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The weather outside is //
We’ve had such a mild spring, but it looks like we’re back to typical Virginia summer weather this week. I think time in the sprinkler is in order!
On the breakfast plate this morning // It was a bowl not a plate, but I had my new oatmeal concoction again! Cinnamon and spice oatmeal, a big dollop of pumpkin puree, and a handful of raisins and chopped walnuts. Yum.
As I look outside my window // Everything is so green! I loving living in our “forest” this time of year.
As I look around the house // I see so many things: a half-finished puzzle on the dining room table, pans and ingredients on the kitchen counter as the kids cook their breakfasts, a floor that needs to be mopped…again. There are books and a laundry basket and another block creation being built. We certainly won’t win any home decor awards and won’t be seen anywhere on Pinterest, but it’s ours and it’s good. You can tell a family lives here.
On this week’s to-do list //
- send in our letter of intent to homeschool in 2020-21
- make a checkup appointment for Lucy
- list three things we no longer need to sell on ebay
- finish lesson planning Weeks 2 & 3
- fertilize the fruit plants
- finish picking the last of the lettuce
On the menu this week //
Monday: Refrigerator Clean-out Night
Tuesday: lasagna roll ups
Tuesday: lasagna roll ups
Wednesday: teriyaki turkey rice bowls with egg rolls from the freezer
Thursday: homemade pizza
Friday: bean and cheese burritos
Currently reading // My nonfiction book right now is Trials of the Earth, which is a first hand account from a pioneer woman. Really interesting so far! I also just got The Silent Patient, a thriller, off of the holds list at the library. My religious book is still Saint Faustina’s Diary, but I’m almost done – around 100 pages left to go!
What I’m creating at the moment // I sewed up a potholder last week and now I’ve got the bug! I pulled out my paper piecing supplies and I started work on a scrap quilt. It will take me awhile, but I’m excited.
New recipe I want to try this week // This recipe for fluffy pancakes using sourdough starter came up in my Bloglovin’ feed and I think it will be a nice change for breakfast one morning.
