I really can't remember what we did this week. I know it was the last week our chapter of Classical Conversations met until January, when we'll be up for another 12 weeks of making our children memorize things like the pronoun order, the associative law in math, and the various leaders of World War II. To songs, of course. Or if there is no song, I get to make up things like cheerleading chants to grammar facts, which is okay because I teach all girls, but a little ironic since I'm the anti-cheerleader. Wait, wait, wait! I have nothing against cheerleaders; my best friend was a cheerleader! I'm just so dreadfully not into things like football and doing cartwheels in front of people (mainly because I'm comically horrid at it) that I can't believe I came up with the idea in the first place. But the girls love it.
Okay, let's see. Last Sunday, we joined the church we've been attending since moving back to this area, and I went to a caregroup meeting later that week. We really love the people there because they love God and genuinely care for one another. Like if I had a new baby next week (which would be physically impossible...bear with me and no, I'm not pregnant), they'd bring meals. I know several of them have been agreeing with us in prayer that Other House would sell soon. And almost two years ago, when my dad had to have emergency open-heart surgery, the pastor came to the hospital to pray with and encourage us. And I think that's pretty cool.
I've also been thinking about this blog, and what I need to be writing about as we head into winter sans garden (for obvious reasons) and sans animals. One friend suggested I do some product reviews of grain mills and things of that nature that may be of interest to the home cook/baker. I've touched on this a little bit here, but like the idea of giving it more attention. I also want to write about the little things we do to conserve water and energy around the house. For instance, did you know there's such a thing as "phantom electricity?" That means when you leave something plugged in, it still uses a bit of electricity, even if it's not running. So we unplug small appliances in the kitchen, specifically, and things like CD players when we're not using them.
To everyone's relief, Byron has stayed away from saws and pear trees this week, but I will be writing about pruning fruit trees in a coming post.
Oh! I took some fall photos of the kids, and will post those soon. We do this every year and use them as Christmas gifts for the family because I never did like studio shots very much. In fact, I have a few ideas for fun, homemade or locally made Christmas gifts. Update: click here for inexpensive gift ideas!
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