The Simple Woman's Daybook - May 19th

                                             

This is such a delightful way to share the pages of our days and to peek at those of other mothers. Many thanks go to our thoughtful hostess, The Simple Woman, who has all of this week's links here.

Outside My Window...The sky is overcast and threatening to rain on the three loads of laundry I have hanging outside. But there are little bits of hazy blue that give me hope the rain might hold off.

I am thinking...how thankful I am that right now in my life I can think about these simple things.

The joys and cares are all of the everyday, ordinary variety and as Alice once said, I am grateful for the status quo.

I am thankful for...Eliza munching on Cheerios at the moment. It is so hard to get her to eat - it is downright exciting whenever she feeds herself something. How's that for simple?

From the kitchen...I made raisin muffins this morning so Jonathan would have a snack to take with him as he went off to play organ for a funeral Requiem Mass. I will refrain from telling you how many I just ate with a cup of tea for 'lunch'. :-)

I am wearing...A very old cotton floral skirt that I made many years ago, a yellow top and matching cardigan, and my new brown Mary Janes. 

I am creating...New flower, vegetable and herb gardens.

I am going...To be staying in until the sniffles and such around me subside.

I am reading...Prince Caspian, in hopes of seeing the movie like my children want me to.

I am hoping...the colds and mild fevers that the children have resolve just as suddenly as they arrived, and that if Eliza gets sick too it won't be severe.

I am hearing...Eliza singing along with the Flower Fairy Alphabet, tooting on her pretend horn in all the right places.

Around the house...Is a lot of evidence that we have been spending many weekends working outside and not getting the inside chores accomplished.

One of my favorite things...Watching my children have fun together, from the two littlest singing and dancing together to the big ones working on an Edward Lear inspired film: Once there were five children named Franz, Violet, Gertrude, Amelia and Porkpie George who wanted to dig to China...

A Few Plans For The Rest Of The Week...Finish planting, get the floors scrubbed, tweak the chore routines, buy more seeds, get some beading finished and start some sewing.

Here is picture thought I am sharing...First Chore:

HT: to Elizabeth and Dawn who always share so many lovely pages with all.