Outside my window...Bright, clear and sunny...looks like a lovely day
I am thinking...
Of many things: life, choices, love, and what makes life worth living--
very deep!
I am thankful for...the power of the Holy Spirit, which can renew the face of the earth
and inspire and guide us.
Come, Holy Spirit. Come by means of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Your well-beloved Spouse.
From the learning rooms...We need to do Sammy's CAT testing this week,
and then its all about packing up this year, putting together portfolios, organizing school supplies, and pulling out and shelving next year's books.
Ethan will continue doing Teaching Textbooks throughout the summer,
and Isaac will keep doing Rosetta Stone French (or else!!)
I am pretty sure I have most of next year's curriculum figured out,
but I keep finding great new ideas at different blogs and websites I visit!!! It's making my job more difficult, for sure. I am still working on condensing all the religion ideas I have found into a workable curriculum.
From the kitchen...I have been very uninspired as of late. We are trying to add more fruits and veggies to our diet. I find that if I set out a bowl of grapes, sliced cukes or cut up watermelon, nobody whines for snacks. I am going to try to keep something healthy and "ready-to-go" on the counter in the afternoon hours.
I need to work on reducing our grocery bill. Seriously! It seems that I need to treat grocery consumption like finances... we need an "eating budget". This means, though, that I am going to need to prepare all lunches and snacks for everyone, and budget them out so that they are all eating the same thing and I can keep a close eye on amounts eaten. I find that when I allow them to make their own sandwiches, lots of food gets wasted, or someone will see their sibling's lunch and decide that it looks better than their own and want that instead. Too many food choices, around this house anyway, leads to waste, excessive eating, and a distorted view of food. Even though I only have one child with a weight issue, most of them view food in a gluttonous way. This needs to change. I am hoping to see an improvement in our weekly grocery bill because of it.
I am going...to take my daughter to work in a few minutes, then get to those CAT tests.
I am reading...finished Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (book two), but I will be posting about Harry separately. I am also reading "A Father Who Keeps His Promises" by Scott Hahn.
And lots and lots of curriculum ideas, books, catalogs, blogs.....
I am hoping...Sammy doesn't freak out about his first standardized testing experience.
I am also hoping that Isaac does well on his SATs this weekend.
I am hearing...Guitar Hero being played, when I should be hearing beds being made and morning chores being done...I will have to investigate.....
Around the house...it doesn't look too bad, after all we weren't here very much this weekend...3 soccer games and 2 baseball games, last day of CCD, Mass, of course, and just because we don't get
enough soccer, we went to my nephew's soccer game also:)
One of my favorite things...hearing my children engaged in imaginative play together, which they are right now.
Love it.
A few plans for the rest of the week:Clean the car (oh my yes! clean the car!), finish CAT testing, laundry, research health insurance options (yuk), plant flowers at the Church, laundry, soccer, baseball, curriculum planning, laundry, and did I mention baseball?
Teen son just found out that his baseball team made the state playoffs!! Congratulations, Isaac!
Go Cardinals!
Here is picture thought I am sharing...
College girl and teen son hamming it up after our production of "The Tempest"
Isaac is still in his King Alonzo attire.
Love that they can bond over Shakespeare!
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