In Him

It’s a sad state of affairs when I’m “without book”.  For those crafters who read my blog it’s akin to being “without project” (although if you’re anything like me you usually have several on the go at once!!!)  I don’t read several books at once, it’s just not relaxing that way. 

I finished “How to really love your child” by Dr Ross Campbell the night before last.  I really enjoyed it and thought his experienced (he has 2 girls and 2 boys) approach  was very good.  I’m already seeing fruit.

A couple of days before I read “Boundaries” by Dr Cloud and Dr Townsend.  I read Boundaries for Children several years before and always wanted to read the original.  I must say it was a bit of a let down and it was exactly the same except pointed at you instead of your kids.  Still a very helpful series though, I’m not discrediting it at all.

And just before that (the day before I think)  I finished the 12 book Left Behind series by Lahaye and Jenkins.  I read this a couple of years ago and was pretty emotional through it, this time, not so much.  It’s a good fictionalisation of what end times may look like (depending on ones theology).  I was amazed that it only took me a couple of months to read them this time - although I have to admit I did read 2 or 3 of them in a day (each, not all!)  They’re pretty addictive!

And now I am without book -

I thought I’d write about me.  I don’t often and it’s not easy for me, so I had to really sit and think about what I’ve done today.  Here it is.

Woke up around 9ish.  Got up around 9.15.  Coffee (only one, not enough milk for my second).   Crumpets (glad I grabbed those yesterday).  Tea (instead of second coffee because I’m drinking it with soy at the moment).  Sit around digesting and watching children play playstation2 games.  Generally trying to start brain.

10.15 - get dressed.  Strip bed of sheets and take out to laundry.

10.30 - alert children to possibility of school soon (don’t want them to startle and scatter!)

10.31 - put some washing on as its supposed to rain later in week.  Notice a neighbour somewhere burning off, hope it’s done by the time the washing needs hanging out.

10.45 - call girls to school (we do this at our kitchen table).  It was a relatively easy day.  They started with journal/copywork and I think they both did copywork, which is unusual.  Then on to Maths bookwork (They use New Signpost Maths.  Then Natasha had bookwork for English (Text Types) and Olivia had creative writing.  I set her a page long story.  Olivia had a science experiment to write the conclusion up on, Tash had done it the day before.  Our “extra” this week is Art & Craft they are learning to crochet and are making a scarf and a doll blanket.  Tash had finished all her work except for the A&C so I left Liv in Dave’s capable hands (he’s a SAHD/student) and went down the street for some milk and bread.  Tash came to help compare prices of milk as we had a $10 budget.  We ended up getting 2x 2L milks for $2.99 each (on special) and 1 loaf of bakery wholemeal bread for $2.20, so a little change.

When we got back Liv was still writing her story, a pleasant surprise (she ended up doing 3 pages!)

I hung out the washing sometime during school. 

I had my second coffee with lunch (YAY!) and sat on the front porch on the swing with Dave.  We were soaking in the sun and warmth as it got down to 0.6c last night. 

I noticed the weeds popping up in the gardens so I thought I’d get off my bum and do something about it.  Spent about an hour weeding and raking up dead leaves.  The girls helped and Dave cut some of the liquid ambers back in the driveway to dry and use for firewood.

It was starting to get damp in the air so I brought the washing in and made the bed.  Then it was time to start the quiche for dinner.  It was a pseudo spinach quiche (silverbeet) but it worked nicely.

Now it’s after dinner and I’m having my last coffee for the night (at 6.30pm) and waiting for the final of Australia’s Got Talent (7.30pm).  After that the girls will go to bed (Liv will probably read her current Christy book for another hour before lights out but Tash will fall asleep instantly!).  Then I’ll sit and watch brainless TV with hubby while I crochet a green stripey beanie for Tash and get to bed between 11 and 12 and start all over again! 

That’s my life - usual boring stuff, so that’s why I don’t write about it much.