For Today, Monday, September 22nd, 2008
Outside My Window...we have sunshine and hazy blue skies with a hint of rain approaching from the west. I have sheets and towels flapping in the breeze -- should be dry before the rain gets here. Sprinkles (barn cat) just came up to the window a bit ago to say "hi". It's a sad commentary on my life when all our house pets know where they can find mama - at the window by the computer. lol . Leaves are turning more - we don't have a lot of sugar maples around here for the real briliant reds, but lots of yellow and burnt orange.
I am thinking... heavy sigh - I have so many friends I need to catch up with from my last few posts - hang in there, I'll be by to visit... eventually.
From the learning rooms...another great week planned. Today part of our day will be spent in the kitchen since it's "Presentation Day" for the girls to give their state reports on PA & DE. Each will be making a dish from "Eat Your Way Through the USA" for supper followed by oral reports to their adoring parents.
I am thankful for...relative health again. Was down with a nasty chest cold/fever all day Saturday. Thankfully the fever broke Saturday night and I was able to make it to church Sunday as well as a family field trip in the afternoon.
From the kitchen...
Monday ~ Geography "Presentation Night", Bookworm is making PA Chicken Paprika and Ladybug is making DE "Peach Crisp"
Tuesday ~ Meatloaf
Wednesday ~ Bookworm is making the entire meal for her Christian Light Home Ec. course work - a tuna salad, veg. with homemade dip, and dessert.
Thursday ~ Chow Mein Hotdish
Friday ~ Papa Johns' Pizza
Saturday ~ Salmon
Sunday ~ Grilled Teriyaki Chicken Wings
I am creating...lapbook ideas for our many lapbooks going on right now.
I am going...need to make a quick run to the grocery store today - I bought about 8 peaches for Ladybug's dessert on Friday, and now find out that the insides of all of them are brown/bad. Need to go to a different store and buy more (sigh).
I am wearing...a long denim skirt and long sleeved white t-shirt, barefoot, hair is flipped up.
I am reading...I Chronicles and II Corinthians.
I am hoping...we get everything done today that I would like too - a busy day.
I am hearing...the sheets flapping in the breeze and the girls playing Pollys in the parlor while eatting breakfast.
Around the house & barn...morning chores will be cleaning up the kitchen (things kinda slid while I was sick) and keeping the laundry going. Barn chores are done for the day. I don't think there will be time to play with the horses today.
One of my favorite things..."Shout Advanced Action Gel". I know it sounds silly, but the stuff really works on 99% of our set-in stains - even after they have gone through the dryer.
A few plans for the rest of the week... a busier week. Tonight I am going to our churches "Bible Institue" (a study of the whole Bible, theologically, geographically, chronologically and thematically). Our pastor is a Bible College professor so it's like the Bible College coming to us - and I love his teaching (besides, it makes me feel young again). Visit my mom maybe Wednesday, Violin Lesson for Bookworm on Thursday, Ruby Girls Proverbs 31 Bible Study on Friday.
Here is a picture thought I am sharing with you...
 We "celebrated" Hay Day last Thur. & Friday. Here's the first of 2 loads of hay (180 bales in all) to keep our horseys happy for another year (l have about 30 bales left from last year too). I know some are wondering how much we paid for our hay this year... I got 90 bales of first cutting at $2.50/bale (1st cutting is usually cheaper as it's not quite as nice as subsequent cuttings) and 90 bales of second cutting at $3.50/bale. Much better price than the $6/bale that some farmers were getting early this spring after last year's dought.
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