One week at a time.
Twenty-twelve.
Week 14.
April 1st - 7th.
This week:
- is spring break, (week 2 of 2)!
- the spring Biblical Holy Days begin!
- we are spring cleaning and de-leavening for the week of Unleavened Bread.
- spent the whole day on Sunday working on the kitchen, pantry, mudroom, dining room and bathroom (phew!)
- we squeezed in English Trifles for our row of Mr. Gumpy's Motor Car and field trip to the fire station (community theme for Core P4/5).
- we took the family out for dinner for working so hard (the kids were SO surprised!)
- I took the oldest two out for ice cream and rented a couple movies (Tin Tin and Mr. Popper's Penguins) for being the hardest workers.
- I gave Nathan a hair cut.
- Elli got a gift in the mail from her pen pal!
- I pre-registered Nathan for his surgery and found out his time for surgery on Monday.
- Nathan is walking without his crutches and knee brace without pain (just so thankful for the Father's hand on him!)
- our "new" vacuum broke in the middle of spring cleaning, ha!
- got our "old" vacuum (a Kirby) fixed and and tuned up and it only cost $38.50! (So happy that we don't have to buy another vacuum from W-mart).
- we read They Were Strong and Good and talked about our family tree and those that were strong and good, but I decided not row this book.
- Luke made a quick trip to Costco with some of the kids.
- Jordan keeps asking me if I miss giving him rides to soccer practice, but I don't. I love that he can drive! It is a help to me. I do miss our talks on the way home, though. I love hearing how his practice went and what is going on. Instead of getting it all at once, I get bits and pieces here and there, when he thinks about it.
Our week in photos:
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| She made this poster for Nathan to encourage him. So sweet. :) |
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| Gift from her pen pal. I love how she is admiring it. :) |
I am. . .
- going: shopping for groceries and to the Y for soccer practice for Mali and Elli
- cooking: a big pot of spaghetti sauce with turkey sausage, BBQ chicken legs with hot wing sauce, cube-steak, fried green beans with sliced almonds, spaghetti, taco salad, and pasta salad
- baking: a big batch of homemade peanut butter chocolate chip granola
- reading: Ephesians (last week of the study) and through the Bible - finishing up week 13 (I am a week behind)
- planning: school curriculum as I finalize my decisions and count the cost ($2700+)
- blogging: trying to get caught up
- walking: 3.5 hours this week. . . must remember to stretch!
- praying: for Nathan's surgery and a full recovery
- wondering: about our finances and how it will all work out (I know it will) and still remain debt free.
- thinking: about a garden
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| Garlic that I planted last fall. |
I added some compost (with Jordan's help) and took out one 4x8 box that is done (it lasted 5 years). I think I shall not add another box this year, but make a play space for the kids (a pole bean teepee or sunflower house?).
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