Right now I am: Grabbing my sweater to head on out to the coop steering committee meeting. This will be our first one and I’m excited to start chatting about the future of the coop.

On my bedside table: The Ghost Tree by Christina Henry; Starling House by Alix E. Harrow

On my tv this week: We continued our spooky movie month with some great selections including a rewatch of the original Candyman.

Listening to: Mostly just a mix of music, but I did start an audio book. Not sure if I like it yet…

On the menu for this week:

• Monday - Salsa Chicken

• Tuesday - Baked Potato Soup

• Wednesday - Family Night at Vala’s

• Thursday - Lemon Ginger Turmeric Chicken and Rice Soup

• Friday - Orecchiette with Sausage, Broccoli and Sun-Dried Tomatoes

• Saturday - Chicken Tortillas Soup

• Sunday - Roast Pork Cubano

On my to do list: I finished cleaning out the boys’ clothes yesterday, so I’m moving on to my clothes. It’s going to be a project, but I will feel so much better when it’s finished!

Happening this week:

• Monday - Chemistry Class

• Tuesday - Vala’s Day

• Wednesday - Playdate with a friend; Vala’s Family Night

• Thursday - Coop

• Friday - Nature Hike; Friend’s Birthday Party

• Saturday - Home Day

• Sunday - Nerdy Bookish Friends Zoom

What I am creating: The birthday party and recovery took it out of me. I would love to get to my September and October Memory Planner pages today and throughout this week, but we’ll see if I have time…

My simple pleasures: Raspberry Italian Soda, rainy days, spooky movies, spooky books

Looking around the house: I would like to finish cleaning off the weird hall table today, but otherwise things are in good shape. For the party, I cleaned off part of the kitchen counters and I’m really loving the feel. I’m going to try and keep everything as cleared off as I can.

From the camera: After our nature hike, we went hunting for fossils. Q was super excited to find some.