Friday, August 25, 2017

Friday Quick Takes

1. Hallelujah, we have internet again! Okay, so we were only without for a couple days...but it's nice to have it again! ;) We've had the same internet company for two years and twice they have tried to increase our rate but somehow we have continued to get the same promotion. This year, however, no go. They weren't having any of our sweet talk. So we cancelled! Ain't nobody got time for paying double the amount. At least not us. My neighbor had told me about a different company that was almost HALF the price of what we were currently paying! Yay! I switched but obviously everyone else did too because it's going to be two weeks until they can install it...but our generous neighbors are letting us use their Wifi until then. I just love our sweet Mayberry town and neighbors.

2. Speaking of neighbors, a random neighbor invited our whole neighborhood to her Pampered Chef party this weekend. I think I'm actually going to go! I don't think I really need anything for our kitchen, but I've always enjoyed Pampered Chef parties, and it might be fun to meet some new ladies from the neighborhood! Despite sometimes being pricey, there are a few PC thing that I LOVE-- like my glass mixing bowl or my potato peeler. What kitchen products do you like, Pampered Chef or otherwise?

3. And while we're talking about the kitchen...I am CRAVING homemade salsa. And not just any recipe, but my favorite recipe I make every fall. It's from my friend's mom and we've been making it for probably twenty years now!!! It is SO good and I've never tasted anything like it. Today I mixed up the spices and tomorrow I'll head to the farm market to get some peppers and tomatoes. Mmmm...I can't wait. I think I'll eat a bowl of it for each meal, ha!

4. On the cravings note, I'm really starting to feel all the preggo symptoms. Which is interesting with a toddler around. Thankfully, both her pregnancy and this one it's relatively mild, just uncomfortable. Like nausea, short of breath, and fatigue uncomfortable. But it's manageable. Most of the time. And when it's not, I just lie on the floor and let her crawl on me, haha!

5. Tonight we're headed to a surprise birthday party at good ol' Chuck E. Cheese! Despite what you may think, it's actually a party for an adult! ;) They disguised it by telling him it's a birthday party for a two-year-old, but little does he know when he arrives that we've all gathered there for his 30th birthday!! I haven't been there in years, but it sounds fun to see friends, play games, and have some (likely cheese-less?) pizza. :)

6. My husband is hitting one of the busy seasons of his job. The fall holds 40 Days for Life Campaign and Respect Life Month so he generally has lots of events and talks scheduled. In addition this year, he's has masterminded and organized and led a core team to host a diocese-wide conference on the problem of pornography. Matt Fradd is coming to speak and I really think it's going to be a powerful conference. We've already felt some of the spiritual warfare surrounding it all, and I know God will use this to free many people from such bondage. So proud of my hubs, but please pray for him and all the team and all those who will attend.

7. And finally, some baby photo dumping. Here are the latest shenanigans in our daily life:

We cook together.


We do laundry together.


We, um, dry dishes together?


And then we chill out together. ;) That smile, though.

10 comments:

  1. I love those last pictures! Life with the little guys. So good.

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    1. Yes. And it helps me to focus on the good! Sometimes easy to focus on the crazy. ;)

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  2. Those pictures are darling :) It's great that y'all are going to get less-expensive internet! Internet is so ridiculously pricey (especially since we get the non-mediocre kind, since my husband needs better internet for his gaming), and it makes me grateful that our last apartment included the internet with the rent.

    I don't know much of what Pampered Chef has, but for our wedding some friends gave us a set of 6 tiny glass bowls with lids, and I use them ALL THE TIME. I never imagined how much use I'd get out of those things. Also, we were given an awesome Pampered Chef rubber scraper, and that thing is super durable and awesome. That sounds like a fun party! It reminds me of the stories I heard of how when my dad turned 32, my mom threw him a "2 year old (plus 30 years)" party at Chuck E. Cheese. I can't remember if it was a surprise, it might have been.

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    1. Yes, it will be interesting to see how well the internet works when installed. I'm hoping since we don't do a lot (just laptops and phones) it will work decently.

      Those glass bowls do sound nice! And their spatulas are great!

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  3. Awww, G's little ponytail is the best! That salsa sounds amazing. I've never been to a Pampered Chef party, but it sounds like a great way to meet locals. That's really wonderful about the conference. I hope it goes well and many people find freedom through it - it sounds so needed. Yay on having internet back!

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    1. haha, yes, I love her ponytail!

      Maybe I can share more on the conference in a blog post!

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  4. I love the garlic press - and yes, the large glass mixing bowl with lid I use almost every day. Plus, the bamboo tongs for taking hot toast out of the toaster - very useful!
    Can you share your salsa recipe?

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    1. Yes, I used to think the bamboo tongs were silly but a friend got them as a gift for me and I use them all the time now!

      Will definitely post the recipe soon!

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  5. I think the idea of a 30th birthday party at Chuck E Cheese is hilariously awesome! I would love it! We actually just switched internet providers, too--the new one isn't cheaper, it's a tiny bit more expensive, but it's 15 times better and now we can actually upload photos without waiting hours and can actually stream videos to watch on the internet so it's a major improvement!
    Congrats on the new tiny baby!

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    1. Haha! The party ended up being really fun! It was totally a trip down memory lane for me and it was fun to see my daughter enjoy the same things I did!

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