The happiest of days

Do you have a week day that you could call the "happiest of days"? I think my children would pick Friday.

We had a great day yesterday. The kids went to their Homeschool phy-ed program, I got to visit with the ladies and also a good friend (later that night), and Martha and Buddy were able to socialize and do what they love most.

For Martha, Art is her first love. For Buddy, playing sports and just playing full throttle outside are his favorites. Martha has made several clay projects at her Art class. She brought home a clay bunny last week and it is the cutest thing. Buddy brought home a bruised, bloodied lip from playing too hard this week. I thought I better compare/contrast the two. (This is why we are making sure his Tetanus is up to date!!! He He He!!!)

They have both been journaling this week. It is creative writing, but it still involves focused planning with main thought, paragraphs, punctuation, etc. I have promised not to read their journals without permission, but I hope to receive permission at some point. There is a point where our children move from having no privacy to deserving *some*...and I am adapting.

For those of you who know me, you may or may not know exactly how much I dislike secrets, whispers, "hidden" information, etc. I am unabashedly curious and questioning and am driven nuts with secrecy. No secrets, no elephants, no emperor with no clothes.

We are having company this morning. It is out of the ordinary for us to switch things around with school, but sometimes you need to do it- especially for good friends!

Nothing is planned for our weekend. I like it that way...sort of. Steve will inevitably throw something my way and I will have to be flexible. But, I am prepared to be flexible and spontaneous......!!! (is that a joke or what?) For any of you who thought that I ran the show at this house, boy, are you mistaken. Steve has always been in charge, in control, and the one who calls the shots. I get a couple weekends a year to make hay, but day to day I am the Mother Who Does Everything (like the Pirates Who Don't Do Anything).

I don't think Steve thinks I do "everything", but I am proud of my job as wife, mother, and homeschooler. Some men just don't think a woman is doing anything unless she is working outside the home and making money AND doing all the mothering, wifely duties, etc. Normally, I would rise up and not take that sort of talk, but in this area I will sacrifice my own reputation for my children. I know my children are better off with my presence at home and so I am willing to put up with trouble for it- for them. So....I will try to stop looking so hard at the Classifieds...it is hard to try to please everybody and my desire has always been to try to please EVERYONE in this house.

Enough of the serious talk.....I may have to delete that paragraph above, so if you read it before I delete it use the information carefully. He He!!

Time to get ready for company and to get on with our day. I will report back early next week to let you know how the weekend went.
Blessings on your weekend!!