A Three Day Weekend Daybook

Starting off with several photos I'm sharing- Jude suiting up to play goal keeper, a new love for this season; John Paul lost his first tooth this week, he is also the family artist & so good with Mark, and Mary started smiling this past week (I rotate these pics but they don't post that way!?).

Outside my window... another beautiful fall day, although I haven't been out.

I am thankful for... a fun weekend at home, including fun dinners b/c we've had extra time w/ Dad and I feel relaxed. I'm always trying to make dinner a priority: good food & good time connecting, especially w/ Dad who isn't home all day & who is a big "dinner guy." It also makes it not the bane of my existence to get dinner on the table if I change the focus to raising the bar! Fri. night Jesse & I had a fondue date night at home after the kids went to bed, Sat. night we had a picnic in our back acre, and last night we grilled steaks & had the boys' friends over to eat with us.

I am hoping...to start writing more, especially prayers & things for Jude's 2nd gr. religious ed/faith formation class we are teaching and NFP articles b/c we are doing some promoting for friends who are NFP teachers here.

On my mind...where those old NFP articles, etc. are that I wrote, either digital copies or hard copies?

Noticing that...John Paul is a really special kid who loves to study his faith. I wanted to incorporate some workbooks into our learning, so I sought out specifically Catholic ones from CHC for him especially. Both boys love them and other materials from CHC.

A few plans for the week...soccer, more soccer. The big boys are playing a combined indoor/outdoor season. After a couple of rough nights of taking all the kids (which took me 40 min to pack up for!), we now alternate who stays home w/ toddler Mark and I do most of the indoor practices/games w/ Mary.

From the bookshelves...we're studying ancient Greece: D'aulaires' Greek Myths, Archimedes and the Door of Science, The Jungle Book, St. Dominic and the Rosary. Mark is obsessed w/ train books.

In the kitchen...some leftovers, I think...

On the Church calendar...Feast of St. Luke, St. Isaac Joagues , St. Jude! b/f the end of the month. We're focusing on the Rosary this month of the Rosary and Respect Life issues.