Simple Woman’s Daybook
I missed last monday because of the flurry of activity and mental preparation in getting ready for Marc’s disability hearing in Waco…Nope we haven’t heard anything back yet…
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Be sure to read ALL the way to the end of this post!!!
For Today…
Outside my Window..Gray and rainy..one of my favorite kinds of days!
I am thinking…That I am slowly drowning in my work. This season of my life has me struggling to maintain my joy and optimism.
From the learning rooms…Sean and Nick are all ready done. I feel guilty that I am not working more with the kids and that Marc is trying but he is not ME.
I am thankful for…My work, and my life…my friends..and the experience that tells me these blues feelings will pass. And I am thankful that the advance on my book came last week! We are that much more out of debt..only a little to go.
From the kitchen…Bread, soup…something quick for dinner.
I am wearing…Olive green cargo pants and a black tank top.
I am reading…Nothing. I jsut finished my last cookbook review and will post it on Baking Delights soon
I am hoping…to get time to make a menu and grocery list
I am creating…Nothing. Absolutely nothing.
I am hearing…The rain outside the window
Around the house…Pretty tidy..Marc has been feeling better and doing a bit more.
One of my favorite things…Rainy Days!
A Few Plans For The Rest Of The Week…I am going to try to take each day as it comes and overcome it.
Here is a picture thought I am sharing with you…
Marc’s tree has begun to turn color!
The winner of this contest has been drawn and comments closed..but keep checking back..more prizes to come!
Now, Guess what? This post is a Blogtoberfest Sponsored post! What does that mean? Well, you need to first leave a comment to be eligible to win the very COOL secret prize. The winner will be announced in a few days so be sure to check back! Other blogs with sponsored posts today are:
- A Child Chosen
- Babylune
- Blog Fabulous
- Chocolate Bites
- Declutter It
- Inside Motherhood
- Keeping the Castle
- MomGadget
- Noodles and Rice
- Baking Delights
- Tangled Thread
- Weary Parent
Each of these blogs will be offering a giveaway so be sure to leave a comment on the post that specifies that it is a SPONSORED post. Some of the blogs may not have posted yet so if it doesn’t say sponsored check back!
Good luck!
Don’t forget the Boobie Bakeoff!!
Images:Marye Audet
POSTED IN: Simple Woman's Day Book Entries


146 opinions for Simple Woman’s Daybook
Lindley
Oct 6, 2008 at 11:06 am
Fun blog! Thanks for the giveaway- this is better than Christmas!
linjenals@yahoo.com
Heather
Oct 6, 2008 at 12:57 pm
I like secret prizes. And I’m sorry you’re feeling a bit blue. However, it’s not like you don’t have a bunch of stuff on your plate right now. Praying for you.
Marye Audet
Oct 6, 2008 at 1:52 pm
Lindley, thanks for playing!
Heather..Thanks! I dont tend to give myself excuses for bad attitudes >:( Secret prizes are fun…you will like this one I think.
Mama Bear
Oct 6, 2008 at 2:49 pm
Congratulations on your book!
I’ve been a little blue lately myself. I know the reasons but it doens’t keep it from happening. You seem to have a lot on your plate right now.
I love give aways.
Thanks for visiting my blog.
flmom
Oct 6, 2008 at 3:10 pm
Lovely photo! I can imagine the delicious aroma from the bread and soup - yum!!
ElaineH
Oct 6, 2008 at 3:26 pm
Wonderful daybook and I’m glad that you are seeing the end of the tunnel even if you aren’t quite there yet.
Take care and know that you have lots of friends, one the perks of the internet and great communities like homeschooling.
Thanks for stopping by and commenting at my daybook.
Tabitha
Oct 6, 2008 at 3:36 pm
What a great site. Like the pic don’t you just love it when the leaves start to turn. Beautiful
Janelle
Oct 6, 2008 at 4:27 pm
I can always find something in nature to help brighten my day. I will miss summer and it’s wonderful blue cloud filled skies but fall has many beauties too like your picture shows.
Sherry
Oct 6, 2008 at 6:18 pm
Dinner sounds delish!
