29 September 2008

For Today . . .

September 29, 2008. It is a bright and cheery, the sun is shining, and the temperature is about 61°F. Looks like it will be a lovely day!

Outside my Window . . .

A lonely humming bird feeder. I haven’t heard any birds this morning, except the one that lives upstairs (Pickles, he’s a cockatiel).

I am thinking . . .

About and praising God for His great wisdom and power: “Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men.” – 1 Cor. 1:25

From the learning rooms . . .

Working on my adventure novel using the OYAN. I believe I have the synopsis pretty well laid out. A hint: the story occurs during the Civil War.

I am thankful for . . .

Our little bird, Pickles, who is a loving (though right now is screaming upstairs wanting company) little guy. I plan on posting about him sometime, though I’m not sure when.

From the kitchen . . .

Two and a half bushels (100 lbs) of apples, just waiting to be peeled, sliced, and frozen. That is one of the main projects for this week. We will prepare them as pie filling, and the nice thing is that the filling goes well not only with pies, but also cobblers, Minister’s Delight, applesauce, and Dough Boys.

I am reading . . .

For History: The Golden Goblet; For Newberry: Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry; and For Literary Enjoyment: A Tale of Two Cities (second read-through).

I am hoping . . .

To do well on the SAT test, which is this up-coming weekend. Both Breezy and I are going to take it, and we would appreciate your prayers if you think of us – it will be at the local public high school.

I am creating . . .

Recipe cards for Mrs. Novak, labels for homeschool art exhibit at the library that we are doing, and hopefully start a couple things for my up-coming Etsy shop.

I am hearing . . .

The pitter-patter of my fingers on the keyboard. Usually those words are used to describe rain, but that is also what my typing hands sound like. Also, Momma is typing beside me on the other computer, and the clock is ticking in the living room (it is not a very quite clock).

Around the house . . .

Bently sleeping surrounded by blankets on the couch. Most of the time he likes to be completely covered up when he sleeps, but right now he is not.

One of my favorite things . . .

The Bamboo tablet sitting in front of me here at the computer. It is a drawing pad for the computer, used as a mouse. In Adobe Illustrator I used the pen and tablet to create the little images in the headers (chick, hat, camera, apron).

A Few Plans For The Rest Of The Week . . .

Preserving apples from local orchard, practicing my violin, making a couple crafts, preparing for the SAT test, taking the SAT test.

Here is a picture thought I am sharing with you . . .

It is of the notebook I made a couple weeks ago. It is very handy to have around, and fits perfectly into an apron pocket!

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