Simple Woman's Daybook...

It's been a while since I linked up with The Simple Woman's Daybook and today seemed like a great day to join in...


For today, September 28, 2010...


Outside my window... 

...it's the last of a beautiful, soaking rain from last night.  

I am thinking... 

...of how thankful I am for two slow days in a row!  

This is what I found when I went to take the sheets off of my bed... 

apparently Ebony is thankful for slow days as well.

From the learning rooms...

...with one in bed with an upset tummy and another congested with a cold, it's pajama day at school today!  I love seeing my kids snuggled under blankets 

working on their school work!

From the kitchen... 

...the aroma of sourdough bread baking.

I am wearing... 

...jeans, an old long sleeved white tee and 

a very old comfy fleece shirt.  

Seriously, I bought this fleece shirt when I was expecting Emme

...almost 12 years ago!  I still love it!!  

After I run to the store today, 

I am seriously considering putting my pj's back on... 

it's just that kind of day.

I am creating... 

...if I were diligent, I could say I am creating a cross-stitch blanket 

for my new niece or nephew due to arrive at the end of December.  

I haven't been very diligent and thus, it isn't very far along.  

Perhaps I should add this to my list of things to do today...

I am going... 

...to the store.  

We are almost out of dishwasher soap 

and I highly dislike washing dishes by hand.

I am reading...

...The Wrecker by Clive Cussler.  

Love, love, love reading Cussler.  

He has written over 40 books and I have read most of them.  

Nothing better to do than read on a rainy day!

I am hoping...

...I have so many hopes and dreams.  

Thankfully, I serve a God who is the God of Hope!  

Today my heart hopes and prays that my children 

grow up to be people who love the LORD their God 

with all of their heart, their mind, their soul 

and love their neighbor as themselves.  

I don't think I could hope for anything better.

I am hearing...

...the snap, crackle and pop of bread cooling

and Ellen rummaging through the "junk drawer"

looking for a screwdriver...

not sure why!

(I think a drawer of odds and ends in the kitchen

is one of those "universal" things...

it seems everyone has one)

Around the house...

...aside from Ellen digging frantically

for a screwdriver, it seems to be

a quiet day around here.

Currently, Eric is helping her replace

batteries for her microphone 

so that she can be the Diva!

One of my favorite things...

... is quiet, rainy days

just like today!

A few plans for the rest of the week...

...depending on how everyone is feeling,

the kids have art lessons & homeschool cooperative.

Emme has volunteer time at the library and

Eric has two art classes to teach and a 5th grader 

to tutor in math.

Chad and I have a date this week

and the family is participating in another 5K!

...this is why I savor slow days!

Simple Woman's Daybook...

My sister found the simple woman's daybook and is participating in this week's daybook. Reading her post was a lot of fun (in fact, Emme read it at the library and said "Aunt Gabe's blog is funnier than yours"), so I thought I'd chime in with my own daybook....

Here is my journal page for today...

Outside my window... it is dreary, gloomy, rainy, wet, cold, etc., etc. It was a perfect day to sleep in a little and I allowed myself that simple pleasure.

I am thinking... how thankful I am for this rain. I can not imagine how a person lives in a dry climate with little rain to grow green grass and trees. Today, Emily commented on the different shades of green that there are.

I am thankful for... so, so much! My heart overflows. I'm thankful for new life in the birth of Aimee Lane this morning... thankful for my life, my husband, my children, my family and most of all my GOD!

From the learning rooms... I again thanked the LORD this morning for the opportunity to school my children at home. Years ago, I lamented that we don't have a learning room/school room. Instead, our home became the learning room. It seems like the LORD has been expanding our walls to have school overflow to the out of doors, to other places and with other people. It's amazing, really because when I take my hands of the reins and let Him guide and direct, we learn and grow much more.... He expands our learning room and teaches us so much of Him.

From the kitchen... I have turkey quiche in the oven right now. I roasted a large bird over the weekend and we have been feasting on turkey, turkey and more turkey. It's one of our favorite things! I put some in the crockpot before we went to the library today, thinking we would have soup tonight. Eric talked me into quiche. I believe the exact 13 year old words were "If you wanted to be a really good mom, you would make quiche tonight". He didn't have an answer when I asked him why my being a good mom always revolves around what I do for him.

I am wearing... my old stand by... jeans and a white 3 quarter length v-neck tee. I did have a hoodie on earlier today for something different.

I am creating... a VBS/Vacation Bible School program and curriculum, as well as another Sunday School curriculum. I'm getting excited about the children of Israel's journey through the wilderness. We'll study a bit of it at VBS in early June and then the rest of the summer's Sunday School lessons will carry on the theme.

I am reading... Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy. ; ) Seriously, as well as that, I'm reading another Francine Rivers novel. I love her works!

I am hoping... to meet with my friend Anne tomorrow night for coffee and to find out that she will be willing to co-write our church's children's curriculum with me. Our little congregation has grown by leaps and bounds this winter. It's exciting to see all of the children and it's overwhelming at the same time.

I am hearing.... the dishwasher, the dryer and the 13 year old rummaging through the pantry. All the sounds of motherhood....

Around the house... all is at peace. The girls are playing American Girls in their rooms and Eric is working on a class project in the kitchen. I love times like this and on the days where everyone is bickering and arguing, I have to remind myself that sometimes it actually is peaceful in this house.

One of my favorite things... is Bible study and writing Bible curriculum. I'm learning that there is a joy to doing what God equips you to do. I love learning through writing.

A few plans for the rest of the week... school is winding down... 4 more days! So, we'll hopefully finish this week on a good note and then Monday will be our final day of school. Saturday I'm planning on making a quick trip to our local homeschool convention for some good deals.

Here are a couple of pictures...