Hello and happy Monday! It has been a very fun week here in our house.
It was the first week of school, which means it was like Christmas for teachers. I have 72 new 7th graders, and I am so excited to get to know them better. My daughter also turns 3 this week, and we had her birthday party last night. It was a lovely, simple party with a few friends. You can read more about Why We Have Simple Birthdays and Tips for a Frugal Birthday Party.
This week looks to be a bit more low key. We will continue to get used to our school routine (does anyone else take weeks to get into theirs?) and keep outside commitments at a minimum.
Last Week’s Goals:
Spiritual:
1. Morning Prayers 4 Days (We did not make this goal. I hope to get into our routine a bit better this week. It seemed like we were rushing quite a bit this past week!)
2. Read Colossians
Professional:
3. Complete lesson plans for first week of school
4. Learn all 72 of my new students’ names (I work really hard at memorizing my students’ names quickly. I want them to know that they matter to me, and I can’t do that if I forget their name.)
Family/ Homemaking:
5. Play a game with Big Brother (He is really into checkers right now. I love it when kids graduate to games that adults enjoy, too!)
6. Color with Sister (We didn’t color this week. But, we did have some tea parties. I think I’ll go ahead and count that as quality time!)
7. Read to Little Brother
8. Get back into our Morning Routine (More or less…)
Personal:
9. Read 2 Books (I am really excited that I got The Astronaut Wives Club from the library!) (You can read all about the 3 books I read here.)
10. Have one coffee date with a friend
This Week’s Goals:
Spiritual:
1. Morning Prayers 3 Days as a Family
2. Read I Thessalonians
Professional:
3. Grade Beginning of the Year Assessments
4. Make Parent E-mail groups and send first e-mail
Family/ Homemaking:
5. Have an in-house date night with my husband
6. Have a movie night with the kids
7. Sort through kids’ clothes and get bags ready to take to consignment shop
Personal:
8. Run 2 times
9. Be in bed by 10 each night
10. Read 2 books
What are your goals for the week?