Woohoo onthe book advance!
Ahhh, rainy days are great to curl up with a good cup of java and great book! :D
Love the pic!! That is too neat!
Peggy
Oct 6, 2008 at 7:29 pm
I really love the leaf photo.
karissa
Oct 6, 2008 at 8:06 pm
sounds like a great book! congrats!
Cami
Oct 6, 2008 at 8:20 pm
This is my first time reading this blog, and it has caught my attention! I may copy your post for a similar post on my personal blog.
AmandaK
Oct 6, 2008 at 8:50 pm
It rained off and on today, too. I love the photo- it means fall is coming. YAY!
Congrats on your book!
Lori Weaver
Oct 6, 2008 at 8:56 pm
I never win anything. I want to win Blogtoberfest.
Sarah
Oct 6, 2008 at 9:06 pm
I wish I liked days like this! mmm soup sounds good for dinner!
loralie
Oct 6, 2008 at 9:06 pm
One day at a time with the Lord…
praying for you & your family
Cindi
Oct 6, 2008 at 9:20 pm
I am sending positive thoughts your way! I hope you feel better very soon. Please enter me in your delightful giveaway drawing. Surprises can be such fun! Thanks, Cindi
Michael Capp
Oct 6, 2008 at 9:28 pm
I’d love to win!
Alison
Oct 6, 2008 at 9:52 pm
Ooh, this sounds interesting. Count me in as entered. Thank you! :D
Huguette E.
Oct 6, 2008 at 9:56 pm
Very nice! Thanks for the chance of winning a surprise, love surprises :)
Roxy
Oct 6, 2008 at 10:02 pm
Well this is a pleasant surprise!
Jess
Oct 6, 2008 at 10:10 pm
Yay for color change!
Chris
Oct 6, 2008 at 10:10 pm
Oooh, pretty picture.
Shilo Beedy
Oct 6, 2008 at 11:00 pm
I love when the leaves change color!
Renee G
Oct 6, 2008 at 11:03 pm
Oh I love surprises!
Donna
Oct 6, 2008 at 11:16 pm
Surprises, at any age, are great! Thanks!!
Danai
Oct 6, 2008 at 11:46 pm
I really like the picture of the leaf. It’s neat to see how they start to change.
Elaine R
Oct 6, 2008 at 11:51 pm
I love surprises! Thankyou for the chance.
Sandy
Oct 6, 2008 at 11:55 pm
we need the whole tree- would love to see it
Noreen
Oct 7, 2008 at 12:00 am
I love surprizes
sara l.
Oct 7, 2008 at 12:28 am
I love reading everyone’s For Today…It amazing how much you can relate to people you’ve never met! Just remember that life is full of peaks and valleys…That’s what makes it interesting! Oh, and I love the picture of the leaf…I’m SO ready for some fall weather!
sblilly14(@)yahoo(.)com
C. Clemens
Oct 7, 2008 at 1:03 am
entered now
Kelly Ann T.
Oct 7, 2008 at 1:32 am
I love this time of the year. Its beautiful with the leaves changing colors.
Terra Heck
Oct 7, 2008 at 2:56 am
That’s a pretty picture of the tree leaf as it’s changing color.
Carol
Oct 7, 2008 at 3:47 am
Keeping you in my thoughts…..and also hoping to win this lovely surprise.
Felicia L
Oct 7, 2008 at 4:15 am
One item at a time, and they all get done, thanks.
Cheryl W
Oct 7, 2008 at 4:26 am
It seems like our leaves changed overnight! Thanks!
Debra B
Oct 7, 2008 at 5:33 am
What a great idea, surprise giveaways, please enter me , thanks and GLTA
Jean F
Oct 7, 2008 at 6:46 am
This is so much fun
Thia
Oct 7, 2008 at 7:05 am
I am sorry that you are feeling blue. I hope you are able to grab some time to just enjoy some of the simple things in life.
Shannon Asbell
Oct 7, 2008 at 7:07 am
Really love surprises
MARILOUISE
Oct 7, 2008 at 8:13 am
You must be a truly lovely person if you can find joy in a gray and rainy day. Thanks for the opportunity to win.
