FOR TODAY…

Outside my window… misty moisty morning (see bottom)

I am thankful for… I am thankful for late night phone visits this week, friends who say just the right things, giving and receiving encouragement, and new beginnings.

I am wearing…out of workout clothes and into button down jean skirt, blue striped short sleeved cotton sweater, sandals. In need of a hair cut I think. 

I am remembering… why I do the things I do. In the course of sharing with others recently I have been convicted to recommit to some important principles. 

I am creating… a photography project which has my creative juices flowing.  It is good to make lovely things. Pictures come more easily than words these days. Creating pockets of silence is also beautiful.

I am going…to meet the contractor to  finish paperwork, send off some school paperwork, clean the van. 

I am reading…Love, Joy, and Peace by Fr Andre Prevot.  It's a short book but a slow read as I chew on it all. Also picked up Asher's latest, Columbine by Dave Cullen. Faster read. Disturbing.

Moira is reading The Perilous Road.  Aidan is reading Teenage Saint. Kieran is reading Catholic Stories for Boys and Girls. 

I am praying… for a son, for a kindred spirit I recently 'met' through the blog, for a dear friend, for a private intention 

On my mind…grace and that whole 'having eyes that do not see and ears that do not hear' phenomenon.  Faith is a gift, but not one we can give.  Only He gives. I wish it was not so. 

From the learning rooms… If last year won the strongest finish award, this fall wins the strongest start. The kids are in a great rhythm with their curriculum and rising to the challenge of studying and memorizing etc.  The littles are enjoying circle time. B-I-N-G-O is a big hit <g>

From the kitchen...CAKE.  Lots of cake and cake accessories.  I never dreamed there WERE so many cake accessories.  The girls are enrolled in the Wilton Cake Course I this month. Did I mention there are a LOT of materials involved?  It's a good thing though.  They are learning so very much each week and sharing their new skills with me.  They are building a good stash for hope chests.  And hey, we have dessert covered. : ) 

Around the house…Aidan and Brendan's room is patched and ready for painting.  Granted, it has been ready for painting for a few weeks now….

Nevertheless, this is the week I tell you. 

One of my favorite things~Italian pottery, which looks remarkably similar to Mexican pottery, and makes me smile every time I pass it. Must get a picture. 

A few plans for the rest of the week: we are going to cake class, I am going to give Moira a haircut, and am continuing to hit the treadmill in the mornings.  And yes Allen, I am going to turn the treadmill on too. Go, me. : ) 

From my picture journal…