Yarn Along

I've had a little time to catch up  knit a very little bit this week.  Mostly during 3 hours at the pool with friends on Monday.   Or was it Friday?  I honestly have no idea without looking at my calendar.  Now that I've gotten past a really tricky party, I'm able to make a bit more progress in those few, fleeting moments of sitting still.

I'm not reading anything, unless it's one of several books that have been on my nightstand forever, and only a page at that.  Not even worth talking about.  

It's super, crazy busy here.  Still.  It's been a long time since I had my house painted inside---the professionals are here to do all the cathedral ceilings this week---  I'd forgotten about the huge, dusty mess.  So my walls will look great, but I'll be stuck with having the whole house torn up and needing to be dusted from top to bottom because of all the spackling dust.  And I have a Troop Board meeting...tomorrow (??!!!)...for AHG that I have to plan.  This is a big meeting because it's the last one before the year starts and we have a lot to do.  We won't even talk about the fact that school starts for everyone next week! 

We're on Stay-Cation this week, so while I'm at the World of Coca-Cola today with my kids, I'll look like the calm, cool, collected Mom, but inside I'll be having a little freak out.  Taking notes on my iphone when I think of something else I have to be doing.

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Stop by Ginny's to see what everyone else is knitting and crocheting this week.  Maybe they're trying to keep calm, too.  I need one of these signs:

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25 Years Ago

1.  We were young and in love.
2.  We were totally confident in what we were doing.
3.  We were 21 and 23.
4.  We got married at the University Chapel at the University of Virginia.
5.  We had so much fun setting up our first home.
6.  We spent our wedding night in our first home, and I love that.  I think the memories are so much more special than if we were in a hotel.
7.  Those first years were fun.
8.  Those first years were challenging as we learned to grow and live together!
9.  We've created 7 children together, including 1 miscarriage, who give us great joy as we watch them grow up.
10.  They all look like me.
11.  They all look like him.
12.  They all look like each other.
13.  They've brought us closer together.
14.  He brought me into the Catholic Church.
15.  He's the head of our home.
16.  He keeps me calm.
17.  He keeps me reasonable.
18.  He loves me in spite of my crazy emotions.
19.  He loves me in spite of my unreasonableness.
20.  He loves me in spite of all my flaws.
21.  I love him for his intelligence.
22.  I love him for his sense of humor and his smile.
23.  I love him for the crinkles in his face.
24.  I love him for his faith.
25.  I'll love him forever.

And I thank God for giving me the man I wanted, and the man I needed.

Happy Anniversary, Dear!  

August, already! Daybook

You can find more Daybooks at the Simple Woman's Daybook.

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Outside my window...

...Sunny and HOT.

I am thinking... 

...about this article I just read on Vitamin D.  It follows my line of thinking perfectly.  I think sunscreen is way overused.  God wouldn't have left us with this giant, cancer-causing ball of fire if we were going to spend most of our lives outdoors as we used to.  I only use sunscreen if I'm going to do something silly like spend all day wearing practically nothing at the beach.   And it's not because I'm afraid of the sun; I'm afraid of the pain of the burn.   Generally, I try to follow my body's cues:  if I'm overheated, get in the shade; I'm probably burning.

I am thankful for...

...the past 5 years of singing in the choir with our wonderful director and his wife.  It was so much fun.  I love to sing, but they made it even better.  Yesterday was our last opportunity to sing Mass with them.  We're reallly going to miss them!

From the lesson plans...

No actual "plans" so far, but I've gotten the curriculum chosen and that's a huge step.  And a huge weight off my shoulders.

From the kitchen...

...Nothing special this week.  Oh, wait, that's not necessarily true since tomorrow is our 25th anniversary, and I plan to make something special.  I just don't know what yet.  

I am wearing...

...Shorts and a v-neck over my swimsuit since we're going to Six Flags!

I am creating...

...one mess after another.  We're in and out so fast these days.  Nothing is getting cleaned up!

I am reading...

Pinterest.  In my spare minutes.  No books.

I am hoping...

...Lots of hoping for people who are sick.

I am hearing...

...SQPN's Catholic Weekend

Around the house...

...Painters coming tomorrow and I have to take all the art off the walls and get rid of the rest of my piles in the hallway!

I am going...

...to Six Flags

...to be really HOT all week,

...to have a great time,

...to be really tired when I get home!

One of my favorite things...

...the sound of children playing happily in the mornings.

I am praying for...

...Debbie, who has recently entered hospice, Gus, Eric, Elizabeth, the people in Joplin, our priests...

A few plans for the rest of the week...

...AHG & Staycation

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Eye leave you with this:

Courtesy of Pippo who left a bunch of creepy eye-pictures on my camera!
(You never know who is watching you!)