7 Quick Takes Friday :: Volume 23

It's Friday..and time for 7 Quick Takes Friday!  Be sure to visit Conversion Diary to read more Quick Takes.  In the  meantime, here are 7 little notes about my life this past week.  You can read all my previous Quick Takes here.  Just so you know...I'm going to try to shorten my quick takes this week...they've been getting longer and longer and not so "quick" anymore, so we'll see.  

1.  I haven't been blogging as often lately and I've missed Quick Takes for several weeks because I've been really sick.  I've had a kidney infection and 2 weeks of excruciating gall bladder pain.   Is that TMI?  Anyway, I've missed you all very much.

2.  I've done alot of reading over the past couple of weeks.  In fact, I've almost finished 4 books.  Two of them I wouldn't recommend, so I won't mention those, but 2 of them were pretty good.  House Rules by Jodi Picoult was better than I expected.  It's a mystery intertwined in the life of a child with Asperger's Syndrome.

 

The other one is The Shack.  I told you a few weeks ago that I had started it, and it's been a slow read for me (not as gripping for me as for other readers), but it's a different view of God and Christianity.  It really has me thinking.  I'm not sure how I feel about it honestly, but it's very thought-provoking.

 

3. I've finally decided that we're going to be year-round homeschoolers.  I've always struggled to cram everything into the last couple of months of the "regular" school year and well, I'm just not doing it anymore.  We're going to take our time, take breaks when we need to, and pretty much learn all year long.  With 4 children school aged and a 3 year old, I just need less pressure.

4.  As I mentioned on Facebook last night, I have an irrational fear of frogs.  It's more than fear really.  I'm terrified, horrified, paralyzed by them.  I'd rather touch a snake or capture a spider - anything besides being near a frog.  I shiver just looking at this picture...it'll probably give me nightmares and I'm not exaggerating.

photo credit : robertovm

5.  Why did I tell you that?  Well while showering last night, I had my hair all lathered up with my yummy smelling Herbal Essence shampoo and I had my Sweet Pea Shower gel in hand.  But when I picked up my sponge, what did I find?  TWO slimy green tree frogs.  TWO!!!  I nearly died.  I screamed.  LOUD.  I scared my husband and children. I was shaking and crying.  While wrapped in the (frog-free shower curtain - I checked), my husband had to come in and catch them and get them out.  Then I made him check behind and under all the other soaps, shampoos, sponges, etc.  I have to say, I might never shower again.  Ever.

6.  On that happy note, what do you have planned for the 4th of July?  We *might* invite some friends over and have a cookout if everyone doesn't already have plans.  Or we might just have a quiet day at home - that's always nice!  Anyway, regardless of what we do, I know I want to make these cupcakes.  I mean, red, white and blue...what could be better?   Or... I might somehow translate them into a cake.  Rainbow style?  What do you think??

7.  Next week is VBS at our church.  I'm the "kitchen leader" and I'm super excited about it.  Our theme is Saddle Ridge Ranch (western/cowboy theme) and I've got a menu cooked up that's gonna be super fun!!

It includes Pig in a Poke (hot dogs), Wagon Wheel Pasta (a version of spaghetti), Tumbleweed Taters (chips), Hay Bales (rice krispie treats),  and lots of other campfire ranch food.  Maybe I'll show you some pics next week!

Until next Friday...

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