The Simple Woman’s Daybook for 9/15/08

Outside My Window…The sun is not up yet.  Even so, it’s warm.  I’ve got a red pepper ripe and ready to pick out in the porch garden.  My marigolds are still going to town, even though I’ve been bad and haven’t deadheaded them like I should.

I am thinking…About all the ideas I have for novels.  Not nearly as much time to write as I would like, but there’s plenty of time to think while doing dishes and folding laundry.  I’ve got that “itch” to write at the moment—big time.

I am thankful for…My sweet boys.  I can’t imagine what my life would be like without them.  Pretty depressing, I am pretty sure!

From the kitchen…Not much, at the moment.  Supper plans for the week include nachos, chicken and stuffing casserole, and pancakes.  Yep, I’m due for a trip to the grocery store!

I am wearing…Jeans shorts, a royal blue T-shirt, bare feet.

I am creating…This blog post—and not much else at the moment.

I am going…To have a day at home.  It wasn’t the plan.  On a normal Monday, I would be going to Bible study in the morning; but little Levi is sick with a high fever and runny nose.  I am sorry to be missing my class, but at the same time, it’s rather nice not to have to venture out.  I’m tired.

I am reading…The latest issues of Southern Living and Victoria magazines; the Bible book of Acts (still—it’s a long one!); and not much else.  I am between books right now.  Last night I finished She’s No Princess by Laura Lee Gurhke.  It was very cute, romantic, and witty, though slightly scandalous (I wouldn’t let my 14-year-old daughter read it, if I had a 14-year-old daughter!).

I am hoping…My family gets well soon.  We’ve all been sick with coughs and colds for more than a week.  Well, all of us except my 7-year-old—which is a good thing, since I would hate for him to be missing school.

I am hearing…Blue’s Clues on TV, the little boys quietly drinking their juice and moving about.

Around the house…My kitchen is a mess, and there are too many toys on the living room floor.  The boys’ room looks different after the weekend, though:  my 3-year-old, who is finally potty-trained, has a big-boy bed now!  We used the headboard and foot board from my mom’s childhood bed (and mine); he picked out some Thomas the Tank Engine sheets that he wanted; and the whole thing is topped off with the beautiful handmade quilt my mother-in-law gave him for Christmas two years ago.

One of my favorite things…Going to Mass.  It never fails:  whatever mood I happen to be in (no matter how crummy), by the time Mass is ended, I feel like a brand new person.  There is just nothing else like it on earth.

A Few Plans For The Rest Of The Week…Laundry, shopping, reading, writing, doing lessons with my 4-year-old, playing games with my kids, going on a play date, maybe having some kids over to play at our house.

Here is a picture thought I am sharing…

The other day, in between getting batches of these cookies in and out of the oven, I was frantically trying to get my bathrooms cleaned in anticipation of an after-school play date.  The little ones wanted to help out, so I handed them each a cleanser-saturated sponge and sent them to work!  Here they are in the master bathroom shower.  They had a blast, and I’m wondering why I didn’t think to do this sooner!

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Have a terrific week!