Our Hearts' Haven: MY HEARTS' HAVEN DAYBOOK 2008

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My Hearts' Haven Daybook

October 26, 2008

On Sunday afternoon.....

Outside My Window.......one of the most glorious fall days ever in the history of the world! :) I will definitely be spending time outside today! This weekend hovers near 80*......next weekend will be lucky to reach 60*.

I am thinking........we sure had a great soccer season in this house. Both little boys had great fun and their skills improved immensely. Garrett had an incredibly gifted coach. His team made it to the championship game.........and it ended in a tie.

I am thankful for.............able-bodied children and a husband who leads them to use their able-bodied-ness by such great example. :)

Marty and Garrett and a friend went out woodcutting.......and brought two loads to our house.

From the kitchen.........cooked a pot of black beans for later this week, baked chicken for sandwiches this week............and Sarah made a veggie soup for dinner, heavy on garden carrots!

I am wearing........camping clothes, of course.....I am winterizing! Flowery old skirt and a flowery old shirt.................short-sleeves because it is almost hot.

I am creating........an organized garage, so we will be ready when it falls apart this winter. :)

I am going...........to try to get all of these groceries put away that my husband so lovingly buys for us every few weeks.

I am reading.........just 25 pages from the end of CS Lewis' The Four Loves!!!!

.........and the local weekly paper, which, in the last two issues (once a week) has been way less boring than usual..........in fact, it has been enjoyable.............The Magician's Nephew, also by Lewis, to the wee folk in my house.

I am hoping.............for a calm, lovely, grace-filled week. And you?

I am hearing......quiet chatting from the younger girls as they do some writing schoolwork.

I am wondering.......why in the world did I sign up to take another class and exam??? More studying to do, but thankfully, in a topic I hope I am WAY more familiar with! It is a class on Advanced Fetal Monitoring, to be taken the first week in November.

Around the house.......scattered clutter......easily picked-up........and lots of clean laundry......including loads dried on the line in today's sunshine.

Now Showing..........more episodes of Monarch of the Glen, the kids watched After the Thin Man and second Star Wars movie, borrowed from the library.

Just a note: Of course, we know that too much TV watching turns brains to mush from the PASSIVENESS of the activity. No worries here..........NOTHING is passive about our interaction with the television :)...........our family interacts quite well with each other (READ that as: chats and discusses constantly) during movies while being easily and cheaply entertained. Watching a good movie is a fun activity here. No commercials in the house! :)

In the schoolroom.........a bit of clutter! Oh, I forgot...........NOT the physicalness of the actual room........let's see, everyine worked a bit harder this week, though it was still a bit hectic. And, next week promises to be AS hectic, maybe more :)

Greek Myths, French and Indian wars, Father Junipero Serra
Fractions, skip couting by fives and tens, tally marks, geometry
SAT prep
Learning lines
Harvesting garden and orchard
Reading a book about Plato (Maddelyn), Struggle for a Continent by Marrin (Sarah)......etc
Home Ec
Piano-Voice-eeeeendless singing here :)

.....and more, I hope!

One of my favorite things.........cliche, I know, this time of year............but the fall leaves on the trees, around every corner you drive. And, as I drive a lot :).....I see a lot of corners.

Signs of the seasons............pumpkin bread for the baby shower??? I hope I remember!

The garden is now empty.........and the chickens are let loose to finish up the garden......they go nuts and can mow it down to the ground quite quickly....they are very impressive! :)

We are winterizing the property..........and the kids and Marty are woodcutting and chopping wood.

Apples are now all plucked from the trees.......and the dehydrator runs almost constantly.

A Few Plans For The Rest Of The Week...........Monday craziness minus the piano lessons as it is group lesson week.......so, I will be planning a Monday scrapbook day with Louise.........Tuesday school........Wed.......clean house because Gloria and John will on their way up for their first visit since July 4th............Thursday......work.............Friday, clean some more and bake two cheesecakes....mmmmm........for a double baby shower at my house in Saturday morning for Gloria & Maria followed by a SIMPLE All Saints' Day Party with Gloria's family.............Sunday: Mass and hang with G Family.

Special prayer requests on my mind this week.........same as last week..........plus 2 marriages I know that is broken, and the kids involved........for our local crisis pregnancy center.............for a group of local friends heading to India to help a Christian mission......for our government........for the election........oh, for our sweet little kittens....there are two and one may not be well.......and I SO wanted them perfect for a little Christmas present for two sweet little girls. (Update: I BEGGED Saint Francis for help..........and the kitten appears perfect at this time..............and I named the kittens Francis and Clare..........while they are living with us.)

St. Gerard's List..........Elizabeth , still on bedrest, Lissa, Alice, Bridget, Gloria (a different one! And, she has a new blog!), Sherry, a local friend and all of my patients!

I am currently scrapbooking..........so, Louise and I have agreed to do some scrapbooking tomorrow (Monday), starting early in the day while our two littles play and the olders are at rehearsal, and then we will share a dinner and I will take mine offspring home and come back and scrapbook while our husbands play volleyball. We need a good long stretch to get us jumpstarted.....plus, Louise needs to try scrapbooking when she isn't feeling like she wants to sleep :) I hope to start our Star-Spangled Adventure album, finally.

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