I'm working on wrapping my writing project this morning (or trying to get there, anyway), but as a warm-up, I thought I'd do the Quick 5!
1. I've been trying to get up early in the mornings. I started this week. So far, I've done a half-and-half job. Monday through Wednesday, I did pretty good, getting out of bed no later than 6:00 (my goal actually be 5:30, however). Then Simon came down with a cold in the middle of the night Wednesday night. The past two days I haven't been able to make it out before 7:00... I really want to establish an early morning routine to better utilize my time. I found this week if I got up earlier I was more likely to get my devotional time done; I accomplished more housework; overall, I was excited that I was more productive. I was practically giddy Wednesday as I loaded the dishwasher, washed dishes that can't go in, and straightened the living room, all before the kids were up. Yesterday, by contrast, was abysmal. But I chalk that up to crabby kids. To encourage my efforts to get up early in the mornings, and especially to get my devotionals done, I signed up for this: Hello Mornings! Basically, it's an accountability thing through the web (Facebook, Twitter, etc.) to help you stay motivated to get up every morning and get your quiet time in. The sign-up ends today, but if you read this in time, you might like to hop on over. I'm intimidated by being paired with people I don't know; I'm extremely shy. But I decided this goal was far more important.
2. It's going to be 103 here today. Ridunkulous. Seriously. I think that puts Topeka around 30 days of 100-degrees or over. It hasn't been this bad since the Dust Bowl in the '30's, according to the news. Next week, highs in the seventies, lows in the fifties. If it all comes about as predicted, I'll be euphoric.
3. On the kid watch: Eliza has added several new words to her vocabulary, my favorite being "help." When she wants something she tends to just whine and yell, and I've been working on her to ask for help rather than do that. Now, Mommy just needs to be able to recognize it when she asks for it! I've never been good at toddler speak. I'd been told it would be easier with my kids, but it's not. I still don't get 50% of what Eliza says. But I can't tell her that; it literally breaks her heart. She starts crying when I have to just flat out tell her I don't understand. Simon, though, is starting to sit up on his own. It's pretty spotty right now, but I see the days coming. He loves to do it. We've had some bonks, especially on the face. But he amazed us the other night when he was sitting up next to his daddy. He leaned down to suck on his toes and then simply sat back up--no help, no pushing off the hands, just sat up! He's a strong boy!
4. I'm hoping to read "The Help" soon. I need to double check that the offer to borrow it is still there. I'm intrigued. I've been aware of the book for awhile, but never bothered to check into it. It's not the movie that has me convinced to check it out: it's all the people I know that have read it for book clubs or personal time and have loved it. "Loved" probably deserves italics, but I'm not feeling very Anne-ish this morning. (Book references when talking about books, it's all appropriate, right?) I need something entertaining to read these days; I've got plenty of heavy, educational material to read. It's good. But I could use something light. If I don't get to borrow "The Help" (which I'm like number 60 on the waiting list at our public library, moving up from #93), I'll need to find something to tied me over for the next two or so months before a copy at the Public comes available.
5. 16 weeks until Christmas. 'Nuff said.
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