Outside my window…
Beirut is sunny again, with a very blue sky, a large happy
sun, a blue and turquoise sea, and campus is light green, with lots of flowers
in the colors of the spring. I can open our balcony doors and windows, and let
the fresh, crisp, but still warm spring air into my house. My plants are
starting to grow, and the orange trees outside my window make everything smell so
sweet. Nature is smiling at me, and I smile back.
I am wearing…
My Eddie Bauer jeans, which have been too snug forever. Now
they’re too loose around my butt and they slide down. I guess I missed my
window here, somehow.
I am creating…
All the light and fresh air in the house is making me want
to create a happy space around us in the house. We spend so much time here
studying, working and being together, I feel it’s important that our space is
neat and bright. I was thinking about spring cleaning our book shelves. They’re
a total disaster. Overflowing with books that are badly stacked, and a dump
station for everything and nothing. I even had this crazy idea of painting the
inside of the shelves. Courtney would probably kill me if I even mentioned that
though, so I won’t let me imagination take over. A thorough organization will
probably make it look nice too.
Towards an education…
After my intense working session last week, I am back, helping
the boys advance. I spent three solid one-on-one hours with William today, helping
him with his spelling and grammar. Both Courtney and I agree that he is
slightly dyslexic. Courtney was too when he was young. I’m not too worried. We’re
right here, working with him every day, and I can see improvements. August has
no trouble with anything, except motivation. He’ll always just do the very
minimum. Is it his age? Although I guess he has been quite excited about his piano lessons and a few other projects he has going. This is one of the advantages of homeschooling I guess; there's a lot of room for extracurricular activities when the school work seems less exciting from time to time.
From the kitchen…
I’ve cleaned the kitchen twice, but it still smells like
fried fish from last night. We got a couple of bags of those colorful tropical
fish that they sell in the frozen section for almost nothing, and fried them up
in oil, restaurant style. They were good, but the fishy oil coats everything. I
guess I need to bake bread or Swedish cinnamon rolls or something to restore a
more pleasant scent in our house.
I am looking forward to…
Nothing in particular. I am enjoying this weekend, every
moment of it. Tea and my Kindle. Leafing through a cookbook to find inspiration
for dinner. Running the washer, and looking at a beautifully made bed, with all
the clothes put away. Watering the plants on the balcony. Pushing Abe on the
swing. Discussing ideas, texts, events and plans with Courtney. Running around
the track without having to rush home. I am seizing the day.
When I have a moment…
I will get to that bookshelf. But first let me enjoy a lazy
day!
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