Congratulations little fish!

We are happy to announce our little fish passed her first swim lessons (on the second try)! Yes, this is the same little girl who was afraid to run through the sprinkler this summer, for fear that she would get her face wet. It's also the same little girl who prayed several times a day on the days just before lessons started. Well, praise God! Now we can't keep her above the water!! She has gained soooo much confidence and we are so excited for her! I did have to tell her that when the teacher is giving them instructions she needs to listen carefully and not dunk her head or "practice" during that time. Her response was, "I can hear underwater." She starts her next session on Oct. 27th. Hooray!

Tyler, she loves the swim cap and goggles!!

Planning ahead = less stress. Who'd have thought?

It has always been my desire to have my family eat together around the kitchen table. This hasn't really been an issue because my kids are still small and not involved with a ton of activities yet. It is also my desire that my family eat healthy foods that I prepare. I don't want to spend time wondering what to fix for dinner every night and I want to save money. I've got to have a plan!

Today at MOPS, our guest speaker, Julie Sheldrup, talked to us about meal planning. She was very animated, obviously compassionate about the topic and so much fun to listen to. Of course, she was talking about one of my favorite things...FOOD! She introduced some basic ideas for planning meals, budgeting, and grocery shopping. She had some good ideas, helpful hints & fun recipes. Check out her website and blog!

http://www.mealplanner101.com/