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I have a really good reason for not cleaning the house today....

Last week I spent a lot of time meal planning and cooking.

Alex threw up.

(O.k, probably not my fault and more like a stomach virus.)

This weekend I went on walks (in the actual outdoors) and even jogged a little bit.

(Mostly beside Max as he rode his bike.)

Today, I woke up with a wicked cold.

Eyes, ears, throat burning.

I was planning on some house cleaning today.

But I am afraid the house might burn down.

 

In other news, I came across these deflating balloons on the floor.

(Reg was the first one)

David had not only drawn faces on them but given them names.

 

The balloons were pretty hard to photograph....they kept scooting away from me as if repelled.

Does that mean I'm carrying around too many electrons? 

Maybe they thought they were going to have to eat my chicken parm.

 

Homeschool moment: Being French

Me: When you said that just now, you sounded French.

Max: That's not French.....

        (Draw, erase, draw again, cut.....)

Max: This is French.  Croissant.  Crow-sauuuuunt.

(Clearly, he is a natrual linguist.)

Max: French toast.  

(Yes, those are his Ward Clever flannel pajamas he is still wearing at 11:35 a.m.)

Me: What are you doing now?

Max: Being fancy.  When you are French you are fancy.

Me: Well, if you want to do fancy right.....

      (Draw, cut.......)

Me: You need a monocle.  Of course.

(My, I have a lot of freckles without makeup!)

Max: Ha, that IS fancy!

Me: Wait, what were we doing?

Max: I think math.

 

The point: Sometimes, during lessons, you need to take a moment out to be French.

And, math is more fun to do if you are trying to keep a paper monocle on your face.

Kelli Crowe Jones's Diary: Week 44

Kelli Crowe Jones's Diary:  Week 44

I WILL

Exercise 3 to 5 days a week - Pre-pilates (simple, daily stretching exercises that are not quite working out but feel nice) going smoothly.  

Take my vitamins - Iron, low does Zoloft, calcium / magnesium, B vitamins.  

Odd moment: Had trouble remembering to take all vitamins at appropriate times and not too many times (as too many iron or Zoloft could be quite bad).  Actual excitement felt over selecting type and color of vitamin container.  Purchase the days of the week or need each day actually broken down into dosages? Pink or light green or clear?  Then moment of sadness that this was exciting.  And realization it was 3rd time I had gone to purchase item and had forgotten to get it on previous two trips. Smoothed over sadness with shiny pink days of the week selection.  

Read -  Am reading Harry Potter series to children and on book 6.  Starting to get pre-sad about what is to come at the end of this book.  (Zoloft really is working, as these are normal sad Kelli things, in manner of a long distance commercial or movie poster from The Notebook....which I haven't seen but know enough about for genuine empathy.)

Have started reading Pride and Prejudice spin offs again in earnest.  How did I ever stop as they are so delicious!

Give up soda: 72%  

Not wear shoes in the house - Almost perfect, except did wear boots around kitchen on Sunday morning for purely scientific reasons.  Son is about to do science project on how dirty food gets when dropped on floor.  Mustn't have a perfectly clean floor.

Write thank you notes - Crap.

Finish the plethora of projects half done and/or started in my head - Have repainted, cleaned out and rearranged storage area.  Seeing slight sliver of light in redoing our basement after all repairs and construction this summer.  Husband has volunteered basement for a weekend to our boys' church small group in Feb.  Would throttle the man if he were not so cute...and essential for the remainder of our repairs.

Have finished watching all seasons of Monk on Netflix.  Swell of accomplishment.

De-clutter the house room by room - Simply working on keeping them clean....will de-clutter my closet and bathroom this week. Challenging self to actually wear all clothes in closet instead of the few items on top.  This week, wearing all sweaters in green stack.  

Not all at once, as would look and feel odd.  

Meal plan - Pardon?

Start scrapbook project: 53 Saturdays - Already planning next years....as this one has scampered away from me.

Plan out each day with some sort of strategy - Minimal.  If it isn't on the list in the top 3, good luck.

Pray / Bible study daily - Positive thing about being teensy bit of a pessimist, first thought each morning is gratitude I woke up.  

 Not be a victim to technology - Yeah, well....

 Keep up with this list every Sunday in format of Bridget Jone's Dairy: Ahem....