threesixfive, week 47

it's so COLD!!!! we don't have snow like some of y'all do, but it's definitely winter. i'm such a weenie.

the weather change has been messing with colbys allergies, so we're fighting "the crud" and ear infections. i think we're finally on the upswing though. even with all of that, we still had a great week…

sunday

i think i actually took this on saturday at rehearsal, but i could've just as easily taken it sunday morning. this is one of the guys that plays in our worship band…well, just his arms, really. he plays all the really cool, slightly odd instruments. he's been a great addition in the last several months since he joined us.

monday
molly had her last volleyball class, and all the girls were given a tshirt at the end. she was so proud!

tuesday
i tried a new tortilla soup recipe, and man was it good.

wednesday
i needed a turkey handprint for a thanksgiving video, so the kids helped me out. i'll post the video later today or tomorrow if i can. check back.

thursday
the ingredients for my favorite salad dressing; lemon juice, olive oil, and dijon mustard. and a pinch of salt. delicious.

friday

it was a fort kind of a day. 

saturday
a friend and i went to The Market of Hope;  all the vendors sell fair trade products, most of them to rescue or support victims of human trafficking. i loved it! this tree was displayed in the center of the room. you can't see very well, but each ornament identifies a country that was represented in the market.

we stayed in out of the cold and rain today. tonight i'm making dinner for my girls' small group. tuesday evening we drive to dallas for thanksgiving!! i'll be back to post on saturday, though.
link up if you have pictures; only 5 weeks left to share!!!

threesixfive, week 46

another week has come and gone, and we're fighting off the junk around here.

i did something to my back last week, and i think because i was probably compensating on the other side, it has moved over. so i'm still hurting, just in a different spot. :-/ molly was feeling crummy the first part of the week, and then yesterday colby started hacking, and woke up wheezy this morning, so i've been slathering him with essential oils all day.

good times.

we did manage to squeeze in some shopping and a date night this week though, so there is that.

here are the pictures…

sunday

disciple now sign-ups started. this is a huge event for our youth ministry, and always very much looked forward to.

monday
i felt strep coming on. Thieves oil knocked it out by the next day. these got me thru until then. they taste awful, but they're fabulously effective.

tuesday
allen and i planned a much-needed dinner out. we ended up at a very nice restaurant in north austin, and this is what i had. holy cow. SO. YUMMY. texas peach barbecued pork tenderloin and some other stuff thats not nearly as important, but no less delicious.

wednesday
we made a trip to the outlet mall to look for something allen needed, and ended up getting a few things for molly. that girl is growing way too fast. she wanted to put one of her new outfits on when we got home. colby is photo-bombing in the back.

thursday
colbys room: enter at your own risk….

friday
allens step-dad's mom passed away this week at 101 years young. the funeral was friday, and allens brother eric flew in from canada. mom was happy to have her two boys under the same roof for a bit.

saturday
our church is celebrating its 20th anniversary tomorrow with a large outdoor (under a tent) service. my parents drove down for it, and we had worship rehearsal today to run thru everything with him and mom and one of the other former worship leaders. should be a fun time. i'm hoping to get some video.

have a great week everyone!!!!

threesixfive, week 45

i hope all of you had a great week. we had some cooler temperatures and more rain!!

i didn't get a picture sunday, but every other day is accounted for.

this is a week of molly!!

without further delay….

monday

my parents and me maw drove down from dallas to take the kids birthday shopping. allen wanted a picture of all four generations of ladies together.

tuesday

i was doing something in the kitchen and noticed colby and molly both sitting and reading quietly on the couch. this isn't uncommon, especially for colby, but its something i never tire of seeing.

wednesday
when we were done with school, i went and picked up a friend for each of the kids to come over and play for a couple of hours. this is molly and her friend sarah.

thursday
we were blessed last minute with tickets to the SYTYCD (so you think you can dance) tour that was in cedar park thursday night only. i took the girl and we had a great time. we slipped out early because it was so late and she was exhausted, but i think we only missed the last couple of dances. such talented people.

friday
happy birthday molly!!! she turned 7, and had a couple girls over for a sleepover that night.

saturday
allen had another wedding today (thats three weekends in a row!!), and i was able to talk molly into letting me fix her hair. hopefully she'll let me do it more often!

have a great week everyone!!!
link up if you have pictures to share.
i still haven't heard that anyone wants to take over P365 in 2014, so let me know if you're interested or if you have any questions.

threesixfive, week 44

SO many pictures this week!! colbys birthday was monday, and of course halloween was thursday, so there was a lot going on to take pictures of.

here they are!

sunday

allen did an absolutely beautiful wedding; possibly the best one i've ever been to. we've been meaning to get a picture of just the two of us, and we finally got one while we were all 'fixed up'.

monday
happy 9th birthday to my little man. i can't believe how the time has flown.

tuesday
the kids had a science workshop at one of the nature reserves in austin on tuesday morning. this one in particular is known for the numerous peacocks that roam the grounds. beautiful birds.

wednesday
i might've actually taken this picture on thursday, but the week has kind of jumbled together, so this is wednesdays picture regardless. this backdrop was at a pumpkin patch we visited.

thursday
we started halloween night at our pastor's house. he has an area set up every year for the neighborhood kids to come get their picture taken with 'Rovercomer', and they pass out tracks and candy.

 colby was a spider and molly was his spider web

 allen's shirt says "go ceiling!!" he was a ceiling fan....get it? i was a bank robber.



