December 8, 2009

• A Fireplace Kinda Day

  I was definitely busy, yesterday!  To the point of tears, again!  My upper back REALLY hurt.  I spent the evening on the sofa and then in a long warm bath.  Despite the new sleeping pills (Ambien CR), I didn't fall asleep until after 1am, AGAIN.

  School went . . . well . . . not so well . . .  Let's just say Rissy is learning how to borrow from the tens' column in subtraction, and there were a lot of tears.  She's the child who has almost everything come easily to her (except the fact she has mild CP and trouble walking), so whenever something stumps her, she falls apart.  She did.  She fell apart.  Then, I did, too!

                                     
                                                   Can you figure out the name of  this "beast"?  LOL!!!

  We have "next to no" school work each day this week.  I hope yesterday isn't an indicator of how the rest of the week will go.  I mean, we're talking: one spelling chapter this week, one page in language, and two or three pages in math each day . . . .and, then we're done for the day.  Easy schmeasy, right?  Wrong!  Yesterday, at 3pm, we were still working on math.  (rolling my eyes)

                                 
                                                 How about guessing from *this* picture?

  I finished up the two photo albums for Stephanie.  There weren't enough pictures to fill her smaller book, so I copied down quotes on large recipe cards and inserted those in the book to fill out the blank pages.  I drew colorful cards to introduce each section of the photo book ("Birthday Parties,"  "Vacations," etc.)  I'm happy with the way it turned out. 

  I wrapped eight of the twelve gifts I have going to Nikki's family.  They were large and cumbersome.  I sure hope they all fit in one big box, or at least two big boxes, when mailed! 

  The kitchen bar is the perfect height for making it easy on my back, but the dining room table (a bit lower) has a larger work surface.  I think I'll limp by with the smaller surface on the bar, because I don't have to bend over to do anything.

                             
                                       I still have the Thanksgiving stuff on the dining room table!

  Annamarie came down with a sore throat last night.  I don't know how long she has had it because she isn't able to determine the difference between a sore throat and a dry throat.  Those are the little things we have to really watch with her.  I was horrified (one time) when she kept telling me she was thirsty because her throat was really, really dry.  I FINALLY looked at it and her tonsils (which have since been removed) were touching each other with white spots all over the place.  She had strep throat! 

  This summer she said her ear sounded funny - like paper being crumbled up in it.  She had ruptured her ear drum! 

  She's in bed this morning and will be seen on Friday, as will Rissy and Luci.  Luci's one ear lobe looks like a pierced earring infection - except for the fact she doesn't have pierced ears.  Rissy has had a fever blister that hasn't cleared up on her lower lip. 

  So, we have a swollen ear lobe, a swollen lip, and a swollen throat all to be checked out in one appointment on Friday! 

                            
                                            Little Bit & Chirper fell asleep on my lap last night.
                                          I was sitting with a blanket over me in front of the fire.
                                                   Too tempting and too cozy & toasty!
                                 They were cuddled down in the blanket and all you could see was
                                                   Chirper's head and LIttle Bit's front legs
                                                          sticking straight up in the air!

  Rissy made some muffins, this morning.  She took our Denmark missionary friend's (Mae) advice and added some sliced apple that had been rolled in cinnamon & sugar.  They were quite good!

                            

  My To Do List, today, will be fairly simple:

  *  Do a few pages in school textbooks
  *  Mix up shortbread dough and refrigerate (using Kitchenaid mixer)
  *  Mix and make Pecan Pralines
  *  Enjoy the Christmas music from our cable tv channel
  *  Enjoy my scented candles
  *  Enjoy reading stories to the girls from my Christmas magazines
  *  SLOW DOWN & RELAX!!!!!

                        

  I think this day will be a nice one.  It's freezing outside and temperatures are dropping.  We're expecting a light covering of ice on the roads.  Strong winds will move in later today and tomorrow.  The fireplace is roaring.  I have no place to go.  It's just a perfect, cozy kind of day.

  Be Blessed  ~

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