Outside my window...alternating periods of stormy grey clouds/rain and bursts of sunshine (we had 4 cycles by the end of the day). when it's rainy, there are glorious, steel grey thunder clouds rolling across the sky. i feel the nip in the air and the moisture, too. then the sunshine comes, lighting up everything, making it sparkle and shedding a pleasant warmth abroad.

I am thinking...how cozy it is to have a few days of rain like we've been getting

I am thankful for...the rain! i wish it was like this every year

From the learning rooms...Macey skipped out on us to go watch the Olympics with Marmee; we are in between major topics right now. the weather today is making me remember i wanted to do a weather unit. but we just finished Jefferson and I wanted to follow up with Lewis & Clark. being monday, we picked new words for word study. Abbey & Laird started a new unit in math: apple boxes.

From the kitchen...still kind of in a cooking slump, but am planning on making easy homemade pizza for dinner with the dough I got at Trader Joe's on saturday. lunch will be campbell's bean & bacon soup because rain always means soup!

I am wearing...my pjs! sort of. we usually run on monday morning, but the rain stopped those plans. i was feeling so cozy i just stayed in my red floral pj bottoms and pulled on a light tangerine hoody (totally mismatched) that was next to my bed and a pair of socks. cozy rainy weather wear, perfect for curling up with a book indoors all day.

I am creating...nothing. in a creative slump, too. been busy studying health stuff.

I am going...no where, except to pick up Laird from the Lunt's after playtime. maybe to the grocery store if i feel like changing my pants

I am reading...lots! Suzanne Summers's Ageless and Garth Nix's Lirael (for the 3rd or 4th time on his Abhorsen trilogy) are on my agenda today.

I am hoping...we keep getting more rain. with those glorious, perfectly warm sunny days in between, too . . . that dr. mikel can help me get my hormones balanced so i can be healthier and nicer . . . that Adam's annual summit meetings go well this week

I am hearing...the pitterpat of rain on my windows; lots of complaining about schoolwork today

Around the house...still need to clean up the green room after we pulled a bunch of stuff out of the laundry room when the new washer/dryer arrived; the last of the Christmas ornaments are sitting in there too. the carpet is looking pretty disgusting. we've definitely worn it out in the last 6 1/2 years. but the thought of getting it replaced and all that entails makes my head hurt.

One of my favorite things...uh, rain. i am really, really happy about this weather!!! and taking daily walks around the neighborhood with Grace each day while the weathers good (not rainy days of course)

A few plans for the rest of the week: visiting teaching jill doi, darcy hemenway, and angela carling; dr. appt with dr. mikel for hormone testing; adam's annual company managers summit meetings tuesday thru friday; getting pedicures and having dinner with my seesters on thrusday for katee's 26th bday; jodee's 30th bday party on friday night; stake women's conference on saturday; Grace's 2nd bday on sunday

Here is picture thought I am sharing..

our citrus is in season, the branches are heavy laden with fruit