For Today…September 11, 2011

Outside my window…it’s dark.  And quiet.

I am listening…to One Life to Live.  Yes, I admit it.  To be really honest, I used to have a subscription to Soap Opera Digest.  And due to some weird form of OCD, I used to read the magazine cover to cover so I knew the storylines of every single soap on television.  I stopped watching daytime soaps a few years ago, but now that they are being killed off one by one, I have to watch the endings.  I thought OLTL was ending in two weeks, turns out it isn’t ending until January.  But I’m already sucked into some of the stories.  Thank God for Tivo.

I am wearing…boxers and a t-shirt.

I am praying for…me.  I love my kids.  They are awesome, but one is super whiny and two may drive me insane.  I guess I should be thankful the other two are fine right now.

I am grateful…for true heroes.  One day I hope to teach my children about them.

I am reading…I have a huge stack on my night stand.  So much for not reading parenting books…The 10 Habits of Happy Mothers, Simplicity Parenting, The Blessings of a B Minus…Let’s see if I finish any of these books.  I have heard rave reviews of these books from a trusted online source.  We’ll see, I tend to get bored with stuff like this, but it can’t hurt.  I have skimmed through Simplicity Parenting enough to know that we’ll be having another haul of toys leaving this house.  Soon.  And that Christmas will not be a repeat of last year.  I also have Montessori in the Home, education for the little ones.  And One Day, entertainment for me.

Around the house…the countdown is on.  Our garage is almost done.  THANK GOD.  I think part of my problem right now is not having a backyard for the kids.  They need a backyard to play in every day.  Hopefully within a couple of weeks, we’ll have our dog home and a yard to run around.

On the menu…the entire week is planned.  I am really excited about what we’re eating this week.

I am creating…I still haven’t worked on my ornament.  Not good.

From the learning rooms…our homeschool is going really well right now.  We’re going through the alphabet again for our science themes and the boys are loving this.

To live the liturgy…Wednesday is the Exaltation of the Cross.  It’s also the BH’s birthday.  We’ll celebrate both.

One of my favorite things…football and Goose’s love of it.  He was so funny today talking to the television.  I am so glad he loves football.

A few plans for the week…celebrate BH’s birthday, the Children’s Museum, and live.

A picture thought I’m sharing…