Right now I am: Needing to get brunch started soon. And I would like to work on my craft project before my zoom book club later today.

On my bedside table: The Other Half of the Grave by Jeaniene Frost; Waking Gods by Sylvain Neuvel; The Getaway by Lamar Giles

On my tv this week: We’ve kept up with Ted Lasso and The Mandalorian after finishing McMillion$.

Listening to: I started the Revolutions podcast season about the French Revolution. I’m only 1/3 of the way through the episodes. There are a lot.

On the menu for this week:

• Monday - J’s Birthday Dinner

• Tuesday - Spicy Thai Noodles

• Wednesday - Cajun Stuffed Chicken Breast

• Thursday - Leftovers

• Friday - Ham and Potato Soup

• Saturday - Cheesy Bacon and Egg Hash

• Sunday - Sweet Potato and Black Bean Quinoa Bowls

On my to do list: The bees have been buzzing in my head all week, so I finally did a brain dump. Now I have a giant list of tasks to try and complete. Just the act of writing it all down helps me tame the bees. Now I need to start completing the tasks.

Happening this week:

• Monday - Home Day; J’s Birthday

• Tuesday - Nat Geo: Rise of the T-Rex

• Wednesday - Science with friends

• Thursday - Coop

• Friday - Winter Hike at Walnut Creek Lake

• Saturday - Pick up our chicks for the week

• Sunday - Home Day

What I am creating: I’m finally getting to February Memory Planner pages. I also cut out the bases for the Reading Retreat goody bag tags. Now I need to decide which to work on today.

My simple pleasures: Sunshine, Raspberry Lime Spindrift, a good walk

Looking around the house: I cleaned up the coop materials area and suddenly the house looks so much better. I’ll be glad to put it all away in two weeks when the Engineering Challenge season ends.

From the camera: Quentin found a big stick in the forest during Nature Explorers. It might have been too big for him…