I am listening to...the boys above me: Someone's playing the piano, someone's playing with the puppy, and the rest are either yelling or laughing. Pretty typical sounds for this house. Love, love, love my basement.
I am wearing...nothing special - Black cotton pants and a light blue v-neck tee. My hair is back in a getting-heavier-by-the-day bun. It's time for a hair cut. A serious one. Maybe this week.
I am thinking...about schedules. How our days will look during the upcoming school year. What time we get up, do chores, eat lunch. The activities we commit to. Schedules. Lots of thinking to do.
I am looking forward to...this week. We had a nice 3 day visit with my in-laws last week, but Grandma and Grandpa in town = party time in the boys' minds. And cramming months worth of visiting into 3 days is exhausting for everyone involved. My calendar is nearly blank for the next 7 days, and I plan to enjoy it.
I am thankful...for my home. We've lived here for over a year now, and some days it still doesn't seem real. I just love it.
I am praying...for my husband. He has a lot of pressure on him right now, in many areas of life. He handles it well, but I know everyone has a breaking point somewhere. Praying he can get through these next few weeks, finish the class he's taking, and have a chance to relax for a minute at some point!
I am creating...a school room! Last school year was the first time we lived in a house with enough room to even consider having an area dedicated to school alone. Except, with moving here in July and having a newborn, I didn't exactly have a chance to set something up. We finally have our basement pretty well organized (considering it's just a wide open, unfinished basement), and I have an area that's about 15 ft. x 15 ft. to work with. I'm surrounding it with bookshelves, cubbies, drawers, file cabinets and desks, to separate it from the rest of the basement, and we have our old dining table in the center. Mr. Smith is going to put up some good lighting for us. I have a lot more work to do in the next three weeks before we start our school year, but it's really starting to come together.
I am going...to the library. Hopefully today. The boys are all registered for the summer reading program, so they each get to choose a free book. Love free books.
One of my favorite things...summer. I soooooo need this time to rejuvenate.
Around the house...too many tan walls! I loved the neutral paint they used to sell us the house, but it's time for it to go! I have an idea of what colors I want in some of the rooms, but finding the funds for paint, and the time to take on such a huge project is another story. At this rate though, we may have tan walls for many, many years.
From the kitchen...sugar-free fare. The Mr. and I are giving a week to South Beach style eating. No crazy diet fad, just a detox of sorts. We've done it before, and even with just a week of cutting out the sugar, we feel so much better. After a week, we just don't want the sugar as much, and the new habits we've created tend to stick around for a while. This is day one though, and by tonight I'll be dreaming about ice cream...
From the school room...lots and lots of planning!
A few plans for the rest of the week...
library
last baseball game
piano lessons
park with homeschool friends
fishing this weekend
A picture thought to share...
sadly, no pictures. My camera died the same week as the computer. I know, when it rains, it pours. The computer was obviously higher priority. It may be a while before I have a decent picture to share. There's a time for everything!
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