We've been reading the YWAM series for years now. I wouldn't say the writing is stellar, but they're good and the kids enjoy them and it does keep their attention and they learn things.

I know, right?? I missed me some hula!

Stay off of treacherous roads!!!! I heard on the news this morng about all those storms!

You got that right, sistah!

Well, thank goodness. You had me all worried. I got up this morning hoping for some good news!

GoodMorning! COFFEE!!☕ï¸â˜•ï¸â˜•ï¸â˜•ï¸

I need to go read to my son. We are reading "A Wrinkle in Time".

Now I am post-padding!

Beware of tail-less raccoons!

I am sure she is fine!

I'm really not post-padding. I am dawdling.

Last night a raccoon visited. He had no tail. We wondered what happened to him. He got no food, either. We're wising up and taking the cat food in earlier.

Dishes! Dishes! Dishes!

I love fresh peaches. In a bowl with milk. I also make some really good peach cobbler. Hmm, that sounds yummy! Hot out of the oven with homemade vanilla ice cream.

I need to go finish cleaning up the kitchen. I am feeling a trifle unmotivated. There is some decaf waiting for me. That doesn't inspire me too much. Hmm! I've got Jimmy Buffet playing in my head. "wasting away again in Margaritaville. Looking for my.... lost shaker of salt!!" Ok, dishes. Dishes. Dishes.

Yeah, no kidding! Actually, it doesn't seem like this is a horrible thing. So, I'm not worried or anything.

((Junie)). I'm glad you like your new doctor. Sorry you are wiped out! Capital letters are overrated anyhow.

Ok, I just have to say that spring where I live is truly amazing. I had to take DD to the ophthalmologist in the Big City today. The drive was incredible. The sky is amazingly blue, the peach trees are in full bloom, so driving down country roads with brilliant pink on both sides, the foothills are emerald green and the Sierras are bright white with snow. It seemed almost not quite real. DD's appointment was interesting. The doctor had been rather vague recently and I hadn't seen him since the MRI. So, he cleared up a lot of things today. Her optic nerve is atypical and it seems she has this condition called pseudopappilaedema. It's fake swelling of the optic nerve. He repeated the tests he did in August and she is stable, which is what he is looking for. He will continue to monitor her every 5-6 months to make she sure she is stable and things are unchanging. If nothing changes then this is the way she is. If there is change, then there is a problem. Apparently he was vague about why he ordered the MRI because true edema of the optic nerve is very bad and he didn't want me Googling it and finding out all sorts of horrible things and starting to freak out.

Good Morning!! COFFEE!!!☕ï¸â˜•ï¸â˜•ï¸â˜•ï¸â˜•ï¸

Ok, I had to leave the table. I started laughing (like really laughing) at an inappropriate comment. Oldest DS, talking about younger DS, " I called him a pianist and he called me the other thing...." and I just started laughing. Really hard. Sigh.

Yay Lynn's kids! That's awesome!!

Too late, I already told her. She said, "tell Jeannie not to waste food. There are starving people in China!"

I've probably mentioned this before, but we have Chinese Pistasche along our back fence and it is still completely devoid of leaves. I put 2 milk jug bird feeders in it, and right now the tree is just loaded with sweet little house finches waiting their turns at the feeder. I love this time of year. When the tree is leafed out you can't see any birds at all.

I would suggest Henle Latin with Memoria Press's study guides. I'm using that and it's working well.

So.... are you just gonna keep us guessing or what? Do we have to do our own search?😜