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

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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

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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

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FOR TODAY... Monday, March 30

Outside My Window... snow? are you serious?

I am thinking... that tv is excellent

I am thankful for... donuts. yup.

From the kitchen... broccoli soup that worked out

I am wearing... jeans, socks, slippers, button down

I am creating... far less these days, and for me that is very good

I am going... to watch as much retro as I can stand

I am reading... nothing at the moment because I hated the story of forgetting
I am hoping... to be helpful

I am hearing... kit from knight rider

Around the house... melted snow patches and a spot for a bbq

One of my favorite things... hot tea

A Few Plans For The Rest Of The Week... personal chauffeur

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FOR TODAY... Monday, March 16

Outside My Window... there are robins out there, and I am starting to count!

I am thinking... that I am happy for March Break. I truly need it.

I am thankful for... the opportunity to sing again, and new projects in the works

From the kitchen... fried egg, fruit salad, 12 grain bagel with cream cheese and a steaming hot cup of decaf tea

I am wearing... pjs and my husband's robe. glad to have admitted that.

I am creating... a budget. not as easy as it sounds since we have only had two "real" months in the country

I am going... to take my oldest to the rehearsal hall this afternoon and do some writing today

I am reading... yes, need to pick up a few new books for the break

I am hoping... to figure more than a few things out

I am hearing... teeth being brushed and magazines being flipped.

Around the house... yes, yes we are.

One of my favorite things... this old robe

A Few Plans For The Rest Of The Week... rehearsal hall today, visit with friends tomorrow and youth group for oldest, more driving oldest around on wednesday, band on thursday and family night friday

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FOR TODAY...Monday, February 23

Outside My Window... Newly fallen snow with bare, dry roads; my favourite.

I am thinking...that I really cannot do all the things I would like to do in a day, so blogging is going to have to take a back seat most days.

I am thankful for... Doctor's appointments, even when they come at strange times.

From the kitchen...organic cranberry scones.

I am wearing...some things that probably don't really "go" together, but don't care.

I am creating...my latest study guide for homeschoolers, and all I have to do now is get it ready to send to The Old Schoolhouse Magazine Store where it can start selling.

I am going...to the grocery store for some Chef Boyardee (just for me),then taking oldest to his rehearsal sprinkled with a lot of big fat staying at home in between ... bliss.

I am reading...well, nothing right now because some others have given me books to read and I am unsure that I have any desire to read one particular selection but am never sure how to just say "actually, I am already engaged".

I am hoping...to restore my adrenal gland without a lot of work.

I am hearing...my oldest trying to prove his point to his brother for the millionth time. irritating.

Around the house...almost all the paint touch-ups done and a feeling of settling in, at last.

One of my favorite things...the fact that I get to stay at home, because I WANT to

FOR TODAY... Monday, January 26

Outside My Window... snowy farmland, pines and birches ... sheer lovliness

I am thinking ... that school begins soon so I really should wrap this up

I am thankful for... where do I begin? the collection from last Sunday to help toward our coming home expenses, the loan of a '98 Safari van, the Canadian Tire gift card (whatever amount) and free eggs

From the kitchen... seriously the ugliest and worst cooked egg ever

I am wearing... jeans.pretty much hating skirts right about now due to the over-wearing of them for the last half year

I am creating...peanut butter on toast

I am going... to get my bum to school ... in four minutes

I am reading... still reading stormie. the last one from my pile was just "ok"

I am hoping... to move on friday, and enjoy the process

I am hearing... one son brushing his teeth ... I must be running out of time to eat the ugliest and worst cooked egg ever

Around the house... quiet

One of my favorite things... my husband

A Few Plans For The Rest Of The Week... I would love to see myself relaxed and easy, homeschooling, taking Jonam to rehearsal, visiting with my sister in law and kids then gliding into my new digs, without incident

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FOR TODAY... Monday, October 6

Outside My Window... that big, honking, blue, blow-up pool that I pray never gets a hole.

