A collection of our ordinary days, recorded every week. At the end of the year, I’ll publish them into a keepsake to treasure.
Around here, I have been:
spending half of the week as a single parent, as Mark was away on a business trip in California. Thankfully, the days went relatively smoothly and I tried to add in a few fun things to pass the time.
watching the documentary, Tiny: A Story about Living Small. I found the process of building your own little house (around 100-200 square feet) really intriguing. And while that would never work for a family of seven, it does make me think about how much square footage we actually need versus what we think we need.
laughing at Sophie as she becomes a little comedian. I will ask her, “Who’s my girl?” She will reply with “Daddy?” or any male family member and then laugh hysterically.
celebrating Mark’s birthday. The kids and I gave him a smoker to accompany his grill and he cannot wait to try it out this weekend. Lots of delicious ribs and brisket in our future.
reading Overcoming Dyslexia and It Was Me All Along: A Memoir.
making baby steps of progress in D’s school. We got our package from All about Reading and have done the first three lessons. D LOVES it. That excitement alone is worth the purchase.
cleaning up a storm around the house. It feels so refreshing to place unneeded things in the donation box! Clutter is definitely one of my triggers when it comes to overwhelm and anxiety, so I’m happy to be doing something proactive to combat that.
exercising with a mix of running and Insanity workouts. The scale may not be moving, but I’m feeling strong!
homeschool notes:
- We learned about the Great Wall of China and M made his own out of Lego.
- M recently found the Boxcar Children series and is currently in book #2, Surprise Island. He wants me to read along, so I’m hoping to catch up soon.
