Daybook :: Sunday Night

FOR TODAY
   wrote this on Sunday night, publishing on Tuesday morning:: real life


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Outside my window...glorious!  This is one of the lovliest Austin autumns I can remember.  Moderate in every way which means lots of time spent out of doors.
I am pondering...homeschooling.  I am revisiting my reasons and my goals and making sure they match up with what is best for each of our children. 
I am thankful...for a friend's baby home from the hospital and another friend's lovely daughter who has just taken the veil
From the learning rooms...well, not so much productive happened around the kitchen table this week in terms of academia.  But I am alright with that. 
From the kitchen...*sigh* I got a little lazy this week.  We're slightly out of the groove, but tomorrow starts another week and a fresh start.  Also, the children and I have been reading Michael Pollan's Food Rules.  They are simple and short and, honestly, there is nothing really new there, but it has prompted some interesting conversations and questions at the meal times.

I am wearing...long black maternity skirt and sage green sweater (a hand-me-down from a friend).  If you are talking about someone who is really ready to move on from the maternity wardrobe, you must be talking about me.
I am creating...it is so very difficult to find times to create anything these days. I keep trying, though.  I think I ought to make a new habit of posting a work in progress picture every Wednesday just to keep me oriented toward a goal.
I am going...well, I'll just wait to see what happens.  Seems I always jinx my own plans when I announce them ahead of time.

I am reading... {same as last week} Farmer Boy for the younger set. Past the half-way mark in Shaking the Nickel Bush for all the clan. Food Rules at dinner time--just a couple of rules at a time. Great conversation follows.

I am hoping...for a triumphant success in The Prof's current project, for a few visits from some good friends this week, and for clarity.
I am hearing...the hum of the computers and the occasional sleepy sigh of Little Britches (formerly Little O) who is deep in dreamland, cuddled up to his 2"x4"

Around the house things are a terrible mess.  I just can't seem to get ahead.
One of my favorite things...Blue Bell ice cream.  Yum!  From the summer flavors Key Lime Pie and Peaches and Cream to the perennial favorite Neapolitan (with real strawberries!) and our new favorite Cotton Candy, Blue Bell ice cream is simply the best.
A few plans for the rest of the week: Hoping to help Sunshine work on a couple of American Heritage Girls badges  (cake decorating & sewing).  We must move past the planning stages for the saints costumes and get them to the sewing table for sure!

Here is picture for thought I am sharing...aack, the desktop with the photos is rather sickly, so I have no pictures I can share today...