Weekly Wrap-Up

I had several non-school-related items on my calendar that took my time and attention this week.  And before I knew it, it was Friday, the first day of the Great Backyard Bird Count, an activity that took most of our morning.  While that sounds impossible, let me assure you that it is not.  Counting birds at our feeder interrupted every attempt at schoolwork.  "There's another cardinal! Mark it down!"  "Oh, look! A chickadee!"  See what I mean?

Then I had every intention of finishing this afternoon, after their Friday classes at Timothy Ministry.  But before 2 PM, it started to snow.  You should know that snow is a novelty where we live.  The schools let out early, and my girls were called away by friends to come out and play.  I'm not such an ogre as to deny them an afternoon of wet, freezing escapades outside and hot chocolate inside.

I'm not really in the mood to delineate every thing in which we are now behind schedule.  But I am comforted by the fact that schedules can be rearranged, activities can be reworked, and assignments can be worked in.  Or rescheduled, which is most likely what will happen.

So instead of moaning about it, I'm going to enjoy watching the snow from the study window and be thankful.  Here's what I can see.  Isn't it glorious?

A yellow-rumped warbler at the tray feeder.  I'm going out in a moment to wipe the snow off the seed.

The view from my study window.

Looking up at the trees out of my kitchen window.