I am remembering one time when I was scared at night. One of the first years we lived here someone was knocking at our door at 3:00 am. As Tim wasn't home we didn't answer the door. It wasn't winter so I knew no one was going to freeze to death and he had his car running in the yard. I never heard of any accidents happening so I assume it was someone who had lost his way. I want to be helpful but not stupid.
While I had been dreading Brandon moving out and miss him I find I do like the extra room I now have. (One good thing about him moving out!) Nothing like keeping busy to help from missing someone. Monday I started cleaning his room by washing the bedding down to the mattress. I cleaned windows and curtains in both upstair's bedrooms, and washed down the walls, insides of the closets, and the floors.
On Tuesday before he left for work Tim helped me move Daniel's bed across the hall to Brandon's old room. Daniel and I worked at moving his dresser over and getting the bed put back together. I had washed all Daniel's bedding and everything was so fresh and clean.
This is a quilt I made for Daniel several years ago. Whitney helped me with the embroidery on the horses and cowboys after I had appliqued each onto a block. When I had finished sewing the blocks together and sandwiching the quilt I attempted my first and only machine quilting. Whitney had just taken a class at the quilting shop in Jamestown. I had wanted to as well but Leah was just a baby then. Someday when I have more time I will take up quilting again, maybe this winter? I did like using my machine to do the quilting as I don't much care for hand quilting. I love putting the blocks together though. And Cora, my corners don't always match either!
There is still a nice space for Daniel to play even with the two beds in there. The carpet I found is nice and thick which should make it warmer in the winter. Menards sells 7'x10' carpet remnants that have finished edges for $35.
I need to get some little boy pictures on the walls for Daniel. He was pleased with his new room.
After I had scrubbed the base boards, walls, and floor in the school room I moved things around. I put the desks where Daniel's bed used to be. Now I don't have to move Daniel's desk each day and can help both children at one time.
This board I do put up each morning and take down when we finish spelling. I moved Leah's dresser and toys up to this room as it is "hers" now. We have a nice little reading area for book basket time right by the window.
Here's my main school storage cabinet. I just love it as it hides so much inside. We still have our timeline on it from last year.
As you can see it stores a lot! I am so thankful I have so many good tools to use in our school. The preschool "toys" are great and the little ones have learned so much by using them and don't even realize it.
I'm happy to have that work finished. I'm hoping I will be able to get somemore fall cleaning done in the weeks to come. I'm also glad to have my town day over for the week.
Yesterday afternoon we went to the library and filled our book basket with lots of books about Mexico and deserts which we will be studying the next two weeks. I got my hair trimmed, got my groceries, ate at Dairy Queen, and watched Dustin play softball. It was his last game. I enjoy watching him but don't like getting home so late. That makes us later for school the next morning. But I would rather have well rested students than tired grumpy ones!
Tonight starts our first night of services at church with another tomorrow night. Then it's Harvest of Thanks! So the children will need the extra sleep as the next three will be later than usual. I best get them rounded up.
