Daybook: Birthday week begins
/Outside My Window
Stink bugs. These are tomorrow’s nature
study subject. They are as obnoxious as they are ubiquitous. Ugh. Nasty. They
dive bomb from out of no where and they are so ugly. Yuck.
I am Listening to
The postgame show for the DC United
match. I’m think Mike is producing it, which is the only reason
I’m watching it.
I am Wearing
pajamas.
I am so Grateful
for
~some time away with the children. We
so enjoyed Williamsburg.
~the homeschooling moms at Colonial
Williamsburg who recognized me (or my children) from this blog and stopped to
chat. It was genuinely nice to connect. It was a really beautiful day and we
enjoyed CW like never before. I think it was the happy homeschooling atmosphere
that added an extra dimension.
-early bedtime tonight for my wee ones.
I'm Pondering
I am Reading
The Complete Writer: Writing with Ease
Instructor Text. I highly, highly recommend it and the workbooks that go with
it: one, two, three & four. Highly recommend. Highly. (I just wish I'd thought to check Amazon before I invested in the whole shooting match.)
I am Thinking
I’m really, really tired. I’m only
writing here because I’m forcing myself to stay awake until Mike gets home. I pretty much haven’t seen him in two weeks. Which is probably part of why I’m so
tired. I’m also thinking that I do miss having time to blog. Seems like I can
never cobble together enough time for a whole post lately. Forgot to link to
this column this week, too.
I am Creating
Yet another packing list...
On
my iPod
Where is
my iPod and who keeps taking it???
Towards a Real
Education
Last week, we listened to history in
the van all the way down to Williamsburg and back and did some math and writing
on Friday. We spent an entire day living history in Colonial Williamsburg. This
week, it’s back to the sunroom table and business as usual.
Towards
Rhythm and Beauty
This week will challenge my efforts at
routines. It always does. We have four birthdays in six days and four feast
days to celebrate. And this year, we’ve decided to throw in a huge surprise.
To Live the Liturgy
The Feast of the Archangels, St.
Therese, the Guardian Angels and St. Francis.
I
am Hoping and Praying
~for my birthday babies: Michael on the 29th,
Katie on the 30th and Patrick on October 2nd.
~for Mike. Big, big week at work this week. Would you
whisper a prayer to St. Joseph on his behalf, please?
~for safe travels.
In the Garden
The mums are blooming and I think it’s time to pull the petunias and think about some pansies...Last year’s fall pansies got totally trampled by the wood guys during winter. This year, we’re going all in for some color now and even more color in early spring.
Around the House
The house is in good shape. We’ve
hauled out at least two bags of “stuff” every week for the last month. And
we’ve made considerable progress in the basement. One thing that made a huge
difference very quickly was pulling all the DVDs out of their cases and putting
them in these.
From the Kitchen
Saturday
Quinoa Waldorf salad with apples, grapes, blue cheese,
almonds
Sunday
Chicken salad sandwiches
Monday
Chili w/sweet potatoes
Tuesday
Green chile corn pudding
and hoppin' john
Wednesday
Thursday
Steak, potatoes, salad
One of My Favorite
Things
EO Hand Sanitizer. This stuff is ridiculously expensive. I'm playing with adding lavender oil to cheap hand sanitizer to get the same effect--which is hand sanitizer with a beautiful, natural scent. It's not the same, but still...
Sarah
Annie this week
I love it
when she calls out to her brothers and sisters: “Wait for me, guys!” They
always do.
A
Few Plans for the Rest of the Week
Birthdays
and Feast Days. Big celebrations!
Picture thoughts:
