Not Quite Ordinary Observations
For Today...Monday, August 29, 2011
Outside my window...the hint of fall. Smile.
I am thinking...about the best order for tackling the rest of my day. And a nap. Just being honest!
I am thankful for...technology; there are days it drives me insane, but it has also served to keep me in touch with my parents for well over a decade, and now allows me to stay in touch with other people dear to me who are scattered all over the world. Not to mention the new people Iāve gotten to know even though weāve never been able to meet face to face. Words cannot do justice to the blessing those relationships are to me.
I am wearing...black knit capris; purple top
I am creating...Angieās birthday celebration. Itās not that itās going to be bigger than our normal celebrations, but itās going to be something new and different. So, itās taking some extra thought and creative energy. And, Iām enjoying it!
I am remembering...when my usage of a computer was limited to word processing and occasional games. Goodness, how that has changed!
I am going...to get a lot more done than I did last Monday. And post more on this blog.
I am reading...Horse Dreams by Dandi Daley Mackall, and then I will be moving on to a biography of George Washington Carver.
I am hoping...for a productive week.
I am hearing...the computer humming. Yes, itās that quiet in here right now. Itās nice.
On my mind...prayer requests. Iām trying to be more diligent to make prayer my continual and habitual ābackgroundā thought, no matter how my brain is otherwise engaged.
From the learning rooms...more experiments in light, color, and magnetism; World War I ā some pretty heavy details about it, too. Thinking about how to teach it well to my girlies.
Noticing that...highs in the 90ās are much more bearable when the lows get down into the 60ās and 70ās and the highs arenāt even approached until mid-afternoon.
From the kitchen...mandarin duck and tri-colored noodles, plus menu planning for the next few weeks.
Around the house...projects, projects, projects. When fall really does arrive, Iām going to celebrate with a week off school for projects!
One of my favorite things...being productive.
A few plans for the rest of the week...a normal week until Saturday. Then itās a Tea Party Birthday! Well, a birthday party, anyway ā the birthday itself is not until Sunday.
A picture worth sharing...on the combine for corn harvest. Steven was convinced he was ādoing all the work.ā Mr. Gary did take his hand completely off the wheel and let Steven steer all by himself (Steven was in Garyās lap). And, Steven managed the auger when it was time to off-load the corn from the combine to the grain cart. The girls got to drive, too, when their turn rolled around. I love how comfortable Gary seems with kids in the cab with him, because my kids sure do love getting to go for rides!
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And hurray for the coming of fall, yah?
Enjoy your tea party,
Julie