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May 2 or #TGIF or #7QT

Happy Friday and welcome to my 2nd day of blogging for the Mayhem blogging challenge (feel free to join in at anytime!). Today I link up with Jen at Conversion Diary who has had a crazy busy week with the release of her book (link here to buy)——-> Something Other than God (#SOTG) and the start of her book tour and all that. AND she’s got a fun contest along with the release and I’m all in for freezies so……yeah, let’s just call that #1 on my 7 Quick Takes, mmmK?

2. I haven’t actually read #SOTG yet, in all honesty, HOWEVER…..it is Jen’s fault because she recommended Melanie Shankle’s book The Antelope in the Living Room and seriously??? HILARIOUS. SERIOUSLY. I think we could be great friends irl. really. Anyhooo….I’m trying to break my habit of reading 5 books at once and so, I’ll finish Melanie’s and then move on to Jen…so no spoilers!!! thanks.

3. My beloved Macbook took a protein smoothie bath this week. Don’t even ask. It is on hospice. I’m now blogging from our PC desktop. Bummer timing with this whole blog a day in May deal. Thank goodness it’s the weekend!!

4. My workout this week has been BOOM!!! Spinning twice and swimming thrice. My knee is a little swollen but in all fairness, I walked the bridge last weekend and it started then. Coincidence? meh. Just keep moving. I must say….I think I love swimming. Crazy, huh?

5. Our girls are both off to a weekend of Girl Scout camping. They are our youngest 2 and I’m excited for them. Going to be weird though. And quiet. Gloriously. Quiet.

6. I am a procrastinator and still need to chop a watermelon for one of our girls to take with her troop. All the other troop food is chopped, separated and bagged so, down to one measly watermelon is pretty good as far as I’m concerned.

7. Next month is our 20th wedding anniversary. We’re going to renew our vows. In front of the whole church during Mass. My heart palpates faster just typing that. So pray for me, OK? oh, and pray I don’t go off on a tangent and make this like a Wedding #2!!!! Although, I’m pretty sure the Hubs will keep me in check on that one.

Off to chop a watermelon and get a kid to school!

Have a super weekend!!!

Lent, life, loss, hope

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Once upon a time, there was a couple who had been married a long time. Blessed with 4 children who were happy, healthy and going through the usual ups and downs of childhood. No complaints, just normal life. This couple was open to life. Even though they are both approaching mid 40s, they were healthy and open to God’s plan in regards to their family. Lo, and behold one day it happened. The woman suddenly and without warning re-gained her sense of smell during Mass whilst seated next to a woman who clearly hit the garlic rolls the night before,(heavy emphasis on garlic). Confused with this return of olfactory sensation and accompanying nausea, a quick count on the PeriodTrackerApp prompted a visit to the local CVS.

Confirmation post peeing on a stick. Twice. And the world began to spin.

Fast forward through the week of sudden shock and awe at this life turn of events as the couple quietly processes the news with prayers, trepidation, joy, laughter, wonder and trust. Clearly God has a plan here; who were they to question.

Then.

Just as the reality settled itself and planning stages were to begin: when to tell the kids, the family, friend, etc., doctor’s appointment, bedroom rearranging, financial rearrangement, etc, etc, etc.. The woman began to bleed.

And cramp.

And reality readjusted. And plans were undone. Tears were cried. A mental day was taken. And with Lent upon them, they clung to the promise that God’s plan is infinitely better than their own. Despite the temporary confusion and fog, He has great things in store. In addition to His promise of hope and plans and future, He has given this family, this couple a special soul to intercede on their behalf.

Thanks be to God.

^{Jeremiah 29:11}

For I know the plans that I have for you,’ declares the Lord, ‘plans for welfare and not for calamity to give you a future and a hope.

Spring fever Saturday

Finally Friday

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Home stretch! Friday is my FAVORITE day of the week. Yes, I do have to work, but the light…the LIGHT is so very, very BRIGHT at the end of the tunnel!

Still blogging for the 7 days with the Conversion Diary and friends!! Woot, woot! In honor of blogging 7 days, here’s 7 Quick Takes from the week!

1. Blogging every day is HARD!!!! Even Jen had a fail day. Perhaps a fail at ONE missed blog day, but reading her post on her “Day in the Life” made me remember just how hard those years are with littles and I honestly don’t know how you young Mamas blog at all!!

2. Blogging every day is QUICK! If I want to do it, I have to sit down and get to it or it’s not going to happen. Good thing? Bad thing? Either way, it’s a blog post.

3. Blogging every day is helping me to re-prioritize my daily activities and prepping for Lent. Truly. I am seeing where and WHEN I can be more productive in certain areas and that is oh-so-helpful in making me a wee bit more organized! Which I love.

4. On to other topics…because I need to be quick here!

5. Last week I shopped CASH ONLY. Saved about $50. I’m doing it again. It’s a little scary, but truly empowering!

6. Lent is coming and I scheduled my annual physical right in the middle of it. Perfect time to add eating simply to my goal of keeping Lent simple, eh? Because who doesn’t get a little motivation from the thought of stepping on the scale for an annual review? Who?

7. It’s Friday. EVERY. ONE. OF. THE. KIDS. WILL. BE. OUT. OF. THE. HOUSE. TONIGHT. ALLATONCE!! You know what that means, right????? Yesssss, we are catching up on the last two Downton Abbeys!!! Although we may save the finale and savor it. Gotta say, I still love Downton, but truly not the most exciting season….nonetheless, I will be having withdrawals and ready for next season!!

Happy Friday, y’all and make it on over to Conversion Diary for other better blogging spectaculars!

Blessings!!

WIWS and other weekend craziness

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Full shot

I’ve not linked up with the fashionably forward ladies at FLAP in a while, but to be fair, I haven’t been blogging a ton lately. Life is fully back into school and activities mode and there are only so many hours in the day. You KNOW this, I know. That’s the truth and I’m just getting it in when I can.

Aaaaaaaand, our oldest girl and I went thrifting yesterday and I simply HAD to share my outfit. Thrift winning!

This is me showing you: my fave necklace, shirt detailing and MY HAIR. I actually did my hair. Looks the same right? Yep. That’s why I don’t really do my hair. It always looks the same to me. Whatever.

Outfit Details:

Pants…just love the pinstriping (?) is that what it is…khaki and brown. Can’t go wrong there. $1

Shirt….Love. This. Shirt. All of my colors and super sassy. $2

Shoes….Aerosoles, BROWN, slides and $2. yes, thank you.

Jewelry: not thrifted, but some pieces my beloved Lia Sophia collection. Call me sucker.

For other weekend news:

Friday night after work and kid pickup/dropoff/pickup/pickup, Hubby and I went to a 50th birthday dinner. The couple goes to our church and he wanted to do his signature BBQ ribs to celebrate. In. Had me at BBQ and me not cooking. We also met a few other folks from church there (although I only remember about 2 names…I do poorly in large groups) and our associate priest was there as well. It was a really nice time, great food, good conversation and just so nice to FINALLY be socializing with people from church OUTSIDE church. It only took 10 years. Whatever, that’s a whole other post simmering….

Saturday was thrifting and cleaning. Productive AND fun.

Today I helped our 6th grader do her Science Experiment for her Science project due next week. I was the photographer. At Mass our 8th grader was recognized for his accomplishment in making All State Orchestra for his French Horn. It’s been a big weekend.

Now swing by the FLAP girls and check out the rest of the ladies!

Happy Veteran’s Day and have a great week!