Wednesday, April 07, 2010

The Simple Woman's Daybook ~ 4.7.10

Was hoping for a nap on this overcast afternoon, but the little man is restless upstairs and I don't trust him to stay asleep long enough. So, instead, a little Simple Woman's Daybook...

Outside my window...
green, green everywhere! Loving the buds on trees, the splashes of purple along the highway, the peony bushes popping up in our front yard. Steve mowed for the first time this week and cut down all the overgrown, ridiculous monkey grass around our back patio and all the weeds in the front yard. Everything looks so much nicer, fresher, cleaner!

I am thinking...
about taking Elijah outside for a bit before the storms roll in. He just loves running around outside...I don't know where all that energy comes from. And I can see we are going to have to start giving him baths a LOT more often this summer :)

I am thankful for...
the Tuesday night prayer gathering that my friend Lydia has started--she has invited several moms from our church to come to her house and pray for our children each Tuesday night. Last night was only the second one, but it is so refreshing to my soul and I can see it quickly becoming a highlight of my week. So grateful for the opportunity to come together with other women and praise our King, confess our sins, thank the Lord for His grace and intercede for our kiddos and each other.

From the kitchen...
sloppy lentils in the crockpot for dinner; ribs on deck for tomorrow night. We'll be having leftover macaroni and cheese with the ribs--unfortunately it is gross leftover mac-n-cheese. I do NOT recommend this recipe from the Pioneer Woman. I do like this one from AllRecipes.com, though I think it needs less breadcrumbs.

I am wearing...
jeans with the cuffs rolled up to create cropped pants, a gray Hilton Head Island t-shirt, and my favorite black Reef flip-flops. They aren't the cutest flip-flops ever (I don't really love the wide strap style) but they are ridiculously comfy, so I don't care.

I am creating...
nothing much these days.

I am going...
to be guest-blogging somewhere else soon...if I can think of something to write. Really need to get on that. Yikes!

I am reading...
Still plugging away at Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era--I'm about halfway through. Reading Calm My Anxious Heart with my mentor, Diane. Have recently picked up Christless Christianity: The Alternative Gospel of the American Church and Everyday Talk. Our church is still going through (and I am still loving) Total Church: A Radical Reshaping Around Gospel and Community. Meaning to get back to Sacred Parenting and Playful Parenting; still have not started Nourishing Traditions. So many books, so little time! Bible-wise, I'm in Joshua and also starting Galatians with Steve.

I am hoping...
that my new ESV Bible--a thinline, bought with birthday money, so I have something more portable than my huge ESV Study Bible--will arrive this week. And that I can somehow keep the grocery spending low, low, low the rest of the month to compensate for the ridiculous amount of money I spent this morning on my first-ever trip to Costco. Yikes.

I am hearing...
Elijah making occasional babbles on the monitor. The sounds of buses, and middle schoolers exuberant about school being out for the day.

Around the house...
is a disgusting little you-know-what (rhymes with house). Scared the living daylights out of me early this morning when Steve and I were sitting on the couch and it ran out from behind the mantel. AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH I can't even tell you how much I hate and fear those things, irrational though I know it is. The January one was caught in less than 24 hours; I am hoping this one will be dead and disposed of by my wonderful hubby before I wake up tomorrow morning. *shiver*

One of my favorite things...
rhubarb! Found a bunch of it in the freezer from last summer that I'd tucked away and forgotten about, so I made muffins last night--YUM. Can't wait for all the fabulous fresh fruit of summer: strawberries, watermelon, peaches, more rhubarb...

A few plans for the rest of the week...
We'll be heading to a small group prayer gathering at the home of some church friends tonight. As of last week, we're meeting with a couple of families who live near us on Wednesday nights, instead of driving all the way to the church for prayer meeting.

Tomorrow I am planning to take Elijah to the main library downtown for a live production of Llama Llama Red Pajama! He adores the Llama Llama books, and I've heard the main library is amazing, so I'm really looking forward to it. If the weather is decent, I think we'll pack a picnic lunch and spend some time at Centennial Park afterward.

Not sure what I'll be doing Friday--a couple of possibilities still up in the air. Then on Sunday, Lord willing, we will be officially welcomed as covenant members of our church!

A picture thought I am sharing...
two shots from this last weekend: Elijah and his buddy Joel driving around in Joel's Gator (what a riot) and E in his Easter outfit from Grandma & Grandpa. I love putting him in sweater vests...the cuteness just kills me :)




3 comments:

grammy said...

I want to go to Llama,Llama too! In my non-biased opinion, he is soooo doggone cute in his Easter outfit!

zz said...

Oh, that boy is s'darn cute! Love the grin. The sweater vest makes him look read to swing a golf club.

I like the new blue Bible. I didn't realize that ESV came in that color. Last time I checked they were too masculine for my tastes, but I want a new Bible like that.

I'm with you re: the mouse. Totally freaks me out.

Danielle said...

I really want to read "Total Church" and "Everyday Talk." I just got "The Same Kind of Different As Me" from the library and am looking forward to getting into that.

And yes, Reef flip-flops are the best! I like them and the crocs ones! Can't wear the cheapo ones anymore on my ole feet! I'm a flip-flop snob! :)