The Simple Woman's Daybook

FOR TODAY...
February 3, 2009
I'm a day late with my daybook, but I chose to go to bed at a decent hour last night instead of staying up late to make sure I got my daybook entry done : )

Outside my window...
overcast skies; everything has the "blah" winter look.

I am thinking...
about how to deal with a potential conflict in plans this weekend.

I am thankful for...
warmer weather. It's still cold, but it is warmer than it was last week. I'm also thankful that the days are getting longer again. It was nice to leave for ballet yesterday in daylight.

From the learning rooms...
trying to get ahead. We'll miss a few days next week when Rachel's ballet company dances with the symphony at their program for 6th graders, "Earquake". This year they are also doing the same program in Bentonville the following day.

From the kitchen...
waffles for breakfast, deli spirals for lunch, beef stew for supper

I am wearing...
I am being lazy this morning - I'm still in my jammies : )

I am creating...
looking at ideas for Rachel's bedroom. She'd like a room makeover for her birthday.

I am going...
to run errands later today while Rachel is at ballet.

I am reading...
"When God Winks at You" by Squire Rushnell

I am hoping...
for a great oncology checkup tomorrow and hoping that I get moved from 4 mo. checkups to 6 months!

I am hearing...
tick, tock, of the cuckoo clock

Around the house...
menu plans to be made, bills to be paid

One of my favorite things...
Fun days spent with my kids. Rachel and I drove to Tulsa for a ballet audition on Sunday. Lots of talk time in the car : ) (read that as she had no iPod with her!!) Made a quick run through Woodland Hills Mall, then had a great supper at Abuelos before heading home. Good conversation, lots of laughs, fun memories - those are priceless with a teenager!! btw - she was auditioning for a summer intensive with Atlanta Ballet and was accepted to their advanced intensive : ) She was also accepted and has chosen to attend North Carolina Dance Theatre which was her top choice.

A few plans for the rest of the week...
tomorrow's doctor appointment; driving Rachel to ballet, as usual; some tentative weekend plans that can't be finalized just yet.

Here is a picture thought I am sharing with you...
a view of the ice storm we woke to last Tuesday morning

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