Simple Woman's Daybook

Outside my window... A windy cold day.  Today is the day we start selling Girl Scout Cookies door-to-door.  I am not looking forward to this.

I am thinking... I am very troubled by some behind-the-scenes bickering going on in our homeschool group.  One individual in particular is making life rather unpleasant for the group.  I wanted to avoid things all political, but that isn't happening.  I keep getting sucked in even though I have nothing to say about the subject.

I am thankful... That my husband has the know-how about fixing all things electrical.  Last Monday we figured out that the dryer's heating element was broken.  He pulled out the dryer, located the broken part, purchased a new one, replaced it, cleaned out the dryer vent and put it all back together in just a couple of hours.  It saved us from a massive repair bill.  I am so very, very thankful that he has the skills to do this.  I hope our kids continue to watch and learn - it is such an awesome thing to be able to repair things yourself.


From the Learning Rooms... We have had a pretty standard week.  We had some fun on Wednesday building stomp rockets, and we've signed up for our homeschool group's Science Fair in March.


In the kitchen... Pancakes as soon as I am done with this!

I am wearing... I am dressed for the day already.  Standard sweater, jeans and sneakers. 


I am creating...  A quilted birthday placemat for Colin. It will be an aquarium theme. I picked out a blue watercolor background yesterday at the fabric store. Today I will search through all of my greens to find what I want to use for seaweed.  I also created a new blog this past week.  Check it out!

I am going... With Rylan in just a few minutes down to our church (well, okay - after pancakes) to drop off five boxes of Girl Scout cookies that her grandparents wanted her to donate to homeless families.  Our church is hosting IHN (Interfaith Hospitality Network) this week.  All week homeless families will be spending the night at our church, and volunteers come to cook dinner and play with the kids during the evening.



I am wondering...  How on Earth any person could think that Newt Gingrich is a respectable individual?  What is South Carolina thinking???

I am reading... The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest, by Stieg Larsson.

I am hoping... That the wind will die down.  I hate wind - it saps all joy of being outside.



I am looking forward to... March 4th, when cookies sales end. 

I am learning... About rocketry.


I am hearing... Colin shuffling across the kitchen floor in his footy sleepers and Rylan and Jordan mixing up the pancake ingredients as I give them instructions, one at a time. See? I'm multi-tasking here!



Around the house... Rylan and I will begin bagging up cookie orders this afternoon, after we come home from selling around the neighborhood.  I need to sew a lot of patches onto Jordan's new gi for karate, and begin the birthday placemat.  This might even spur me to sort out the craft closet, since most of my fabric is in absolute disarray.

I am pondering... sad feelings this week.  My grandma Bobbie's birthday is in a few days.  It will be the first birthday since her passing in October.  We always got together for a large family meal on her birthday.  I am feeling a deep sense of loss.  It helps to know that we will see at least some of the family in a couple of weeks, when we celebrate Colin's birthday.


One of my favorite things... Is the realization that my kids can make the Sunday morning pancakes from now on!!

A few plans for the rest of the week... Nothing other than karate lessons and scouts.  LOVE that.


Here is a picture for thought I am sharing...

Future Engineer

To read more entries and visit a variety of other blogs, go here...