Eating ... free Chick-Fil-A. (Photo from Friday). It was dress like a cow day and we braved the crowds with five kids for free chicken. FYI, no children we harmed in the taking of this photo - not sure what is up with some of those faces, but they really were all happy!
Drinking ... less coffee and more water. Still love, love, love my coffee, but trying to set an example for girls that don't care for water.
Studying ... The Sermon on the Mount with #shereadstruth. It has been so good this summer and I have been blessed by the #shereadstruth gals and the work they are putting out.
Reading ... good stuff this month:
Unbroken :: This was my vacation book this summer and it was unbelievable. Amy has recommended to me time and time again and I finally bought a used copy on Amazon and devoured it. Such a powerful story of a man's courage and character (with an ending that somehow I had never heard about and did not see coming!) in the face of incredible circumstances. It will go down as one of the best books I have ever read, period. I've already ordered a used copy of Laura Hillenbrand's book, Seabiscuit, and while I can't imagine that a story about a horse will be quite as powerful as Unbroken, I'm eager to read another book by her.
The One Hundred and One Dalmatians :: This month's choice for the Reading to Know bookclub. I read this one in a few days (I needed something completely different after Unbroken and this was a perfect fit). A sweet story just like the Disney movie.
I'm now dabbling in a couple different books, but not making any real progress.
Reading Aloud ... The Black Cauldron by Lloyd Alexander with the girls.
Driving ... lots lately! Way more than normal. To swim lessons, to VBS, to Ohio (Lake Erie) and back.
Dropping ... big girls off at camp this week. The house is much quieter this Monday.
Plotting ... our school calendar for the year. I had it all planned out prettily to start us off on a six week on / one week off plan ... and then we have had some family stuff change everything. Back to the drawing board because we are...
Adding ... a new member to our family! We are in the process of filling our foster / adoption paperwork and will, Lord willing, be adding another to our number by September. So much to tell ... so much we can't share. I know folks understand, but we are excited!
Dying ... over the cuteness and fun that this boy is in his current Captain Batman stage. I will be super sad when he grows out of it.
Congrats Stephanie!
ReplyDeleteSchool plans. They are ever changing. When I think I have our school year laid out something comes up and I find myself changing the calendar. Then there is the process of trying to schedule more independent work for the older boy and a complete change of plans for history.
I look forward to reading more about the new addition! We too will be adding to our brood in late January early February.
Tami - congrats to you as well. : )
DeleteWhat an amazing picture -- i'm assuming of Lake Erie. Can't wait to catch up with you in person sometime soon.
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