Simple Woman's Daybook

FOR TODAY (tonight?)...

Outside my window...
it's dark. :) The sun has set on a very hot day for August - 92 degrees, in the shade, at 6+ PM. We have one ripe tomato and many wilting impatiens.

I am thinking...
about moving, but not some little move, some dh-gets-a-new-job-and-we-travel-FAR-FAR-AWAY-big-move. No plans yet, we're just musing.

I am thankful for...
my grandmother finding a nursing home to take her, my MIL not being hurt worse in a recent car accident

From the learning rooms...
Week five of Oak Meadow. Juliet is starting to study the anciet Isrealites, so this should be fun. I can bring the whole family into it and get to check off "religion" at the same time

From the kitchen...
dh grilled a huge chicken outside for the first time. One word: YUMMY!! He brined it first for about 6 hours then rubbed olive oil, tarragon, paprika, basil, salt and pepper over it. Everyone loved it, even the picky ones.

I am wearing...
pajamas: huge "local baseball team" T-shirt

I am creating...
a calm mind and a healthy body. This is day three (four?) of me trying to eat with less sugar and less flour in general, white flour in particular. I'm *also* trying to realize I'm human, I'm busy, I'm craving like crazy, and it's OK to not go cold turkey. I'm trying to easy on myself so this is successful.

I am going...
ummm, berserk? LOL, it's all I can think of after reading Hippos Go Berzerk 5 times in a row

I am reading...
Anti-Cancer: A New Way of Life

I am hoping...
we'll actually get to go on vacation before Christmas, this week doesn't hold any more bad news, that school gets accomplished, that I remember to call the girls' friend's mom to get our extra carseat and epi-pens back!

I am praying...
for my MIL who was in a serious car accident today, for my dh who needs to deal with it, for my SIL who just had a biopsy that doesn't look promising, for my grandmother as she adjusts to her new home


I am hearing...
Juliet arguing, Cake Challenge on in the background, the dishwasher humming, and lots of other quiet because 3/5 of the children are in bed.

Around the house...
we cleaned much of the weekend, but it doesn't show. Trying to detach from the need to have straightened rooms along with detatching from stuff

One of my favorite things...
chocolate, and I haven't indulged all day. I'm trying to think of a healthy, low sugar way to do so. I think I'll go to bed instead.

A few plans for the rest of the week:
absolutely everything is up in the air due to MIL, SIL, and grandmother. We'll hang out and do school until told otherwise

Here is picture thought I am sharing...


Maggie and Juliet during out recent Iron Chef competition.


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