Taking Stock

My friend Super Mom does a quarterly post she calls "Taking Stock" where she just sort of runs through what's been going on in her life in a number of categories.  I figured, why not join in!  Here we go.

making: Homemade soup.  The Boy from Texas and I have both felt a bit under the weather, so I think a big pot of soup filled with beef and veggies is just what the doctor ordered.

cooking: Shoot, probably should have looked at this before I answered the question above.  I'm planning on baking some apple cinnamon muffins later this week.

drinking: H20.  Always water around this joint.

reading: I'm finishing up Bittersweet by Shauna Niequist.  After that, I'm going to look through my stack and choose my Lent reading for this year!

wanting: A nap.  Why do we waste nap time on little kids who hate it?  I'd give my right arm to whip out a little mat and snooze this afternoon in my office.

looking: At the view from the new house.  We're just on the edge of town and have an awesome view of wide open spaces, a cotton field directly across the road is the perfect view for these country kids!

playing: My Christian playlist on my iPhone.

wasting: Time.  Why do I do that?

sewing: Nothing.  I literally had to cheat to pass the sewing portion of home ec in 8th grade.  Thank goodness for a kind boy who did my pillow for me.

wishing: It was the weekend again.

enjoying: Setting up the new house with The Boy from Texas.  Here's a sneak peak of a future house tour once we get a few more things unpacked.

waiting:  For a few upcoming meetings and appointments coming up later this week.

liking: Pop tarts.  I probably hadn't eaten one since I was 10, but I bought some last week and they are yummy!

wondering: How to better manage my time to get more done in a day.

loving: The Boy from Texas.  Here's photo Exhibit A of why.

hoping: For peace.....the world is a scary place.

marveling: At how much junk we own and our inability to just get rid of things.

smelling: Not a think....my nose stuffy and running all over the place.

needing: A nap.  Did I mention that one?

wearing: The $7 sweater my mom got me for Christmas from Wal-Mart.  It's seriously super cute.

following: Word on Fire Blog.  The posts are always good, but my sweet ND Friend wrote the post yesterday about Saint Josephine Bakhita is excellent.

noticing: The warm weather we've been having.....went from snow last weekend to 70 degrees this Saturday!

knowing: I am not thankful enough.  Ever.  A quote from St. Josephine Bakhita from the blog above is a good reminder.  "Be good, love the Lord, pray for those who do not know him.  What a great grace it is to know God!" 

thinking: About what I will do for Lent this year.

bookmarking: This video discussing the legacy of Coach Dean Smith.  Wonderful stuff.

opening: My gym bag.  I'm going today if it kills me!

giggling: A couple of classic comedy routines The Boy from Texas plays repeatedly.  "It's a sad sad day..."

feeling: Blessed.