Hey Hey!
Hope you guys had a GREAT Easter weekend! Last Wednesday, I shared a photo every hour-ish over on my Insta Stories and thought I’d add it here as well. I got lots of messages about things so I’ll be sure to answer any questions-just in case you’re wondering too.
5:00 a.m.
My day started at 5:00 a.m….up and at ’em to get it all done!
Someone commented they thought this was an arm with a sleeve tatoo. Can you see it? ha!
5:30 a.m.
The very best way to start my day…with my Bible, Bible Study, coffee, and a straw. 😉 I just recently started this Bible Study on Ruth…this study does a great job of tying in other parts of the Bible throughout the book of Ruth. This study is 10-15 minutes per day and looks at Ruth verse-by-verse. I’m enjoying it but if you’re a Bible scholar, I don’t know that you’ll be challenged enough with this one. Does that make sense?
6:00 a.m.
Work, work, work…
Someone asked what I’m doing on my computer so much when I’m working…great question! I’m blogging-I try to stay a couple days ahead but when I’m busy it just doesn’t always happen. Also, I’m working on vacations for Mix and Match Travel clients.
7:30 a.m.
The kiddos and I were walking out the door for school drop-off and the gym. My sweatshirt is old from Athleta-I got it back in the fall.
8:00 a.m.
Pit stop at the gas station to ensure we ACTUALLY would make it to the gym.
8:30 a.m.
I dropped these besties off at the gym childcare so I could get my workout on. Shay had a speaking thing on Wednesday morning so Madeley hung with us for a bit.
8:45 a.m.
TOUGH workout class…other than Monday, I hadn’t been to the gym since before Spring Break. Needless to say-I was STRUGGLING!
9:45 a.m.
Narci and I snuck out a bit early because I was driving the struggle bus and she was being supportive.
10:00 a.m.
I went to grab the girls and they were in yoga. Cutest thing ever….huh?
10:30 a.m.
Lucky for me, Madeley and Britty like a breakfast taco as much as I do. We drove through Hat Creek for an early lunch.
11:00 a.m.
Got dinner in the slow cooker…we were having Cheesy Chicken Chipotle Tacos.
11:30 a.m.
I showered, got ready, and dropped Madeley off right before Britty and I drove to speech. On this particular day it was cloudy outside so I dressed all cozy and the second I went outside I realized it was way too muggy for a sweater.
The bracelets are from Kinsley Armelle.
12:30 p.m.
Getting some work time in while Britty works too.
1:15 p.m.
I had kindergarten lunch duty…Bowen appears like he wasn’t happy to see me. Lots of you guys commented about his late lunch. Yes, kindergarten eats late but they have a morning snack so it holds him over.
2:00 p.m.
I got Britty down for a nap, managed to get a little work done, and then went into the pantry to grab a healthy snack-came out with the box of cereal. #majorfail
3:30 p.m.
I grabbed the big kiddos after school and we headed immediately to Nixon’s hitting practice. We typically have dance after school and Bowen had a baseball game later that night but we were expecting MAJOR storms so pretty much the entire city shut down at 4:00 p.m. A family night at home was perfectly fine with me!
4:30 p.m.
I was organizing my office and stumbled upon this book, The Mother-In-Law. If you guys haven’t already ordered it, DO IT NOW! SO GOOD! It releases tomorrow!
5:30 p.m.
I got dinner together…roasted okra was our side {along with a salad}.
Lots of questions about this side dish…
*I literally dump two bags of frozen cut okra onto a big baking sheet. Turn the oven on from 350 degrees to 400 depending on how much time I have. I spray with a little olive oil spray, add whatever seasoning I like, and then put it in the oven. I usually sprinkle garlic salt and pepper on ours. I bake it for 20-30 minutes and the last couple minutes I broil it to get it a little crispy.
*WHAT DOES OKRA TASTE LIKE?-was a major question I got in my messages. If you have a good explanation of this, PLEASE comment! I told them-I don’t think it tastes like another vegetable? Seriously-help me out with how to answer this!
*My very favorite way to have okra is fresh from the garden and fried! A couple things-I don’t have a garden so no access to homegrown okra PLUS I can’t afford to buy an entirely new wardrobe {after eating tons of FRIED okra :)}….so I started roasting it and while it’s not as tasty as frying it, it’s really good!
8:00 p.m.
Everyone was showered and ready for bed. Since the storms were delayed and supposed to hit around midnight we made pallets on the floor for the kiddos. They slept in our room-just in case.
I used the word, “pallet”, which just means blankets on the floor to make a little cozy bed. Someone asked what that meant and she said that she would have just said we put blankets on the floor. ha! Is the word, “pallet”, a northern word, southern word, country word? Have you heard that word before? Growing up in Missouri, I think our area got a little from the north and a little from the south, so let me know…do you know what that word means?
That wraps up a Photo-Every-Hour. Have a Happy Monday!
XO
