The weather outside is // 
A pretty chilly week! The kids will be excited to see snow, but I doubt it will be much of anything, let alone stick.
On the breakfast place this morning // I’m the most boring breakfast eater ever. I always eat the same thing: a bowl of oatmeal mixed with pureed pumpkin and a sprinkle of raisins or walnuts on top.
As I look outside my window // I see a forest of bare trees and soggy land. We’ve had a few days of heavy rain, so it’s a little gross out there. Hopefully the weather will cooperate this week so we can finally set up the new trampoline. The kids are dying to try it out!
As I look around the house // it’s still in all of its Christmas goodness and I’m okay with that! We usually keep things up until Epiphany before putting it away. Thankfully, since most of my decorations are twinkly lights and evergreens from the property, it has a “winter in the country” vibe and I think I’ll leave most of it up for January.
On this week’s to-do list //
– celebrate Epiphany with new books and a big family dinner
– start taking down some of the decorations
– order a new baby gift
– mail thank you cards
– sprinkle ash from the fireplace around the dripline of the apple trees
– make a vet appointment for Lucy
Thinking about // my garden for 2021! The seed catalogs are coming in full force and I’m so excited to start picking varieties and planning a new layout. Last year’s production was wonderful, but it was only enough to use with our daily meals and not nearly enough to put away and save for later. It really was the perfect way to start learning the gardening skillset, but I’m hoping to ramp things up in this new year.
Currently reading // My nightstand is overflowing! I’ve got bookmarks in The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield, The Sermons of St. Francis de Sales for Advent & Christmas, Theology of Home, The Parasitic Mind by Gad Saad, Saint John Paul the Great by Jason Evert, and Mrs. Dunwoody’s Excellent Instructions for Homekeeping by Miriam Lukken.
On the menu this week //
Monday: chicken pot pie soup with homemade biscuits
Tuesday: roasted chicken with jalapeno popper casserole
Wednesday: nacho taters
Thursday: Refrigerator Clean-Out Night!
Friday: one skillet Mexican rice casserole
I just ordered an INSANE amount of seeds from the Baker Creek catalog, lol—those seed catalogs are dangerous!
(Of course, if I’m going to have vices to spend money on, I’m okay with my vices being books and flower seeds!)
Happy New Year!
We’re kindred spirits! Books and seeds are two of my favorite things.
Theology of Home looks very interesting, please let us know what you think!