For today, September 28, 2009
outside my window...
...very warm, but we expect a cold front tonight!! Thank you, Lord!!
I am thinking...
...of my mom's friend who is suffering terribly with cancer.
I am thankful...
...for generous family and friends who gave me a wonderful baby shower on Saturday. It was a sweet time of fellowship and celebration of our little one. My girls had a great time. Mary-Grace was our photographer, actually getting some good pictures, and Ava brought me gifts. Each time I would open the card to find out who the gift was from, she would look at that person and say, "THANK YOU!!!" before the gift was unwrapped. She was too cute.
from the kitchen...
Shrimp pasta, apples & chicken (scroll down), taco soup, beignets, leftovers;
simple breakfasts and lunches. It feels good to have a plan!
from the learning room...
We begin F week today. We are excited, and really enjoying the Alphabet Path this year. We are plugging along with our core subjects, and I am so proud of what my kids are showing themselves capable of. We will wrap up our second history unit this week, as well as putting together a hurricane lapbook. It will be a full week!
living the liturical year at home...
It's a big week!
On Tuesday, we'll celebrate St. Michael the Archangel with special waffles, activities, and devil's food cupcakes with swords.
Wednesday is for St. Jerome with lion cupcakes.
And Thursday is for our dear St. Therese. We are looking forward to having friends over Thursday night to celebrate our family's patron. I'm hoping to make it to Mass that day also.
Friday, we celebrate the Holy Guardian Angels with angel hair pasta and angel food cake.
Sunday, our godchild will be baptized on the feast of St. Francis of Assisi, who is also Phil's patron saint.
Whew!
I am creating...
...lesson plans for this week, felt food, Christmas gifts, a baby room, and most importantly, a baby.
I am wearing...
...my new denim skirt and a lime green shirt.
I am hoping...
...for a peaceful, albeit very busy week.
I am praying...
...for Mom's friend, for my children who all have colds, for a healthy baby and delivery.
I am hearing...
...quiet.
Around the house...
...I'm hoping we can wrap up our major cleaning projects in the next couple of weeks. It's amazing to me every pregnancy how this nesting business works! The things that I want to have clean are so random.
One of my favorite things...
...Coffee Mate's Creme Brulee creamer. I have given up sugar and flour for this last trimester (with the exception of very special occasions like baby showers!), so this was one of those things I gave up. Stevia and half-and-half don't hold a candle to my favorite creamer! I might pack a bottle for the hospital since they put refrigerators in all the postpartum rooms.
A few plans for this week...
Lots of liturgical plans!
Ballet for Mary-Grace on Monday (scratch that...she woke up with fever).
Dentist appointments for the kids on Wednesday
Birthday parties on Friday night and Saturday afternoon for friends
John's baptism on Sunday, plus another birthday party for a friend (if it's doable, no promises on that one!)
A picture thought I'm sharing...
Mary-Grace learning to "embroider" for E week. I remember doing this as a child, just making lots of stitches. She loved it!
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