Daybook 11-29-10

Outside My Window... it's snowing. Big, beautiful white flakes. We are supposed to get quite the storm today. Kids are excited!

I Am Listening To... the furnace kicking on. There is also an annoying high-pitched squeal coming from the large freezer.

I Am Wearing... comfy t-shirt, pink fleece pants, wool socks

I Am Grateful For... so many things, family, friends, ability to homeschool, full freezers

I Am Reading... many, many, many Advent and Christmas books

I Am Thinking... about our daily Advent activities

I Am Creating... a clean and healthy home

Towards a Real Education... Term 2, week 4 - incorporating Advent and Christmas into all lessons this month

To Live the Liturgy... Advent! St. Andrew, St. Francis Xavier, start Immaculate Conception and Our Lady of Guadalupe Novenas

I Am Hoping and Praying... for a faith-filled Advent

From the Kitchen... Chicken in Mushroom Gravy in the slow-cooker

One of my Favorite Things... winning football teams - Go Vikes!!

A Few Plans for the rest of the Week... more dentist visits...

A Picture Thought... Choir Christmas Concert this weekend

Happy Thanksgiving!!

Daybook 11-22-10 Thanksgiving Week!

Outside My Window... dark, windy, 10 degrees.....COLD!

I Am Listening To... the local weather, the dryer, the coffeemaker

I Am Wearing... pajama's

I Am Grateful For... a working furnace

I Am Reading... Percy Jackson: The Lightning Thief...much better than the movie

I Am Thinking... about travel plans

I Am Creating... well, I am trying to create a warm and loving home

Towards a Real Education... week 3 of term 2

To Live the Liturgy... St Cecilia, beginning of Advent

I Am Hoping and Praying... for our family

From the Kitchen... Rotisserie Chicken in the slow-cooker

One of my Favorite Things... football

A Few Plans for the rest of the Week... visiting family

A Picture Thought...

Quote for today...

Be gentle to all and stern with yourself....St. Teresa of Avila

Quote for today...

No man has ever lived that had enough of children's gratitude or a woman's love...William Butler Yeats

Quote for today...

Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it...
William Arthur Ward

Quote for today...

What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.

Thought for today...

What would you attempt to do...if you knew you couldn't fail?

Daybook 11-15-10

Outside My Window... c-c-c-cold and snow

I Am Listening To... the washer and dryer

I Am Wearing... camo pajama pants and a t-shirt

I Am Grateful For... the opportunity to make online friends IRL friends

I Am Reading... Clockers...sorry, Simcha, I don't like it

I Am Thinking... about Thanksgiving plans

I Am Creating... Advent plans

Towards a Real Education... week 2 of term 2

To Live the Liturgy... St Elizabeth of Hungary, St Rose Philippine Duchesne

I Am Hoping and Praying... for friends and babies

From the Kitchen... Beaver Stew

One of my Favorite Things... babies at Mass

A Few Plans for the rest of the Week... dance class, french class, blood tests

A Picture Thought...

Daybook 11-08-10 Birthday Week!

Outside My Window... sunny and 60!

I Am Listening To... the rice cooker

I Am Wearing... pj's and robe - about to dash into the shower

I Am Grateful For... my husband filling his deer permits, and the Vikings win

I Am Reading... nothing at the moment. Library run tomorrow.

I Am Thinking... about my soon-to-be IRL friends coming to visit.

I Am Creating... a clean home

Towards a Real Education... week 1 of term 2 - yippee!

To Live the Liturgy... St. Martin of Tours, St. Josaphet, Mother Cabrini, St. Stanislas Kostka

I Am Hoping and Praying... for a man we met this past weekend...story here

From the Kitchen... Rotisserie Chicken in the slow cooker with rice on the side -- YUM!

One of my Favorite Things... girls weekend (with Bret, of course) Next year Vince may be there!

A Few Plans for the rest of the Week... cleaning, cleaning, cleaning...oh, and my birthday.....

A Video Thought.... It brought tears to my eyes....

I voted!

Did you?

KidSing 2010

This past weekend my daughter was fortunate to be invited to participate in KidSing. For those of you in Central Minnesota, KidSing is an annual event co-sponsored by The St. John's Boys Choir and the SCSU Cantabile Girls'Choir.

From the website....

The St. John's Boys' Choir in collaboration with the SCSU Cantabile Girls' Choir will invite 100 area school children to spend the day with them - singing, playing games, having fun, and making new friends. All children will spend the day in workshops and activities with conductors André Heywood, Sarah Cohen, Betsy Eickhoff and Brandon Nordhues. The day will conclude with a concert for the community at 4:00 pm in Ritsche Auditorium.

My daughter loved every minute of her day. So much so that she has asked to audition next year for the Cantabile Choir. They spent the day learning how to sing in a choir, which I have not been able to teach her as a homeschooler.

If you are able to have your kids participate next year, do it.

All Saints Daybook 11-01-10

Outside My Window... 28 degrees

I Am Listening To... Stormbreaker (the book is better)

I Am Wearing... pajama's. I hurt my back so I'm using the heating pad.

I Am Grateful For... my husband

I Am Reading... Writing with Ease (still)

I Am Thinking... about the elections tomorrow

I Am Creating... a warm and inviting home

Towards a Real Education... week 9 of term 1

To Live the Liturgy... All Saints today, All Souls tomorrow

I Am Hoping and Praying... for voter turnout and sensible election results

From the Kitchen... church hotdish

One of my Favorite Things... skype

A Few Plans for the rest of the Week... painting, cleaning, purging

A Picture Thought...