As I look outside my window: It’s so weird to be able to see through our backyard tree again. It makes the lights from houses so much brighter at nighttime.

Right now I am: Finishing this post so I can dive into my Sunday reading time. I’m really digging all the essays included in The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green

On my bedside table: Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead and a ton of Holiday romances!

On my tv this week: We finished S1 of Foundation and I completely gutted at the end. Thank goodness they are making a second season. We also started Hit Monkey (very odd show) and Cowboy Bebop (I cannot contain my excitement about this one).

Listening to: Mostly hard rock mixes. Thank goodness Apple Music can create sound-alike playlists. I’ve been really digging the Black Veil Brides channel.

On the menu for this week:

• Monday - Tacos

• Tuesday - BBQ Chicken

• Wednesday - Leftovers

• Thursday - Friends-giving!

• Friday - Leftovers

• Saturday - Maafe (Senegalese Peanut Stew)

• Sunday - Fettuccini with Crab

On my to do list: I’ve got a big list of mostly small tasks to check out. I do want to get the Friends of the Coop Facebook group launched this week. I also need to organize my December planner pages, create a coop lesson for circuits (one week instead of the usual two), clean, and update a few spreadsheets (reading challenges, coop rotation, etc).

Happening this week:

• Monday - Normal School Day; Grocery run

• Tuesday - Normal School Day

• Wednesday - Cleaning and project day

• Thursday - Friends-giving!

• Friday - Project day

• Saturday - Home day

• Sunday - Library run

What I am creating: I got our advent activity calendar sorted and make progress on wrapping our book advent. I’m hoping that Wednesday, Friday, and this weekend can be dedicated to cleaning the house and then working on Christmas cards. I would like to make about 50 this year, but I haven’t even gotten started. I did pull out my box of Christmas supplies to get started when I have a free hour or two.

My simple pleasures: Chocolate cake, snuggly blankets, to do lists

Looking around the house: Things are good, but there are some Christmas stuff piles going on right now. I need to find a place for my next project to live. Maybe a specific cabinet in the kitchen or a shelf on a bookcase? I would just like to avoid the random pile.

From the camera: I got out to Music Bingo on Wednesday and I actually won, twice! In December, we are doing Musicals Music Bingo night. I can’t wait!