Well, one night to bed before 9:30, the rest of my life to go. The other night as I was drifting off to sleep at, oh....about 1:00 a.m., I thought, "Why don't I go to bed at 9 or 10 and get that really healthy sleep before midnight and then just get up earlier. I'll bet I'd still get more sleep than if I messed around trying to make sure everyone's b'fasts and lunches are made. I get sidetracked when I do that but if I waited to do that stuff until the morning hours (just getting up earlier...like 4:30 or 5:00) I'd still get more sleep and it would be a healthier sleep. So, it's gonna take me months to change my ways, (a friend of mine says it takes about 6 months to make a lifestyle change) but I know whoever reads my blog will keep me accountable and on track.

Faith has had runny/watery diapers. But I've found if I give her probiotics, she's better.

Grace is trying to get pink eye again. She's always been prone to getting the cold in her eye for some reason. I saw some matter in her eye last night before bed. We put some diluted colloidal silver in both eyes and so far we've constrained the nasty stuff to just a tiny bit of matter in the inner corner of her left eye. Also I've been giving her a homeopathic called Candida Yeast to try and eliminate the odor in her ever present, annoying drool.

I slow-cooked a roast, potatoes, green beans and onions last week. The roast was tough. Dad says it's because they were mostly grass-fed. I got the leftovers out of the fridge last night and cut the potato wedges into smaller pieces, added some leftover corn from the fridge, some leftover, already-cooked ground beef, beef soup base, water and salt and pepper. This morning I popped it in the oven and set the oven on warm before I left for church at 7:00. It was a wonderful soup that I'll be sending with Landis and Bobby in their thermos' for lunch.

Landis, Grace and Faith are still awake and it's 9:04. I need for them to go to sleep so I can go to sleep. Everyone's used to staying up late the last several nights.

This is probably the longest sabbatical I've taken from writing. And, honestly, I've forgotten I've even had a blog...that's how busy I've been. Just now when I signed in, I was hoping I could remember my username and password. (Obviously I got in.) The Ladies Night of Laughter, working part time, working my home business and the kids going back to school have all kept me busy to the point where monthly meal planning, planning errand-running and getting kids to bed early have become an absolute and not an option 'round here. I've come up with some dandy menus, recipes, and money-saving ideas in the process and thought wouldn't it be a good idea to go ahead and share what I'm doing with others and maybe it will help some other moms out there - because I KNOW you struggle (I've heard your lamenting) - especially if you work outside the home. On the other hand, if you comment after reading and share your tips with me, we ALL benefit, now don't we? Maybe I could start a website like that lady up in Minnesota who created http://www.hillbillyhousewife.com/.

The Ladies Night of Laughter was so much fun and I was so impressed by the talent all around me. I kept telling myself up to the performance that I would not, no matter how much I enjoyed being a part, participate in LNOL 2008 or anything like it because it was too stressful to prepare for it with all the other things going on in my life. But when the evening was over, I knew I could not deny myself the joy of being a part of something so fun. I was grateful to Lesa Wharton for trusting me with the Eve monologue and if I ever get the opportunity to do it again or something similar, I'll do my best to improve my performance.

I'm still working 2 days a week at Bethel Baptist Church as a Parent's Day Out teacher to 2 year olds. I'm loving those little ones a little more every day but I'd still rather be doing something else. :)

Youngevity has kept me hopping, especially with the business fair we had at Cornerstone a few weeks ago. I've made and received many follow up calls since then. Presently I have 20 people in my organization and am monthly receiving half the of the money I need in order for the nutrition my family consumes to pay for itself. Best of all, I'm seeing people realize there is a better way to live; there are options out there, and we have the freedom to choose what's best for our physical bodies.

The kids going back to school means that I stay up later to make sure breakfast and lunch is ready for everyone the next day, notes are written, papers are signed and clothes are clean. The next morning I must rise in time to get myself ready and then get everyone else ready to go out the door. Then it's off to the races. On Mondays and most Fridays I can stay home and work on laundry, bathrooms, floors, dishes and dinner. But on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday mornings it's "hurry, hurry, hurry" to go to work or run errands.

That is a quick update on my life right now. I promise myself I'll blog in detail SOON.