So, how ya doin'? Dijya have a nice day? ;) I'm kind of giddy just now because a rip-snorter of a thunderstorm just rolled through and it was magnificent! And it brought a slight reprieve to the wretched heat that has taken up residence in our hobbit-hole.
I am choosing to declare today a victory. Pippin's baptism went off without a hitch (more on that tomorrow), I successfully fed 10 people lunch in our wee condo, and we had enough left overs from lunch that I didn't have to cook dinner. Yes, there were some ucky moments today (even more family drama) but I choose to look at the blessings of this day.
Not the least of which is the fact that I encountered a new-to-me blogger... Carla of 'My 1/2 Dozen Daily'. And she hosts a fun blog hop on Sundays that I wanna join in on... so I give you Sunday Night Chit-Chat!
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| Our happy boy! |
Reading?
I just started re-reading Harry Potter. Reading the series just screams summer to me. This is likely my seventh or eighth time reading the whole series, and I love it more each time. I love catching all the foreshadowing that Rowling put into it.
Watching?
Olympic re-caps. They're talking about the men's singles tennis gold medal match. I'm not really a tennis person, but that was a pretty astounding game.
Listening to?
My Beloved chatting to Pip as he gives our wee little mister a bottle. I love how he talks to the kids.
Cooking/Baking?
LOL! It's FAAAAARRRR too hot to cook or bake tonight. Last night however, man oh man, I was not having fun baking. I was trying a new recipe, a cinnamon coffee cake with a cream cheese layer (sounds good right?) for the lunch we had after church for our guests. First go round I was a complete idiot and put the sugar in with the flour. Then, second go round, I followed the recipe to a T, but instead of being a batter, it resembled biscuit dough. Not at all conducive to making a coffee cake. After a meltdown, I ressorted to an old stand-by recipe for a cinnamon loaf and called it a day.
Happy you accomplished this week?
Finally got around to posting ads on Kijiji for the two extra strollers we have. And I may actually have a buyer already for one of them. Crossing my fingers!
Looking forward to next week?
My Beloved and I are going on a date night on Saturday night. We're going for dinner and a movie... either Batman or Timothy Green. Opinions?
Thankful for today?
My family. My immediate wee family of four, and my extended family. Particularly those who drove a full day to be here with us today for Pip's special day, just to turn around and drive back home.
*BONUS QUESTION?*
What hobby have you always wanted to learn? Do you plans on trying to learn? Why or why not?
Part of me would like to learn to sew. I can cross stitch, and I can handle a needle to do basic mending, but there are crafts that I simply can't consider doing because it involves some sewing. Maybe someday in the future, when we have the space for me to have a crafting room, I'll pick up a used machine and see if I can figure it out.
I'm re-reading HP right now too! LOL. My husband HATES that I read the whole series once a year, but it's totally a summer thing and has to be done. :)
ReplyDeleteOooo... you've got me in the mood for HP. You're right, it's absolutely a summer thing. I remember when the last book came out, DH and I lined up at the bookstore downtown to buy two copies (because we couldn't share) at midnight. Ah, I remember when we didn't have kids and had the time and energy to be giant nerds...
ReplyDeleteThis seems like a really fun meme to do! Enjoy HP" I'm still working on the second Game of Thrones book!
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