Daybook~10/19

For Tuesday, October 19, 2010~

Outside my window~

cool, dark, chance of rain today

I am hearing~

the fan on our A/C unit is circulating air

but other than that, I hear nothing

I am thinking~
about my Hubbie, and

about doing some baking today after school is finished  :)

I am thankful~

for a loving family,

and for the responsibility of voting in just two weeks

I am remembering~

what a fun time our family had at

our church's Fall Festival this past Saturday

I am reading~

nothing extra...just the essentials

(Bible, cooking magazines)

I am hoping~

that our newest nephew did well last night

since it was his first night home!

On my mind~

are some of my friends

From the learning rooms~

"R" recently learned how to check addition,

multiplication, and division by "casting out 9's"...pretty neat stuff!

"D" told me the other day,

"Mom, can we just do first grade? I remember all this stuff from K4!"

"S" learns new words every day. My most recent favorite was "hudder". Any

ideas on what word was being said?

Noticing that~

after our church revival next week, the calendar is

going to be changed fairly soon...so hard to believe that November

is right around the corner!

Wondering~

if I really should start the exercise DVD? I definitely

don't want to, but I definitely ought to...

I am praying~

for the elections coming November 2nd...

I am creating~

actually, I am helping "R" get her mammal poster finished. It is

looking really nice so far. She is very pleased.

Pondering these words~

"America has never been an empire. We may be the only great power in history

that had the chance, and refused - preferring greatness to power

and justice to glory."

43rd President of the United States

George W. Bush

November 19, 1999

From the kitchen this week~

french toast and sausage

pork BBQ

mozzarella chicken

steak fajitas

poppy seed chicken casserole

baked mostaccioli (new recipe)

swiss steak

chicken tenders

Around the house~

little projects are slowly getting finished:

kids' clothes that they have outgrown, getting passed on

autumn decorations finished

school project is nearing completion

yard work is basically done for the season

driveway resealed

One of my favorite things~

I probably say this often, but I so enjoy

spending time with my sweetheart and my family!

A few plans for the rest of the week~

library run

church on Wednesday

quiet week (so far)  :)

From my picture journal~

a few autumn decorations

~our front entry~

welcome!

~cornicopia came from a "Buckwheat Festival" that one

of my students went to years ago...she is now a Junior in

High School...Monogrammed plate

is from Kirkland's~

~care for some candy corn?~

 ~just a few of my pumpkins~

 ~looks like someone has enjoyed those harvest colored M&M's~

 One day I caught our youngest on the couch, leaning

over the pillows, and enjoying these candies! ~

 ~simple, but pretty pumpkin candleholder. It now has an

orange/brown candle in it~

 ~a recent find from Yankee Candle~

Have you seen all the beautiful sunflower dishes at Cracker Barrel?

Thank you for stopping by today. I hope you have a great Tuesday!

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