October 5, 2009
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The Simple Womans Daybook 5 October 2009
Outside my window…….it is cloudy and a bit chilly but it may shape up to be a nice day yet. The trees are changing color more and more each day and the fall sights and scents are glorious. The temptation to go out each morning and just walk and walk and neglect my duties and responsibilities is beyond difficult to resist. The snap and chill to the air and the smells of wood smoke and falling leaves is a perfume that I wish I could bottle and wear all winter.
I am thinking…….that I should be on the treadmill running off the two birthday celebrations that I consumed this past weekend. This habit that we have of multiple celebrations for each of our childrens birthdays is going to my hips.
I am thankful for……..life, love, the happiness that I have that fills me and surrounds me and that I don’t have to pursue but is simply a part of my life. What a blessing.
I am wearing……sweatpants and a teeshirt. This outfit is supposed to inspire me to get on the treadmill and work off the cake and pie and applecrisp that I have consumed this past weekend. Oh, and did I mention the pizza, pulled pork, german potato salad, and on and on. It’s a curse to be a good cook sometimes.
I am remembering…….birthdays past and feeling a certain contentment in the sweet passage of time and the bringing of my children to adulthood.
I am going…….nowhere all day. I have no obligations until this evening and I plan on taking full advantage of the time at home. The house is clean and the laundry is well on is way. School work is planned and supper is leftovers. I think I shall get some sewing in today and get ahead on lesson plans for both of my religion classes.
I am reading……..The Catholic Verses by Dave Armstrong A very good read. Also, unfortunately a great source or more books that I wish to read. Unfortunately as long as Doug is out of work there is a moratorium on book buying for now.
I am hoping……..many, many things. But those are for my prayers each day and shouldn’t be trivialized by putting them down here.
From the schoolroom…….all is in readiness for a day of scholastic endeavor. Pretty soon both Matthew and I will be hard at work filling our minds with great knowledge.
From the kitchen……..leftovers. It is Monday and that is the way it is around here. The house gets cleaned, the laundry gets washed and no food gets cooked.
Around the house……..floors are swept, things are straightened up, dusting is done, kitchen is clean, bathrooms are done. Just have to mop floors.
One of my favorite things……..laughing at Brutus looking at me through the screen door as I sit here at the computer. I think he wants someone to play with.
Here is a picture thought that I am sharing with you…….
The Adirondack Mountains. I have a hankering to go to the mountains. Every year about this time I have a yearning to be in the mountains. Doug would say that it is not confined to the fall and that is true but it is strongest in the fall. Fortunately my husband is a wonderful understanding man has said that he will take me to the mountains on Saturday so I can drink my fill of them.
Comments (5)
Oh, you are so lucky! I wish the midwest had some mountains. The last time I was in the mountains was over four years ago when hubby and I went to the Smoky Mountains for our honeymoon! And I completely agree with you about the bottling the fall air – I love it and make sure to breath deep.
Sounds wonderful! I hope that you’re met with a sweet peace today that you so greatly deserve.
Lol – “It’s a curse to be a good cook” — yep, that’s true! Hope you have a great time in the mountains Saturday… sounds like an awesome roadtrip.
@whteroses - I’ll breathe deep and think of you while I’m at it. Laundry and housework are done for the day. Just have a few papers to grade then I’ll go out for a short walk and I will take you with me. Get ready ’cause it’s a bit brisk out there, you might need a jacket.@JMHardens060703 - Today has been busy but the best kind. The kind where you know that you are serving the Lord and those you love. I don’t know about deserving it but I’ll take all I can get. Have been thinking about you and yours a lot lately. Don’t know why but along with the thoughts go an abundance of prayer, thought you’d like to know. Come on with whteroses and I for my walk this afternoon. Be sure to bundle up the kids since there is a breeze and it’s a bit brisk.
@perelandra30 - I’ll be on that walk! Your prayers mean so much to me. It must be what sustains me when I feel like I’ve hit the end of my rope. God bless you!