Susan C
Oct 7, 2008 at 8:14 am
Surprises are the best!
Tracey Byram
Oct 7, 2008 at 8:30 am
I live with depression daily so I can totally relate to your feelings.
g.l. penrod
Oct 7, 2008 at 8:39 am
sweet
david basile
Oct 7, 2008 at 8:45 am
good luck with the book and thank you
Denyse
Oct 7, 2008 at 8:45 am
Congrats on the great book!
Heather S
Oct 7, 2008 at 9:40 am
I am so ready for the leaves to change colors. It has been unseasonably warm where I live and I am ready for things to cool off.
Amy Tucker
Oct 7, 2008 at 9:42 am
Fantastic website and great blog! Count me in.
michelle maddock
Oct 7, 2008 at 9:47 am
oh please let me win .
Ashley
Oct 7, 2008 at 10:01 am
this book looks great
Rebecca Snodgrass
Oct 7, 2008 at 10:12 am
Thanks for the giveaway. Looks like a good book to have.
Kirby McCauley
Oct 7, 2008 at 10:24 am
Blogtoberfest? How exciting! Great post & keep the surprises coming :)
Lori Williams
Oct 7, 2008 at 10:35 am
I prefer the sun, but envy your thinking!
Elena
Oct 7, 2008 at 10:59 am
Secret prize, woo hoo! Thanks for the contest!
Sonya Sparks
Oct 7, 2008 at 11:24 am
Who doesn’t love a surprise. Thanks for the chance.
valerie mabrey
Oct 7, 2008 at 12:30 pm
love this one
Sara Borrink
Oct 7, 2008 at 12:42 pm
Thanks for this great blog.
beth shepherd
Oct 7, 2008 at 12:46 pm
Thank you! I love surprises. Thank you
tatertot374@sbcglobal.net
Tarah
Oct 7, 2008 at 1:12 pm
I can’t wait for the trees to really get into the full color - right now they’re just teasing us!
Susan Smith
Oct 7, 2008 at 1:43 pm
Please enter me
Kathy Scott
Oct 7, 2008 at 2:26 pm
Hopefully good news is in your future. Thanks for the chance.
Leslie Dovey
Oct 7, 2008 at 2:28 pm
I really like the set up of your daybook and how you pose questions to yourself. Nice blog.
veronica sandberg
Oct 7, 2008 at 2:46 pm
want to win this
M.A.
Oct 7, 2008 at 2:51 pm
Surprise! Surprise! Surprise!
Linda
Oct 7, 2008 at 4:40 pm
Should be an interesting read.
Sherry Morales
Oct 7, 2008 at 6:31 pm
Sadly, the color has not started to change much here in So. California. Lovely picture. Congrats on your book!
Jessi Armstrong
Oct 7, 2008 at 7:21 pm
Love your site!!! I love secret prizes too!!!
Vicky Boackle
Oct 7, 2008 at 7:43 pm
i love surprises.
Tiffany
Oct 7, 2008 at 7:44 pm
You know me, here I am :-)
Hil'Lesha
Oct 7, 2008 at 7:50 pm
Sounds great!
Mia J.
Oct 7, 2008 at 7:51 pm
The picture is so wonderful. I love when the colors change. I too live in CA so I don’t get to see that much anymore so thanks for sharing the picture. Congratulations on your book!
Rosanne Morrison
Oct 7, 2008 at 8:17 pm
Sounds like a good one
Jill Miller
Oct 7, 2008 at 9:29 pm
What a beautiful picture — I love the colors of fall.
Gianna
Oct 7, 2008 at 9:59 pm
Please enter me :)
Carol Lawrence
Oct 7, 2008 at 10:39 pm
Hope i win the surprize gift.
Stacy
Oct 7, 2008 at 10:51 pm
Is “cool” a hint?
Casey H
Oct 7, 2008 at 11:26 pm
I’d love to get in on the blogtoberfest giveaways!! Thanks so much!!
Tanna
Oct 7, 2008 at 11:30 pm
Love the Daybook idea.
Anna
Oct 7, 2008 at 11:37 pm
That’s a beautiful picture of the tree, what a pretty color.
