Outside my window…it is sunny and beautiful.  The weather channel says the heat index is 98 but with the shade and the breeze, it feels delightful.  Katie and I have been trying to spend a little time outdoors with the boys each day and just like her brothers, she is loving the warm air.

I am thinking…these days pass too quickly.

I am remembering…6 years ago…I was bringing home another sweet baby.

I am thankful…for my husband.

In the refrigerator…not much.  We are at Grandma Nury’s mercy these days since I’m on bedrest.  I am so thankful for Nury’s delicious cooking!

I am wearing…knit pants and a pink v-neck t-shirt.

I am creating…2013-2014 school plans.

I am going…a little stir crazy.  Bedrest with three active boys is not an easy feat.

I am inspired…to blog again…these days pass so quickly and I wish I could record it all.

I am reading…Karen Andreola’s Pocketful of Pinecones.

On my iPod…Mother Culture by Karen Andreola…finding so much encouragement in her words.

I am looking forward to…a routine once again.  I just dread chaos.

In our learning room…we are spending the summer studying the presidents and birds.  I’ll post detailed plans soon because we are having a lot of fun!

I am praying…The Divine Mercy chaplet with Trish Short.

One of my favorite things…big brothers meeting baby sister for the first time.

A peek into my day…

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Outside my window…I can hear three little boys squeal with delight as they toss water balloons through the air.  There are some good things about living so far south…one of those things is that water fun begins early for us.

I am thinking…my to-do list continues to grow.

I am thankful…for simplicity.  Our egg hunt was simply eggs with birdseed, confetti eggs, and a few eggs each with a hershey kiss inside.  Three very happy boys.

In the refrigerator…the tea is cooling until it’s time to add the strawberries and lemonade; the dressing is made for the blackberry salad; the lamb cake (which looks eerily like Marley, the dog) is half eaten.

I am wearing…a hot pink shirt (it’s the only one Target had in my size) and jean shorts.

I am creating…next year’s curriculum…it’s going to be a fun year!

I am going…to try to blog about our Lent and Holy Week sometime soon.

I am inspired…to get things done.  I have 8 1/2 weeks (if even) before this little one arrives and about a million things to do.  I did get the school room closet organized this weekend…here’s a peek.  I should have included a before picture…you’d be much more impressed.  Go ahead…ask me where something is.  I actually know!

I am reading…Ray Guarendi’s Discipline that Lasts a Lifetime.

On my iPod…Scott Hahn’s Salvation History.

In our learning room…finishing up our school year with Five in a Row amongst other beautiful things.

Around the house…laundry, organizing, cleaning.

I am praying…the Hail Mary often.

A peek into my day…

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Outside my window…it is dark and rainy.

I am thinking…my to-do list continues to grow, despite my efforts to cross things off.

I am remembering…William’s sweet little voice tonight as he sang Hail Mary to me because “even mommies should have someone to sing them to sleep.”

I am thankful…Andrew finally took a nap today.

In the refrigerator…salmon patties.  Really, I can’t figure out why these are such a hit around here, but they are.

I am wearing…maternity clothes…finally dug them out.

I am creating…a routine once again.

I am going…to be buried under 1099s and taxes for the next few days.

I am inspired…by Ann Voskamp’s day planner…I haven’t actually filled one out yet, but I did manage to print some and have them sitting near my school planning.  Perhaps next week will be my week to get back to planning.

I am reading…a cheese shop mystery and browsing my shelves for a good parenting book to re-read.  What’s beside your bed right now?

On my iPod…nothing, but I plan to fill it back up soon…any good suggestions?

I am looking forward to…finding out whether this new little one will be dressed in blue or pink…and ending Joseph and William’s argument about which gender God has decided we need (Joseph believes it’ll be a girl, “God knows we need a girl because we don’t have any so I’m sure that’s what He’ll send” while William is adamant that God is sending a boy, “God better send a boy…or else.”)

In our learning room…I am loving that we can get started even earlier than we used to…now the kids can work on some of their independent work while I make breakfast…

Around the house…laundry, laundry, laundry.

I am pondering…William and the questions he comes up with…(after listening to me sing “Rock a Bye Baby”) “Mommy, what happened to the baby?  Did the mommy catch him?  Did the baby fall on the mommy in her chair?  Mommy, people don’t really hang their baby’s cradles in trees, do they?”

I am praying…with Joseph “for all the little boys and girls everywhere, especially the ones who don’t have what we have, like a bed to sleep in, a mommy and daddy to snuggle, and food to eat.”

One of my favorite things…watching Roo nod yes when asked a question.

A peek into my day…painting 101 with Daddy.

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