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Outside My Window ... there are sweet little tomato plants enjoying their very first morning near the goldfinch feeder.
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I am thinking ... about how in the world I'm going to manage the incredibly busy week ahead.
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I am thankful for ... my friend Leah, who came to visit on Saturday morning right after she left the strawberry fields. She brought a basketful of the most amazing strawberries and
stayed to help me make jam.
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From the kitchen ... Reading one of the meditations in
The Mom Walk has given me a hankering for apple-pecan pancakes. So I think it's an experiment for breakfast this morning. I'll play with an oat pancake recipe I have. We'll have
grilled herb chicken for dinner, with lemon asparagus and mashed potatoes.
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I am wearing ... a khaki skirt and denim shirt, bare feet and a ponytail.
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I am creating ... a spreadsheet of activities and obligations for the week. We have a flurry of rehearsals before the dance recitals this weekend, the final week of the NCSL soccer season, a midwife appointment, a haircut appointment, a gala at church, and my husband tells me that the Knights of Columbus are shooting a television commercial in my house. That would be the house that looks like I've done nothing but hang out on the couch for twelve weeks. A spreadsheet will at least give me the illusion of control for about five minutes.
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I am going ... to have to break down and buy some new maternity clothes this week. Nothing to wear to the aforementioned gala.
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I am hoping
... I feel exceptionally well this week. Seriously. I need a miracle. Prayers are very appreciated.
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I am hearing ... chirping birds and Karoline's gentle breathing as she hangs on to the last remnants of a good night's sleep.
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Around the house
... we are going to do some bigtime major cleaning and shining!
One of my favorite things
... a weekend like the last one. Everyone one won his game and no one got hurt. The weather was perfect and we even got to enjoy a dinner at a friend's house. Remember Paddy's teammate whose father is a chef? Who knew that a backyard cookout could be such a 5 star meal? Amazing.
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A Few Plans For The Rest Of The Week: In addition to the things I've mentioned, we're going to do a little unit on China with Gracie, whose mommy is in China this week. And we're going to do three Green Hour challenges because we haven yet done last week's pansies (
drawing and
pressing) and we are going to do
this week's sunflowers (ours are already nice-sized sprouts).
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Here is a picture thought I am sharing ...
Mama's summer quiet time reading, from the good folks at
Whole Heart Ministries.
