Grasshopper Days
For today, June 11, 2012
Outside my window... beautiful sunshine! Especially welcome, since the forecast was less promising. Gunnar and I have already been out for a walk, down to the duck pond.
I am hearing... bird, birds, birds! The pond was alive with birds - our favorite being the red-wing blackbird and his wook-a-duh-DEE-doo call :D
I am pondering... how much the weather can affect our emotions.
I am praying... my bro and SIL are expecting their baby in just a week (though we all know how punctual babies sometimes aren't), Tate's CI activation next week (!!!), and in-law issues.
I am thankful... the boys are cheerfully finishing their school work and we are so close to done.
I am wearing... turquoise capris, blue t-shirt.
I am creating... already working on (school) plans for next year, and scheming about projects to do over the summer.
I am going... to make lunch, shortly, as soon as Tate finishes ironing his uniform. He does it all himself, but likes me to check and see if his creases are right.
I am reading... Code Talkers, by Joseph Bruchac, with the boys, and The Book That Made Your World: How the Bible Created the Soul of Western Civilization, by Vishal Mangalwadi, for myself.
I am learning... fascinating history of the Navajo Indians from World War 2, and have just started the other, so no comment yet.
I am looking forward to... Tate's new hearing and my mom's new knee (sometime later this summer).
In the kitchen... I'm thinking we'll have egg burritos for dinner, since I already have lots of delicious add-ins ready - left over from Saturday's dinner. I made barbacoa pork Saturday night and served it kind of like a taco salad. Soooo yummy!
In the learning rooms... that wonderful end-of-the-year feel :D
Around the house... piles of books, RC airplanes and helicopters the boys had out for the Aerospace Fun Night last weekend, and a few blue irises on their last legs.
The Mother Load... oh heavens... how did my office get so messy? Oh yah, the surgery and the aftermath of busy-ness and distractedness. Time to tidy, again. And Kerry keeps saying he'll get the garden fenced. I have vowed not to plant a single thing until it's secure, otherwise - hello - buffet for deer, y'know? But it's getting so late... any of you local friends, too late to plant this year? Or what will still grow?
Noticing that... Gunnar and I need to be more consistent about walking, especially now that the weather is (generally) improving.
Something I want to remember for later... that this year Gunnar loved division. He would actually ask if he could do more division problems than I assigned him. Go figure.
Something fun to share... snow? In June?
A favorite quote for today... I haven't trusted polls since I read that 62% of women had affairs during their lunch hour. I've never met a woman in my life who would give up lunch for sex.
Erma Bombeck
One of my favorite things... sunny, breezy days :D
A few plans for the rest of the week... finish school, plant something, hang laundry on the line, get pizza for lunch tomorrow. Lofty goals, I know ;D
A peek into my day/world...
Tate is healing up, just wonderfully - we're very thankful!
A happy sight at the end of the walk, this morning.
The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; surely I have a delightful inheritance.
- Psalm 16:6
Oh my - snow in June??? When did it fall?
ReplyDeleteHow nice to take a walk down to a pond. Wish I could do that too..
I'm glad Tate's healing so nicely. My kids are quite interested in the process.
WOW - Tate's scar is almost invisible. Amazing! Does he have to wear the pressure bandage anymore, or is he done with that?
ReplyDeleteI love walks in the woods. We often go down to the Audubon to check out their ponds and wildlife!
Sorry, Felicity! Not really snow :D
ReplyDeleteLeah, he had to wear the bandage round the clock for the first week, and now just at night, for another week. Two more nights :D
And his activation is in a week - next Tuesday!
Counting down the days until activation!
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