As I look outside my window: It’s raining! It rained all night and should rain most of today. It has definitely been awhile since we had any precipitation and since the fall since we had rain.

Right now I am: Getting ready to make a smoothie and do a workout downstairs.

Thinking and pondering: How to structure next year’s schooling? I think we have squarely landed on continuing to homeschool, but there are definitely some areas that I would like to tweak. I want to do more unit studies. I’m been mulling this over this past week.

On my bedside table: Librarian Tales by William Ottens; Duke of Sin by Elizabeth Hoyt

On my tv this week: We dove into both Resident Alien and Mythic Quest. Both were just what we needed after binging WandaVision.

Listening to: My usual podcasts but also Hayley Williams and A Day to Remember on repeat this week.

On the menu for this week:

• Monday - Sweet Potato Nachos

• Tuesday - Classic Baked Mac n Cheese

• Wednesday - Chicken Shawarma Fries

• Thursday - Leftovers

• Friday - Thai Red Curry Noodle Soup

• Saturday - Sesame Chicken

• Sunday - Smoked Sausage and Potatoes

On my to do list: Lots of odds and ends. Mostly just putting the house back together and organizing homeschooling for the next month or so.

Happening this week: It’s our second week of our Spring Break, but it’s supposed to rain Monday through Wednesday. I need to go grocery shopping on Tuesday and then we might go to the library on Wednesday. Hoping for a clearer day on Thursday to go to the zoo and maybe a park day on Friday.

What I am creating: I want to make some movement on my December Daily album today (or at least this week).

My simple pleasures: Apples, a good historical romance, listening to the rain while falling asleep

Looking around the house: Vacuuming is high on my list today, but otherwise, I’m not going to stress about it.

From the camera: We visited Morrill Hall, which houses the natural history museum in Lincoln. Love the dinosaur fossils!