New Scripture for Sunday!

For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Jeremiah 29:11 

 I have been saying this to myself all week already.  Last night another friend posted it on Facebook.   Definitely something everyone needs to know and remember. 

My day with Dyson

My in laws took the girls for an over night last night.  You would think it was time to relax but no.  I clean, did laundry, tried to get a $5.00 off coupon for paper towels online.....  I did go to movie night with MOPS.  We don't go out to the movies we just get together and watch the stuff our hubbies groan about and have child care so we can enjoy the movie.  Then I got home, hubby worked over and I was back to laundry. 
This morning I started cleaning again.  Now, I admit I am getting super forgetful and easily distracted.  I folded laundry and it was like the carpet was mocking me with it's filth.  I have wanted to get a steam cleaner but can not afford it.  Luckily i have a friend willing to let me borrow hers.  So before the laundry is even finished being folded I look again and think " I need to vacuum before I can scrub the carpet".  From that I look over at my Dyson (Absolutely LOVE it) and see it needs emptied.  I empty the canister and think about the hair (I shed a lot) wrapped around the roller.  So I take it outside to cut the hair off so it will clean better. 
If you have a Dyson you know they are wonderful not just because of the cleaning power but that they come apart easily so you can clean them or fix a clog that may occur.  With two little ones that used to push items under the couch this feature became even more amazing.  Long story short, I had my Dyson in pieces .  No really I did.  I then stumbled on a section I didn't even know about.  The filter chamber. (Hubby assembled it when we bought it).  Turns out the filter is to be cleaned every 6 months.  Dyson is almost 5 years old and I do not remember ever cleaning it.  Again, I may have and bad memory made me forget but if I did it was only once.  In the filter were pieces of a cereal no longer made that my oldest loved when she was 1.  Yep, the cleaning was a long time coming.
I thought Dyson was just having issues working at top shape because of all the hair stuck on the roller.  Which was bad.  As in you couldn't see the brushes on the roller there was so much hair.  Eww I know.  Looked like a human head was in the trash bag when I finally got done with it.
After cleaning the filters and the main air system that had dust and dirt caked in it, I wiped off everything I could.  So tomorrow I am excited to use it and see how much my work pays off.  I know, getting excited over a vacuum is sad.  No doubt it will work amazingly though.  No fear of being crushed here.  I heart my Dyson and he must be very happy I finally figured out to clean him.  : )
Now I just need to finish folding and putting away that laundry.

Proud Mama

Today was my Katherine's last day of Pre K.  Naturally, I took pictures as I did the first day so that I could end her Pre K scrapbook the same as I had started it.  Yes, I am saddened by the fact that she is no longer a "baby"; she is now a "kid".  Preschooler sounds so young and innocent (I get that she still in fact is but you know what I mean) yet she is 5 and now officially a Kindergarten student. 
When she came home in her backpack was her final report card.  I believe they don't mail them because Pre K has large report cards and the postage must be a lot. I looked it over and she got all 3's which is the same as straight A's!!! She has been getting 3's with the exception of the 2 in using scissors.  Stepping outside of my comfort zone paid off as she has improved.  So here I am this afternoon making sure to post and or tell everyone of Katherine's achievement.  Annoying Mama or Proud Mama?  : )
What can I say?  I have a very intelligent Katherine.  She has been able to read since before she started school this past year.  My husband and I both are extreme book lovers..... okay I may be the extreme one but he does love reading also, and we are beyond pleased that she has picked up our love of reading. 
I believe that Kat is actually trying to figure out why I keep telling her how proud I am of her.  I don't know what has come over me.  Really I don't.  All I know is that I am so proud of her and what she has accomplished and hope to create an environment for her to continue to achieve.

There she goes for the last time.