So I of my resolutions, both personal and bloggy, was to participate in at least half of the Tackle it Tuesdays. My house needs it desperately, but don’t judge me to harshly;). I am making myself vulnerable so don’t attack!
So I am starting with the after picture;). My Tackle this week is my medicine cabinet. I haven’t done it in quite a while. As was evidenced by the amount of stuff that was shoved in there that I am throwing away! There isn’t a before picture. That is because my husband is a saint! I had it on my todo list and so he started it without me. So instead of a before picture here is my garbage back.
That is the bag of garbage that was just sitting in the cabinet. Not only was there expired medicine but other odds and ends too! Including the pacifiers that used to be my 7 year old daughter’s. Yes, they were tucked all the way in the back of the top self. We hid them when she gave them up because we were afraid we might need them but at the same time didn’t want her to accidentally see them;).
And the bin next to the bag are things that didn’t belong in the cabinet to begin with.
It is once again time to plan this week’s meals! I am not feeling very inspired this week so I am going to make a point of finding a few new recipes for next week. But let us plan this week first and get it out of the way.
Monday: Ham, Latkes, Broccoli
Tuesday: Crispy Chicken Thighs, Broccoli, Mashed Potatoes, Buttery Rolls
Wednesday: Corned Beef, Potatoes, Buttery Rolls, Broccoli
Thursday: Ham and Cauliflower Alfredo Bake
Friday: Left overs!
So what are you eating this week? Maybe it will inspire me!
I will probably write something later in the week about the shooting of Rep Giffords. But there being no need to reinvent the wheel: Glenn Reynolds over at Instapundit has a very comprehensive post with lots of sources!
So what else is there to say? I am not saying there needs to be more governmental money because that doesn’t help. But we should have a heart. A heart to serve and a heart to help!
Ok, we can’t deny that Lady Gaga is super catchy and the kids would love it. But I don’t love the lyrics. So when I was looking at Hanukkah videos I saw numerous Jewish Lady Gaga parodies and we here at the NerdFamily have been watching a ton of them. And we love them!!! Who knew Hebrew and Yiddish would lend itself so well;).
These parodies have led to both interesting and hilarious results. Interesting because it has given me plenty of things to explain to the kiddos. Not only what is referenced in the videos on that face of it but why we keep and agree with some of those things and not others. The hilarity comes when you see your 7 and 3 year old girls singing about not seeing someone because they are engaged;). I rolled!
So I am reading the new biography of Deitrich Bonhoeffer, Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy, and they were talking about the influence the children’s 2 Christian nannies had. They were talking about the importance of the nannies’ faith to Bonhoeffer’s mom and how they helped to form the children’s faith.
I started thinking about how important it is to really contemplate who you bring in to influence your kids for 8 hours a day (like sitters or nannies) or even how much we ponder whose homes we will allow our children to visit. Of course that led me to thinking about school. We examine and re-examine who we bring into our homes but many are completely complacent to allow the school to chose who will be influencing their kids in the schools. Now I have heard from many people how they have good, Christian teachers this year but not last, or may be next year it may not be good.
Would you employ a nanny agency that would maybe let you choose your first nanny but every so often was going to change nannies and you wouldn’t get a say? Of course not! You want control over someone who will be such an integral part of you child’s life. Why don’t people have the same outrage about the schools being run that way?
Is it because the government has told you that you don’t have the right to? And what do you think about that?
Can you believe that it is already 2011? I am going to try to focus on emptying my freezer and pantry this month. There isn’t a lot there but this week I think I am not going to really have to buy anything much more than eggs and milk!
So I am starting with the after picture;). My Tackle this week is my medicine cabinet. I haven’t done it in quite a while. As was evidenced by the amount of stuff that was shoved in there that I am throwing away! There isn’t a before picture. That is because my husband is a saint! I had it on my todo list and so he started it without me. So instead of a before picture here is my garbage back.
, and they were talking about the influence the children’s 2 Christian nannies had. They were talking about the importance of the nannies’ faith to Bonhoeffer’s mom and how they helped to form the children’s faith.