My Heart's at Home Daybook~August 12
/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 weather promises to be absolutely beautiful all week long--in the high seventies and low eighties with low humidity. This is not at all what August in Virginia is usually like. I am hereby scuttling plans to begin lessons this week.
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Towards a daily rhythm ... we haven't got much rhythm right now. Karoline's been sick since last Friday and I'm so sleep deprived that I can't even really tell time, never mind dance to it.
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I am thankful for ...the community of saints to keep me company in the dark of night .
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From the kitchen ...
for breakfast:
hashed brown potatoes and poached eggs
Lunch:
leftover steak and asparagus from Michael's "Last Night Home Dinner"
and for dinner:
something from Saving Dinner the Low Carb Way--we're cooking straight from the book this week.
for breakfast:
hashed brown potatoes and poached eggs
Lunch:
leftover steak and asparagus from Michael's "Last Night Home Dinner"
and for dinner:
something from Saving Dinner the Low Carb Way--we're cooking straight from the book this week.
Still no refrigerator repair.
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To live the liturgy...
Maximilian Kolbe's feast is August 14 and Friday is the Solemnity of the Assumption.
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Maximilian Kolbe's feast is August 14 and Friday is the Solemnity of the Assumption.
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I am wearing ... denim capris, Mike's polo shirt, big hair clip, crocs.
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I am creating ...hmmm...I'm trying to revitalize my nature study blog so that my kids can use it for narrations once again. I guess that's creative:-).
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I am going to breathe deeply ...Mike and I have been walking in the evening. I don't go very far but it's nice and cool and it sure is good to get out.
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I am going to breathe deeply ...Mike and I have been walking in the evening. I don't go very far but it's nice and cool and it sure is good to get out.
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Bringing beauty to my home ...The trim painting continues (still). We'll complete the bedroom switching this week and hopefully all my plans for order will crystallize at last.We're using every square inch of this house.
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I am reading ... Little Men and Jo's Boys--getting my annual fill of Plumfield inspiration before the school year begins.
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I am hoping
...to get a good night's sleep sometime soon. Very soon. I also hope to catch up on a giant backlog of email.
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Around the house
... my friend Molly came to help me tackle some items on the nesting list. We've made great progress. Now, of course, it's time to really work on maintenance and diligent adherence to the chore chart.
One of my favorite things
...family dinners. We're going to struggle the next few nights. Despite our competing schedules, we eat dinner as a family the vast majority of evenings. When Mike first took his current job two years ago, I started feeding the children ahead of him because he got home so late. I really noticed the toll it took on our family life. So now, we eat dinner at all odd hours, but we eat it together. Karoline and Nicky especially are sensitve to everyone being present and in his or her particular seat. Michael won't be here tonight--or any night until Thanksgiving. This is not going to go over well.***
A Few Plans For The Rest Of The Week: Michael leaves for school today. Six kids go to the dentist tomorrow. More PT for Patrick. Did I mention Karoline is sick?
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Here is a picture thought I am sharing~
We went back to the orchard last week to pick peaches. They were truly the most amazing peaches I've ever eaten! I haven't uploaded those pictures yet. Look for them later on the nature study blog.
