Elena 
Outside my window…
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I am thinking…
that I am grateful that my knee appointment is this week. My knee is better everyday, but it’s just not completely normal and I certainly couldn’t do any choreography with it. Yesterday I had to jump off of a curb to get over a pile of snow and it sent a wave of sharp pain over my entire leg. It’s so aggravating!! So at least this week I’ll know if I have a torn meniscus, or just an arthritic flare or tendonitis.
I am thankful…
for our Catholic faith and all of the comfort and hope it brings to those who practice it. I can’t imagine how to get through life without it.
I am pondering…
I went to a calling hours at a local funeral home yesterday, and then played my flute for a different funeral this morning. The two decedents couldn’t have been more different.
The first was a young man who just turned 18 years old earlier this month. He took his own life a few days after that. Yet the funeral home was packed with people who came to pay their respects, give their condolances and grieve for this young man. In fact, we waited outside the door about 20 minutes in line just to get inside of the funeral home to pay our respects. We grieved for his dear parents and siblings, but also for the abrupt loss of potential, a bright future, and a productive life – all gone. It was all such a sorrowful loss.
The funeral today was for an 87-year-old woman who had served for 63 years as a registered nurse. She had been given many awards, had traveled the world and had used some of her retirement money to fund scholarships and give to charities. People there weren’t wondering “what if.” They were instead wondering how life would be without her wit and wisdom.
I’ve been pondering both of these deaths all day.
One of my Favorite Things…
that smile!
I am hearing…
hum of the computer and Miss c. playing with Izzy downstairs.
In the kitchen…
Tacos tonight. The crockpot chicken thighs were so good last week, I’m repeating them this week, only with pineapple because Mr. Pete said he wanted something tangy!
I am wearing…
Black pants that have pet hair all over them but they’re perfect for vacuuming and cleaning out the fridge-both of which I have to do this afternoon, a new gray flannel top from Woman Within and a jacket I bought at the thrigt store that is comfy and warm.
I am going…
- Upper body workouts and core for now until my knee is back to normal.
- add some additional novenas next year with the help of PrayMoreNovenas.com
- to cut my carbs via the Wheat Belly Total Health: The Ultimate Grain-Free Health and Weight-Loss Life Plan recommendations
and Intermittent Fasting.
- Preparing my general science lesson for Wednesday. We are studying classifiction systems used in biology, and studying a bit about bacteria. My rabbit trail is food safety and poor old Typhoid Mary!
- Taking Izzy to work tomorrow.
- Make good use out of my planner from CatholicSistas. I finally got the entire thing copied and put into a binder. I am not an affiliate- I just like their product!
- Keep practicing my recital pieces.
From the Learning Rooms…
MISS C
My Granddaughter is in the Five-in-a- Row curriculum at Co-op and we try to follow through on the days she is with me.
This week in Five-in-a-Row they will be reading
Maryrose:
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Rosie is also taking a writing class online using the Once Upon a Time Saint series as the writing
prompt.
We have a schedule! Rosie writes her history paper every Monday based on what she has read in her history the week before. Also on Monday, she reads her assignment in Once Upon a Saint. Then on Tuesday she writes her assignment for that class, and turns in her paper. Thursday is for revisions.
This semester she is also going to do drama
A quote to share…
When I was desperately looking for ways to help Calvin learn to read, the Writer’s Jungle by Bravewriter’s Julie Bogart was a source of great inspiration to me. This year, I’m going to be sharing some of my favorite parts that really helped me teach my kids to write – from the absolute most recalcitrant writer, to the kid who has prose and poetry just dripping out of her!
Lest you think that this was an ideal example of a journey from illiterate
to literate, let me assure you I lost some sleep during those nine
years. I didn’t know the end from the beginning. Caitrin is our fifth
child. She read the latest of any of them, yet started writing earlier than
the others too. I share her story here, now, because learning is like this.
We can’t plan to have a child learn according to our schedules, but we
can affirm and encourage each stage of development.We can trust the
process and nurture it as we are given opportunity.
As you honor my father today, please remember and honor my mother, as well. She was the architect of the King Legacy and founder of @TheKingCenter, which she founded two months after Daddy died. Without #CorettaScottKing, there would be no #MLKDay. #MLK50Forward #MLK pic.twitter.com/qhwSnX9Qmh— Be A King (@BerniceKing) January 15, 2018