- Helping Haley read Hamlet. It's not her favorite. (She read Macbeth last year and loved it. Coincidentally Nathan's class also presented Macbeth, so they sort-of read it together.) I got her a copy from the Simply Shakespeare editions, which has a contemporary translation on one page, Shakespeare's words on the other. Much more manageable for a high school student. (I'm not sold on the idea of high school students reading Shakespeare anyway. I think you need more life experience and education before you can actually enjoy The Bard.)
- Trying to incorporate MUFAs into all of my meals. I'm tired of my belly!
- Gardening a lot. I've not really done much until last week but suddenly I can't get enough of digging in the dirt. Up this week is a trip to the nursery for some new flowers.
- Loving the two purple irises blooming in my front yard.
- Disbelieving that there's only a month of school left.
- Resolving to finish Kaleb's dino quilt before his birthday.
- Also working on a hip to be square quilt to donate to a library fundraiser.
- Scrapbooking Easter and birthday photos.
- Working on a short story based on an image left over from a dream. Hoping I can just finish it, whether or not it's any good!
- Hoping that Jake's last track meet this week—Alpine Days, which is like the state championships for junior high track—goes well and he clears 5'2" in high jump.
- Reading and thoroughly enjoying the novel Once Upon a River and the essay collection Why I Write.
- Savoring this online collection of thoughts about short lines of poetry: life/lines. It is reacquainting me with poetry in a way I didn't realize I needed.
- Trying to decide what book to take on my upcoming trip to Mexico. 11/23/63 by Steven King? Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follet? The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafron? Or some other book I haven't thought of yet? (If you have suggestions, toss them my way! I want something long and involved but not too hard.)
- Grappling with Nathan's newly-sprouted teenage attitude. It's not my favorite thing. Jake and Haley both went through a similar phase at his age...which doesn't make it easier or more enjoyable.
- Thinking that I need to take Kaleb in to have the dermatologist check the mole he has on his groin. Not sure how he will handle the exam however.
- Keeping my friend Jamie and her daughter in my thoughts and prayers.
- Needing (still!) new running shoes but thinking tomorrow will be the day. Tomorrow,or maybe Wednesday. I don't love shopping for running shoes because they're expensive and because I always feel a little bit silly. This time, however, I am determined to not leave the store without a shoe I actually love. I have HATED my last pair.
- Wishing that my mom would sell her house and move closer to me and my sisters; glad that my mother-in-law finally managed to do just that and is now settled in to her new condo.
- Trying to plan some fun summer traditions to implement this year. Last summer was pretty lame in the fun department.
- Wondering how to get started with college applications and scholarships for Haley; also desperately hoping she'll find a summer job.
- Laughing at something Kaleb just said: "Mom, I see that I have photo albums, and Haley and Jake and Nathan do, but I want to see dad's picture book." Yes. Dad can have a picture book when he actually lets me take his picture. Almost every photo I have of kendell looks like this:
When he stops doing that I will make him a scrapbook!
What's up currently in your world?