recent thoughts...
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No organization here, just some things I've been thinking about lately (plus some hints at other posts coming in the next couple weeks)...
1) Today I'm ranting about injustice on The Works of God Displayed. It's written more in the style of this blog than that one, so if you're read this one, you'll probably want to check it out.
2) Robbie began throwing up on the way home from church on Sunday evening. And then pitifully looked down at himself and looked up at me and said, "It a lot of yuck, Mommy. A lot of yuck," in a distressed tone. Thankfully, he is running and jumping and bouncing today after 36 hours of tummy bug and fever.
3) We've re-prioritized house projects so that we have everything downstairs in order before we even consider expanding to add two bedroom to the third floor. And, while I posted a few weeks ago about our plans to stay in this house indefinitely, part of the reason for the re-focus is that we're toying with the idea of moving to a larger home closer to Lee's office and our church instead of making more room in our current home. (A new house would also ideally have a first floor master so that I can avoid stairs when my joints are flaring badly.) Finishing projects downstairs will make it so our house is ready to sell if we decide to go that route.
4) Today, though, I'm feeling more like we'd be better off staying put. Our neighbors are wonderful, and Jocelyn is hanging out with one of them and "helping" her with her chores so that Robbie and I can rest. So right now I'm feeling like we can only move if there are two houses available on a new street so that our neighbors can move with us (and then, of course, we'll need to convince them of that...).
5) I have a handful of book reviews, ranging for a quick evangelism book for adults to a young adult novel set in southern France during WWII to a kids' picture book, coming this week. And then next week's posts will be brought to you by Jocelyn's photography skills.
6) Overheard in our car a couple weeks ago:
Lee: "So who's the dead person this time?" (referring to my Kindle, which has screensavers that frequently consist of pictures of authors...dead authors, that is)
Me: "Virgina Woolf."
Jocelyn: "Why's she not alive anymore?"
Robbie: "Because she's dead."
7) I love this post and how it relates to parenting. Yes, it is from the Onion News Network, but satire is one of my love languages: Very Lenient Umpire Tells Base Runner Next Time He Gets Tagged He's Out
8) And thank goodness I'm not applying to college right now. A tweet as an essay? I had trouble keeping college essays under the word limit; 140 characters would not have been enough for my word-loving soul.
9) I am really, really excited about our church's new Sunday school curriculum for little ones through high school.
10) I am very, very, very much looking forward to my IV on Thursday. My joints need meds. And I'm nearly at peace with the idea of moving my IV cycle from every eight weeks to every seven and adding a second drug (well, replacing the current second drug with a different, stronger one). Nearly at peace, so please pray, y'all. And I'm very, very, very thankful for insurance, because my meds would put us back $45,000/year if we didn't have insurance.
11) I like Google+, but I'm not sure I can handle another social media option. Either it needs to dominate something else quickly, or it's not going to stay on my radar.
1) Today I'm ranting about injustice on The Works of God Displayed. It's written more in the style of this blog than that one, so if you're read this one, you'll probably want to check it out.
2) Robbie began throwing up on the way home from church on Sunday evening. And then pitifully looked down at himself and looked up at me and said, "It a lot of yuck, Mommy. A lot of yuck," in a distressed tone. Thankfully, he is running and jumping and bouncing today after 36 hours of tummy bug and fever.
3) We've re-prioritized house projects so that we have everything downstairs in order before we even consider expanding to add two bedroom to the third floor. And, while I posted a few weeks ago about our plans to stay in this house indefinitely, part of the reason for the re-focus is that we're toying with the idea of moving to a larger home closer to Lee's office and our church instead of making more room in our current home. (A new house would also ideally have a first floor master so that I can avoid stairs when my joints are flaring badly.) Finishing projects downstairs will make it so our house is ready to sell if we decide to go that route.
4) Today, though, I'm feeling more like we'd be better off staying put. Our neighbors are wonderful, and Jocelyn is hanging out with one of them and "helping" her with her chores so that Robbie and I can rest. So right now I'm feeling like we can only move if there are two houses available on a new street so that our neighbors can move with us (and then, of course, we'll need to convince them of that...).
5) I have a handful of book reviews, ranging for a quick evangelism book for adults to a young adult novel set in southern France during WWII to a kids' picture book, coming this week. And then next week's posts will be brought to you by Jocelyn's photography skills.
6) Overheard in our car a couple weeks ago:
Lee: "So who's the dead person this time?" (referring to my Kindle, which has screensavers that frequently consist of pictures of authors...dead authors, that is)
Me: "Virgina Woolf."
Jocelyn: "Why's she not alive anymore?"
Robbie: "Because she's dead."
7) I love this post and how it relates to parenting. Yes, it is from the Onion News Network, but satire is one of my love languages: Very Lenient Umpire Tells Base Runner Next Time He Gets Tagged He's Out
8) And thank goodness I'm not applying to college right now. A tweet as an essay? I had trouble keeping college essays under the word limit; 140 characters would not have been enough for my word-loving soul.
9) I am really, really excited about our church's new Sunday school curriculum for little ones through high school.
10) I am very, very, very much looking forward to my IV on Thursday. My joints need meds. And I'm nearly at peace with the idea of moving my IV cycle from every eight weeks to every seven and adding a second drug (well, replacing the current second drug with a different, stronger one). Nearly at peace, so please pray, y'all. And I'm very, very, very thankful for insurance, because my meds would put us back $45,000/year if we didn't have insurance.
11) I like Google+, but I'm not sure I can handle another social media option. Either it needs to dominate something else quickly, or it's not going to stay on my radar.