Courtesy of The Simple Womans Daybook.
FOR TODAY…October 12th
Outside my window… cold and gray with a storm approaching. (I’m looking forward to some rain but the tree toppling wind, not so much.)
I am thinking… about the 43 more days until I leave for So Cal to visit my family. (Familia and Disneyland, here I come!)

I am thankful for… John Paul sleeping six hours straight last night. (Insert happy dance.)

I am wearing... black knit pants, white tank, worn out black zipped sweatshirt jacket. (Don’t tell Stacy and Clinton!)
I am remembering… that I need to email T and see how he’s doing. (Say a prayer for him.)
I am going… to get some shopping done when Brian gets home. (Daddy needs some alone/bonding time with JP and Mama needs a breather.)
I am reading…The Shadow of the Bear: A Fairy Tale Retold by Regina Doman ( So far I’m really enjoying it.)
I am hoping… to get ALL the laundry and ironing done. (Hey, I can dream, can’t I??)
On my mind… how much smoother the day goes when I start the day with quiet prayer with Our Lord. (Well, the day is actually just as chaotic. I am just better equipped to handle it.)
Noticing that... I am in love with my iphone. It keeps me close to those I love when they are far away and I have all my info on there – from my shopping lists, to my baby feeding tracker to my digital prayer book. (That is when I can get it away from Andrew who wants to watch Thomas the Train on it.)
Pondering these words… from a priest during confession, “Make your home a piece of heaven on earth.” (Touche.)
From the kitchen… scrambled eggs, wheat toast and fruit. (Followed by a candy kiss?)
Around the house… autumn decor. (I love fall!)
One of my favorite things… these quiet mornings with Bella at school and the boys still snug in their beds. (But enough of this, back to the laundry.)
From my picture journal…This picture is a month old now but it is one of my favorites of John Paul and his big eyes.