Simple Woman's Daybook

FOR TODAY, Monday, June 1, (how can it possibly be June?) 2009

Outside My Window...er, Compound...hot and muggy skies

I am thinking...that we have spent our last vacation in ONE hotel room. I can't do that kind of time again.

I am thankful for...a safe and refreshing vacation despite cramped quarters

From the kitchen...quickie spaghetti for supper tonight, but fresh picked blueberries in the fridge promise better, Betty Crockerish, things tomorrow. Blueberry Cream Cheese Pound Cake--just thinking about it can make you gain weight.

I am wearing...T-shirt and exercise pants--and I actually exercised, ladies! I've joined a dance aerobics class. Yeah, me! It's fun, and I should be able to stick with it. It is the exact same type of aerobics I did in high school, and I always enjoyed my classes.

I am creating...Vacation Bible School backdrops

I am going...to the doctor as soon as possible. It is such a drag trying to find a new doctor, but its got to be done.

I am reading...not much to speak of. I need to find some good summer reads.

I am hoping...that this VBS comes off really well. I've kind of pushed the envelope with the church, changing things up from "the way we've always done it." That's considered taboo in most Baptist circles. I'm going to have some serious egg on my face if it turns out to be a flop. A wise old pastor once told us:

The first year, they worship you.

The second year, they criticize you.

The third year, they crucify you.

Words to live by! We are heading out of the honeymoon and into that second year. Though it is hard to believe we have been here almost a year.

I am hearing...the AC units purring away.

One of my favorite things...watching Cara commando crawl.

Around the house...Okay, so this is embarrassing, but we came home to a house full of gnats. I don't understand it. We left the house CLEAN, and made sure we set the empty garbage cans outside. I hate bugs in the house and have been frantically slapping gnats all day. The master says he doesn't notice them. HE'S TRYING TO MESS WITH MY MIND. Will setting a flea bomb off kill them, you think? How many bombs does one use to fumigate 4,000 square feet?

A Few Plans For The Rest Of The Week...Still more school programs and ballgames (I can see the light at the end of the tunnel). School wasn't over for the kids last week, we just decided that since education stopped some time during mid April, they wouldn't be missing much. We were right. I think we have family parties with the master's side this weekend and VBS planning.

Here is picture thought I am sharing...

Next best thing to swimming with the dolphins.

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