The weather today in my neck of the woods:

Bright and sunshiney day …. but a cool 57 degrees outside!!! Usually by this time we are experiencing 80 degree temp days. I hope this means we have a rather warm but not HOT summer.

A simple pleasure:

Sleeping in on a weekday. I had to let Psycho Girl out three times last night…and of course Marbles is her Faithful Companion so he has to “supervise” her middle of the night jaunts. Well, okay, honestly…she won’t venture outside without him. Like I said….Psycho Girl Extraordinaire.

I am thankful:

For my Aunt Mary who kept EVERYTHING (letters/photos/certificates) that has to do with every member of my Dad’s family.

For my Mother who painstakingly sorted through EVERYTHING when the family homestead was to be sold and then graciously gave it all to me.

From the kitchen:

Lasagna sauce is in the crock pot as I write this. My cooking schedule was a little off this weekend due to a number of outside projects!!!

From the learning rooms:

Signed Miss Sam up for the classroom portion of Driver Education with Florida Virtual School!!!!!! OMG!!!!! As her Cousin Logan is always ready to point out:

“She can’t even keep a golf cart/four wheeler on the road yet!!! You’re going to trust her with a car????”

I am almost finished reading:

The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova. It is a very intense novel. I believe it will find it’s way into the category of “literary classics” much like Dostoyevsky – one of my favorite authors.

In the line up:

Little Bee by Chris Cleave

Noah’s Compass by Anne Tyler

Dracula by Bram Stoker

Added yesterday after trip to the Library to pick up the book Little Bee (I just can’t help myself):

Fire and Ice by J.A. Jance

Damage Control by J.A. Jance

Still River by Harry Hunsicker

On My Mind:

I have heard so many good programs on Moody Radio Florida these past few weeks that while I am driving I almost wreck trying to write down names/quotes/books.

I wish I could hibernate for a week in a cabin by a lake to write down and contemplate all that has been running rampant in my mind from the recent broadcasts on these programs:

Midday Connections

Homeward

Revive Our Hearts

Creative Projects:

• The genealogy project is really coming along nicely. Quite addicting I might add…especially when those little green leaves show up on the Ancestry webpage!
• Developing an organizational strategy for all the information I have accumulated. Making digital and hard copies of everything (very time consuming) and transcribing letters into Word Documents. My very good friend Kristanne (hope to see you in April) knows this procedure quite well as many years ago she transcribed and archived my father’s stories for me when I was completely computer illiterate. Now I can truly appreciate how daunting a task it was!!! Hugs to you Kristanne!!!
• Resurrecting my Photo Site site to highlight my “best of the best” photos. Thanks to the very talented Heather who is just wonderful and so accomodating!!!

Hearth and Home:

Not much going on there. Dust is still EVERYWHERE…how can there be pollen when it is 57 degrees outside?????????

Am managing to get some laundry done in between all my creative projects.

I laugh:

Because I think I can squeeze a hundred gazillion things into a 24 hour day.

Inspirational Quote I’m  Sharing:

Knowing our purpose strengthens us to keep going. It drives our anchor of faith deeper so we’ll have power to stand tall against many forces. ~Erin Keeley Marshall ~

A picture thought  I am sharing:

What???? It’s NOT Friday yet??????