Daybook :: All Saints' Day

FOR TODAY  {November 1, 2010}
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Outside my window...I wonder what the plethora of wooly bear caterpillars might signal about the upcoming winter.  Rosebud even observed a herd of "about twenty shiny black" spiders marching down the street together.  Oh, and then there was that hairy tarantula. GAH!

I am thinking...we need another month of working on the Tidy As You Go habit.  It is a hard one to instill.

I am thankful for a very lovely teen who genuinely loves spending time at my house helping out with household tasks and childcare.  Such a blessing, a young friend such as this.

From the learning rooms...Well, last week we more or less set the books aside to prepare for our Gathering of Hallows party.  Today no school because of the feast day.  But tomorrow the school bell rings!

From the kitchen...What with the big party this past weekend, we've sort of been limping along on leftovers, a free pizza we'd earned through pizza points, and fast food.  Tonight it is baked potato bar and then I hope to get back in culinary saddle for the rest of the week.

I am wearing...denim (maternity) skirt and black shirt. 

I am creating...created, actually, costumes for the little saints.  Once we get settled in this week though I have a list of creations to start in on.  I can hardly wait.

I am going...to Mass for the feast today and for the All Souls feast tomorrow.  Tomorrow Mass will be accompanied by the breathtaking Durufle Requiem;  I hope the little ones will quietly enjoy it, too.

I am reading...Still reading Farmer Boy to the younger set.  We finished Shaking the Nickel Bush, so I think we'll start in on The Phantom Tollbooth next.  A dear friend lent me They Have Uncrowned Him and asked me to read it.  A bit heavy, but I am obliging.

I am hoping...for some real change to come out of tomorrow's elections. 

I am hearing...lunch chatter.  Daddy heated up leftover and aforementioned teen is eating with everyone.  Its fun to hear all the mealtime chaos from afar sometimes.

Around the house trying to restore order.  Why do I feel like that is always the answer?

One of my favorite things...a clean kitchen counter (have I written that before??) I love the potential for coming in and really cooking up a delish meal, but it is so much more enjoyable when I start with a clean kitchen.

A few plans for the rest of the week: Start back to school.  Girls start rehearsing for a little Advent play.  Clear the household canvas so we can start creating some delicious things for the upcoming holidays.

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