What a whirlwind of a weekend! I needed that, though, and I think I’m going to keep needing all of these weekends. School weeks are intense; we get a lot done, but there’s just not a lot of time leftover for anything else after schoolwork is done. I’m just really going to have to lean in to those weekends, both for relaxation and for getting other things done.
It really was a nice weekend, though. We’re supposed
to have a warm, dry fall here, so my days of reading out on the porch should
continue at least a little while longer, for which I’m grateful. When it gets
colder, I’ll switch out our comforter for the super soft fuzzy one and read
upstairs under a pile of blankets. : )
Here’s what I was up to the past few days!
Thursday, 25 August, 2022
I got dressed and had coffee, then posted my
review for As If On Cue by Marisa Kanter on my book blog. I edited
and posted Thursday’s post, then made a batch of black-eyed
peas curry in the Instant Pot and took out the compost. I scooped the
litterbox, brought in the containers of mini naan we’d bought on markdown at
the grocery store a few weeks ago, and then it was time to start school.
We started off with On This Day in History, geography (Palestine),
and a little bit about Roanoke. Our morning was full of a unit of math and a
unit of Language Arts, and then I had my daughter do some cursive practice. She’s
pretty artsy, and I think she’ll like cursive. I won’t make her do seven years
of penmanship practice like my school did, because it’s just not as necessary
in today’s society, but I do think it’ll make writing a little easier for her than
it is now.
After lunch, we read pages 22-35 of Fantastic
Fossils by Rob Shone; pages 41-61 of Before Columbus; all of The
Best Book of Fossils, Rocks, and Minerals by Chris Pellant; the first chapter
of Around the World in 100 Years by Jean Fritz; and chapter 3 of History
Smashers: The Mayflower. (Some of these we take turns reading; others, I
read all of.) My daughter did spelling and then wrote out her words; she also
copied down a few words into her vocabulary notebook.
After school, I had some paperwork to fill out, so I
did that, then filled and ran the dishwasher. I made a batch of rice in the
rice cooker, went on a three-mile walk with my son, did my Duolingo, showered,
put dinner away, then put my daughter to bed. I read my book, and we went to
bed without watching anything this night.
Friday, 26 August, 2022
After getting dressed, I had coffee, made a quick
Friday post, emptied and refilled the dishwasher, made a batch of taco-spiced
lentils and a batch of guacamole, and took out the compost and recycling. And
then, school!
We started with On This Day in History, geography (Papua
New Guinea), and a little bit about Jamestown. We did a unit of math and a unit
of Language Arts, and I got a message in-between that my daughter’s counselor’s
son was sick. COVID test was negative (so far; we know how that can go), but we
rescheduled just to be safe. Wishing his son refuah shleimah, a speedy return
to full health! We did spelling and then had a quick lunch break.
After lunch, we finished Fantastic Fossils;
read pages 62-76 of Before Columbus; read all of A Moment in Time by
Thomas Hegbrook; chapter 4 of History Smashers: The Mayflower;
chapters 2 and 3 of Around the World in 100 Years. My daughter wrote out
her spelling words and a single vocabulary word (she writes out the word and definition),
and then it was off to the library! My husband joined us, so they went off to
play, while I sat and read my twenty pages of Come and Hear, followed by
more of my regular book.
At home, we had dinner and I virtually attended an early
Shabbat service at New York City’s Central Synagogue (the cantor was on FIRE!!!
He has an amazing voice, but he just absolutely knocked everything out of the
park on this night!!! There was also a beautiful baby who was receiving her Hebrew
name; she shares a regular name with my daughter, and it’s not a common name, so
that made me smile!).
I put dinner away, got the dishes into the dishwasher
and ran it, then showered (and gave the shower a good scrubbing while I was in
it). I read, put my daughter to bed, read some more, and my husband and I
watched one episode of What We Do in the Shadows before bed.
Saturday, 27 August, 2022
After coffee and breakfast, I got dressed, emptied and
refilled the dishwasher, and took out the recycling. I mowed the front half of
the lawn, then lay down for a bit; mowing always makes me feel so awful!
I wrote out a book review and two blog posts, then it
was time for lunch. Afterwards, I took my books out to the porch and read out
there allllllllllllllllllllllllll afternoon, which was wonderful. My husband
and daughter left to go camping in a nearby forest preserve, so I got the dishes
into the dishwasher, tidied the living room, and organized my reading list,
which needed it. My son and I drove across town to pick up dinner, then we came
home and ate it, watching a documentary on Syria he had recommended.
We paused halfway through to go on a 2.1-mile walk,
then finished our documentary. I did my Duolingo, showered, and spent the rest
of the night reading, beginning The Outside World by Tova Mirvis (which
is excellent so far!).
Sunday, 28 August, 2022
Despite having the entire bed to myself, I still woke
up before 7 am. Not a problem, though. More time to get stuff done!
I got dressed, had coffee, and then cleaned up my
daughter’s room, listening to a podcast to pass the time. Fortunately, it only
took an hour this time. I stripped her bed and changed her sheets, then started
a load of laundry. I folded and put away another load, then sat for a bit to
give my back a rest. I shredded and bagged a giant zucchini (six cups!), saving
the seeds to dry and use next year.
I filled and ran the dishwasher, then my son and I
were off to Walmart to purchase socks and underwear for him. At home, we cooked
the frozen pizza we’d bought for lunch, and after we ate, I hung and dried the
laundry. I was in the middle of chopping and freezing the sale peppers I’d
bought this week when my husband and daughter returned home. Their trips never
last too long!
After taking the peppers out to the garage freezer and
taking the compost out, I cooked a batch of onions, garlic, and peppers, then I
had to run out: I’d forgotten to pick up cheese from Walmart, and I had some
books that needed to go back to the library anyway. No biggie. I also got gas
along the way. At home, I made up a batch of eggs for a breakfast casserole and
brought the tater tots in from the garage freezer, and then it was time to
relax with my books out on the porch.
I threw the casserole in when it needed to go in, then
returned to the porch for a while, but came in when it started to look like
rain, but I kept reading. After dinner, I worked on this post, did my Duolingo,
put dinner away, then showered and showered my daughter. After putting my
daughter to bed, I read my book, and we went to bed without watching anything.
And that’s it! Busy week coming up as always. I *think*
we should have enough library books to get us through the school week. There’ll
be a bit of a learning curve to see what we can realistically cover in our
schedule, but I’m sure we’ll figure it out (the books from our home library, I’m
not worried about; they automatically renew after three weeks, for up to nine
weeks. The books from other libraries, however, are still due after three
weeks, and I don’t want to abuse my borrowing privileges from those libraries,
since they don’t have to lend to borrowers outside their town; they’re
generous and they choose to, so I don’t want to ruin this for everyone!).
Wishing everyone a lovely, productive week! Remember
to take time to breathe. : )
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