Friday Favorite 2.6.2026

 Hey loves. It's Friday.  I jinxed myself at the start of the week by saying we were going to have a good 5 day week with my kids in school everyday. I had one child home sick one day. We have a busy weekend .It is show weekend for Ella's drama school play. 3 more performances (one was last night), Anna has her first communion, and we are hosting the Super Bowl. 



Time for some Friday Favorites with these lovely ladies: Erika, and Andrea.

Book Review January 2026

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Hey loves. New Year and back into book reviews. I got overwhelmed last year and stopped doing the reviews and didn't read as much as I would have liked. This year is already off to a better start. I am going to keep my reviews simple his year. 

Total physical/kindle books: 4

Total audiobooks:  4

Total for this month: 8

Total books for 2026: 8

Goal for 2026: 75 books


Trader Joes Haul February 2026

 Hey loves. Who doesn't love wandering around Trader Joes with a coffee and no time limit or kids. After a few weeks of the kids having off way too much and crazy cold temps a trip to Trader Joes is the little happiness for my day.  

Hello Monday on a Tuesday 2.3.2026

 Hey loves. Happy Tuesday. I jinxed myself by saying we were going to have a full five days of school for all the kids this week. I have one child home running a fever, one with a cold but tells me it's allergies and they are fine, and a third that fought to go to school (really just wanted to be home with sick sibling) 

Getting this post out late on Tuesday after spending all evening working on an annual report for work. It did not go as planned. Copy and paste wasn't formatting right, I didn't have the images I needed, etc. but I got it done. Now I just have to edit requests and publish them for our congregation. 

 I am linking up with Sarah and Holly for Hello Monday. Let's see what we did this weekend and a little beyond.

Amazon Lately January 2025

 Hey loves. Happy February and Monday. We are having a heat wave, aka it is not -10 anymore. I am hoping for a normal week with 5 full days of school and 3 full days of work. It is also performance week for Ella's drama club. She has practice Monday thru Wednesday then 4 nights of performances. 

January has been a no spend which really turned into a low spend month. Overall I feel like I did good on spending, we didn't eat out much, and didn't buy a lot of Amazon. I am comparing this mentally to the last quarter of 2025. We are preparing for our first cruise and needed a few odds and ends. Lets see what I bought in January from Amazon.