The Simple Woman's Daybook, 12/1/08

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FOR TODAY, MONDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2008

Outside my window...the remains of a snow storm last night. I thank God we didn't get as much as I thought we might.

I am thinking...about my daughter in Texas coming home on December 14 for two weeks for Christmas vacation - yay!

From the learning room...will come schoolwork, particulary Algebra II.

I am thankful for...a safe trip to the Bible Quiz event Nov. 19-23. We had great driving weather the majority of the time (some rain once and some snow one morning, but we drove out of both). The kids had a great time. God is good! Thank you to everyone who prayed for our trip!

From the kitchen...will come macaroni and cheese with hot dogs. That's all I know for now!

I am wearing...a gray tank top and my pink p.j. bottoms that are covered in drawings of kitties! (We do have two cats, after all!)

I am creating...a housework plan to get everything ready for our youngest daughter's birthday party later in the month.

I am going...to get my voice back this week. Hopefully.

I am hoping...that we get a lot of decluttering done in the next two weeks.

I am hearing...myself typing on the desktop computer and cars driving by on the wet road.

Around the house...there are dishes to wash and stuff to pick up and put away - still. (How come this answer is the same every week?)

One of my favorite things...is comfy p.j.s.

I've been thinking about...how relieved I am that I finished my 2008 NaNoWriMo novel. Here's my post about that. I had stopped part way through because, even though I'd outlined the novel, I got stuck at a certain spot and couldn't seem to get past that, so I figured I'd have to stop writing. I had 23,253 words at that point on Nov. 17. Then came the trip out of state and being sick with bronchitis when I got home. Then, on the evening of Thanksgiving Day, I thought that, since this was my fifth NaNo novel, I'd like to 'win.' So I got out my outline, figured out how many chapters I had left to write, and worked backwards through my outline to have certain things to include in those chapters. The idea worked very well, and in four days (Nov. 27-30), I wrote the remaining 27,595 words (an average of 7,000 words per day). I praise God that He helped me finish this NaNo. After five of them, I'm thinking about the possibility of not participating anymore; I'm satisfied with my five 'wins.'

A Few Plans for the Rest of the Week: my daughter's Monday night prayer group; our homeschool group's monthly moms' meeting; two Bible Quiz practices; our church's Women's Ministry team meeting; a Bible Quiz meet on Saturday at a church in town; our homeschool group's moms' Christmas party with an ornament exchange.

Here is a picture thought I am sharing...

I finished my NaNo novel!

(sorry, I don't know where I found the Snoopy)

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Enjoy your week!

NaNoWriMo 2008 - Done at 50,848 words!

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To 'win' NaNoWriMo, you simply need to finish your NaNo novel

with a minimum of 50,000 words, written between Nov. 1 - 30.

Yesterday, on the last day of NaNoWriMo 2008,

I 'won' with 50,848 words!

Each year, I write contemporary Christian fiction

about people who find God's help for the struggles in their lives

and a little innocent romance along the way.

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For the last several years, I've made a graphic

to go with my novel. Here is this year's.

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Here are the previous wins' buttons and graphics.
(All original graphics photos are from sxc.hu.)

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NaNoWriMo 2008, Day 29 of 30

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I've been catching up on my NaNo novel since Thanksgiving night, and I'm up to 47,581 words with less than 2,500 to go! It's 95% done - whoo hoo!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving to you all!

Praise God, from Whom all blessings flow;

Praise Him, all creatures here below;

Praise Him above, ye heavenly host;

Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.

Tempt My Tummy Tuesday a day late, 11/26/08 - Cheesy Garlic Scalloped Potatoes

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Cheesy Garlic Scalloped Potatoes

I just found the link to this recipe on Sherry's blog. This dish sounds so good, I had to blog about it!

Recall on Lean Cuisine frozen chicken dinners

Frozen Lean Cuisine chicken dinners are being recalled. Here's the article with the details.

The varieties being recalled are:

• Lean Cuisine Pesto Chicken with Bow Tie Pasta
• Lean Cuisine Chicken Mediterranean
• Lean Cuisine Chicken Tuscan

Please check out the above link to see if you've purchased any of the recalled dinners.

Tempt My Tummy Tuesday, 11/18/08 - Pillsbury Refrigerated Pie Crusts

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Now this is my kind of baking! I love, love, love Pillsbury's refrigerated pie crusts! You can find them in the refrigerated section near the milk and yogurt. At our supermarket, they're in the same section as the refrigerated cookie dough.

Because of these crusts, I make a yummy chicken pot pie! I've made pie crust from scratch before (many years ago!), but the sheer convenience and delicious flavor of these crusts have made them my crusts from now on. If you haven't tried them yet, I urge you to do so. I think you'll like them as much as I do!


graphic from the Pillsbury page linked above

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TURKEY COOKIES

EDIT: I just found these Turkey Cookies on Tempt My Tummy Tuesday. They are just too cute! Go to Deanna's blog to find out how to make them! (As she says, no turkey needed!)