my week

Soooooo, so much is going on! I really think that this week has been a little on the crazy side. The weather has been wacky as well, but expected. Our first taste of Spring is ALWAYS followed with a cold snap (and sometimes snow... it snowed on Easter 2 years ago!) and this year has not broken with tradition. It started out in the high 60's today, and it is currently something like 43 degrees, and the forecast predicts freezing rain tonight (!!!).

School was hectic this week, because last week was so nice we ended up blowing off most of the educational stuff. So this week was filled with DNA and gerunds and participles (I had to re-learn these, but they sound impressive, don't they?) and sentence diagramming for Tom-Tom. Katie learned about Moses (lots of info on this subject for little ones). Since starting Focalin (helps-your-brain-to-focus) last week, she has written three journal pages, has a new interest in math (because she can actually focus enough to do it), and has asked (can you believe it?) for more worksheets to practice writing. Very, very positive news. Danielle has learned about crustaceans, newspaper/reporting, and fractions... and she started her own blog a few weeks ago. So, I'm like mean-mommy-teacher this week; but at least we've seen forward progress!

So. I saw the movie Food Inc. last week... eeeewwwww! I haven't been able to eat a quarter pounder from McDonald's, or buy Tyson or Purdue chicken, or Smithfield ham/pork products. I highly recommend this film. Mark even liked it. And we are going to join a farmer's co-op. No more processed meat. It's like Upton Sinclair's: The Jungle, and it's real!

Prayer news: Please, please, please pray for one of my bestest, dearest friends, Eileen, and family. Prayer is amazing, and empowering and comforting! Be a prayer warrior! Her mom has just been diagnosed with all sorts of horrible cancer. My heart is truly breaking for them both. Pray for my friend (and neighbor) for closure on their house, and praise God for all their good news, lately... unsettling, yes, but overall, good! And, of course, generally just pray for all of us - our marriages, our relationships, our faith, our families, our children, and our Country. I am praying, too. A lot.