7 Quick Takes

Linking up with Jen again for one of my favorite blog series!

1. Blogging is not as easy as I thought it would be. :( Although the hubs would vehemently disagree, I don't seem to have quite as much to talk about as I thought. Maybe I should rephrase that--I don't have as many blog-worthy things to talk about. Then again, maybe I'm filtering out too many ideas...

2. I hate basketball. HATE. If the finals had ended yesterday, it would not have been soon enough. Basketball makes me long for football season...at least we don't have to watch football every.single.day.

3. The dude has a new found obsession with accessories. His dad is not real excited about it. A few weeks ago, as we were heading out the door to a doctor's appointment, the dude and I walked back into the house because I'd forgotten my sunglasses. They just so happened to be on the table next to his, and he insisted on wearing his too, and so it began. New favorite place to wear sunglasses? Church. This evening, he was making sweet eyes at a much older girl sitting behind us while lowering his shades to glance at her over the lenses. And then there's the shoes...the boy loves his shoes! Captured this gem yesterday...

Captain America t-shirt, sweatpants, and dress shoes, because that's how we roll.

4. The hubs finished another semester of grad school this week! Yay!! Only 2 more to go before graduation!

5. Next week is the last week of my part-time contracted job until August. I've already started a mental to-do list for the summer, mostly little projects--ok, mostly pins, because I'm addicted to Pinterest.

6. My best friend is graduating from college next week, and we celebrated with dinner last night. What a fun excuse to get all dolled up and get out of the house alone! We met at my house and drove to a really neat local restaurant for dinner. The nearly 24 hours of thunderstorms ended just before it was time to head out, and we only had to wait about five minutes for a table--unheard of at this popular joint! We each had a little cocktail, some appetizers, and our entrees were dee-lish! We talked and talked and laughed, probably a bit too loudly for the quiet atmosphere...but hey, it was fun!

7. I celebrated Mother's Day early with my little family today, and it was wonderful! I'll save the break-down for a future post, but I hope all of you have a wonderfully relaxing Mother's Day as well!

7 Quick Takes Friday

I came across this fun series through Grace's blog several months ago, and couldn't wait to get my own blog started so I could join the fun! The series originated here. This is my first attempt, so bear with me as I'm not sure of all the "rules," if there are any! :)

 1. It's not unusual that I come across fashion trends I just don't get. Currently, I just don't get the whole Peter Pan collar thing. Didn't look so good on Peter, and I seriously haven't seen an example of it looking good on ANYBODY over the age of 4. Can someone explain this one to me?

 2. I need a good book to read! The last book I read / re-read was The Robe by Lloyd C. Douglas. I read it for the first time in high school and several times since. It seems each time I read it, some new detail or way of thinking grabs hold of my mind, and as was in this case, my soul. I gave up Facebook for Lent this year in an effort to spend more time with the hubs and to give more effort to my spiritual life. I truly believe God put the memory of this book on my mind because he intended to use it to mold my heart again. Seriously, if you haven't read this book, check it out!

 3. How frustrating is a newly independent 18 month old?!? The dude is wanting to do more and more things for himself, which is great, don't get me wrong. It's amazing to watch him grow and learn new things every day, but it seems more often than not he's learning something I wish he hadn't just yet. For example: how to open the storm door and sprint outside; how to activate the weather radio and scare the crap out of his terrified-of-bad-weather mom; use a chair to climb up onto the table and run across it to adjust the thermostat at my mom's house; and lest I forget, how to very sneakily unplug the router and leave me wondering what's wrong with the internet for the better part of a day.

 4. Staying on the subject of wonderfully-frustrating kiddos, how do you deal with picky-eaters? As a picky-eater myself, I'm really struggling with this one. I don't want to force my children to eat something they don't like, but I don't know what to do when it's something he likes but refuses to eat because he just doesn't want it. Should I offer something else? Should I set a limit at only x-number of choices?? Advice welcomed!

 5. OK last kid-related quick-take, I promise! Have you seen this video? Cracks me up every time!


6. As you know, I'm new to the blogging world, both as a blogger and a follower. I do have a few faves tho, who unknowingly inspired me to give this a go. Check them out here, here, and here. I've also stumbled one these two just this week-- this one about being a SAHM, and this one, which belongs to a new "real-life" friend. Enjoy!

7. I don't have any real big plans for the weekend, which is a good thing. It's been a busy busy week, dear readers, the good kind of busy where I was able to get a lot accomplished. The only thing I wasn't able to do enough of was play! And that is what I intend to do all weekend! I hope you have a great weekend, and I hope you play as much as possible too!

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