It's me, Charity

10 Weeks until 2018!   Monday was cool and raining buckets, and I loved it! I love a good rainy day where I don't have to be anywhere! I was finally able to wear a new to me shirt that I got yard saleing this summer. I love the pale lavender! It's not a color that I really have much of anything in, but it's very pretty!  I try to either make food ahead or put something in the crock pot on Mondays and Thursdays. Some cozy soup was perfect for the rainy coolness of monday.  I also baked some cupcakes that afternoon. Funfetti with my new favorite from scratch chocolate icing. Soooooooooooo good!!  Wednesday I was up two hours earlier than normal, for the first day of my fall Women's Bible Study! It was in the 40's and super chilly, so I dressed warm.  I put my puffer vest on before leaving for church. It kept me nice and warm and I can't believe I have went this long in life without a puffer vest.  I wore boots to church and when I go

What I'm eating this week: Well Earlier in the week I made Chicken, Mushroom, Ranch in the crock pot. I added pasta in with it for the last half hour and it was so good!! In the middle of the week I made my family's Shepherd's Pie casserole, and then Thursday I made Momfessionals Stuffed Pasta Shells. Which honestly I have been making almost once a week. They are so yummy!!!! I'm all about the casseroles and crock pot meals right now. This teacher doesn't have time to cook between students! What I'm reminiscing about: Nothing that I can think of! What I'm loving: I am happy it's finally fall weather! 80's in October was ridiculous. I'm excited to be back in my fall clothes. All the leggings, all the time! #SoCozy I've also been loving my new phone and how the battery holds a charge much longer than my old one! Also enjoying the range of apps I can get now that I have an Android! What I've been up to: Teaching, Bible

41 of 52??? That means less than 11 weeks until the end of the year? YIKES!  Last Monday and Tuesday I was still without a phone. Other than teaching I can't tell you a thing I did! Pictures help this old brain remember. But Wednesday my phone arrived and my Mom graciously came to town to deliver it! First selfie on the new phone!  Friday was my Mom's 60'th birthday and even though I knew I would see her that day I didn't know how much time we would have, so I gave her, her presents early!  My Piano liked the way it looks on my new phone :)  So did I. Even though I have the beautify option off, it still seems to do something weird to my skin? It's taking some getting used to...  Thursday was a comfy day, jeggings, flats and a t shirt. It was finally a little bit cooler.  I was getting tired half way through the day, so I decided to drink the other half of my coffee that I hadn't finished in the morning.  How many dr

Well let me tell you.... Week 40 was not exactly a banner week. It started out bad and ended not the greatest.  Last Sunday when I got up for church I could tell I was getting sick. As the day went on it was clear I wasn't getting sick, I was already there. Monday I got up and slowwwwwwly got ready, i was determined to teach even if I had to breathe out of my mouth. Well, After taking a shower and putting on the bare minimum of makeup. I was sitting on the couch forcing myself to eat (should have been a sign right there) and I dozed off while eating! What am I, 90? No, just really miserable. I finally reluctantly cancelled all my lessons and laid down on the couch. I was miserable. Just miserable. I really have no words about Monday and Tuesday other than misery, coughing, sneezing, BLECH. My cold moved into a Sinus Infection and Bronchitis  in the blink of an eye. Which was not surprising with my sinuses.  Wednesday I was back at work, and wearing alll the clothes to

 Well this week is picture light because I slightly forgot to take pictures a few days. Whoopsie! So I'll add in these two pictures even though they were last Sunday night. My neighbors finally got done moving and I say finally because it took them two long weeks to move all their stuff out. They left a bunch of trash out, and I had mentioned it to my Mom and said something about a lamp being out there. She was immediately interested as she was DIY'ing some lamps and she and Dad both know how to rewire a lamp so even a broken one would work for her. So I waited until it got dark outside and plundered their trash. The things I do..!  I had spied something wooden, and I decided to take it as well because we all know I like taking things from trash and repurposing them!! This thing isn't in the best shape, so it's going to need a little work done on it before I can paint it, but I do like a challenge! And you can't beat free, Amen?!  Mond

I had planned to get this post up on Monday during my Administrative Hours, and well, we all know what was going on Monday. (or rather Sunday night) I still am horrified and somewhat speechless about the senseless murder of innocent people who just wanted to see their favorite music artist. I have been in Las Vegas and have walked in the same area that this attack occurred in.  I can't. I just can't come up with words. I feel for those who lost their loved ones, and I feel for the people who were injured, and those who maybe weren't injured physically. But guys, they are going to have to live with living through this event for the rest of their lives. I was watching The Real Monday afternoon and Jeannie was sharing about her friend that was at the concert. She said there was a girl on a guys shoulders, right next to her friend. And as her friend was standing there, she saw the girl get shot and die. I can't even comprehend what that would be like. There were over 22,00