A better May day

May 5, 2009

Today was a day of home & hearth, I:

got up at 6:30, read my RSS, e-mail, enjoyed my morning coffee and was done on the computer before the kids were up at 7:30

read the Bible with the kiddos, listened to Gershwin tunes played on a svelte clarinet while doing chores

organized Celine's spring & summer clothes

planned the week's menu and made the list for my once a month trip to the grocery store

started to plan Celine's 10th birthday celebration

helped Celine plan her supper prep night - gluten free pizza found via Graceful Creative

prepared and ate a salad lunch with the kids and read a fascinating article about ground ivy, the weed that is a herb

wrote for an hour and drank tea

ate a mud-pie pizza - yummy!

helped Laurent dig his pond

helped Celine build a bed (newspaper, compost & mulch) for her perennial garden

built Brienne's perennial bed for her, while she took an unexpected afternoon nap

concocted a very tasty vegan shepherd's pie using fridge leftovers and the end of the week's vegetables (tomorrow is produce day)

enjoyed a smoothie, made by my husband, for dessert

cleaned up the kitchen while Damien watched on-line videos with the kids

made a new batch of lotion, using homemade green tea extract, apricot & avocado oil

</ul> Today I took care of my family, my home, and myself. Today was a good May day.

Shawna on May 6, 2009, 5:20 p.m.

love the shoe shot. it sounds wonderful, especially the writing and the music and the reading and... oh nevermind, it's all great! someday i hope to be organized enough to go just once a month to the grocery store. perhaps now that dave's settling in to a 9-5 job we'll get there. i'm glad you're getting to enjoy every bit of spring!

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