I am thinking... that I do not seem to measure time by days or months, but by experiences and emotions

I am thankful for... Bikman

From the kitchen... chocolate chip banana muffins

I am wearing... a black skirt that I bought in town that everyone around here also bought and a ripped top that is, otherwise, quite nice

I am creating... memories to last a lifetime

I am going... to check and see if any pinapples are ripe

I am reading... the Blue Bottle Club (again) by Penelope J.Stokes

I am hoping... to actually write this novel I naively said I would write

I am hearing... the sounds of Lego being sorted by two boys, a red-eye cawing and a machete cutting through weeds

Around the house... Jonam, Evan, Mary Anne na mi

One of my favorite things... my EasyYo yogourt maker

A Few Plans For The Rest Of The Week: finishing my planning for the next 10 week term and continuing to make it as much like homeschooling as possible

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FOR TODAY... Monday, July 14

Outside My Window... My in-laws have a garden that is rivaled only by Smallworld's. The tranquility and imagination I unearth while basking under sun-drenched wisteria is serenity at its best.

I am thinking... I should take lappy out on to the deck, so I can hear the birds, but it's plugged in.

I am thankful for... restless sleeps and crazy dreams.

From the kitchen... I am about to make myself a perfect cup of Organic Numi and step out into the brilliant world once I finish this post. Tea simply tastes better out of doors.

I am wearing... great board shorts I bought in Grand Bend and a light brown Reebok Original tee; my favourite toe ring.

I am creating... another study guide that I should have published and sold already but got lazy about.

I am going... to swim in the lake, later ...

I am reading... The Jane Austen Book Club

I am hoping... to embrace many things

I am hearing... the quiet tick-tock of the old-fashioned mantle clock and the delicious sound of pages in a book being slowly turned by my oldest son. I wonder how to write that sound?

Around the house... Grandma is downstairs on her computer and the boys are watching a Discovery Chanel program. Neal just left to go on a bike ride.

One of my favorite things... sharing a meal with people who validate who I am becoming and make me strive to get there. Especially if chips, potato Caesar salad and sausages are involved or it is called a grill-out.

A Few Plans For The Rest Of The Week: taking malaria pills for the first time and finally deciding which books simply cannot come with me. I am unsure which is going to be the more difficult thing to actually "do"

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FOR TODAY... Monday, June 16

Outside My Window... there are sounds of birds, lawnmower and many vehicles. I know that it is summer soon and it is wonderful to finally be able to open the door and leave it open, soaking in the sounds of a country I am soon leaving.

I am thinking... that it will be so different in Papua New Guinea and I cannot even begin to superimpose the sights, sounds or smells onto my small town, South-western Ontario brain.

I am thankful for... provision

From the kitchen... only one cat is still sitting on the windowsill now. The other gave up her request for early lunch. The sunlight streams through the many slats of the antique wooden shutters that encompass each of the six, extra large windows. I will miss that sight.

I am wearing... a butter-cream t-shirt with embroidered flowers, saying "love is in the air" and a long pale blue skirt. I am getting used to wearing only skirts and am finding myself feeling very feminine as a result.

I am creating...well, hopefully, a legacy.

I am going... to the dentist at three, unless I can figure out a way to dodge the inevitable. I know, I know ... very childish. well, my age does have a "3" in it.

I am reading... absolutely nothing because the library was closed after church and the one in town is decidedly out of what I have written on my list of reads and I find that very disturbing.

I am hoping... to pack my entire house this week AND find places to store it, to boot.

I am hearing... the lawnmower that I first wrote was a pleasing sound and is now distracting and others have now joined in the fray. Yes. I *AM* that fickle.

Around the house... too many things to pack. WAY too many. Who bought all these things, anyway?

One of my favorite things... the chocolate milk I drank at breakfast this morning. This was an attempt to console myself for the obvious lack of accoutrements for my toast, as well as the knowledge that it makes NO sense to go and buy condiments the week before you move, especially since we will have to share an already over-stuffed frige.

A Few Plans For The Rest Of The Week: I am slowly going crazy, one, two, three, four, five, six ... switch

Here is picture thought I am sharing...  I have no idea how my two "toddlers still in my mind" became just about twelve and thirteen.