Circle Time plans for the week of September 16-20… : Bible: We’re still working on Colossians 3:12-17. We’re studying about humility from the Put On Chart this week. Catechism: R-girl moved on to the questions about the 9th and 10th commandments. Everyone else is reviewing. Hymn: Fourth verse of Now Unto Jehovah. I love that…
FOR TODAY Outside my window… the bucolic sounds of the local county fair(lawnmower racing, anyone?) I am thinking…that it’s the last day of the year I’m married to a younger man. I am thankful…for my wonderful husband. In the kitchen…ravioli and zucchini coins in the oven. Soccer practice soon! I am wearing…blue t-shirt and jeans(!)…
We had a better week. Woohoo! Well, we had a better Thursday through Friday. But, when the end of the week is good, it seems like all of it was better, you know? Part of the reason it was better is that I remembered a couple things. First, R-girl is SIX. And only a young…
Some more of Sayers’ Have His Carcase: “That policeman doesn’t believe a word I’ve been saying,” [Olga] whispered anxiously, “but you do, don’t you?” “I do,” replied Wimsey. “But you see, I can believe a thing without understanding it. It’s all a matter of training.” Linked to Wednesday with Words at Ordo-Amoris. Join us with…
Circle Time plans for the week of … : September 9-13, 2013 This will be an odd week of Circle Time. We have two piano lessons this week (one makeup); ice skating is available Wednesday (maybe); there’s a homeschool Book Club at a local library that we’d like to try out on Friday. A perfect…
FOR TODAY Outside my window… it’s hot. Like August. But in September. I am thinking…about our busy week. I am thankful…that it’s quiet time for five more minutes. In the kitchen…pancakes and bacon for dinner! I am wearing…khaki shorts and purple, flowery top. I am creating…the kids’ shrinky-dink stained glass window. I am going…to soccer…
We accomplished a lot this week. It continued to take some pulling and pushing along, but we got almost everything I planned done. So, yay. We took Monday off for Labor Day and had fun with friends at a morning birthday party and at a cookout with other friends in the evening. We had four…
I just thought this was lovely writing from Dorothy Sayers in Have His Carcase. Harriet Vane and Lord Peter Wimsey sat side by side on the beach, looking out towards the Devil’s Flat-Iron. The fresh salt wind blew strongly in from the sea, ruffling Harriet’s dark hair. The weather was fine, but the sunshine came…