Sept. 22-28, 2019 Canning Green Beans All Week! Thrive Women's Bible Study Starts

Sept. 22-28, 2019 

Canning Green Beans All Week!  Thrive Women's Bible Study Starts.

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Hello Friends!

I'm actually typing this up late.  I don't think I have ever been more busy than I have been this year and confess to being unable to keep up my blog as well as I'd like.  I'm also trying to fit in my fall to-do's before the snow arrives--- this week I had my annual eye exam and got a new prescription.  I was thankful Dd went with me to order my new glasses.  I also had my annual visit to the dermatologist and had no new cancer spots!  It was nice to have a good visit, most years my doctor finds something to freeze off.  It's nice getting some of my fall things behind me.

Garden:

Monday I picked green beans

Canned 10 pints on Tuesday

Wednesday picked green beans

Friday picked green beans

and canned 10 pints and 7 quarts

I try to make some progress each day.

Chickens:

Free Ranging---While I am outside picking green beans I've begun to let the chickens out with me as their shepherd.  They love eating all the bugs and grass and I love them getting to!  I know how important it is for them to have a healthy diet and am glad to incorporate more free-ranging into our fall schedule.  I made them cooked rice 3x this week, just for fun for them.

Brenda: Buff Orpington

I am continuing to keep Brenda in my infirmary, in my garage, in a chicken tractor while her bum heals from the 'fly-strike' last week.  She still isn't eating very well, but I can see healing happening.  

Podcasts:

I know I'm late to the party, but I've also begun listening to podcast while picking

Thrive Women's Bible Study:

This week my second Bible study started!  The Bible Study Fellowship group on Monday mornings is on week three and now I have a Thursday night study as well.  I am hoping I can do two groups since they are both focusing on Acts.  The "Thrive" group is through the church I have been going to all summer.  My first impression of this group is extremely positive.  The women are very honest and didn't put any effort into putting up a facade that their life isn't difficult.  I could immediately relate to this group and hope they are as down-to-earth as they seem.

The Thrive Study is using this workbook first:
An Unexplainable Life: Recovering the Wonder and Devotion of the Early Church ( Acts 1-12) by Erica Wiggenhorn

Church:

I have to lament that I am still very distraught over having to walk away from our last church after years of attending and serving there.  I'm also saddened that no one has asked WHY we left!  It's all a bit unfortunate and I have to admit to having a heavy heart about it all.  

Home Improvements:

Paint hallway on main floor.  Peel wallpaper in basement stairwell.  Clean garage.  

I spent hours working on the main floor hallway.  I took down all the paintings before painting--a light blue color.  I also worked on peeling the wallpaper in the stairwell going to the basement.  This is a different kind of wallpaper than what we had everywhere else in the house, not paper but more a very thin plastic that doesn't peel off except in tiny pieces after great effort.  I worked for hours just to get a small area cleared off.  This is going to be a very difficult project!  I want to paint the stairwell going downstairs as well as the hallway on the main floor, but I have to pick all the wallpaper off first.

Dd's Week:

With Dd busy going to work a few days each week and spending more time in her room working on her studies, I just don't get much feedback on how she is doing.  This summer has been gradual separation.  She really is consciously, or unconsciously moving away from me.  It is normal rite of adolescence, but I do miss her.  The silver lining is all the chores I now have time to do...that's good, right?!!!

Dd sick:

Dd's stomach was off all week and so was her appetite.  She even napped a few times this week; which she never does.  She looked tired and bleak this week.

Grace Co-Op:

Science: Anatomy/Physiology (Apologia)

Dd is actually LOVING this class!!!  So glad.

Art: Painting Studio (2 hour block)

History: The American Civil War (going super well!)

Writing/English: Analytical Writing for essays and Research Papers (IEW)

Math:

Dd drives to her tutor (45 min drive each way) each week.  Algebra II is going well.

Work:

Dd loves working at the pizza shop and feels like they are all one big happy family.  She works up to 30 hours each week; which is way more than I want her to do!  I hope she can find a better balance.

Physical Therapy:

Dd's PT is going fine.  I take her in twice a week for her "Chronic Compression Fracture."

Next Week:

October!  Oh my!  Plus, more canning.

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