Simple Woman Daybook

I was surfing the Internet the other day and came upon a blog called "The Simple Woman's Daybook". The blog invites women to use a template every Monday of the week to post their feelings, things they are doing, their dreams, etc. on their own blogs, but to share it with her via her blog as well.

So....I've decided to do this! Of course, me being me, I am a day late with my first entry. So, from this point on the Simple Woman's Daybook will be posted each and every Monday. Until then....here goes:

Outside My Window....Lots of fog this morning, but should burn off to a beautiful fall day. We are expecting more rain, so I will enjoy this while I can.

I am thinking....I would like to take a trip somewhere over the holiday break. Jon and I are both off work and a short trip to some place close would be nice.... and overdue. I can hear The Rooftop in Charleston calling my name...

I am thankful for....wonderful family and friends.

Someone who made me happy....my friend, Helen, brought her newborn baby - Elliott - in to visit us at work. He is truly one of the most beautiful babies I've ever seen.

How I made someone happy....I gave Jon a new fishing reel. It was intended to be a Christmas gift, but I decided since he had worked so hard during marching band season and reached his goal of making state finals....well, he deserved it early!

I am creating....nothing, nada, zip! Which is strange for me. I do have a hankering to start knitting. Could be due to the nip of chill in the air...

We are going....to purchase a leaf chopper. I'm sure that's not the official name of what we are looking at to buy, but basically its a machine that not only sucks up the TREMENDOUS amount of leaves that we have, but will also chop them up and condense them into such small pieces that we have less bags!

I am hoping and praying....that this horrible cold that I have will go away....soon.

On my mind....I still want to learn a foreign language. Not just the little hello's and greetings and such, but I want to be able to SPEAK it....Jon and I have discussed learning French....'Oui?

From the kitchen....this is a funny topic for me....considering my husband is a much better cook and THE cook of the house and considering that I will never be able to bake like my mother. However, I have been thinking about trying some baking for the holidays.....maybe.

Around the house...always seems that during marching band season, we put things off until marching band is over. So I guess all those things we said we are going to do, are due now! The good thing is, I cleaned the house so thoroughly last weekend, that the hardwoods will make you slip they are so clean! LOVE IT!

I am reading...."For One More Day" by Mitch Albom. It is the story of a man who gets the chance to spend one more day with his mother, who died 8 years earlier. Very full of life lessons....

Pondering these words....'Find ecstasy in life. The mere sense of living is joy enough.' ~ Emily Dickinson