Tackle it Tuesday!

So my car drives my husband NUTS!! I have the kids all day plus my daycare kiddies and I will admit my car has become a dumping ground :(  The kids and I will bring things in but then they become lost in the black hole of  Town and Country Minivans and never make it back out! Every Sunday I have to deal with the *sighs* of my husband when we pile in for church and even though I pretend his disappointment doesn't bother me....deep down I am quite ashamed. So my plan is to come up with a game plan today for "Tackle it Tuesday" on how I can keep my car clean. There are some great ideas here that I plan on using:
1. I love the idea on this blog of a handheld vacuum! Would have never thought of this...we seldom eat in the car but when we do its becomes such a mess so have a little handheld to take care of this when we get home is so smart! This is the one I plan on ordering
I like that it have a car adapter so I don't have to worry about a charger and forgetting it home!

2. I use to keep plastic bag in the car but it looked so messy and just couldn't find a convenient place to store it sooo this blog suggests a paper towel roll with the bags inside! LOVE IT!!

3. We have  lots of kids bags around the house so I will gather those today and put their names on each. Those will be the "car bags" then my two other kiddies (6 and 3) can put their toys/books back into the bags before we get out of the car.

Check out Mommysavers.com for great ideas and other bloggers tackling car clutter today!

Books 1 and 2 of 52 :)

So I have totally been reading and enjoying my Kindle to the fullest but slacking in the blogging department. I finished my first book of 2011 and I really enjoyed it. I have become a recommitted Christian recently and really like how uplifting and motivating this series was for me. This particular story "Age before Beauty" really made me sit back and understand that each persons discovery of Our Father is different. I was grown up as a Catholic...did the Sunday school, service, baptized my children but never truly felt connected. I recently started attending a non-denominational Christian church and have feel in love. I feel the Spirit there and really felt when I was praising Our Father hear me. If you are on your own discovery I urge you to read this series.






I also finished the last chapter in the series which is called "Third Time's a Charm: A Novel" by Virginia Smith. It follows the story of Tori, the youngest and most cynical of the three sisters. It was a great wrap up novel to the series though I do wish there was more because I would love to know how the sisters continue on their journeys.














Now I have just started reading "The Hour I First Believed" by Wally Lamb and I will say its gripping already! I am a big Wally Lamb fan.... "Shes come Undone" is one of my favorite books and I have reread it several times. I also really enjoyed "I Know This Much is True." 

     This story follows a 40 something teacher in Colorado that teaches at the school during the Columbine Massacre.........

2011 Challenge #1

My main plan of 2011 is to fully explore the following relationships: God, Husband, Children and myself. After a confusing, unstable 2010 I plan to take on 2011 to make it the beginning of the rest of my life. I feel the first step it love the best of my ablity. So I have decided to challenge myself to as much as possible.

~faith
~marriage
~child-rearing.
~finding myself

So my first challenge will help me get back into my love of reading. I have commited to reading 52 books in 52 weeks. My first book is a 2nd in a series...... "Age before Beauty (Sister-to-Sister, Book 2) by Virginia Smith. This is a Christian based series about three sisters. The first book called "Stuck in the Middle" was a very inspiring story that really made me look at my own faith and not wanting to become a "pew warmer."

I have a stack of books waiting on my Kindle but really would love recommendations! So let me know what you are reading :)