Theresa Shafer
Oct 8, 2008 at 12:38 am
It was the picture that is wonderful. I rarely see a leaf start to turn. Please post more as they slowly turn. It would make a great photo dairy.
Jill Myrick
Oct 8, 2008 at 1:57 am
Thank you so much for always offering such wonderful contest.
I would LOVE to win
Kamber
Oct 8, 2008 at 2:17 am
This time of the year is so pretty, too bad too many people get blue.
Michelle Jadaa
Oct 8, 2008 at 7:17 am
sometimes we need those quiet calm moments,we can’t create all the time.Relax and refresh …it will come:)
Shari D
Oct 8, 2008 at 9:47 am
The leaves are so pretty when they change color, though I always miss the summer.
charline s
Oct 8, 2008 at 12:05 pm
You have a nice blog
Abby
Oct 8, 2008 at 12:22 pm
I’d love to win win win!
Bebemiqui
Oct 8, 2008 at 12:39 pm
Count me in.
bebemiqui82(at)yahoo(dot)com
Lisa Fosses
Oct 8, 2008 at 1:31 pm
I hope I win
Janet F
Oct 8, 2008 at 2:38 pm
Thank you!
janetfaye (at) gmail (dot) com
esvin
Oct 8, 2008 at 2:49 pm
Surprises are fun, thanks for the contest!
Eloise
Oct 8, 2008 at 3:47 pm
I love surprises, thanks so much for the opportunity!
furygirl3132[at]comcast[dot]net
Jen
Oct 8, 2008 at 4:53 pm
Congrats on the book!
pamr
Oct 8, 2008 at 5:14 pm
It’s a lot more exciting to win when it’s a surprise! Thank you!
Desiree
Oct 8, 2008 at 5:32 pm
Thanks for the chance to enter this giveaway ;)
Vickie Couturier
Oct 8, 2008 at 5:41 pm
what fun,I love contests like this
Jennifer Reda
Oct 8, 2008 at 6:07 pm
i wonder what the prize will be? whatever it is, i’m sure it will be exciting!
Betty Nations
Oct 8, 2008 at 7:11 pm
I love rainy days too…as long as I don’t have to get out in it! Happy Blogtoberfest!
arcana bernard
Oct 8, 2008 at 9:15 pm
The leaves were just beginning to change when we visited the Smokey Mts. earlier this week for fall break.
Heather
Oct 8, 2008 at 9:36 pm
Rainy days are one of my favorite things to!
A Casson
Oct 8, 2008 at 10:00 pm
Luv any surprise so thanks
Hesper Fry
Oct 9, 2008 at 12:59 am
Thanks for the great giveaway!
Brandy Stokes
Oct 9, 2008 at 1:21 am
Surprises are awesome…. and it sounds like your having one of my favorite kinds of days, but I would be curled up with a book!!
Lenora Garrett
Oct 9, 2008 at 2:25 am
Surprises are GREAT
Molly Capel
Oct 9, 2008 at 3:03 am
I love Fall- the trees are gorgeous when their leaves start to change.
Kasey P
Oct 9, 2008 at 9:17 am
Oh I miss fall. Down here in Florida we don’t really see changes like everyone else does up north. Beautiful photo.
littlelatina
Oct 9, 2008 at 11:40 am
sounds great
Laura G
Oct 9, 2008 at 12:58 pm
good luck with the hearing
Gina Stratos
Oct 9, 2008 at 2:13 pm
Much luck
gkstratos@yahoo.com
Carolyn Nedrow
Oct 9, 2008 at 5:09 pm
Please enter me for the surprise gift. Thanks!
cjnedrow@gmail.com
Kari Follett
Oct 9, 2008 at 6:35 pm
Congrats on the book, these are fun!! I hope I win something!!
Alissa
Oct 9, 2008 at 6:39 pm
Good for you for being so positive! Hang in there. Every negative moment is one moment closer to a good one. *hugs*
Monique Rizzo
Oct 9, 2008 at 7:01 pm
I love surprises and would REALLY like to win! Thank you.
susan p
Oct 9, 2008 at 7:22 pm
please enter me thank you
Carla Spence
Oct 9, 2008 at 8:59 pm
ooooh a mystery contest!
