May Ending Daybook

Outside my window...
It's rainy and chilly.  The last chill before melting.  Too bad it couldn't be sunny, so I could enjoy it.

Giving thanks...
Our co-op is done, and this week is a little holiday until we get back into our summer studies.  It is a much needed break to get some things done and to not do anything.

I am thinking about...
Our Little Oratory.  Making a specific place of prayer in our home.  We pray in the evenings just in the middle of the living room and already have a mantle of pictures and statues, but I'm going to clean it up some and dedicate the little bookshelf next to it for our faith-filled books and items.

In the schoolroom...
Here are some pics from the end of school happenings.

From the kitchen...
We have all felt this stomach bug going around the house.  It feels like we just keep giving it back and forth to one another.  I made Virus-Killing Soup today to kill it in it's tracks.  I hope it works.  Other than that...bacon.  Bacon is good.

I am creating...
A little oratory and a summer plan.  I don't just want to revert to TV and electronics all day every day, so I have to be purposeful.  I have to have a plan...a rhythm...to break.

I don't ever want to forget...
Adoration this week.  I went by myself with Marley.  We read about Mother Teresa.  We did my evening prayers out loud together, and then Marley colored quietly for the rest of the time while I read my Carmelite readings.  It was bliss.  Normally there would be other people coming in and out because of the hour of this Adoration being open to the public, but no one came.  It was just Jesus, Marley, and I.  

I am working on...
Forgiving myself and not turning to guilt when one of my great plans doesn't succeed to my expectations.  This is a hard one for me.  I need to learn to let go.

I am reading...
The Little Oratory.  Get a copy.  It's practical and sensible, which are two things I like in a plan.

I am praying...
For family.  One prayer answered.  Praise God!

I am struggling...
With self care.  One little slip in my sleep, eating, or going to the gym makes a hole in the other areas.  I'm trying to get back on track, and I know what I'm missing.  I just need to do it.  Stay tuned.

I am hearing...
The dishwasher.  I cleaned our dishwasher today for the first time.  It was DISGUSTING.  It's not working right and unfortunately, just when we came into "extra" money, we need a new dishwasher.  ("extra" meaning we got a break with what we set it aside for and once we gave it a new place to go, something broke.)

Around the house...
We have a new chore and discipline system that is working out so far.  We attached commission payments to the chores, and they're going strong.  The kids get "paid" on Sundays and have tithing, saving, and spending envelopes for their money.  The commission thing is fairly new, but the chores and discipline have been working out for a bit now.

One of my favorite things...
Rest.  I'm getting some this week in between my cleaning projects, and it's nice to not have to worry about school for now.  This week off was definitely a good idea for all of us to recharge.

A few plans for the next week...
Kaelyn has court for her accident.  Pray please.  Marley has her operation for her teeth.  Pray Please. A marriage talk and fundraiser for our co-op.  I'm on the decorating committee, which means someone tells me what to do, and I go do it.  I have no decorating bones in my body.

A picture thought for you...

I think Logan's a dog in this picture while daddy and Marley have tea.