Hospital Day Daybook

Outside my window…  

We had snow flurries today! I am at outpatient surgery with Matt today (no worries — all is well) and it only flurried about 10 minutes here. Facebook reports it did a lot more at home. I know the kids were excited, and I hate I missed seeing that. It is cold, cold though. Making up for our unseasonably warm Fall.

I am thankful…
for my hubby. Such a great guy to work so hard and take care of us all.

I am creating… 

my December Daily album, and I am oh so happy about it. I hadn’t scrapbooked since before T was born and it feels good to be doing it again. I am keeping it super. super simple, but I still love it.

I am working on…
all of my children sleeping in their own bed all night long. It is going better than I expected, but still not easy. Once Olivia knows I am serious she does pretty well. If you give her an inch, though it quickly stretches to a mile. Thomas has always slept in his own spot (I’m red-faced to admit he is still in the pack-n-play. Our crib was recalled, and we just never got another when he got big enough.) He is a great little sleeper. Comes in with mom to nurse and then really seems to prefer going back to his own spot. John is the toughie. He doesn’t like to go to sleep in his room or stay there but he has done it the past few nights. I tried to go cold-turkey and sit in the dining room while he went to sleep, but I have found it just goes quicker if I sit in his room. We will work on me moving out the door soon. He has been doing fine in the middle of the night. He visits occasionally but hasn’t given me a fuss about going back to his own bed. It’s a work in progress. but it is so much better than what it was.

I am going…
to be taking care of an invalid husband along with the three kid for the next few days. Hardest part will be keeping the kids off the husband.

Teach Your Own – John Holt
Growing in Joy – Robert F. Morneau (This is my daily Advent reading this year.)
Have a New Kid by Friday –  Dr. Kevin Leman
Voyage Home: One Family’s Experience of Unschooling – Charlie Morris

I am hearing…  

John munch on a granola bar in the silence. It is now hours after I started this post. We are home and it is well past bedtime. But the kids napped for the sitter today and then woke late and had a big snack. So he wasn’t hungry at dinner, but now that he has stayed up so late he feels the need for another snack. I am hoping he goes to sleep after this, because I know I really want to.

Around the house… 

Christmas decorations are slowly going up. Wreath is on the door. Big nativity is up. Christmas tree is up and partially lit. My mom was working on it today and ran into issues with the pre-lit tree. She called to ask about extra lights, but the only person who knew where they were was under the knife at the moment.

A few plans for the rest of the week… 

Trying to keep things quiet for dad while we putter about the house here. Finishing those decorations. Some baking and some gift making along with our unit study activities.

Here is a picture thought I am sharing with you…

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Elves!