The Joys Of Family and Hearth

God NEVER CEASES to AMAZE Me with HIS GOODNESS!!!! Tonight, DH and my oldest son had a job to do together. And it's the annual Chinese Auction at our Clubhouse in our neighborhood. I love my neighborhood. We have a club house, and beach access all for a small yearly fee. Which we have been blessed to barter out for the past 4 years.  Today, while the Ladies were setting up for the auction, My Jake when up there. The ladies told him the clubhouse was closed, since they were setting up and he asked them if he could stay and help. He was there for about two hours helping. He came home and reminded me that tonight was the auction, and I said we didn't really have the money to go. It's was a $5.oo entry fee per person.. and then more $ if you wanted extra tickets for other prizes. He told me helped out and one of the old ladies, emphasized to him to come back for the auction. He gently told her he didn't have the money to come, and she offered to pay his share for ...

Yeah, I know it's Tuesday, I'm a day late and a dollar short!  That's the story of my life! Summer had just flown by and now August is here, and this is my month to get my house back in order, prepare my school schedule for the year, and get back to business. For some reason summer seems to bring a lot of... lets say... carefreeness, (is that a word?) to my family.  We fall from our routines and basically become lovers of the sunshine and lots of outdoor activity. :) So with August and September they  bring me a sense of urgency of renewal. With that.. Menu planning is back on the table. I personally like to theme days based on our schedules, I will offer variety.. but for some reason theming seems to work right now. So right now, we're going with Meatless Mondays, Pasta Wednesdays, and Fridays are pizza/hamburgers. Monday- Forgive me we ate meat yesterday, Sloppy Joes, Mac N Cheese, Fruit. Tuesday-Baked Chicken, Veggies, Salad, biscuits Wednesday-Past...