherd's Pie, Thurs-Sun or Mon-Houston (no cooking!)

Home Management and Homeschool

7.  Laundry and packing.

8.  Complete sewing project gift before trip.

9.  Complete 2 full homeschooling days (during our 3 days home) and CC here on Weds

10. Read books with the boys once a day, continue Civil War and Abraham Lincoln books with MC, listen to Ellie read aloud whenever she asks, usually several times a day!

 

 

  

Monday Motivatio

10 Goals for Mar 12-18

 

 Prayer and Community

1. Focus on our Lenten daily offerings and personal prayer time this week:

   Mon-No screen time
   Tues-No treats
   Weds-Daily Mass as a family or read and discuss daily mass readings
   Thurs-Learn about a new Saint
   Fri-Pray the Stations of the Cross
   Sat-Pray a Rosary/St. Patrick's Day dinner
   Sun-Nothing-a day of celebration!

2. Continue planning a St. Patrick's Day celebration.

3. Plan a mom's night for our homeschool group.

 

Health 

4. Attend 3 Zumba classes.

5. Go to bed by 11pm 

6. Plan weekly meals and serve them

Mon-Baked Potato Soup (Pinterest), Tues-Chicken and rice (maybe this or this), Weds-Breakfast for dinner, Thurs-salad and pizza, Fri-Ravioli (crockpot) here from Kim), Sat-St. Paddy's Day (plan menu), Sun-grill

Home Management and Homeschool

7.  Sort and prepare kid clothes for resale/donate  maybe one day I'll really do this if I keep putting it on my list!

8.  Start one more sewing project on my list (camera case, stockings, pillow covers, skirts, quilts for kids' beds) and work with girls on their quilts/aprons.

9.  Start getting kids ready for bed at 8:30, lights out at 9pm!

10. Read books with the boys once a day, listen to Ellie read, and continue the Civil War and Abraham Lincoln books.