Labor day....

We had a fun but busy day, it started at 1 am when David (5) woke up I guess he had a bad dream and was going in the garage... not sure why but I put him in bed with us, now imagine my husband and I (we are not skinny people!) and a 5 year old who weighs 55 pounds, in a queen size bed. needless to say I did not sleep great. but when everyone got out of my bed this morning I slept great, so great I did not get up until 10!!!! 10! I haven't slept until 10 since...... I don't know maybe high school! Jake got up at 7 so it woke everyone up and John laid him down with me and he slept until 11:30!!!! a 2 month old slept until 11:30 crazy things happen here on labor day.

I took Liz (9) and my niece to watch a movie, my mom went to so I ditched them and went to the mall bought a gift for a party and went to the book store to buy a new devotional! I am so excited it is a study on James, I have read James before but I love it so i cant wait to see what this study shows me. after I picked them back up we came home, then I took my boys (4, and 5) to a party at the park for my friend Tara's kiddos, and I was kind of thinking it was going to be sweltering, but it wasn't too bad. and the boys had a great time, they came home nice and tired and everyone was asleep by 7:30- that my dears was a successful labor day!

Tomorrow I am starting my holiday grand plan schedule I am going to track all my progress here, I am doing it with a good group of friends from a yahoo group I am in and I am excited. we are doubling up this week because we are a week behind. I have a Christmas Notebook I have made but never filled so i cant wait to do that notice the countdown on the sidebar. he you may think it is too early to think about Christmas and I think it is too late to still be 110 degrees so whatever. I know you cant wait to read my post tomorrow about working on the front porch, cleaning the living room, and making lists.......

where I have been....

well mostly home but busy, we started school the kids loved it. David (5) loved his teacher and all his friend, Liz (9) of course loved it she is the one who counts down the days until school starts the first day of summer. we also started soccer practices for both kids. i keep meaning to blog, but figure I will do it in the evening, well this week i have been so tired at night since I get up early... oh well
I have tons of posts I have been jotting down ideas for and I cant wait to share especially with school , soccer, and MOPS coming up I need to put blogging on the schedule. oh speaking of schedules i said i would post mine so here you go: I will probably still do some tweaking but it seemed to work good for this week, so it may stay, anyways here it is:

I think I finally figured out a routine that would best suit my time hopefully it goes smoothly.

dailies that I do everyday so I don't have to list are:
up/dress/devotion
get all things done for the day (pack bags, get water, load car)
make breakfasts/lunches/ snacks
kids up/ eat/ dress
while kids do that get Jake up and bathed and dressed
make beds
vacuum
wipe down bathrooms
empty trash
run dishwasher- when needed but I usually do this at night
make sure kids do chores
straighten up all rooms
cook

Mondays-
L-D-J- school
mops days every other week
no mops week- whatever I want to do but fun:scrapbook, crafts, blog, I really want to learn to sew but will see :)
good cleaning but not a major one
gym-9pm

Tuesdays-
L- D- school
bake
cook (any food that requires prep for the week or prep that can be done ahead of time)
house projects (organizing, specific cleaning, etc)
Liz soccer 6, David soccer 6:30
gym- 9pm

Wednesdays-
L-D-J- school
walking w/MOPS girls 8:30
WW 10am
errands (grocery, target,haircuts, etc)
Liz soccer 6:00

Thursday-
L-D- school
watch Hannah???
laundry day
bills/paperwork
David soccer 6:30
gym- 9pm

Friday-
L-D-J school
deep cleaning day
wash bedding
weekend ready

Saturday-
to be determined
but every Saturday from Sep 8- November soccer games for Liz and David
relax

Sunday-
church day
plan week
meal plan
relax

riveting I know aren't you glad you read this post today......

oh yeah I have been coming up with some ideas for my cooking blog, and I am having my blogs redesigned it is going to be so cool, I cant wait for you to see!

Planning and prepping

I have been trying to be more productive with my days since having Jake. So I wrote a big grocery list for Costco and the grocery store, so I don't have to make a lot of trips during the week. Plus it is over 100 degrees in California right now so I really don't want to be put if I don't have to be. anyhow... I also want to be a better time manager when it comes to prepping meals so today I had some free time so I peeled and boiled potatoes for potato salad for tomorrows dinner, boiled chilies for salsa and organized the cabinet where the pots and pans were while they cooked. so I have salsa ready to be made (tomorrow) and potato salad I will make in a minute when the potatoes are all cool. I think this is good because now i did it while I was in the mood and wont make a excuse for not doing it tomorrow. Tomorrow I want to take my planning to a new level and do some baking all at once we want to make some lemon bites we saw Paula Deen make, I want to make some chocolate chip cookies my friend Lynette makes, and some brownies, all can be frozen for later in the week so we can homemade snacks. so this is all great for my time but not the waste line... hmmmm will work on that another time :0)

here is how I make my potato salad, if you have a good recipe please share I love potato salad:

Raquel's Potato Salad

6-8 large potatoes (boiled, peeled, and cubed)

4-6 boiled eggs (peeled and chopped)

2 celery stalks finely chopped

1 can olives chopped

3 large pickles chopped

add all ingredients to a large bowl then add

mayonnaise

mustard

a little ranch dip mix

garlic salt

pepper

top with paprika and voila!!!

alright I am saying it I like lists!!!!!

even if I am not accomplishing all the things on them I like to make them, it makes me feel important and organized. Granted I am getting ready to have a baby tomorrow (can not believe it is tomorrow) I still made a list of what I need to do this week, um should my list say

1. 
   
   have a baby and relax

no not mine here is my list form today on through Thursday

Sunday-

1. 
   
   church


2. 
   
   clean garage


3. 
   
   last minute things


4. 
   
   write lists for people watching kids


5. 
   
   wash all bedding


6. 
   
   pack kids bags


7. 
   
   dinner- kids choice, we are going out!


8. 
   
   catch up email (if needed)
   

Monday-

1. 
   
   up early! Jake's birthday!


2. 
   
   get ids up spend some time with them


3. 
   
   make sure everything is clean and put away


4. 
   
   load car


5. 
   
   take boys to school (they are letting them come this day so the fam can be at the baby's birth) 7:30


6. 
   
   Liz to swim team (first practice) 8-9


7. 
   
   not sure what we will do after this


8. 
   
   hospital- 10:30


9. 
   
   c- section 12:30


10. 
    
    Teri will pick up boys around 3 or 4 and bring them to hospital


11. 
    
    I think the kids will stay with Teri and David (in-laws) because Teri has to work Tuesday so she can take boys to school???


12. 
    
    Liz will stay there too
    

Tuesday-

1. 
   
   Teri takes boys to school???


2. 
   
   John meet Teri and take Liz to swim 8-9


3. 
   
   John and Liz come to hospital


4. 
   
   John pick up boys so they can come visit
   either John will come home with kids or they will go to my moms?????
   

Wednesday-

1. 
   
   John will take Liz to swim 8-9


2. 
   
   boys will go to my moms


3. 
   
   hopefully I will be sent home???


4. 
   
   John will pick up kids :)
   

OK I know I am a loser but I have to know everything is somewhat set :) I am trying to talk John into just staying at home with the kids in the evenings, because it will be better for them, but he doesn't want to leave me alone so we will see :)