Bluster

It is very, very windy in Oly today. I spent the morning being busy with kids...but the afternoon I got all to myself!! Elias has a cold and conked out and Hamda spent the afternoon playing with her older cousin who was at Grandma Ruth's house for the day. Hamda loves the extra attention and being doted on. So I whiled away my spare three hours by watching this movie:


and finishing up this book:

I cannot describe how much I LOVE to be in my house all by myself. The movie wasn't too bad - not great, but a very good movie for enjoying alone.The Eyre Affair, however, was just the perfect book to read when you are a bit tired and nice and warm - I got to finish it up today. Even though I only have 100 pages left in War and Peace, I could not tear myself away. I cannot wait to have pick up the next one. Tonight we are taking the kids to the library and a thrift store to pick out halloween costumes. We have been really enjoying all of our little fall rituals. This is a very nice time of year, and cabin fever hasn't set in yet.
I want to thank my very wise friends who gave me great input on the homeschooling/public schooling issue. I really appreciated what everyone had to say and it made me feel a lot better about changing my mind....