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Gratituesday: Bonus Day

September 2, 2013 by Laura 7 Comments

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Until last night, I had completely forgotten that Monday was a holiday. As a homeschooling (school anytime, anywhere) and self-employed (work anytime, anywhere) family – holidays like Labor Day don’t usually mean that much to us (until we try to figure out why we didn’t get any mail).

As it turned out, Matt had a day off from soccer with the college team, so he was home most of the day getting caught up on other work. We didn’t do school work officially – although I kept catching my eleven year old reading science books in his spare time. :)  We caught up on laundry, thoroughly cleaned the kitchen, and for a little while this afternoon – I sat on the porch soaking in the sun and having extra time with God (and then with Malachi who came outside to see what I was up to). A couple of college students came to join us for our grilled bbq chicken dinner, some of us played cards until bedtime, and in general, we enjoyed a low-key day.

Since I’d forgotten we didn’t have any major outside responsibilities today, it was like being given a bonus day. Now, instead of starting a new work/school week on Monday, we’re starting on Gratituesday. How ’bout that?

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Comments

  1. Judith at WholeHearted Home says

    September 2, 2013 at 8:34 pm

    It was so nice to have my husband home today and friend over for a BBQ!! Thanks for the linkup. Have a great year homeschooling. Treasure your days as they are fleeting :-)

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  2. Judith at WholeHearted Home says

    September 2, 2013 at 8:34 pm

    It was so nice to have my husband home today and friend over for a BBQ!! Thanks for the linkup. Have a great year homeschooling. Treasure your days as they are fleeting :-)

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  3. Lori says

    September 2, 2013 at 11:59 pm

    Love your website, Laura! Thanks for posting a link-up. I am excited to get to add a link since I am starting a new blog about being a Mom of Many. And being blessed by God!

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  4. Lydia says

    September 3, 2013 at 8:24 am

    I just wanted to say how thankful I was for my husband and baby boy they have been such a blessing in my life and I cherish them both and I am also grateful for your website I find so many helpful and uplifting things on here :)

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  5. Elaine says

    September 3, 2013 at 8:25 am

    I really enjoyed having my hubby home an additional day. While there was a bit of working going on outside planting, in addition to my daughter working on chemistry and math for upcoming classes (we also home school), we also enjoyed some sweet downtime to veg and play some serious Rummikub. We had guests over on Sunday after church, so Monday was just us. Yay!

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  6. Charlotte Moore says

    September 3, 2013 at 9:14 am

    Grateful that we are going to be able to see our son for a few days. He lives about 5 hours away.

    Also that my husband is home this week and helped me clean house this morning. NICE!!!!

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  7. Elizabeth L. says

    September 3, 2013 at 8:37 pm

    I am so glad that I ran across your Gratituesday today. This was a great way to start back blogging. I look forward to doing this every week!

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