Late To Bed, Early To Rise

I am up very early today, as I am most days. With school starting on Monday, I am doing my "dry run" and trying to get my housework finished before school even starts at 9 am. I am SOOOO glad I put the PODA back into action. It only took me 90 minutes to get everything done, and I had added a couple more things to the list I had shown you. Plus, I took about a 15 minute coffee break with Sweetheart. Today I already have part of my list finished. One of the things on my list is to focus clean the deck. This includes the sliding glass door...glass, framing, and tracks. I am not a worrier of hand prints on the glass. I know it drives some people crazy. To me, it is 99% TJ hand prints, which I love. Eventually it becomes one big blob of prints, but this morning I found a lone TJ hand print among the smears of dozens.Yes, I did clean it off!! That little hand will not be so little next summer. I also found filth and chocolate on the outer frame. I was shocked at the dirt, but gosh my kids have fun!!Fudgesicles and summer....what could be better if you are a kid???

I brought out an old friend yesterday. I thought long and hard on this. It is not very "green" of me, but my kitchen floors are so bad on a daily basis. I hate getting the mop and bucket out every day. My WetJet has a "green" cleaner now, but the pads are still an environmental issue. How come bad things make life easier??? I am using the pads sparingly! What a difference it made. I got up to a spotless floor this morning and it had stayed that way all day yesterday with some random spot cleaning.
I did some errands yesterday. One of them was to get some newborn diapers for little Emerson. (More non-green-make-life-easier stuff)
I sent them home with Rachel, but kept one to "play" with....I know, but it is so cute. My hand is on the small side, so look at how little that diaper is.

I also got a surprise yesterday.A new purse and a "flat" wallet. I love it. My neighbor sells Premier Jewelry and I booked a show from her for October. This is the wonderful gift she gives out as a thank you. Too nice!!!
Though I got up early this morning, I went to bed late. Sweetheart and I stayed up and watched a 2 hour and 35 minute movie. It was well worth the late night.

I am still getting things ready for Monday's start of the new school year. Our books arrived yesterday, so I am going to spend the next couple of days organizing our lessons. Here is what my desk looks like now.I found a great link through Lori's blog to get homeschool T-shirts and tote bags. All t's are on sale for 5.99 right now. I love this one....And of course my sick wit likes this one too!!!!I better get those binders together and switch my laundry around. Have a blessed day!!!