The Simple Woman's Daybook

Outside my window...
Rain and more rain. This is the one time of year I am OK with that, as I can just feel my little seedlings in the vegetable garden drinking it in and growing big and healthy. Right now there are medium sized broccoli (yay! The first time I've been this successful with broccoli!), and tiny peas, arugula, lettuce, and spinach. The front yard garden is woefully neglected -we'll add "staging plants" that look nice to sell the home when we get a chance. It's low on the list right now.

I am thinking...
Swirling thoughts - there are too many things going on around me at the same time. One reading, one sighing loudly because she doesn't want to hear it, sick baby nursing, sick preschooler whining.

From the learning rooms...
We are so far behind where I wanted to be, so I'm trying to read aloud more to catch us up -chapters a day of history. Good thing there has been a lot of rain. I spent part of the weekend trying to lay out in my mind who will be doing what academically for the next 18 years. Seeing the year my youngest will graduate high school is scary - 2025?? That's the Jetsons Age!! ;-) We realized, too, that there are actually three school years between Batty and Jeffrey, instead of the two I originally thought.

I am thankful for...
this second stomach virus in a month seems to be a mild one.
My *wonderful* dh.
Townhouse Crackers.
Confession.
Jesus' Mercy.

From the kitchen...
all manner of bland food. Not sure what will pass for dinner tonight.
I think I'll call this "The Month of Toast"

I am wearing...
Navy blue sweatpants and a black turtleneck. My slumming "I've got 8 loads of laundry to do and several floors to wash" clothes.

I am reading...
Landmark History of the American People and Little Britches to the girls
I've got a huge stack for myself on my nightstand. My favorite so far was The Omnivore's Dilemma, which I chose to stop midway through - because he was "preaching to the choir" and I had so many other books that maybe would teach me something I hadn't already read about. Someday I'll go back to it. :) Another interesting one is The Spirit Controlled Temperament by Timothy LaHaye. I particularly liked his glowing description of melancholics as brilliant, creative, passionate and COMpassoinate people, not just dark, gloomy Eeyores. :)

I am hoping...
That this is the LAST sickness we deal with for a long time. We have not had one fully healthy week since November. I'm so done!

I am creating...
a more decluttered and organized house
an overarching plan for education for the next 6+ years
a heart that is more truly thankful, not just "I'm thankful, but..."

I am praying...
For the health of my family (physical and mental)

Around the house...
Lots of laundry
Lots of books
Lots of kids
...life is full.

One of my favorite things...
Spontaneous hugs and I love you's from my kids
Spontaneous learning not prompted (erm, nagged) by me

A few plans for the rest of the week...
More reading
more cleaning
and please, God, more rest?

Here is a picture thought I am sharing with you...

We tried to live capture a chipmunk that was damaging our front steps - but instead we captured a curious squirrel! He was none too happy. We never did capture the chipmunk, but we think the sight of the screaming captured squirrel scared him away from our steps. ;-)

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