Sandra's Happy Homemaker Monday. What with Ivy being here all week and the Holy Days celebration there was much to get caught up on this day.
The Weather : This morning while it was still dark, I heard the Warning Alerts go off on our phones...I must confess I did not immediately get up and check what was going on, I could hear the strong winds and heavy rains so I knew it was a rather vigorous storm. But what I did discover when I finally got up was a Tornado warning alert for my area, saying we were to take cover. Vigorous winds blew throughout the morning hours bringing warmth and clear skies creating a very pleasant day.
This Morning: I was missing Ivy. Every time I heard even a whisper of noise, I thought it was her coming down the stairs as she did each morning. I had to get out of bed early if I was to have any time alone before she would join me with her sleepy hair. Most mornings I would get up around 5, so I was sleeping at least one hour less every night.
On my Mind: Older children. As hard as it during those busy, tiring days of infancy, toddlerhood, childhood and teenage years, there is a definite distinction that plays out with children that have grown up and left your home. It can be difficult and very straining to a mama's heart at times.
Breakfast: Served later than normal. My husband slept through the storm evidently and I did not waken him. But we did decide to prepare a full breakfast of sausage, eggs, grits and sourdough pancakes.
From my camera: While I was putting the finishing touches on our Sunday Dinner yesterday, being Resurrection Day, Charlotte hid some plastic eggs allowing Ivy delight in finding them scattered throughout the green grass and gardens.
Around the House: Quite a bit of putting up, especially all the books I pulled out from shelves and storage containers this week to read to Ivy. So much fun to read to children...of all ages!
Chores of the Week: I am putting up my heavier sweaters and wool clothes. That means I am at the same time pulling out my warm weather seasonal clothes. Plans are to give a thorough cleaning to the cabinet under my kitchen sink this week too.
To relax this week:
🦋Baths, actually I came home from traveling to meet up with Rose last night and took a rather soothing one.
🦋Drink tea.
🦋Write and draw in one of my Notebooks. This particular one being a combination of a Calendar of Firsts, Commonplace, and Nature Study book.
🦋Long Walks
His Word: We are reading Joshua 24 as we are coming to the close of the Precepts study of Joshua and I continue to ponder how much we have learned in this study.
"Now fear the LORD and serve Him with all faithfulness. Throw away the gods your forefathers worshiped beyond the River and in Egypt, and serve the LORD. But if serving the LORD seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve...
But as for me and my house we will serve the LORD." (v. 14-15)
This is the fourth year Charlotte along with four of her friends have gotten together weekly during the school year to complete a Precept Bible Study.
