It's very early as I type, so only 75 degrees right now...but the last few days have been unbearably humid and high 90's. Today will be more of the same.
I am thinking
about my koumbara, who has a son going away to college in a few days. It is bittersweet. Time does go so fast. I can so vividly remember my parents making that long drive in a van and dropping me off...it seems like yesterday. Which in turn, makes me know that my own children will approach that age faster than I would wish.
Currently reading
I am still trying to finish the final pages of The Gurus, the Young Man and Elder Paisios...
I am thankful
for an old friend who has reached back out to me...there are some people that just always have a place in your heart no matter how many years have passed or how many miles separate you.
I am wearing
Well, it is still early so I am still in my nightgown...but with regard to clothing finds this week: I am always on the lookout for skirts that I can exercise in comfortably, specifically for running. I like the "tennis skirt" because they usually have some sort of pockets so I can put my keys in, etc. Many of the big name ones are so expensive that I can't justify them. I have found a few and keep wearing them over and over....but this week I actually found one at Ross for $6.99 !!! It was cute and soooo comfy ! Celebrate the little things !
I am listening to
absolutely nothing ! I am not usually granted these few minutes in the morning before the kids get up. They are both early risers ! My husband and I laugh...he could be awake and getting ready for work for an hour. Showering, clicking around in his shoes, packing lunch, etc. They sleep. The minute I get up (and I don't make a PEEP), I hear "MAMA" from either bed. I swear they "sense" me !! If I get 2 sips of coffee in before "mama-mode" I'm in luck !
A few plans for the rest of the week
I am doing this post later in the week as it is....but we don't have all that many plans left for the remainder of the days. We have been regularly going to the Y and we will go again tomorrow. The humidity has been so bad that I have really been dreading running outside...doing it, but dreading it !
Sophia and I will be making her little Father's day gift for her Baba tomorrow. I took her to Michael's so she could pick something out to make him. She decided on one of those gardening stones that you personalize. She is really looking forward to it and I can't wait to see how it comes out.
Around the house
We finally got a little more done in Sophia's room. We purchased some of the Trofast items from IKEA for toy storage, etc. We had originally gotten enough for her one wall, but after all was said and done...we needed one more ! (of course we did, it's an hour away)! We finally got back there and got the last one to put under her dollhouse, so now her little wooden table is able to be used for other things. She keeps it pretty clean actually. The biggest problem is Demetri likes to empty every SINGLE book and look through them. We are trying to teach him to put things away...he knows how to SAY "away", does that count? It is so easy now because everything actually has a space where it belongs and nothing is overcrowded! Very kid-friendly!
finished another year of catechism class at Church...
Demetrios
is Mr. Independent ! He just wants to do everything by himself. This is wonderful, it's encouraged and applauded - but BOY can he throw a temper tantrum when he is not allowed to do something ALL by himself. For example? Well, eating lentil soup. Brushing his teeth. Changing his diaper.
We are in the middle of the Apostle's Fast, so things have been pretty simple in the kitchen. Sophia and I have tried doing a little baking this week while Demetri napped. She enjoys measuring, dumping and mixing. Basically, making a mess! She has learned the basics on how to measure flour and level it with the knife ! We enjoyed some lenten banana breakfast bread and garlic italian bread yesterday !
On my iPod
This week I borrowed a whole stack of cd's from my sister's closet. I figured for every song I can import off of her cd's on to my iPod, I save myself a dollar ! I am getting tired of running to the same music every single day and I don't have too big of a collection of my own.
Beauty in the home
The title of this section these days should be "decluttering the home" for me. That's my ongoing pursuit. I try to pick a small area of the house and declutter it. It seems to help. This week it will be the cabinets in my bathroom. How many of those products do I actually USE anyway??
In the Garden
I should start by saying our wildflower patches are not doing too well. We didn't have any clear areas to put the seed so we tried clearing, weeding, prepping...to no avail. The weeds were cropping up before the seeds sprouted. We also have tons of squirrels and birds in the yard that were constantly back there eating away! The kids were banging on the windows "hey birdies, stop eating mama's seeds" !
Our starter vegetable garden is underway, albeit a bit late. We have SO many trees in our yard and lots and lots of shade. We really only had one possible spot to put a garden on the side of the house. My husband cleared some tree branches (that's a blog post in and of itself) and my father helped builded the square foot garden box. I have been watching and it seems that even in this spot - the sunniest spot on the property - I think it only gets the sun for about 4 and 1/2 or 5 hours at the most. I just hope that it is enough sun for the vegetables! It's my first one so I really have no idea what to expect. If it works, we will be expanding it as soon as possible !
listening to Sophia talk to her little brother in her "big girl - mother hen" voice.
A picture thought to share - This post is already a little picture-heavy...but I can't resist adding another - a rare shot of my sister and I together
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