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A Cool August Day – Finally!

August 9, 2011

Yes, the heat wave around here has finally broken! Yesterday morning we had what is called an outflow boundary slide through here and knocked temps back into the 80’s!! Oh, it was bliss! The high didn’t get above 95 yesterday I believe and that is a far cry from the 110 and up range we’ve been having for awhile. This morning I awoke to 70 degrees – ahhhhhhh. I do feel that fall is on the way, the sun is going down earlier each night and the air just has that smell and feel of a change of seasons. Last night for supper we had pork roast and sweet potatoes – a decidedly fall meal!

So, this morning while it was still cool enough to sit outside, I grabbed a book and read a chapter. It wasn’t a quiet read for the sounds of birds chattering and squabbling in the background was plenty loud. I did enjoy it though and watched as the sun rose higher and higher in the morning sky. When it got in my eyes, that’s when I went in :-).

I need to spend more mornings like this, I had been before the heat got unbearable and it was a lovely time in my day to pray and think and then just be quiet. It’s hard for me to quiet my thoughts (or my mouth some times – hehe), but I need that time away from my other distractions. Hopefully as the month wears on and August gives way to September I’ll be able to do more of this again. I also wish I could find a nice patio furniture set so that I could have my coffee outside too. Or the kids could sit and draw (or I could sit and “draw”). Maybe now that all that kind of thing has gone on sale I can find something I like. Otherwise, there’s always next year.

So, what else have I been doing you ask? Well, it has been too hot to go outside and do anything and too hot inside the house to do much either. I remembered how I used to spend my summer afternoons on my school breaks – watching lots of reruns of old shows on the new cable channels :-). I went to Netflix and found The Addams Family and we’ve been watching two episodes every afternoon for the last week. Let me tell you I had no idea that Gomez and Morticia were such a hot couple back then! It’s just a reversal of the “perfect” American family and somehow I almost like the Addamses better. They were even homeschooling their children in the first episode – love it!

Speaking of homeschooling, I’ve been going through the school cubbies and cleaning them out, going through my old teacher notebook and culling there too and putting everything into a new (bigger) binder. I took stock of our school supplies and we don’t need too much there – did I mention I bought a globe? The kids are already enjoying it and it’s been awhile since we’ve had one around here. I’m also deciding on which reading and language programs to use for Becky and Katie and feel like I hit on a good plan for them. I still need to order Becky’s math and I’m heading to the used homeschool bookstore next Monday to fill out the rest of what I need. At the end of the month all I’ll need to do is put everything together.

And what’s on the agenda for today? A trip to the store for milk (I swear we really need a cow) and then some deep cleaning this afternoon. Otherwise, I plan to take breaks and put my feet up and relax – it is supposed to be my month off remember? I think I need to keep reminding myself of that and give myself permission to do things I enjoy that are for fun. I think many moms will tell you, we just don’t often think of our needs and what we want or how to get the help we need when we need it. It is something for me to contemplate.

Well, I think that catches you up on my news (except for the Hello Kitty fiasco at Wal-Mart on Sunday – I think I’ll just let that one rest). I’m off to put a load of laundry in. Enjoy your day!

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August 9, 2011

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