A Simple Wrap-Up

For Today… July 20, 2012 at 12:12pm

From the Heart:  

 

I'm excited to have Sarah home today after her week-long visit with her grandma in Elyria. I'm also glad to see it rain, and I hope it keeps raining for as long as possible. And I'm tired. This summer has been crazy busy.

On the Homefront: 

 

I got some fun things at IKEA yesterday, and I'm looking forward to getting them put up and out.

In the School Room:

Nothing. Oh wait. I'm working on portfolios! They are due next week, and I'm nowhere near ready. :-\

In the Literary Scene: 

I am enjoying Dante's Purgatorio. Like Inferno, it's an interesting account of the afterlife. 

Outside my Window…it's grey and gloomy, and I love it! Now, it just needs to start raining again. Also, the mailman just dropped something off at the front door, which made me excited. However, it turned out to just be a giant Cabela's catalogue for Craig. :( Boring!

I am thinking… that I have a lot to do! Ugh. And that's usually a pattern to when I actually write these blog posts. Too much to do? Well, why not ignore it all and write a blog entry?

I am thankful for…good health and my family.  Rain! Friends. I've had a lot of good times with friends lately, and I've been very appreciative of it.

From the kitchen… nothing. I need to go grocery shopping! Maybe I'll do that here soon.

I am hoping… that we get more rain and that we have a nice, relaxing but fun weekend. Craig really needs it.

I am creating… a t-shirt design for Dance Camp. Portfolios for the girls for homeschooling. A baby blanket for a friend. (This will not get done in time, I'm afraid. :( )

I am hearing... nothing, actually. It's weird. I don't have any music on. Need to fix that! < goes off > < comes back > There. That's better. How about (randomly chosen) Politik by Coldplay?

(Fanmade video--it's not too bad.)

One of my favorite things… good health, beautiful nature, days at home.

I am praying for... good health (always) and for wisdom.  Sarah and Judyan to have safe travels. My brother.

A Few Plans For The Rest Of The Week… still need to finish my Family Herbalist chapter. I don't think we're doing the Color Run tomorrow after all. Potluck with the Greers on Sunday. Dance Camp next week, but I don't want to look ahead to next week. It's too busy!

I accomplished since last week… Moms' Night Out, went to Elyria and back, saw Kim, Matt, and Bekah!, prayed with some friends, worked on portfolios, dentist, celebrated Mom's birthday, lunch with friends, band, IKEA and hanging out with Jenn, Growth Group, etc.!

Here is a picture thought I am sharing with you:

 

St. Mary's in Elyria. Funny. I have no recollection of this place, though I was baptized there. ;)

 

Review of Anne Morrow Lindbergh: A Gift for Life

Anne Morrow Lindbergh CL by Dorothy Herrmann

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


I have mixed feelings after reading this biography. Given that Gift from the Sea is one of my favorite books and I have enjoyed several of Anne's other books, it was disconcerting to read some of the details of her political views and the views of her husband, as well. Nazis? Isolationists? Yikes. In Anne's defense, you get the sense that she struggled to form her own views separate from her husband's. The author harps on this point quite a bit, but I do not think it's unusual for the time period--just lamentable, that's all.

The other thing the author enjoyed speculating on was the sexual relationship between Anne and Charles. I could have done without the majority of that. They were husband and wife--I think it's pretty safe to assume that they (a) had sex and (b) probably enjoyed it.

I read biographies, however, because I think people are fascinating. Anne is no exception. She seemed shy, reserved, high-strung, anxious, but also deep, gracious, and charming, with the soul of a poet and an artist. She was dominated by her larger-than-life husband, but I do think it's telling that, of the two, I know far more about Anne than I do Charles. And I think her legacy is just as unique and lasting as his.



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