alarm at 3:55 am
up and turning on the lights, turning on the coffee pot, turning on the burner for the water to boil, getting dressed, making hot chocolate for them, pouring coffee for me, out of here around 4:20
at the garage by 4:30 am
stuffing and loading papers
delivering until about 6:15 am
then breakfast and chicken chores and clean up
then learning, working and playing
lunch
a nap
playing outside
supper
some quiet evening work and reading
and early to bed
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on monday, ben's part in this routine will settle in as well. this week has been full of refresher courses and strange hours for him. i'm looking forward to how it will all fit together with the start of a new week. we were ready for some settling.
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i am so blessed by my kiddos. i absolutely love having them home with me and being the one to teach them for now. we made "good things" lists the past two days. what fun to see what they are thankful for. *star wars *bionicles *mom *dad *zoe *the paper route *springtime *sun - to name a few.
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the snow continues to melt. slowly, but surely. each day more of it just sort of shrinks away. the rate of melt and the wind and the fact that last fall we were behind 11-12 inches of moisture and only recieved about 4.5 inches of moisture over the winter is making for a very dry melt - not much mud. for that i am very grateful!
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have a lovely friday, my friends!