My Heart's at Home Daybook~July 21

I've really enjoyed The Simple Woman's Daybook--be sure to visit Peggy for the latest entries. 

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Outside My Window ...the sunflower house is a bust. I wish I'd recorded what we planted last year so we could be sure to plant them again, and what we planted this year so we'd never plant them again. And my green tomatoes have black bottoms. Need to research that.

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Towards a daily rhythm ... I need to recreate the chore chart. I lost all my home management files in the lightning strike.

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I am thankful for ... medical technology.

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From the kitchen ...
for breakfast:
oatmeal and blueberries
Lunch:
Pasta, tomatoes, and zucchini
and for dinner:
 something with pork chops....

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To live the liturgy...On the Optional Feast of St. Lawrence of Brindisi
Collect: Lord, for the glory of your name and the salvation of souls you gave Lawrence of Brindisi courage and right judgment. By his prayers help us to know what we should do and give us the courage to do it. We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever. Amen.
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I am wearing ... a pink tiered skirt,  a CAMISOLE (necessary for all maternity shirts these days), a floral blouse and bare feet.

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I am creating ...a cookbook for Michael to take with him when he lives in an on-campus apartment this year.

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I am going to breathe deeply ...Not sure about the exercise plan. Need to make a call to the midwife to see if anything has changed following last Friday's sonogram.
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Bringing beauty to my home ...Mike is going to finish painting the kitchen this morning. He's been out of town and wasn't real keen on me climbing ladders and countertops.

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I am reading ... about an hour's worth of picture books to Karoline at bedtime every night. Her current favorites include: Rosie's Babies, Rain Makes Applesauce, Nighty Night, Hush Little Baby, and Angelina Ballerina. I'm amazed by her attention span. With the exception of Angelina, who didn't appear until Mary Beth did, all of these books have been on our shelves since Michael was a baby. I love to read them again and again and recognize how much they are a part of our family culture. I'm so sad to see that Rosie's Babies is out of print. Every one of my children has loved this book. Michael was in the doorway when I was reading to Karoline not long ago and recited it word for word, much to her delight. 

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I am hoping ...for a peaceful week.

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Around the house ... I need to keep on keeping on. My goal is to have finished my nesting by mid-September. There's a chance bedrest is in my future and I don't want it to catch us unprepared.

One of my favorite things ...the general pandemonium that breaks out in our house every single time Mike pulls up in the driveway. Makes me want to leave for a day or two just to see if I get greeted with shrieks of glee..

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A Few Plans For The Rest Of The Week: The refrigerator repair guy is due here on Wednesday. The dishwasher guy is coming Thursday. No promises that either appliance will be functional this week--just that said repair people will show up and assess the situation. I need to make calls to the orthopedist and physical therapist to get Patrick all scheduled. A pizza date with some of my favorite people to kick around ideas for another conference next summer.Thorough closet cleanouts. Christian will be home, so maybe Wednesday he and Mike can assemble those bunkbeds and get them out of the living room. All the history plans for the first eight weeks should be up on Serendipity later today. Oh, and Cindy is working on big things to make Serendipity plans much more accessible.

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Here is a picture thought I am sharing~

 

Window "dressing" in the girls' room.