Daybook

FOR TODAY ~ Monday evening, July 29th, 2013

 Outside my window...  dark and quiet.  O.kay, not so quiet, we have a fox that makes its rounds every night and he is currently outside screaming his scary scream* 

 

I am hearing... One of the kittens meowing.

I am thankful for...

• The work of the Holy Spirit
• My husband
• A quiet week home with my oldest son while the other two boys were with Scott in the semi.
• All of the beautiful weather we've had over the last week. 
• The wonderful group of gals that met weekly at my home for Bible study.  Last week was our last week and we ended the study with a brunch.

Kitten Capades... There are still two kittens here - I remember thinking how hard it would be to let them go because they were so cute and we loved them but now they are so naughty and getting into so much trouble that I wish I could find homes for them!  O.kay, it isn't all bad.  On a cute note their motors started working and they purr like crazy when you cuddle them. 

In the kitchen...  I didn't go in it at all today.  Bad mommy...  Thankfully my boys can fend for themselves.  No worries about my children starving.  They even made food for their mom.  :o)

 

I am wearing... my nightgown

I am creating... lesson plans.  The first 11 weeks of school are all typed up and ready to be printed off.  I wanted to finish up week 12 and then work on getting copies made for geography.

I am going... to be wearing my knee brace for a few weeks.  I re-injured my knee twice this week and the doctor wants the brace on during waking and walking hours.  I'm not thrilled about it because it is tight and uncomfortable and makes me sweat but it sure beats dislocating it.  I'm still hoping to avoid surgery but as time passes and there isn't much improvement I wonder if it isn't in my future. 

I am thinking... that August will be here in a few short days! 

I am reading...  in the book of Acts with my son Jonathan and just started reading Tortured for Christ, which arrived in the mail today compliments of a friend.  Thanks, friend! <3

I am hoping...  that my allergies clear up.

In the Learning Room... A new storage cabinet to replace 3 Rubbermaid rolling drawer carts.  I've had my eye of this cabinet for about a month and was hoping that it would still be at the antique store when I was able to purchase it.

 

 

Around the house...  lots to do.  Enough said.

In the learning room...  All of the curriculum is ordered and has started arriving.  We are waiting for Jonathan's Teaching Textbook course and our Spanish program to arrive.  Everything else is in.  The mailman told Jonathan it's like Christmas around our house lately.  I LOVE this time of the year.

I am pondering... relationships (still)


A favorite blog post I read this last week... no new post this week.  I haven't had time to be reading online.

One of my favorite things...  a long hot bath in Epsom salts at the end of my day and the smell of my Lavender candle.
  
A few plans for the rest of the week:  Picnic lunch with a friend and her kids, Bible study, Chiropractor appointment and working on school prep.

A peek into my day...  a beautiful bouquet of flowers from one of the ladies in Bible study.

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Wednesday's Word

 

"Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth."  2 Timothy 2:15

Daybook

FOR TODAY ~ Sunday evening, July 22, 2013

 Outside my window...  It is overcast with a slight breeze and a bit humid.  When I took the dogs out this morning it was a little wet and looks as though we had a little bit of rain but we still need more.  My grass is browning.  :(

I am hearing... The cats playing with Lizzy.  Other than that it is very quiet here  this morning.

I am thankful for...

• my husband who took 2 boys with him in the semi this week! 
• a quieter than normal week at home
• Running into friends at Walmart after church on most Sundays.  We always joke that we'll see them again next week. 
• The cardinal pair that has been visiting our feeders for the last 3 weeks or so.  They look to be young and I hope that they'll make our yard a permanent home.
• That my friend Beckie and her family purchased some land and ordered a home and will be setting down roots in Williston, ND.  They also visited a church there that they liked. 
• Puffs Plus tissues with lotion

Kitten Capades... Two of the kittens are still here (sigh!).  Charlotte is  super cute and equally annoying. She wants to be outside now quite often but Boo (formerly Sad Face) wants nothing to do with the big world beyond the front door.  I wish she would take an interest so that I could take them both to the farm of our nephew.

In the kitchen...  Lots of bright beautiful fruits and veggies this week!

 

I am wearing... capri's and an orange t-shirt

I am creating...  dishcloths.  I am knitting a few new ones for my kitchen.

I am going... to the chiropractor.  My knee is doing much better.  I seem to have some good days and then some days that are not so good but overall I am very pleased with how the therapy with Dr. Logan is going vs. having surgery.  I was even able to walk down the stairs normally one day this last week.  Yay!

I am thinking... that I spent more time letting dogs in and out and cats in and out this morning than I did actually having my quiet time.  We need a barn and to toss these animals outside!

I am reading...  Romans 12 is where I am reading and studying right now in my  quiet time.  I am also reading Sarah's Seasons: An Amish Dairy and Conversation, on my Nook.  I am just about finished with this book and am going to be reading Plain Wisdom when I finish the first book.

I am hoping...  for some rain.

I am learning...  to let things go.  Ten, fifteen, twenty or fifty years from now will it really matter? 

Around the house...  I currently have a box of Kleenex next to me and am dealing with some seasonal allergies.  The living room needs to be straightened up and I have lots of prep work in the kitchen to do. 

In the learning room...  Some of the curriculum that I ordered last week should be arriving and I hope to finish scheduling and making weekly plans for Christopher and Jonathan.  I still need to order Christopher's History text and Jonathan's Chemistry as well as a foreign language program.

I am pondering... relationships


A favorite blog post I read this last week... 25 Ways to Decrease Pressures in Life

One of my favorite things...  quiet early mornings before the kids wake up.
 
A few plans for the rest of the week:  Chiropractor appointments, a run to the bank, ordering the rest of our curriculum and working in the school room.  Maybe a visit with a friend.

A peek into my day...

My messy kitchen counters Saturday morning.  Throughout the day Friday I really over did it and wasn't doing very well by evening so the boys went up to get pizza and chips for supper and this was the mess I awoke too.  Grrr.

 

Ah, clean counters!! 

 

 


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