I'm Listening To - two boys getting ready to go back to school after a beautiful Thanksgiving weekend. They are discussing ultimate frisbee practice and not wanting to go back to school. I feel their pain. This weekend just magnified for me how short these years are. So for those of you who are homeschooling your littles, I encourage you, just for today, don't give in to the stress of the holidays. Love those babies, read to them, cuddle up on the couch, maybe ditch the books and worksheets and watch a movie together. Today, rekindle what you love about homeschooling and what you love about your family time.
The Week Ahead - I guess I should seriously take Christmas shopping. A few things here and there were bought but I need to make a huge dent on the list. Fortunately most of them can be purchased online.
What's Cooking - I'm taking requests today. Usually I have a solid meal plan but for this week I need the kids to give me some ideas. Since we did not host Thanksgiving this year, there are no leftovers to gnosh on. After a weekend of treats, food is currently not high in my priorities.
Homeschool Is Cool - Christmas and Advent reading books have been released from the vaults. My youngest is a natural book lover so as soon as I laid it all out on the table he started reading one. For our assigned reading we picked St. Catherine Laboure by Ignatius Press.
Mom Treat - I need the silence of Advent so at some point this week, once everyone is in bed I will watch Into Great Silence. That is an Advent and Lent staple for me. Silence is my favorite mom treat of the season.
Prayers - multiple novenas! One is thanksgiving novena with no material intentions attached. The other, the Christmas/St. Andrew novena, for preparation, reparation, and conversion. Because we all need some form of that in our lives, right?
'Tis The Season - a couple of photos before I go about the rest of my day
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| late night hot cocoa service with a smile |
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