Daybook...post birthday weekend

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Outside my window...

...blue skies, a lot of clouds, slight breeze, coolish temps -- a perfect summer day thus far. It's only 9 a.m., however.

I am thinking... 

...that I hope I don't get paved into my corner of the street today. The city is sealing the street and I am on the closed end of a court -- can't see the end from our house. I hope I hear them start before it's too late to move my car. I need to pick up Noah at 10:45. I should just move my car off the street, but where's the excitement in that?

(Noted later -- I did not get stuck on the street and they paved while I was gone. Good timing.)

I am thankful for...

...my grandma. We traveled this weekend to help her celebrate her 95th birthday on Saturday. We share a birthday so it was a wonderful way to celebrate (or not) my own. I don't think I've ever had a birthday when I thought less about my own birthday. Not a bad way to go. By the time we got home from our day trip it was 7:30 in the evening. We ordered pizza for dinner, I drank some lovely red wine and opened a few gifts. Low key all the way. We can party next year (for the big 5-0).

...my husband, who tries very hard to make birthdays special, even when the situation makes it difficult

...hot, (strong) black coffee, always

From the lesson plans...

...some fun new online math for Faith, which renewed some interest in times tables (thanks Suzie and Charlotte).

Listening to The Penderwicks on CD in the car and reading Little House on the Prairie at home.

From the kitchen...

...some chicken hot dogs with chili sauce for dinner, watermelon -- an easy summer dinner. The kids sampled the dogs at Trader Joes and said they were really good.

I am wearing...

...khaki crops and a blue top (do you think I'm boring yet? If you think that's all I ever wear, you'd almost be right! I'm the kind of person that finds a pair of pants I like and I buy them in three colors -- or three pair in the same color!).

I am creating...

...some more rosaries this week, just for fun, and pajamas for Faith. I'm starting baby quilts for my neighbor who is having twin girls this summer. Pink, aqua and brown are her nursery colors -- the fabrics I chose are too cute!

I am reading...

...The Distant Hours by Kate Morton the author of The Forgotten Garden. Having a harder time getting into this one -- the characters are not quite as interesting.

I am hoping...

...for some sewing time today, and a quiet relaxing evening -- trying to keep my expectations low  ;-)

I am hearing...

...Mario Galaxy on the Wii -- Faith woke up and turned it on first thing. Ugh.

Around the house...

...laundry to catch up on, as always. Picking up. I need to do a big clean in the basement, but not today. Tomorrow's another day. ;-) Haha, I wrote that last week and the basement still needs a big clean, but it was at least swept last week by one of the boys.

I am going...

...to go get Noah for the lunch break and maybe go to Target to kill time. Probably not a good thing.  (Later noted that I only spent about $60, which is good for me and Target.)

One of my favorite things...

...starting (and finishing) rosaries

...little girl baby doll pajamas

...birthday cake -- baked by moi

...Our Blessed Mother. Always.

I am praying for...

...my children, especially Noah, and my husband
...my mother-in-law recovering from hip replacement
...Doug's Uncle Walt who is having surgery on Wednesday
...Joshua's girlfriend, who is in Spain this week -- returning home on Friday

...my grandma, who I learned last night was taking an chronic overdose of aspirin and became very confused a few weeks ago -- the family needs to do something about her meds and her access to them

...our priests and all religious
...several soldiers
...all of the babies whose mothers are contemplating abortion this week

A few plans for the rest of the week...

...some sewing, some reading, some organizing, some relaxing -- I've got a pattern going here

A photo thought...

My grandma at her birthday party. And just so you know that a baseball-themed cake is not such an odd thing for a 95-year-old-grandma -- she's a huge Reds fan.

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