my first daybook

I thought it might be nice to do a 'daybook entry';

I always enjoy reading Elizabeth's and Susan's

but I've never done one before;

figured it was about time...

Outside my window

it's rather overcast this morning

and cool - it's 80 right now

with a high of only 94 degrees today.

Summer is winding down.

I am listening to

the hum of the ceiling fan.

Surprisingly, not much else at the moment.

I am thankful

for my husband.

He loves me so much.

The past few years have been rough.

Very rough.

This year, especially so.

And yet, he is patient with me.

I have a hard time even believing

 that I will ever be 'normal' again,

but he believes for me.

I am wearing

a black ruffly shirt

which sounds like I'm all together,

but really, I wear the shirt as jammies, 

because I look like a cupcake in it,

but it is soo soft and comfy, I couldn't bear to get rid of it.

On the bottom half ~ black stretchy pants

athletic pants - but there's no athleticism here...

And of course, 

bare feet with purply-pink nail polish.

I prefer the hot pink, but the bottle is getting low.

I am thinking

that I'd better get my Letter of Intent

filled out and turned in today.

In the kitchen

there is tons of fruit;

sales have been good.

This week I got peaches, plums, and nectarines for $ .19 each

and grapes for $ .79/lb

I am reading

mostly education books right now.

A Charlotte Mason Companion, The Three Rs,

and Educating the Wholehearted Child

top the stack.

I'm very slowly working my way through

the Experiencing God study.

I am at the point in my life where I want to know

'book, chapter, and verse' on everything

so my Bible is being used as a reference tool right now.

I am pondering

"When home is ruled according to God's word,

angels might be asked to stay with us

and they would not find themselves out of their element"

 Charles Spurgeon

I am afraid angels 

would not be very comfortable

in our home

most days.

I am creating

school plans. 

At least that's what I need to be creating.

I've got the fabric all cut out for my next quilt.

Actually, I had the fabric all cut,

but then I found a few more fabrics

when I went to Joann's this weekend,

so I'll need to spend a few minutes cutting those out also.

I am looking forward to

August 25th.

That is Marcos' court date.

We are ready for our family to get back to normal.

I know it's horrible, but

I don't do so well with people living in my home.

When we lived in Germany, 

our dearest friends lived with us for 2 weeks

before moving back to the States.

I didn't start missing them for years.

Around the house

there is much to be done.

Always.

~

Speaking of much to be done,

I best get to doing it.