The Day are indeed packed.

I woke up with a fun sense of humor. Just giggling all day. That's special because that hasn't been the usual mood. After about a year and a half of a bullshit pandemic...full of control, lies, illusions....I thanked the Lord above when I found myself giggling with my daughters first thing in the morning. Oh yes!! This is what I need. I need it like I need water, air, sustenance of all kinds. And it lasted all day. This bouyancy. This grace. Thank you dear Lord for this. I'm homeschooling for the second year in a row now. It's been such a blessing. I love how we're free to learn as we wish. We worked with multiplication today..specifically the 8s! We laughed so hard when using flash cards. Just silliness and fun and I believe we learn more when we are relaxed and enjoying ourselves. We worked on Writing. At this point, the girls are learning about extending sentences and adding flavor (descriptive words). It's the best. I love this shit. And they both get excited about it too. How cool. We went to Lake Park today. We had a picnic there a few days ago and the girls had the best time. Honestly, that was the highlight of our time the whole day...they had ALL day to just PLAY!! So, we returned with the intent to play and also get ourselves on the tennis courts. I've been teaching them how to play...invested in rackets, balls, gear. They've really latched onto it. As they were playing on the playground, I started hitting a ball against the board. I'm trying to get back into it...but I'm really out of shape at this point and need some help. I'm self-taught, so I just play for fun and to get some activity. I've always loved tennis. As I was hitting, an older gentlemen comes and sits down on the bench in the court area. Soon the girls come and they want to hit against the board. It wasn't long before I struck up a conversation with this man...who I came to learn is Grover. He just happens to be a tennis teacher and we were playing in his "office" lol. He definitely had some pointers for me and convinced me that to know how to play correctly is worth it. I've always played for just fun...but I was listening. As a teacher, I have respect and am also able to play the role of student. We quickly befriended and now...he's going to be our coach. I couldn't be more excited. Learning a skill is one of my favorite things in life. I feel like this was a serendipitous moment. So grateful. So, this will be added to our homeschool time. I adore having control over my children's education. I continue to love life...because it proves to be abundant with blessings.