2970

2970. It's only Saturday and next week's lesson plans are completed.

2969. Got started on a project for Lainee.

2968. Realized I needed a children's dictionary for next week and then remembered the one my mom sent that I had stashed away.

2967. A visit from Maureen.

2966. She even bought us ice cream at our favorite joint.

2965. Got Jonathan's drawers organized.

2964. Got all of Bethany's stuff put away in her drawers.

2963. She ate meat tonight at dinner. Wanted seconds, even.

2962. We all got out to the store this morning and got some stuff we needed.

2961. Rally's.

2960. Met the new neighbors across the street.

2959. Paul took the kids out for a walk so that Maureen and I could talk for a while.

2958. And he wasn't even planning on being there at that time, but the plans got mixed up, so he was home and was able to do that.

2957. The kids (all three of them) are out in the living room attempting a "camp out" right now. I have no idea if they'll ever get to sleep, but I think it is sweet that they want to do that with each other. (Update: that didn't last very long. They are all in separate rooms now!)

2956. Generosity.

2955. Found a bevy of good online resources for homeschooling last night.

2954. Lainee wanted to decorate for Maureen's arrival this afternoon. She ended up piling leaves on the porch and drawing a picture that she hung on the window of the storm door.

2953. Bethany was playing peekaboo with a lady at the ice cream place tonight.

2952. Paul grilled pork chops tonight.

2951. Coffee.

2950. Tweezers.

2949. I can buy groceries any time I need them.

2948. An exhaustive concordance.

2947. I walked out to the front yard today and found Lainee (in a dress, crenoline, and a poncho, with several "accesories" in her hair) slow-dancing with Jonathan as the re-enacted a part of a Strawberry Shortcake story (in which Strawberry and the boy character were actually re-enacting the story of Cinderella) and Lainee was telling Jonathan what to say, and what to do, and Jonathan was dutifully carrying out the princely protocol.

2946. Bethany was playing her little piano toy this evening by turning it on and off. I started dancing when the music was on, and froze when it was off. She picked up quickly and she kept switching it on and off. And laughing at me.

2945. Got the living room vacuumed.

2944. The counters cleaned.

2943. The stove top cleaned.

2942. And a load of dishes run.