What's Going on Here Today

In the kitchen:

Freshly baked bread for sandwiches. We go through a ridiculous amount of bread here, and although I always have some store bought bread frozen for emergencies, I am trying to make fresh bread more often. I am working my way through this book and love the recipes. I wonder how many times I can take it out of the library before they notice. ;)

In the classroom:

We are just reading about the pre-Revolution days. I am learning a whole lot of things I never learned (or at least don't remember learning).

We are reading through 'Johnny Tremain' which, based on the attentiveness of the boys, appears to be our favorite book yet.

I am still waiting to order this fabulous writing program.

I am still in need of a good diagramming book. We skipped the section on direct / indirect objects today and skipped ahead to the capitalization rules. I think the lessons will make more sense when they are reinforced with the diagramming lessons.

And I can stop thinking about this recent post. I wish Steve had more time to work with the boys. This is right up his alley.

On the couch:

The boys are watching 'Little House on the Prairie'. Ben has recently begun to bring me the box of DVD's and ask to watch them. I'm not sure what attracts a two year old boy to it so much, but a break from 'Clone Wars' and 'The Lone Ranger' is much appreciated. If I am to be surrounded by so much testosterone, I need my boys to watch a show that Mom can enjoy too. And lest anyone think I am raising a bunch of sissies, last night we had our first family viewing of 'Raiders of the Lost Ark'. Ugh. I don't remember closing my eyes so much as a kid. I must be getting old. And tonight Steve and I get to watch the season premiere of '24'. We have anxiously awaited tonight since last year's season finale. We count the weeks to the show like kids count the days till Christmas. And since we don't have cable, we have to add one day to the count, when the episode is available online.

On the table:

It is 4:40 and I think it's about time that I started thinking about dinner. Not sure what we're having, but I have a freezer full of soup and sauces to choose from.

On my nightstand:

This book. I had been wanting to get 'In Conversation With God' for some time, but they are a bit pricey. I was fortunate to have an opportunity to go on a homeschooling mother's retreat day with Father Benedict Groeschel last year. The friars who hosted the day had 3 closets full of religious books that they were giving away for free. I am not sure what was more exciting to a room full of homeschooling mothers - time spent with a living saint, or free books! I am making a commitment to read it this year. Every day. So far, I have kept that commitment. Eighteen days down, three hundred forty seven left to go.