Good and Beautiful :: the simple woman’s daybook
Outside my window…
yet again it’s sunny and beautiful. And our lawn is getting trimmed.
I am thinking…
about my husband coming home from work soon!
I am thankful for…
two good naps in a row for Christian! (One was thanks to a grocery store trip, because he loves his carseat, but still.)
From the kitchen…
oh, this is not impressive… it’s hot dogs in macaroni and cheese for dinner. And strawberries. A.J. showed me the hot dog “recipe” and while it’s not gourmet I think it’s really yummy. It’s turkey dogs and macaroni shells, if that makes any difference. A.J. is good at getting me hooked on his favorite foods, as he was observing last night… graham crackers, peanut butter sandwiches, etc. Wow, we sound like preschoolers.
I am wearing…
a red shirt and brown skirt. I just changed out of jeans. They are so hot and I don’t fit into my pre-pregnancy capris yet. Skirts are much better.
I am creating…
tension between my shoulder blades. What a weird answer. It’s the only thing I could think of.
I am going…
to read, feed Christian, make dinner, and make my to-do list for tomorrow since I hardly finished anything on it today.
I am reading…
Ephesians 3:16-19, Psalm 127, and Exodus. Also, the same books I mentioned a couple weeks ago: a biography of Abigail Adams, writings from Katherine Parr, and a fiction book titled Home by Marilynne Robinson. The GirlTalkers mentioned her other book, Gilead, on their blog, and John Piper also wrote about it. I tried it and surprisingly didn’t like it, but I’m liking this one a lot, except for a couple disappointing instances of profanity. It’s so hard to find good (moral) and beautiful fiction.
I am hoping…
to sleep well tonight.
I am hearing…
silence.
Around the house…
the windows are open! I love spring!
One of my favorite things…
little baby clothes… they’re multiple things, but they’re so fun. I have my own live baby doll!
A few plans for the rest of the week…
not many! Hoping to spend time with friends.
A picture thought I am sharing…
Christian yesterday afternoon.
Christian is so cute!
Ha, the “From the kitchen” one made me laugh!
Husbands are really quite good at converting their wives to the craziest of things.
My hubby smiles and says “You LIKE it? Don’t you!?” and then thinks he’s just the bravest, smartest, most wonderful husband (and, he is of course!) for knowing some little culinary secret his master chef (ha) wife didn’t. I just play along. He still hasn’t convinced me that grape jelly is good on hash browns. Nope, not gonna…