Daybook 11/16/10

I am thankful for...
*My parents' recent visit :)
*My in-law's upcoming visit :)
*Beautiful Fall leaves outside my windows

From the learning rooms...
*I've ordered some Geometry workbooks to help get the basics down while I search for the mythical "perfect" curriculum.

From the kitchen...
*Some leftover frittata for breakfast
*Lots of water--must drink more water!

I am wearing...
*old jeans, old t-shirt--NOT my official uniform of the day, I promise

I am creating...
*Clean laundry :)--listening to the dryer run now

I am going...
*To the library with the kids
*Later, hubby and I are invited over to a friend's house to talk about some church stuff.

I am reading...
*The Bible
*Hamlet's Blackberry...odd title, huh? It's about our society's addiction to "connectedness" and the blessing/curse that has become to most of us. Food for thought....

I am hoping...
*To get caught up (briefly) on laundry
*To take a run later

I am hearing...
*Laundry tumbling in the dryer
*Children chattering

A few plans for the rest of the week:
*My in-laws are coming for a visit
*Preparing for Thanksgiving

A picture for thought...

This is a pic from last Nov. of my parents, my brother's family, and my family.

Later Days!
Kelly

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11/10/10

I am thankful for...
*Family coming to visit soon :)
*Good friends who make me laugh
*Being back in our church's sanctuary following post-fire renovations

From the learning rooms...
*Geometry is not working :P . Rather, the curriculum I bought isn't working--must rethink strategy

From the kitchen...
*The lunch mess waiting to be cleared away....

I am wearing...
*shorts, long-sleeve t-shirt, apron...a warm day after several cold ones

I am creating...
*A mess--got to get to those lunch dishes!

I am going...
*To church tonight...beginning with children's choir at 6

I am reading...
*The Bible
*Just finished Jan Karon's In the Company of Others (good)

I am hoping...
*To get caught up (briefly) on laundry

I am hearing...
*Laundry tumbling in the dryer
*Children chattering

A few plans for the rest of the week:
*My parents are coming to visit
*A birthday party for one of M's friends

Later Days!
Kelly

Back in Town....

...not that I was gone for very long but it's certainly been a long time since I posted on my blog :).

Most of the time when I fail to post it's procrastination, pure and simple. Once you go a few days without posting it's easy to go a few days more without posting and then a few days more...and a few days more....

So, in summary, I'm lazy. Maybe I'll eventually get around to posting pics of my kids in their Fall Festival costumes but we'll just have to see how motivated I get before I forget them.

More recently, I took a weekend trip to Savannah, Georgia, with some of my friends from church. Eight of us stayed in Paula Deen's beach house, ate at her restaurant on Friday night (The Lady and Sons) and ate at her brother's restaurant on Saturday night (Uncle Bubba's Oyster House). Delicious southern cooking, but waaaay overpriced. Most of our crowd enjoyed Bubba's more; I, however, not being a big fan of seafood, enjoyed Paula's place more. I want it noted that I TRIED to like seafood--I tried crab cakes, fried shrimp, and some sort of seafood dip. I'm still not a big fan of seafood :). I can highly recommend the pecan pie, though!

Hubby and the kids did just fine without me--even trying hard to have the house sparking clean when I got home. Some of us left Savannah earrrrrrly Sunday morning so we'd be back for church, so I didn't get to see the house until lunchtime on Sunday. Imagine my surprise when I came in to find the kitchen floor covered in bubbles, courtesy of a dishwasher malfunction!! At least the kitchen floor was sparkling for a little while....

Later Days!
Kelly