The Simple Woman's Daybook Volume 11

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For Today, February 2nd, 2009

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Outside my window...There is a thin, pretty layer of snow on the ground that will likely melt by the afternoon. It is sunny! It is 17 degrees (-8 C) currently but is supposed to get up to 41 degrees today! This is the view from where I type.

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I am thinking...about how different each of our children are. Morgan is six and is our serious student who likes cleaning and takes care of her baby brother. Madeleine is five and is full of giggles, very very ticklish, and puts all of her energy into whatever she's doing at the moment. Noah is four and is the one who works on a task or at play with oblivious intensity; he's easily frustrated but is very easy to cheer up. Isaiah is one and a half and is a CLOWN! He is sitting at the breakfast table making funny faces and sounds so that his siblings will laugh at him. When the laughter dies down, he changes his approach. What a group!

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I am thankful for...pro-life health care providers who support NFP.

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Learning at school and at home...I caught Morgan up on 2 1/2 days of missed school in a period of 2 hours. She missed 3 1/2 days of school last week and was eager to do the work. Madeleine bounced off to school eagerly this morning with her sister. Noah loves counting and spelling his name and has recently begun asking me which letter words start with. Yay! Isaiah is a clown who entertains everyone and feeds off of their laughter and hugs. He's starting to string two words together.

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From the kitchen...it's going to be nice later this week so I'm planning on grilling steak and salmon from the freezer. This is the last of a gift of meat that we were given and it was such a wonderful treat! On other days, Rachael Ray's Chicken Fajita Tortilla Soup (not sure of the correct name), creme brulee, broccoli and cauliflower curry soup with quiche, and assorted quick-and-easy dishes.

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I am wearing...sweat pants and a Maria Goretti sweatshirt, socks, and sandals.

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I am creating...craft/science projects with the children. We have been having loads of fun with Usborne's Big Book of Science Things to Make and Do. Jeremy's mom lent us this book. It's full of fun projects and almost all of them are made up of things that we have at home. If the ingredients aren't at home already, they're cheap to buy and easy to find. I'll post pictures soon of the things that we've done.

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I am going...to get a lot accomplished today. My list is long! As soon as I post this, I'm going to start laundry, then make an appointment, then add up a collection taken this weekend at our parish for a local soup kitchen, take it to the bank, and mail a check to that organization.

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I am reading...The Associate by John Grisham. It was released on Thursday. I'm more than half way and it hasn't sucked me in yet. I could put it down and not look back but I'm counting on a good ending, kind of like the blue apple joke. I am truly a hard-to-please reader.

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A Memory...A favorite memory of mine is Father B playing the guitar for us when he visited a couple of months ago to bless our home. He picked up a tune Madeleine was singing and played it by ear. What talent! The memory was triggered when Noah asked if I could get his marble out of the guitar just now. I also shook out a clothespin, a foam sticker, and a scrap of paper.

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I am hearing...Sid the Science Kid. Earlier it was the kids giggling at the breakfast table. I get this entry done in bits and pieces here and there a little at a time throughout the morning. Anyone else?

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Around the house...Do you have a junk drawer? Just one? What's in it?

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One of my favorite things...roses from my husband. He surprised me on Friday with a half dozen--a rose to represent each member of our family. I saved all of the rose petals from all of the roses that he gave to me while we were dating. When we were to be married, we found out that the church, because of its carpet, did not want us to throw petals down. We still have them!

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A few plans for the rest of the week: Bible Study tonight, Visit my Grandpa in the hospital, My mom's birthday on Thursday, An Uppercase Living Party on Friday, Museum on Saturday, Mass on Sunday.

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Here is picture thought I am sharing...The kids are watching Wizard's Brew foam and overflow. It was an activity from the above mentioned book. The recipe calls for us to add dish soap to the vinegar before adding the baking soda, which slows down the whole process. It's neat!

Isaiah the Astronaut. Don't worry--he was supervised closely while running around with a plastic tote on his head.

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Something that will make you feel better about your housekeeping skills...There is a (clean, unsoiled) swim diaper that's frozen to the deck outside. We stripped Isaiah when we got him out of the hot tub after a dip this weekend and I forgot to pick up the diaper afterward. You better be laughing!

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