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Outside my window…

Babyland at Holy Cross Cemetery, after my family hung all the Easter eggs on the bushes.

Rosie practicing for track season on her own.

Noah’s first meet of the season.

I am thinking…
about ways to sharpen my memory.  When I put things in a certain place, I make a mental note to help myself remember – like putting my keys in a specific location or putting my transcription work in my office.

I need to do something like that to help me remember who I have told certain stories to.  I like to share things that are going on and little stories, but it’s embarrassing to have someone tell you that you’ve already shared that with them!  Besides asking them to tell me if I’ve already shared, I’m going to try to make a mental note and really remember the experience so that I won’t repeat it.  We’ll see if that works.

I am thankful…
for a beautiful Easter Vigil and my new Goddaughter- and also getting together with my family and new soon-to-be inlaws!

I am Pondering…
how I will make it through my first-born son’s move.  I’m actually pretty good about it and we had a great day Sunday. But when he tried to talk to me about it I started to cry.  I guess as long as I am not focusing on it specifically, I can handle it.

I know kids are supposed to leave their parents.
I’m not the first mom to have her child go far away.  I remember Father Damien’s mother who said goodbye to her son in Belgium and then never saw him again. (Damien is Calvin’s confirmation name.)

But I still feel sorrow and heart ache.  It will lessen, I can handle it. I still feel it.

In the kitchen…
Easter leftovers – of ham and potato salad!

I am wearing…
Yoga pants and a pink T-shirt.

I am going…

• to walk or work out every day but Thursday. 
• move my spring cleaning to the classroom and office again. 

From the Learning Rooms…
  Noah working on: 

• Algebra II with the math tutor
• ACT prep course
•  British Lit and British History -with the Great Courses currently reading 
• Jekyll and Hyde.·       Biology at home and with co-op – A at first semester.

·       Latin 2

·       Private piano lessons.  

Izzy working on:

·       Geometry.

·       American History – Reading autobiography of Benjamin Franklin. 

·       American Literature-

• Moby Dick

·       Also continuing Diane Craft reading program, spelling and writing.

·       Biology with the co-op and at home – A first semester

·       American Sign Language.   

·       Art class.

Izzy and Noah working on A Noble Experiment for civics. 


Rosie working on:

·       Math

·       Reading – Matilda Bones!

·       Spelling

·       Map skills

·       History and

·       Astronomy with the co-op.

·       Also bible and vocal music with the co-op.

·       Private piano and art

Izzy and Noah doing the Dave Ramsey course to meet their finance requirement for high school.  We are almost done with this course and I have to say it has been excellent- would highly recommend!

One of my favorite things…

Changing this –

to this.

and this to

this!