As I look outside my window: It’s overcast and cool. Thank goodness!

Right now I am: Prepping to go outside and weed the yard. Then it’s time to meal plan and get our grocery list made.

On my bedside table: Thief of Shadows by Elizabeth Hoyt (loving the Maiden Lane series!) and Uprooted by Naomi Novik

On my tv this week: We watched a fair amount of The Orville and a few episodes of Battlestar. Last night we watched Bill and Ted Face the Music. It was okay; a very earnest movie.

Listening to: Mostly podcasts, although I did have a heavy metal evening when going to and from bookclub. I sped through some Asking Alexandria, Palaye Royale, Black Veil Brides, 10 Years, and A Day to Remember.

On the menu for this week:

• Monday - Ranch Cheddar Chicken

• Tuesday - Leftovers

• Wednesday - Chicken Pad Thai Nachoes

• Thursday - Fish and Chips

• Friday - Chorba Frik

• Saturday - Blackened Salmon with Blue Cheese Sauce

• Sunday - BBQ Ribs

On my to do list: I need to find a notary for our stupid trash cans… The city is switching services and giving everyone a trash can and a recycling can. If you want another trash can, you have to get the large family form (5+ people in a household) notarized. Tricky with all the COVID restrictions right now.

Happening this week: We have our usual nature play day on Wednesday and library pickup on Saturday. I do need to grocery shop on Tuesday, but that’s about it for plans. Otherwise, it’s homeschooling like usual. We’re going to study the beginning of Mesopotamia and Sumer plus a separate lesson on the native tribes of the Northeast in what is now the United States.

What I am creating: Just lesson plans really. J has turned me onto a new note-taking, organization app called Roam. He had me watch the intro video last night and I am intrigued. Hoping to be able to play around with it later today.

My simple pleasures: A good soft baked chocolate chip cookie, breezes at nighttime, a good romance book.

Looking around the house: I need to tackle the kitchen today. Everything needs a good wipe down and the sweep the floor.

From the camera: Meeting Omar, the troll under the bridge