Late January Daybook ~ Where's Winter?

For Today ~ 

January 21, 2010 (Feast of St. Agnes)

also, the Betrothal of the Blessed Virgin Mary to St. Joseph

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Outside my window ~

It's incredibly mild and (dare I say) Spring-like! Yikes, what's this going to mean for the rest of Winter??? The dear children would really LOVE a good snowstorm, but unlike our old Idaho digs, we certainly won't see much white here in the Pacific Northwest this year I'm afraid.

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I am listening to ~

  

Three of the children already upstairs in the schoolroom (yeah, I started this post early this morning before breakfast)! Matthias and Seamus are creating a new Lego movie, they have quite a few logged already and are hoping to send some off to Lego for some challenge or contest I think.

 

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Finding Holiness in the everyday ~

 

We'll be celebrating the Feast of St. Agnes and talking about Mary's betrothal to St. Jospeh, we really enjoy the reading in Mary, the Mother of Jesus by Tomie de Paola. I'm envisioning lots of cotton balls and glue for Sean-Paul's lamb craft :)

 

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I am thankful for ~

 

A husband who is always willing to run an errand for me or listen when I just need to think out loud :)

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From the kitchen ~

 

Fresh-baked bread and I'm not sure for dinner yet, lunch is still looming...Violet will probably whip up a tea cake for our celebrations later.

 

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I am wearing ~

 A pale pink rib-knit turtleneck sweater, black yoga pants and my favorite full circle wrap-around red apron. It's my mother's made by my paternal grandmother and gifted to me :) It has the most darling little yellow and white six-point star flowers and a lacy folksy black leaf print all over, makes me smile just to put it on!!

 

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I am creating ~

Another Tasha Tudor shawl in a lovely pale grey wool (thanks to a JoAnn's yarn sale recently) an airy Tropical breezes wrap courtesy of Lion Brand Yarn's free patterns, also some pure white cotton Waffle weave washcloths (I LOVE these) I'll try and pop some pictures up over the weekend :)

 

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In the learning room this week ~

 

Clearing out and cleaning up, a constant de-cluttering agenda I have. We've had lots of good discussions and discovery going on, hope to get a post up soon. Violet has done lots of great work on her Marine Biology and I'm doing a nice Human Body study with the middle boys for a change of science pace for the Winter Term.  More to come....

 

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I am reading  ~

Villette by Charlotte Bronte, very good start, beautiful writing style. I also have Strangers and Sojourners in the queue, I actually started it, but also started Villete at the same time and opted for it first. Am also browsing and pondering over Handmade Home by Amanda Soule. Lots of nice ideas in this second book of hers.

 

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One of my favorite things ~

 

How close we live to a beach and great walking trails!

 

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A Few Plans For The Rest Of The Week ~

A votive Latin Mass for the unborn for the anniversary of Roe v. Wade tomorrow. A final basketball game for Matthias (maybe) and a cello recital for Seamus over the weekend. Tidy up the learning room...(read, purge, purge purge!!!) Incidentally, I do believe it is time for me to part with several Montessori materials that are just not in use any further. If you are at all interested in a list of items I have available and would like to purchase any of them, please let me know. I will probably post them to the 4Real forums trading post in the next few weeks, but would like to offer them here first :) Most of the items will be for the 3 -6 year old category. 

 

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A Picture thought I'm sharing ~

 

 

 For more Daybook entries, please visit Peggy at The Simple Woman this week!

 

Many blessings in your end of week activities and a great weekend to you all!

Comments

[Jennifer Gregory Miller]

I was thinking the same thing here -- where's winter? I want some of the fierceness back! We're having a storm come through and it's going to be rain.

Love that you're creating another Tasha Tudor shawl. I'm hankering to make something like that, but not sure I really want that shape, but would love something to throw around my arms around the house.

[Betty]

Meredith, please post a pic of what you are wearing today...I would especially enjoy seeing that apron you've described!!!

I hope y'all get your little winter snow storm! LOL!!!

BLESSINGS!!!