Life as Mrs. Emerson

Since we ended up not having therapy one afternoon we enjoyed a great last minute trip to the museum center!  Happy Monday everyone!  Hope your day is off to a great start.  We enjoyed a glorious weekend filled with a Family Life Weekend to Remember conference, time spent with family, and enjoying the beautiful weather.  This morning has totally felt like a Monday!  Our electric went off in the night and stayed off until almost ten o'clock this morning.  I'm thankful it is back on now and we have chosen joy today.  Here's what our week looks like!      Last Week's Goals Marriage, Mothering, & Family 1.  Attend a wonderful date with the happy hubby.   We had a glorious time spending the weekend together at a Family Life Weekend to Remember in Cincinnati!  If you haven't attended a Weekend to Remember I would highly recommend it.  We had a wonderful time.  We also squeezed in a quick trip to Newport Aquarium, dinner at Newport on the Levee, and a visit to

Happy Monday!  I hope you were able to enjoy the beautiful weather this past weekend.  We headed to the park both days!  It was simply delightful.  (I attempted to include a video of Eli at the park on Saturday pictured above.)  Here's how last week shaped up and my goals for this week.   Last Week's Goals Marriage, Mothering, & Family 1.  Attend three therapy appointments for Evangeline this week.   One was actually cancelled because our therapist was sick.   2.  Take the happy hubby out on a date that I plan this week (weather & babysitter permitting).   This didn't happen due to babysitter constraints but we did enjoy some great family time in the afternoon all weekend.   3.  Enjoy an afternoon playing in the snow with the kids.  Our week included playing in the snow and trips to the park!   4.  Begin a new read aloud with the children.  Do you have any suggestions?  We are reading Who Was Daniel Boone? Homemaking 5.  Start compiling all of o

The snow was a welcomed interruption to our week last week.  We didn't receive much but it was enough to enjoy an afternoon of sledding and snow angels down the front hill.  I'm amazed (and a little terrified) at how fearless both children are when it comes to sledding!  We spent a lot of time this week just focused on simple enjoyments like hot chocolate, sledding, and spending hours reading books snuggled up under a cozy blanket watching it snow. I was able to speak with one of Evangeline's physicians over the phone instead of actually having to drive in for an appointment.  The physician actually suggested this to me and I was thrilled to take her up on it!  Of course this saves tons of money and it also saved me at least four hours since she tends to run hours behind!  I was so thankful. My mom & I enjoyed a wonderful trip to JoAnn fabrics during their 20% off sale.  I purchased fabric and supplies to make two gifts for friends.  I also snagged a fun fabric

We had a blast on a family outing to the local museum center. Happy Monday everyone!  Hope that you enjoyed a lovely weekend filled with lots of love.  My weekend was filled with fun, love, and snow!  I'm looking forward to spending some time outdoors later this afternoon once our morning work is finished. Last Week's Goals Marriage, Mothering, & Family 1.  Enjoy a special family activity this week.  I'm leaving it up to the happy hubby to decide.  We had a lovely time at the local natural history museum.   2.  Attend two or three appointments with Evangeline this week.  (I'm hoping that I don't have to actually attend one of the appointments and I can just speak to the physician on the telephone.) 3.  Spend time making Valentine's day cards with the children.    4.  Enjoy special one on one time with both children this week.  Eli and I enjoyed a sweet afternoon time together building Smart Links.  I planned a fun mommy, daughter evening

Ah winter.  The perfect time for staying home and crafting!  As I have mentioned before I am thrilled to spend most of my winter hibernating.  I catch up on sleep, read a large amount of books, and spend lots of time sewing!  On snowy days I also try to squeeze in a good deal of sled riding.   My month began with a simple sewing project for my sister-in-law Amber's birthday.  I sewed her an aromatherapy bag out of the cowgirl fabric (shown above).    The speech pathologist that Evangeline sees on a weekly basis will be having her baby any minute.  Both kids had a lot of fun helping me pick out boy fabric for the gift.  I had a great time catching up with a friend while I pinned the blanket together.  Our therapist was absolutely thrilled with her gift.  This type of flannel blanket has been one of my go to baby gifts for literally the past ten years!  It measures 1 1/4 yards so it is a nice size that can even be used during the toddler years. To sew your own large

Elijah enjoyed putting copies of John & Romans together while we visited Bearing Precious Seed last week.  Last week was such a great full week.  We did so much together as a family and I was thankful to accomplish over half of my goals.  That's a great successful week in my book!  The entire family was blessed with a full week packed to the brim filled with fellowship with other friends.  This week we will be focused more on staying at home and hopefully enjoying a good snowstorm. Last Week's Goals 1.  Attend two therapy appointments with Evangeline.  I also want to spend some time evaluating what is working best in regards to Eva's therapy.   Brandon and I made the decision to move Eva's speech therapy (for feeding) to every other week).  Evangeline is doing better and I am looking forward to just a wee bit more time.  Eva's speech therapist is on maternity leave for a few months so it was also the perfect time to change therapists.  After waiting fo

I hope that your week is going well and you are curled up with your own stack of books.  I'm reminded once again what an awesome time winter is for reading!  We have only had a little snow but the weather was bad enough in the middle of the month to keep us snuggled up under blankets for a few days.  It's amazing how many books you can finish when you are staying home.  I really enjoyed reading all of the following books in January.   Voyage of the Vikings (AIO Imagination Station Books) by Paul McClusker and Marianne Hering: This was our first Adventures in Odyssey Imagination Station book and we absolutely loved it!  In this book we were introduced to Beth and Patrick who travel back in time via the Imagination Station to the time of the Vikings.  This book is actually written for young readers and I look forward to Elijah possibly reading this book by himself next year.  I read this book aloud. The Bears On Hemlock Mountain by Alice Dalgiesh: The children and I were a

We enjoyed a wonderful date walking along the grounds at "Ashland" the estate of Henry Clay.  Unfortunately it was already closed for tours but the grounds were simply stunning.   The happy hubby and I just returned from a wonderful trip to Lexington, KY.  We also attended a wonderful conference as part of our get away.  It was wonderful!  I feel so refreshed and ready to tackle my week!  I hope that your Monday is off to a great start!  Here are a few of my goals for this week: Mothering, Marriage, & Family: 1.  Attend two therapy appointments with Evangeline.  I also want to spend some time evaluating what is working best in regards to Eva's therapy. 2.  Enjoy a wonderful field trip to help make Bibles. 3.  Take the entire family to the gym for a night of exercise and fun! Homemaking: 4.  Complete some sewing alterations for my aunt. 5.  Finish crocheting a baby hat for a friend's little girl. Personal: 6.  Finish reading Educating The Whole Hea