Weekend Visit to the Therapist....

....or should I say therapistS. Saturday afternoon was our monthly Waldorf homeschool support group. The mommas met at a natural foods grocery store. I hadn't had some momma time in a long while and was in desperate need. The Husband has been mentioning that I needed to do it, but the blahs were keeping me home.

Blahs no more! I learned how to knit (!!!) and generally had a beautiful time with some sweet mommas. Ahhhh, I am refreshed. I started on my first knitting project - pictures to come!

what I've been up to.....

Here's some pictures from the gap between the last posting....

We cut down the (invasive) Bradford pear from our front yard. We still have another one, but I couldn't bear to take down 2 trees.

My hottie husband with the chainsaw. The combination of power tools and jeans is just so sexy!

Now you can see our house, and I have an area for gardening next year.

Made Waldorf window stars. This one is out of tissue paper, but I got the idea and want to try with kite paper. Fun and looks pretty from inside and out!
We rearraged our downstairs. We changed the smallish dining room (used as a playroom) into our new living room, and we made the big living room the girls' new playroom. MUCH better arrangement and easier to care for as well. We also decluttered a bit and everyone is loving this.

Here is the reading nook, with the chairs and couch that my dad made for me and my sister and kids. Laurel in a rare moment out of my arms.
And here is the sitting place for adults!

Hutch with art/craft supplies and nature area on top.

Last weekend, my sister came to visit. It was a great visit. We went to the Farmers' Market, botanical gardens and painted pictures. Forgot the camera!!

Laurel reaching in a bowl from some fresh roasted peanuts.

Lela enjoying the peaceful rhythm of cracking open peanut hulls, eating some for herself, sharing some with the squirrels and tossing the hulls into the garden.

Cooking tomatoes for sauce - I bought about 20 pounds of them and got a lot of flack from The Husband over it. Well, let's see how much he enjoys lasagna made with these fresh tomatoes instead of canned from the grocery store.

Friday!

Friday is our day to get the house and our lives in order.

• We wash one load of clothes and one load of diapers, and then hang the diapers out on the line to dry in the sun. Clothes are dried in the dryer and folded and put away while we're upstairs.


• We clean all parts of the house, including upstairs, and organize and cull any clutter that has accumulated throughout the week.


• I make sure that the grass is cut, which usually gets done earlier in the week.


• I plan out the weekend activities, including time for the Farmers' Market on Saturday mornings.


• I think ahead so that Saturday and Sunday mornings are smooth, and we have a good breakfast, and that dinners are simple so that there is less hassle and cleaning after the kids are in bed.

Unfortunately, this has never happened. This is how it usually goes:

• There is usually about 4 loads of laundry that need to be washed, because I missed one or two loads during the week. None make it to the line. The first 2 loads get washed and dried, but not folded. The third is wrinkling in the dryer, and the fourth is still wet in the washer. Most likely, it will sit there until the next day and have to be washed again.


• While I clean up the kitchen in the morning, the kids make a bigger mess in the living room. The playroom is such a disaster area that I just shut the door and roll my eyes in disgust. During 30 unsupervised seconds at lunch, food gets thrown all over the place, and possibly a dish is broken. Clutter accumulates and mocks me from every corner and crevice of the house.


• And see????? I never finished this - just to show you what Friday's are all about. :)