May 17, 2010

• The Simple Womans Daybook 17 May 2010

  

  Outside my window…….the sun is valiantly trying to warm the world up.  It is only 39 out there but the weather man (my husband) says it is supposed to get up into the 60′s today.  That is code for hang the laundry on the clothesline please and save money on the electric bill.  We are such kindred spirits that I can tell exactly what he means when he says things like that.

  I am thinking….Layn and I need to have a talk about the difference between night and day.  It looks like his mom and he had another night of it.

  I am thankful for…..countless things.  For family and immediate friends.  For online friends who bless you out of the blue (God must have been whispering in his ear so he knew I needed that one this morning), for children who are growing up into admirable adults, for days full of sunshine and warm breezes, and for little babies who remind me that there is more to life than what I have planned–so much more!!!

  From the schoolroom…..I am the lone student now.  Matthew is done for the year and MK has graduated (in case anyone missed the announcements of the proud mother).  It is up to me to continue carrying the educational torch for the summer.

  From the kitchen…..there are loads of leftovers from the revelry this past weekend which is good because there are loads of laundry, loads of floors to clean, loads of messes to clean up and loads of schoolwork to do.

  I am wearing……jammies and that will be the norm all day since I don’t have to go anywhere and don’t plan on it either.  I have five, count them, papers due this week.

  I am creating…..endless proofs of my scholarly prowess. (That translates out to mean I am writing a bunch of papers this week)

  I am going…..to eat, sleep, and live schoolwork this whole week.

  I am reading…..research, research, and more research.

  I am hoping…..that I get good grades on my history and art papers so that I get better than B’s in those two courses.

  I am hearing……MK bustling around doing housework and laundry, Layn squirming in his chair beside me, and the birds chirping outside.

  Around the house….it looks like we partied all weekend.  What we did was spend time together as a family and celebrate the accomplishments of our graduate.

  One of my favorite things…..is sitting here as I am right now, with the sounds of home all around me soaking in the normalcy of it all.

  A few plans for the rest of the week…..bet no one can guess.  Writing and more writing.

  Here is a picture thought that I am sharing with you….

  

  The peas are up in the garden…..so are the weeds.  This week the beans will get planted along with the corn and the cucerbits. (translation: squash, pumpkins, and cucumbers.)

   

   

  Temporary interruption to burp a baby.  Everything is finally green around here.  Those pesky flowering trees have finished their work of making the world uncomfortable with their pollen and the whole world in just beautiful out there.

   

  

  Last week the tree trimming guys came from the power company to make the power lines safe from the trees that home owners have the audacity to plant on their property.  Actually the trees being trimmed in this picture were planted before there was electricity at this end of the road.  When my father-in-law bought the home farm the power came from the other end of the road and stopped at the corner of our other driveway.  That power pole and many others were put in long after he bought the farm.

  Matthew took the morning off to watch the men trim the trees.  Doug gave them permission to cut down a dead tree in our front lawn and a tree in the side lawn that is always losing branches during storms.  I begged their loads of chipped up material to use for mulch and they were happy to dump both trucks here at the farm. 

   

  

  It is nerve wracking and fascinating at the same time to watch the man in the bucket work around those power lines.

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