Jennifer Hedden
Oct 9, 2008 at 10:23 pm
enter me
Carla Pullum
Oct 9, 2008 at 11:29 pm
I need a daybook! Please enter me for the surprise giveaway!
reeva
Oct 10, 2008 at 12:20 am
i’m having so much fun blog hopping :)
theodore esteghamat
Oct 10, 2008 at 1:09 am
please enter me.
Andrea Evans
Oct 10, 2008 at 1:47 am
I love surprises, this is fun. Thanks for the giveaway!
Erica C.
Oct 10, 2008 at 3:46 am
surprise me!
Nanette Olson
Oct 10, 2008 at 10:59 am
I love the fall colors and I love surprises.
Rebecca Peters
Oct 10, 2008 at 11:06 am
This is fun!!
sarah
Oct 10, 2008 at 11:28 am
enter me!
Angela Koga
Oct 10, 2008 at 11:41 am
This is a neat little story.
Suanne Giddings
Oct 10, 2008 at 11:50 am
This Blogtoberfest is Great Fun! I would love a secret surprise!!! Thank you for the opportunity to participate in this giveaway!
Elizabeth Ray
Oct 10, 2008 at 11:56 am
ooh - rainy days. Haven’t had one of those around here in a long time. (Although it does look a bit misty this morning, so there’s hope.) It’s still summer here. Have a good day.
Becky Grayson
Oct 10, 2008 at 12:26 pm
That picture is so moving. It reminds me that change is always just around the corner. Sorry you are feeling down ~ hugs sent your way.
Jennifer C.
Oct 10, 2008 at 12:29 pm
I love the colors of fall. Everyday on the way home from school we see more and more trees changing.
Jennifer Schroeder
Oct 10, 2008 at 12:51 pm
I am loving Blogtoberfest! It’s so fun to enter for surprises!
Veronica Jarvis
Oct 10, 2008 at 12:54 pm
Fantastic! I’d love to win a surprise!
Robin
Oct 10, 2008 at 12:58 pm
I’ve never entered for a secret prize before
sounds fun!
Thank You :)
Twilight25(at)gmail(dot)com
kristi blackstone
Oct 10, 2008 at 2:18 pm
Great site! Enter me
Diana
Oct 10, 2008 at 3:10 pm
I love that photo of the leaf changing color. Puts me in a different mindset.
Julianne
Oct 10, 2008 at 4:32 pm
Oh my, reading your blog just reminded me that I never put the ribs in the crockpot…YIKES! They are still defrosting. Now what am I going to do??? I better go focus on dinner tonight.
kathy pease
Oct 10, 2008 at 4:46 pm
PLEASE COUNT ME IN ON THIS AWESOME GIVEAWAY :)
Veronica Garrett
Oct 10, 2008 at 8:44 pm
I enjoyed your blog. I too have been a little blue due to the economy and when i woke up it was dreary and rainy. It lasted for two days.
Renee Turner
Oct 10, 2008 at 9:15 pm
Gotta love a cool surprise!
Samantha Pruitt
Oct 10, 2008 at 9:45 pm
Blogtoberfest is so much fun!
Sarah Z
Oct 10, 2008 at 10:06 pm
Two days this week were rainy for us - it was nice since it had been a while!
Donna Wilde
Oct 10, 2008 at 10:12 pm
I would love to win a surprise!
Betty C
Oct 10, 2008 at 10:18 pm
I love rainy days too as long as I can stay inside. I remember hearing rain on my grandfather’s tin roof. It’s such a soothing sound.
Donna Kozar
Oct 10, 2008 at 11:14 pm
Count me in please.
Jennifer C
Oct 10, 2008 at 11:18 pm
I love some rain, but living in Seattle by the time Jan. rolls around, I’m ready for it to be gone.
Susan (A Happy Heart at Home)
Oct 10, 2008 at 11:34 pm
I enjoyed your daybook. Have a great weekend!
vivian blevins
Oct 11, 2008 at 12:45 am
thanks for the prize