7 Quick Takes on Apps

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In the wee hours this morning at Adoration, I had the idea of blogging my 7 favorite apps today. You know how it is----God didn't really mean that.  It was just my lame idea.---But I haven't come up with anything better, so, here you go....cheating and all, since now I have only 6 takes left.  ;-)

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The Confession app.  I like the very thorough examination of conscience, and the fact that multiple users can sign in.  You put your age and vocation in the profile, so my 12 yo daughter doesn't get the same questions as her married mother!

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Divine Mercy app by the Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception.  It even has Fr. Michael Gaitley praying the Divine Mercy chaplet which is very listenable and prayable, if you know what I mean.  Sometimes apps you pray with are awkward for you to use---too slow, too fast, strange accent.  

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The Mary app.  Same guys.  What's not to love?

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Etsy.  I love Etsy, and I just love scrolling through the stuff that's available on there, sometimes.

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The Sleep Cycle Alarm Clock.  I've told you about this.  I still love this thing.  The latest update also tracks my steps---if I carry my phone with me constantly and let it drain my battery.  ;-)  I don't really need that info; I just love the way it wakes me up.

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My Mobile banking app. (I won't give you the name; you have to get your own. :-) Wow.  I used to go to the bank, which is close, but never convenient to my day, and make deposits or transfer money into the college kids' accounts, but now I can do those things AT HOME.  In MY CAR. In MY BED.  WHEREVER I AM!  In seconds.  Boom!  Done!    This particular app has flaws that people don't like, but it does what I need done, so I'm happy.

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Is it Spring?

{pretty} {happy}

That's not the prettiest picture, but we are very {happy} to see the redbud trees in bloom!  They just burst into bloom when the temps got up to 70 for a couple of days.  I saw daffodils, too!  It looks like spring here, even if we're still having cooler temps.  I can almost believe that winter is over, even though folks farther north can't say the same thing.

{funny}

 Do you see those green shoots coming up?  That's garlic that I asked one of my sons (who shall remain nameless) to plant in the fall.

Right now, there are just bare sticks next to it, but do you notice what's funny about it?  They are behind (as in between the bush and the house) the Knock-Out Roses.  If you click that link, you'll see that in the summer, my garlic won't get any sun!  

Why did we plant it there, you ask?  Well, we didn't...although I guess I have to take the blame for it.  I asked him to plant the bulbs "behind the rose bush."  See that empty space down there, where the barrel is?  That's where I wanted them to go.

Oh, you want to know about the plywood barrel?  It's a leftover prop from a long-ago escape from Mirkwood forest when our homeschool group performed The Hobbit.  Don't ask why it's outside; I don't even know anymore.

 I was imagining that he would stand here ^, in front of the house, and plant the garlic on the other side of the roses.  I never dreamed that he would, yes, wonder why I wanted them behind a bush where they won't get sun, and still proceed to plant them there!
(Eventually, all those sticks will be roses and hydrangeas.)
{real} My heart aches this morning for a little boy who was struck by a car as he crossed a very busy intersection on his way to school.  He was on his motorized scooter when he was hit by a car turning left.  I have no doubt that the sun was in the driver's eyes, but, praise God, the boy was able to get up on his own and stagger to the median where good Samaritans were already there to help him.   I don't know yet if he's one of our students or one that attends the school we share space with.  Not that it matters; I've been praying for him all morning, and for all the children who have to be out on these dangerous streets.  I hope you'll join me.

Yarn Along & 7x7

~ Two of my favorite things are knitting and reading, and the evidence of this often shows up in my photographs. I love seeing what other people are knitting and reading as well. So, what are you knitting or crocheting right now? What are you reading? Take a photo and share it either on your blog or on Flickr. Leave a link at Ginny's to share your photo with the rest of us! ~
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It's getting late in the day, and I have to force myself to sit down at the computer (again) to put up today's post.  I've spent too much time on the computer already today, simply because I had nowhere to be except here.  And it's not laundry day.

#5 on yesterday's list should have been to cut way back on computer playtime because it makes for a much more peaceful day!  I've noticed lately that the days I just don't feeel like being at the computer, I'm more peaceful and chores get done in a more timely fashion.  It's also very likely that I'll branch out and do something different that I've been meaning to get to.  I love those days!

I have spent a lot of time knitting yesterday and today, but I just can't seem to finish this silly Drop in the Ocean.  That's it's new name.  I'm almost there, though!  I might be able to get it done tonight ---- aack, no.  Choir practice.

I worked on the Color Affection quite a bit Saturday while I watched a movie about J.K. Rowling. Despite my son complaining the whole time that it was a bad movie, I enjoyed it.  Now, every time I pick up the shawl to work on it, I have a strong desire to read all the Harry Potter books again!

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I picked up a new book last night off my TBR shelf.  It's one of the few works of fiction on that shelf, and I'm feeling a real lack of fiction in my life these days!  My brain is a bit tired from trying to plow through G. K. Chesterton. 

Anyway, I picked up Mr. Blue, (not an affiliate link), who is a joyful chap despite his poverty.  He remained joyful when his rich uncle died and left him $2 million dollars which he happily spent in a couple of years.  I'm anxious to see how he gets on after that!