Posted in Home Life

I've made the announcement to the children: school starts on Wednesday.  I'm beginning to think I'll just have to get started with it and the excitement will come. Well, at least I hope so. I haven't been devoting much prayer to the issue, which I know would change things quite quickly. I'm rather foolish many times when it comes to prayer.

It's raining, it's pouring, and I'm glad!  We are in such need of rain for the dead grass and dying gardens.  I think my tomato crop has suffered, even though I've been watering the plants. It's okay, though. I only wanted enough for my family to eat, and that's what we've been getting. Three tomato plants are plenty, I've decided.

We went to my mom's Friday night and spent the night. It's always nice to visit with everyone.  My grandmother (age 86) wanted a new car, so my mom and PapaJohn took her out Friday. She saw a car she liked (used) and bought it.  Then, in a very-typical-for-my-grandma action, she gave Nathan her old car!  Yes, N. is only 15, but he'll be driving someday.  And one does not look a gift car with 45,000 miles on it in the hood.  It's a 1989 something or other. It's a red car. Yes, that's what it is!  I'm sure Nathan could tell you all about it. We just have to store it and insure it. My grandma joked that the driveway will be worn out with Nathan driving the car up and down on it.

I've been reading more lately. I had a tired spell a week or two ago, which had me going to bed earlier leaving little time for reading.  I'm about to start a bio of Ida Scudder and a book called My Freshman Year about a college sociology professor who enrolls in college as a freshman to better understand them. It should be quite interesting!  I just finished Teacher Man by Frank McCourt. He's such an entertaining storyteller, despite the occasional language and other scenes. It really paints a picture of who he is and his life. 

Well, there are more things in heaven and earth than blogging and about a dozen other things I really should be doing.  May God bless you this week as you begin/continue homeschooling!