Last week opened with church, of course. I was the worship assistant, which in our liturgical church means that I help the pastor in leading the congregation through the worship service. So I read prayers and stuff. Except that this time there was no pastor, so I had to do everything. And I forgot the offering. OOPS! Great start to the week.
I also did some massive cleaning in preparation for a shower that I am so excited about hosting. One little benefit was finding my long-lost sorority badge!
We have decided to send D back to school next year, so she had to have a shadow day at our school to be sure she was ready for third grade. Is she ever. She also had a couple of funny comments about different things they were doing. For instance, phonics. We certainly don't do that here! I don't think phonics is necessary to learn to read. I'm not sure who really needs them other than linguists. Anyway.
Since I had a day off (wow!) I took the opportunity to go shopping. First I visited a super-cute little shop in West Atlanta, Whipstitch. Got a couple of great things:
Oh, I also started (yet another) diet on Monday. I'm following the diet that came with P90X2, basically no-sugar, low-carb, high-protein. It isn't terribly calorie-restricted, just clean. I forgot to weigh until the end of the week, but right now the remarkable thing is that I feel really good. I kind of miss my glass of wine at night, but I am sleeping so much better that it is a fair trade. The weirdest part is that I don't even want bread.
On Tuesday I let the boys skip school and go to an awesome traveling exhibit, Passages. If this comes to your town I highly recommend this interactive exhibit on the history of the Bible, in particular the English Bible. P didn't go with us; it was fetal-pig-dissection day for the fourth grade. I really would like P and the DH to see it, and the other kids all want to see it again, too. That is high praise!
Here's a little summary of what else we did, since I finally got a collage app to work! (Descriptions are clock-wise.)
J had his last regular-season lacrosse game. This hasn't been our favorite season for reasons I've already mentioned.
A little sewing for me this week, finishing D's Scavenger Bag from Growing Up Sew Liberated. In case you are wondering, P's has been done (in turquoise blue prints) for a couple of weeks now. I have such a hard time finishing things that it is always a wonder when something goes from my sewing room to the person it is for!
My sweet husband getting fitted for some new clothes by our dear family friend! Calvin graduated a year ago and started selling custom-made men's clothes. He loves it and seems to be doing great. Bill has such a hard time just getting downtown to shop that he decided to try out this option.
We finished out the week with a Friday night ride and cook-out at the farm. This is becoming our favorite way to end the week. But I didn't take any pictures!
Our memory verse for last week:
Jesus said to the apostles, "Go into all the world and proclaim the good news to the whole creation." Mark 6:15
Go!
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