My Daybook ~ May 23

For Today... Monday, May 23, 2016

Looking out my window... after a rainy weekend, the sun is shining again! Amazing how a little sun can make you feel so much better :) There is a small breeze, the birds are singing, the windchimes are chiming, and it's 64 degrees - which is supposed to be the high for today.

I am thinking... starting week 3 of exercises with my daughter. We do the 8 Minutes in the Morning exercises from Jorge Cruise, and also do Just Dance on the Wii :)

I am thankful... to be feeling better after a rough weekend being in bed with a migraine and nausea. 

One of my favorite things... I have an obsession with strawberry Twizzlers. Lately, somehow, they always seem to end up in our grocery cart each week ;)

I am wearing... denim capris and a t-shirt, barefeet

I am creating... I started a rag quilt made from some of my husband's old shirts and jeans a few months ago that I plan to get back to work on soon. So easy to make, and thrifty, too :)

I am hoping... to get my carpets shampooed this week. I had planned to do it last week, but it didn't happen. I also hope the weather is nice this coming weekend, so we can have a picnic for Memorial Day. 

In my kitchen... tonight for supper we will have hamburgers and tator tots. I usually always have something simple on Mondays. 

In my garden... our purple Jackmanii clematis is trailing up the trellis on the side of our porch, all the way up to the roof. It isn't blooming yet, but it is going to beautiful when it does! Last year my peonies were blooming by this time, but so far this year, they are just budding. It won't be long though. My only wish is that beautiful flowers like this would bloom for a longer period of time!

Board room... I love the quilts - actually everything about this photo...

{ From my board Perfectly Prim, photo from Musings from Remember When Farm }

A Shared Quote...

A moment from my day...

My Daybook ~ May 2

 

For Today...

Monday, May 2, 2016

Looking out my window...

it's a beautiful, sunny day, 81 degrees, with a brisk breeze blowing. Birds are fluttering about the feeders in the front yard, singing and chirping in some nearby trees. A squirrel (one of four) sits in the tree, nibbling ears of corn my husband puts out for them...and are waiting patiently for me to throw out some peanuts for them as I do each morning :)

I am thinking...

that it is nice to do my daybook once again, after almost a year.

I am thankful...

for the opportunity to go on a family vacation this year, the first we've had in a very long time.

One of my favorite things...

sunny days, after a long stretch of rainy ones.

I am wearing...

jean capris and a purple t-shirt, barefeet

I am reading, watching, listening to...

Last night we spent the evening watching movies, "It Could Happen to You" and "Pride & Prejudice," as the rumble of thunder was heard in the distance. No storms for us, but more rain.

I am hoping...

our little garden of pepper and tomato plants does well this summer.

I am learning...

how to mend holes in jeans, which does come in handy! Yesterday I mended a pair of my daughter's jean shorts which had gotten some holes in them, with the directions I found on Pinterest. Although I ended up breaking two sewing machine needles in the process, they turned out great--and definitely much cheaper than buying new.

In my kitchen...

today, being it's a Monday, we are having something simple for supper--sandwiches and chips

In my garden...

geraniums and lantana, hanging baskets of calibrachoa and verbena



A favorite quote for today...

"So do not fear for I am with you, do not be dismayed, for I am your God, I will strengthen you and help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand." Is. 41:10

A moment from my day...

Waiting for peanuts...



Closing notes...

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A Few of This Year's Flowers