{"id":5128,"date":"2013-04-09T02:06:19","date_gmt":"2013-04-09T09:06:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/grace-filled.net\/?p=5128"},"modified":"2013-04-09T02:07:34","modified_gmt":"2013-04-09T09:07:34","slug":"the-simple-womans-daybook-april-8-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/grace-filled.net\/?p=5128","title":{"rendered":"The Simple Woman&#8217;s Daybook: April 8, 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.grace-filled.net\/swdb\/swdb.jpg\" alt=\"Simple Woman's Daybook\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>FOR TODAY<\/strong> April 8, 2013<\/p>\n<p><strong>Outside my window&#8230;<\/strong> dark.  We just got back from So Cal where it rained hard this morning, blew the car around going over the passes on I-5 between LA and Bakersfield.  It was windy during most of the drive home and temperate when we rolled in around 7:45 p.m.<\/p>\n<p><strong>I am thinking&#8230;<\/strong> about way too many things right now which is why I&#8217;m blogging to empty my brain.<\/p>\n<p><strong>I am thankful&#8230;<\/strong> for our house sitter who shampooed our carpet in the living room.  Can we say &#8220;going above and beyond the call of duty?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>In the kitchen&#8230;<\/strong> food brought home from my in-laws.<\/p>\n<p><strong>I am wearing&#8230;<\/strong> black Arabic &#8220;We will not be silent&#8221; shirt and navy blue &#8220;Left Behind&#8221; shorts.<\/p>\n<p><strong>I am creating&#8230;<\/strong> nothing at the moment.<\/p>\n<p><strong>I am going&#8230;<\/strong> to hope my packed week stays relatively quiet.<\/p>\n<p><strong>I am wondering&#8230;<\/strong> what my dreams will hold tonight.<\/p>\n<p><strong>I am reading&#8230;<\/strong> <u>Maphead<\/u> by Ken Jennings.  I also finished a bunch of Mary Daheim &#8220;Alpine&#8221; murder mysteries this weekend.<\/p>\n<p><strong>I am hoping&#8230;<\/strong> for interesting dreams tonight.<\/p>\n<p><strong>I am looking forward to&#8230;<\/strong> my massage on Friday.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Around the house&#8230;<\/strong> unpacking to do.<\/p>\n<p><strong>I am pondering&#8230;<\/strong> too many things.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A favorite quote for today&#8230;<\/strong> &#8220;I must say my prayers today whether I feel devout or not; but that is only as I must learn my grammar if I am ever to read the poets.&#8221; &#8212; C.S. Lewis<\/p>\n<p><strong>One of my favorite things&#8230;<\/strong> Coca Cola.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A few plans for the rest of the week:<\/strong> Morning Prayer\/editing tomorrow, Daniel&#8217;s well-child appointment on Wednesday, WIC appointment on Thursday, eye appointment and massage on Friday, and Respite Night on Saturday night.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A peek into my day&#8230;<\/strong>  My in-laws&#8217; new cat Tony.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/grace-filled.net\/swdb\/tonycat1.JPG\" alt=\"My in-laws' new cat Tony.\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Hosted by <a href=\"http:\/\/thesimplewomansdaybook.blogspot.com\/\">The Simple Woman&#8217;s Daybook<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FOR TODAY April 8, 2013 Outside my window&#8230; dark. We just got back from So Cal where it rained hard this morning, blew the car around going over the passes on I-5 between LA and Bakersfield. 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