The Simple Woman's Daybook Volume 21

June 15, 2009

It's Our 8th Anniversary!
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Outside my window ... it is cloudy and chilly and it rained last night. It is 65 degrees outside right now with a high of 71 expected today. This is Nebraska and it is June. I expect the highs to be in the 80s, so this cool weather is a treat! But the cool snap will end; we're expected to be back into the mid and high 80s starting tomorrow. :(
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I am thinking ... that summer is already passing too quickly!

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Learning at home ... I intend to begin school exercises and continue on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays throughout the summer. I want to practice and improve the girls' reading skills, their math skills, and I want to prepare Noah for Pre-K by helping him with letters, numbers, and his name. He can write his name but the N is still backward (an endearing mistake) and I want to help him correct that and to become confident in his ability to do it. He's frustrated when he does write it, saying, "it's messy!"
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I am thankful for ... my wonderful husband, my beautiful children, and all of the family with which God has blessed me.

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From the kitchen ... Grilling chicken this week, maybe some of Rachael Ray's chicken strips with chipotle dipping sauce and fried onion rings. My mother-in-law sent lettuce home with us tonight from an aunt's garden and we'll be feasting on fresh greens! I'll be attempting a strudel, as my husband wants only that for Father's Day and I've been putting it off for seven years now. Yeesh. Any ideas on that?

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I am wearing ... shorts and a 1993 World Youth Day (Denver) T-shirt.
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I am reading ... The Unexpected Legacy of Divorce by Wallerstein, Lewis, and Blakeslee.

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I am eagerly anticipating ... the birth of my youngest cousin! My aunt is due to deliver her little girl around July 4th.

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I am listening to ... Big Whiskey and the Groo Grux King by Dave Matthews Band. What else!? We'll be sitting in the SECOND ROW at a Dave Matthews Band concert in September. I couldn't be more excited!

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I am hoping ... that our government DOES NOT attempt to nationalize health care. What a nightmare! The thought of this truly frightens me! I think that it is the worst idea that a nation could try to follow through with. Clearly the U.S. government cannot support its current programs with the money it already has coming in. America is so far in debt! This has GOT to be a wake up call for our Congress. Put the brakes on! Stop the train! I do NOT want to be a citizen of a socialist nation!
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I am creating ... vegetables and clean laundry.

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I am remembering ... the day that Jeremy and I were married. We were married in the Catholic church in which we were both baptized, St. Mary's. In fact, Jeremy received all of his sacraments there. We were married on a Friday evening. I practically pulled my father down the aisle. I remember him asking me to slow down. What a great day. I was so happy to be married to my sweetheart. The last eight years have been wonderful. They've flown by! I hope that we are given sixty or seventy more!

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Here is a picture thought that I am sharing.