Thankful For:
* Snow...ha ha just kidding. I am not excited about the snow. I believe that last year traumatized me and I cannot see the joy in even this first snowfall. I suppose though, that I should be thankful for ALL of the things God gives me, right?
* Our driving and carpooling plans working out even amidst changing plans and crazy schedules. Somehow, God's always got them covered for us.
* A great semester of Earth Science and writing classes for my two high schoolers. Both classes were taught by others and what a joy it has been for all of us!
* Family
Praying For:
*A friend of ours that just died last night after a short bout with cancer. Please pray for the soul of Jim and for his wife and two daughters as they grieve.
* For our country as they announce the Ferguson verdict.
In The Kitchen:
Yesterday was a motivated day for me in the kitchen; which doesn't happen often enough! I made up a big batch of hot chocolate mix, made some brownies for the feast day, cooked some whole chickens, eggplant pizzas and some almond flour biscuits. It was a good dinner!
Our contribution for Thanksgiving will be some breakfast foods and coffee for a possible visit with my mil and a pumpkin pie to add to the other two my uncle will be bringing for dinner. Not bad at all!
This Week:
Monday (today) was a crazy day, as will tomorrow be. Lot's of things, people everywhere, driving, appointments. Final oral presentations will be given tomorrow by the students of the writing class. Parents are encouraged to stay and listen mwahhhahahhah. I love making them squirm. The weekend outlook is...busy. Oh well, what else is new?
In the Schoolroom:
Trying to at least get the basics done this week. I find it interesting that Ms 18 yo's college has a full week off this week (something about fall break, even though the semester ends in two weeks), while the other two girls only have Wed thru Friday off (something about fall break there, too). I guess if they all have Wednesday off, we might as well, too, because I doubt anything productive will be accomplished.
Reading:
Slowly but surely I have been reading "Rediscovering Catholicism" by Matthew Kelly. I got it for free from a Free 4 All a few years ago and am finally getting around to reading it. I'll say that it is better than I thought it would be and am finding parts of it quite timely.
For Advent, I picked up the Kindle version of "Meditations for Advent" from Sophia Institute Press. I'm really looking forward to reading one each morning of Advent and throughout the Christmas Octave as there are a total of 40 meditations.
Listening To:
Ms 16 yo cooking dinner (yay!!) and quiet. One is reading, the other is playing Legos (so shortly I should hear the sound of things exploding) and one is wandering around trying to procrastinate. He should be practicing his presentation for tomorrow! The rest of the gang is at work.
Captured:
I meant to take a picture of the snow that was pelting us, but I just couldn't do it. You'll just have to imagine it.
God Bless!
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