Daybook for Today, July 27, 2009
Outside my Window... it is cloudy. Hoping it sprinkles as that means that I don't have to water!
I am thinking... and wondering if I can vacuum while the baby is awake.
From the school room... I'm working on lesson plans (yes! Real lesson plans!) for our home preschool that we hope to implement this fall. T. and I are working to make our basement a learning/family/play room and trying to figure out how we want to keep and store both toys and learning materials in a cohesive unit leaving lots of room for sitting on the floor.
Lloyd loves books and reading so much and seems so interested in letters that we are going to be following an Alphabet Path for him inspired by Elizabeth and the Real Learning ladies. Rather than focusing on flower fairies and saints though, as they've done, since he is such a little guy, I am hoping to focus on some of his favorite items (like vehicles - A is for Airplane, B is for Boat, C is for Crane, T is for Train, etc.) and classic children's literature including fairy tales and some Robert Louis Stevenson poetry.
We are also going to begin some faith training with him. In the future I'd love to incorporate more of the lives of the Saints, but for now we're going to focus on the basic Bible stories, Jesus, the Trinity, Mary and Angels. Along with learning some basic prayers and encouraging him to pray on his own.
I am thankful... for a great weekend with my family! It was nice and relaxing with lots of time outdoors.
From the kitchen...I'd like to take this time to welcome a new member to our kitchen family. Our new smoker.
We've been talking about getting a smoker for well over two years and we finally did it! After much discussion about how we would use our smoker and how we want to eat as a family, we chose to buy a Weber Bullet. It got lots of use this weekend as on Saturday T. smoked ribs and yesterday we made smoked beer can chicken.
Sure makes eating low-carb pretty easy! And tasty!
We're considering making brisket next weekend. . .
This week, however, we'll be:
- hopefully making up a batch of homemade mayonnaise and making chicken salad with the leftover smoked beer can chicken,
- grilling skirt steak and grilled artichokes with a smoked tomato vinaigrette
- Italian meatballs with tomato sauce over sauteed summer squash and asparagus
- And I'm thinking about trying a new recipe this Friday night for a special weekend dinner - Mussels in White Wine served with some crusty sourdough bread. Yes, we may have to go off of grain-free for this meal. I can't imagine not sopping up the juice from the pan. And I saw mussels on sale at Costco yesterday . . .
I am wearing... Jeans that are too big for me (yeah! Except that I own the exact same style of jean in the next size down, and they are too small. Frustrating.) and a black t-shirt. Bare feet with red toes. We're taking it slow and quiet here today.
I am reading... library books. I am LOVING A Pig in Provence.
I am hearing. . . Ina Garten cooking up a storm in the background.
Around the house... I have a lovely bouquet of red roses on my dining room table. Thank you T. and Lloyd!
One of my favorite things... is spending weekends with all the men in my life. Big and little.
A Few Plans For The Rest Of The Week ...
- Pray for guidance, patience and grace as a new mama of two. With T., with Lloyd, and with myself.
- Trip to Goodwill
- Work on potty training Lloyd!
- Storytime at the library
- Maybe a playdate with a new friend? We'll see . . .
Have a great day!
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1 comments:
WHOA - look at you go with lesson plans! I'm still very much in the gathering phase. (I think both approaches are OK, too.)
Check out the link roundup I posted this morning for a toy storage suggestion. No IKEA around here - and shipping would likely be awful on it, but I really like the concept.
I'm thinking of waiting to start with the potty until after our big trip to Wyoming. Hate to keep pushing it back, but it really does seem like the best option now. Good luck to you guys!
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