friday
to celebrate his birthday, colby had his two best buds come for a sleepover.

saturday
our family went to a farm about 45 minutes away where there were a lot of activities for the kids. the draw is a corn maze, which was pretty cool, but not necessarily captured well in a picture. i liked this one though, with the colorado river in the background. they were picking out some pumpkins to bring home.

mollys birthday is friday, and allen is doing another wedding on saturday, so we have a repeat busy week!!! after that things slow down for a week or two before the holiday season hits.

link up to share your pictures!!

threesixfive, week 43

hi everyone!

i want to throw something out there really quickly before i get to pictures; i know since i took over P365 this year, there are really only 3 or 4 of us doing it consistently, and i've struggled to have anything interesting to take pictures of. 

if anyone that plans to continue P365 would like to take over hosting, please let me know. i think i may take a year or two off from the everyday. if no one offers, then i'll go from there and either retire it, or continue to host and just not have pictures myself all the time.

thanks!!

ok, for this week.....

sunday

we had a youth worker meeting sunday evening, and one of the teachers had her twin boys with her. molly got to love on john.

monday

we're trying to eat mostly lean protein and veggies, especially at dinner. monday night we had grilled chicken with roasted cauliflower and brussels sprouts. i didnt know sprouts could be so yummy!

tuesday

the kids wanted to go to a park in the town just north of us. it's about a 20 minute drive, but the weather was beautiful, and they had worked hard to get their school work done. when we got there, this is what we saw....no park. it's been torn down, but a new one will be there by summertime. :-/

wednesday

just a random tree picture. i loved the way the sun was shining through it.

thursday

costume central. what's it going to be???

friday

we went to a football game friday night to support allen who was announcing it, and one of our youth on the flag team.

saturday

our church had its annual fall fest. allen had to take a turn in the dunking booth. one of the 9th grade girls got frustrated that she couldn't knock him in. she found a way around that, though.

thats it for this week!!

link up to share your pictures.

threesixfive, week 42

hooray for cooler temperatures!!!
we eventually got down to a crisp 42 degrees in the wee hours of the morning yesterday and today. but of course now its back up to mid-70's. still a refreshing and welcome change.
it was a gradual cooling off, though. thursday morning we went out to run some errands, in tshirts and shorts mind you, and colby said, "it feels like christmas!!!" i looked at the thermometer in my car to see that it was a brisk 58 degrees. :-/ it's sad when 58 degrees, although quite lovely, makes my son think its christmas time.

on to pictures. they're a bit boring, but at least they're here!


sunday
we had an all girls youth group sleepover up at the church sunday night (there was no school on monday). nothing like a hair train at a sleepover. :-)

monday
random picture that colby took. i'm sure its the home of some creature he spotted.

tuesday
we went halloween costume shopping, and colby found this hat. he's channeling steve martins "king tut" bit. not that he even knows who steve martin is....

wednesday
hello, old friend. i will blow the dust off of you and put you to use this week.

thursday
hopefully all of this will turn into something wonderful.

friday

it was round rock high schools homecoming weekend, and there was a parade thursday afternoon in front of the school. we went to support several of our students that were in the parade and on floats (band, gymnastics, cheerleading, drill team, football). the kids made a haul in candy; its good to know people. ;-)

saturday
this is what some of my fabric went into. its not perfect, but for a first scarf, im pleased with it.

sorry i'm getting this up later than usual. we've been SO BUSY!!!!
more craziness this week with discipleship groups, football games, fall festival on saturday followed by a rehearsal dinner for a sunday wedding that allen is doing. lots of fun stuff.
link up if you have pictures!!

threesixfive, week 41

we had a great week.
not much to lay out, so i'll get right to the pictures....AND i have one for each day and three on thursday. what?!?


sunday
the weather cooled off for, like, 5 seconds sunday morning. seriously, though, it was a beautiful day. i went out that morning to evaluate the temperature so i'd know how to dress the kids and saw steam coming off the fence posts. i guess the heat from the wood and the cool from the air caused the reaction. whatever it was, it was really neat looking.

monday
molly had her first volleyball practice. she's not on a team; its a class where she's learning the fundamentals. she'll be eligible for a team in the spring if she decides to continue.

tuesday
a warm, but not sweltering afternoon. we went to the park for a couple of hours after we finished school.

wednesday
we went out wednesday evening just to enjoy the cool again. its still pretty warm during the day but the mornings and evenings are fantastic. molly snuck this picture.

thursday
we took a field trip with some other homeschool families to one of the colorado river education centers. i was pleasantly surprised how fun and informative it was. we learned about water conservation and supply in central texas.

the kids got to do a nature search from one of the lookouts. isnt that beautiful? i love the texas hill country.

friday

i was blessed with an opportunity to go to the women of faith conference in san antonio. a friend of mine is on staff and invited me kind of last minute to come be a part of the weekend. women of faith is overhauling their approach and bringing it back to genuine worship and bible teaching from incredible godly women. my favorite was christine caine. that lady is anointed. i will be unpacking what she said for many days.

saturday

my friend michelle, who serves with WOF. love this woman of God.

i hope you had a fantastic week!! i will be at a girls' lock-in tomorrow night. mixed feelings about that one. i have a feeling i wont bounce back as quickly as i'd like to. :-/
my mom is coming monday night and staying until wednesday morning. looking forward to her visit. i havent seen her at length in probably a month.
other than that, a busy but normal week.
link up below and share your pictures! i miss y'all!!!