For Today...

Monday, September 8, 2008

Outside my Window...The sun is going down.

I am thinking...I should work on packing.

From the learning rooms...working on site reading with Hadassah by labeling items around the house.

I am thankful for...the warm fall days.

From the kitchen...tuna casserole for dinner with diced tomatoes. Will be making banana bread later tonight.

I am wearing...jeans and a mustard colored tank top (just received from Down East Basic).

I am reading...Mothering Magazine.

I am hoping... for a good night sleep.

I am creating...some Christmas presents.

I am hearing...Shane reading to Hadassah. I am so thankful for an engaged husband and father.

Around the house...packing boxes to be filled and laundry to be put away.

One of my favorite things...a good sauna.

A Few Plans For The Rest Of The Week...pick blueberries tomorrow. Wednesday play date. Thursday first book club meeting then out to our new home to plant some bulbs so we can enjoy beautiful tulips next spring. Friday, hopefully taking Grandma Dykstra out for lunch. Pack, pack, pack.

Here is a picture thought I am sharing with you...

The joy of a Child

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July 22, 2008

Outside My Window...chairs and toys on the deck from company on Sunday night and company coming for dinner tonight.

I am thinking...it is so nice my kids are both still sleeping and it's past 8am. Yah!

I am thankful for...my husband who daily encourages me to be a better mom, wife, sister, daughter and child of the King.

From the kitchen...peaches canned yesterday are still on the counter, a few dishes, the ice cream maker needs to be put away from making fresh peach ice cream, making peach cobbler and peach muffins today (did I tell you I bought a huge box of peaches)

I am wearing...my robe. I just got out of the shower. I can't figure out why I am never dressed nice when I sit down to my computer. One of these days I will tell you I am wearing a lovely flowered dress with my hair pinned in a bun with the light summer breeze blowing over me. (I know that would make my friend Tiffany happy:)

I am creating...a home, a sanctuary (of course this is a never ending story)

I am going...to stay home all day.

I am reading...the book of Proverbs.

I am hoping...that my pizza turns out tonight.

I am hearing...the fan blowing and Hadassah eating her yogurt (yes, she is up now. I think I hear Kate too)

Around the house...wisteria flowers all over my floor, a few toys to be put away and more peaches to deal with.

One of my favorite things...a love story.

A Few Plans For The Rest Of The Week: Wed Mom's in the Park and my brothers are coming for dinner, Thurs more berry picking, Friday we head to Knappa for Shane's drill, the weekend I will spend cleaning the rumpus room at my dad's and visiting my best friend Michelle.
Here is a picture thought I am sharing: The love of my life.

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Tuesday, July 15, 2008 (Happy Birthday Meyer)

Outside My Window...The sun is shinning, hot and the wisteria is growing out of control.

I am thinking...I should take a short power nap.

I am thankful for...My children. They bless me each and every day.

From the kitchen...Some dishes but later today I will begin a sourdough starter, soak flour for rhubarb cake (I have rhubarb coming out of my ears) and making pasta and salad for dinner with mango ice cream for desert (homemade, of course).

I am wearing...A light cotton tank top (which is soothing to my massive sun burn) and my pajama pants (late start today) embarrassing, I know.

I am creating...my home management binder and monthly schedule.

I am going...to stay home all day.

I am reading...The Good Book and The Shaping of a Christian Family by Elisabeth Elliot.

I am hoping...the temperature stays down so I don't have to turn on the AC.

I am hearing...the fan blowing.

Around the house...it is quiet. Everyone is napping. There are toys to be picked up after nap time and garage sale piles to be priced and sorted.

One of my favorite things...a full night of sleep.

A Few Plans For The Rest Of The Week: Raspberry picking on Thurs, Mom's in the Park on Wed, visit Grandma Dykstra on Friday, making whey and saurkraut throughout the week and spending the weekend enjoying my husband and kids.

Here is picture thought I am sharing...My first pie. Yes, my mother and my grandma Salo were the master pie makers but sadly I never had the chance to learn from them. So, I have been taking their recipes and working to perfect them. My brothers say, I am second best. That will do, for now. Making pies has also been a great way to share memories about my mom and grandmother with my kids.

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