FOR TODAY... Monday, April 27

Outside My Window... glorious sunshine and wind to dry my clothes on the line ... finally!

I am thinking... that I really like cinnamon coffeecake

I am thankful for... Sonlight Alt 7

From the kitchen... only clean things, baby

I am wearing... jeans, tank, button down, slippers (it's the new look)

I am creating... two more articles for May and June, Heart of the Matter

I am going... to supervise, cook, launder, recycle then relax

I am reading... the Power of a Praying Parent

I am hoping... to get a call shortly

I am hearing... boys asking each other comprehension questions about the horrible book the Beduin's Gazelle. must be about a, gasp, girl

Around the house... windows open, imaginations free

One of my favorite things... a full fridge

A Few Plans For The Rest Of The Week... another busy week of French lessons youth groups and program sessions at LCCVI for Jonam

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FOR TODAY... Monday, April 20

Outside My Window... sad to say rain, wind and grey after the best saturday temperature in a long time

I am thinking... that I probably should give up hotdogs someday

I am thankful for... my naturopath

From the kitchen... gonna be a black tea and a date square soon

I am wearing... jeans, socks, tee and hoodie

I am creating... a better work ethic for my boys to follow

I am going... to wash, dry and put away the mound of monday laundry

I am reading... nothing now but likely will choose from the shelf

I am hoping... to be and encourager

I am hearing... boys talking with chewed up carrots in their mouths

Around the house... just the sound of the kettle heating

One of my favorite things... K1's for today notes in my inbox

A Few Plans For The Rest Of The Week... some cooking, some cleaning and a ton of appointments

tuesday timetable

this day is going to be a little on the long side, I can feel it in my bones. our two newest additions are NOT liter box trained as we were led to believe. I have the war wounds to prove it.
seriously
have you ever seen a six week old kitten expand his wee legs to actually touch opposite sides of a kitchen wall, while suspended over what appears to be a torture chamber, waiting for the spikes to shoot out from pockets in the litter box, the chinking noise of metal on stone? I didn't see the spikes either, but believe you me, this cat was PETRIFIED of said litter-spike-box and was not goin
anywhere.near.it.even.though.poop.was.coming.out.of.kitten.bum

nice

we managed to literally keep throwing him (gently) back into the box of doom until he couldn't possibly jump out any more and he went. then retreated to my lap, very solemnly, very sulkily, just sitting there, kind of staring out into space with his head a bit down, like he was entirely stupefied with what just happened to him. here is where I totally wish I was an illustrator. I *think* I am still the one in charge. you had to be there.

and somehow, unbeknownst to me, I ended up with litter down my back.

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FOR TODAY... Monday, April 13

Outside My Window... mostly grey and windy

I am thinking... that it is like a dream that I got to both go away on a mini-vacation and hung out with my brother until just a few hours ago

I am thankful for... my husband's job that meets all our needs

From the kitchen... whole wheat mac and cheese and salad

I am wearing... things that really require warmer weather, sadly

I am creating... a clean home

I am going... to make the boys suffer through some school today

I am reading... nogat samting

I am hoping... to help timtam eat and drink then find the litterbox

I am hearing... my boys

Around the house... two fuzzy, orange boys for two fuzzy fleshy ones

One of my favorite things... good food that goes down easily

A Few Plans For The Rest Of The Week... sticking to the plan

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FOR TODAY... Monday, April 13

Outside My Window... mostly grey and windy, perfect for inside

I am thinking... that it seems a dream that I mini-vacationed and saw my brother off only a few hours ago

I am thankful for... my husband's job, that affords us all we need

From the kitchen... whole wheat mac and cheese and salad

I am wearing... jeans, socks, slippers, hoodie

I am creating... less fuss, I hope

I am going... to really stick to my guns this week

I am reading... just my beth moore study. finished sisterchicks go brit by robin jones gunn and will see if I can find the one where they went to finland

I am hoping... to let some truths really sink in deep

I am hearing... a woman inspired online, cindy beall specifically

Around the house... crocus' that really want to pop out and a new barbecue that we got for a song and a dance

One of my favorite things... warm homes

A Few Plans For The Rest Of The Week... stuffing envelopes, singing and then great wolf lodge

Here is picture thought I am sharing...

sunday stuff

because nothing super spiritual happened to me today, I will call this simply "stuff"

I did have an absolutely awesome time on our mini vacation with friends, and my brother is here now, able to stay until sometime tomorrow. my husband is going to eat breakfast with us, then he will take off for work, a little late.

I managed to ride one water slide, proving that not all rides leave you feeling nauseous, overwhelmed and physically scraped up, but I also avoided a ton of others, which really says a lot more. I have good, solid reasons for not doing water slides. the first being a vivid memory of slipping too far up the side wall and having to grasp the edge of the slide for dear life (not an exaggeration), the second being a series of bleeding scrapes that began at my tailbone and ended somewhere near tuesday. not cool. not worth repeating.
so I braced myself, hid under the guise of spending some time with my twelve year old, and slid down the orange slide, hands braced at my sides, not leaning backward AT ALL, and also refusing to look like I was having too much fun. the lifeguard at the end likely thought I was a crank-pot, but that is ok ... whatever it takes to slowly get over my dislike of rides

so I survived, even if I was a bit of a party pooper ... I kicked it at skeet bowling, and I personally believe that makes up for it. plus, evan bought me a nifty blue ring for twenty tokens. whooot!

if you've never been, you should go

thursday throwup

when I was in papua, I couldn't blog with any regularity because getting onto the internet was 'prit near impossible. now that I am back to 'civilization' I find that life generally runs at light speed, whether you want it to or not. meetings each week, social obligations, stuff to shop for, phone calls and e-mails endlessly streaming in ... the list goes on and on. not that I want to really be a hermit, but sometimes, when I finally turn my computer on after being away for just.one.day, I feel all the stress stomp back into place (usually my neck and shoulders) that slipped off so easily while I was not "on".
... probably need counselling for that.

I don't begrudge technology, I only wish I was more efficient. I think I can tend to let things pile up too often only to feel the mountain-ness of said molehill. like tomorrow ... the fam is going away with another fam for two days then having company stay until monday. I am one of those sorts of people who, generally, does not answer the phone if I have someone over, nor will I turn my computer on unless I have something specific to show them.
this is going to be a busy weekend.
this is going to expose and test a lot of things for me.
does that prove I *am* anal?

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FOR TODAY... Monday, April 6

Outside My Window... snow, Snow, SnOw, SNOW!

I am thinking... that it is the perfect inside day today

I am thankful for... just about everything!

From the kitchen... nothing yet, but lunch is around the corner

I am wearing... jeans, socks, slippers, hoodie

I am creating... less fuss, I hope

I am going... to really stick to my guns this week

I am reading... just my beth moore study. finished sisterchicks go brit by robin jones gunn and will see if I can find the one where they went to finland

I am hoping... to let some truths really sink in deep

I am hearing... a woman inspired online, cindy beall specifically

Around the house... crocus' that really want to pop out and a new barbecue that we got for a song and a dance

One of my favorite things... warm homes

A Few Plans For The Rest Of The Week... stuffing envelopes, singing and then great wolf lodge

wordless wednesday