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{pretty, happy, funny, real} vol. 84 & Theme Thursday: Dirt

I didn’t quite finish my second Lent post so for the time being I’m doing a quick photo mash-up as I link up with Cari for Theme Thursday: Dirt (refer to {pretty}) and Like Mother, Like Daughter for {pretty, happy, funny, real}. If you follow me on Instagram, you’ve probably already seen most of these but for family not on Instagram, these are more for you. 😉

{pretty}

I’m linking this photo with Theme Thursday: Dirt.

 Bella has been working on a science project this week and it was perfect for the theme of dirt.

New buds are starting to sprout through the dirt.

A week later, she had this.

There are signs of spring everywhere. The trees are growing leaves and flowers are beginning to bloom.

Including these on a neighbor’s tree. So pretty.

 

{happy}

I was happy to be able to go to Mass yesterday with my sweeties.

{funny}

It was funny to see this thing on the road the other day. Bella and I were a little freaked that it was going to tip over. The girls chatting in there didn’t seem too concerned.

I was at Whole Foods and saw this escargot for sale. (I tried not to gag.) When I came home I had to watch the I Love Lucy episode where Lucy has lunch in a French cafe. 😉

{real}

I’m participating in the Holy Lensphoto challenge from Surviving Our Blessings.com. Every day from Ash Wednesday up to Easter Sunday, they provide a prompt based on the daily lectionary scripture readings.

Yesterday’s topic was “fast.” (And I’m really tempted to saty up until midnight so I can eat that peanut butter and jelly sandwich I’ve been craving all day!)  😉

Happy Thursday. 🙂

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Moments of Grace Online Daybook (3/2/14) & Project Snapshot Mondays Vol 2

Today is Day 7 of my participation in Jen’s 7 Posts in 7 Days Challenge.

I was originally going to write my LENT 2014 post for today but I didn’t get to finish it so I am posting Monday’s Daybook today instead. (I’ll hopefully have the lent post down by tomorrow.)

I’m linking up my daybook with Jenny and I’m linking up my photo with Pam for  Project Snapshot Mondays. Scroll down to the bottom for that one.

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Moments of Gratitude…

Today I am especially thankful for

  • A lovely visit with my mom last week. I’ve been trying to spend more time with family. I miss my parents and siblings and I’m making an effort to get together with them more often!
  • This past month having Brian at home. Although he was recovering, it was a treat spending so much time with him.
  • That Brian is well enough to go back to work tomorrow, at least part time. (Although I am REALLY going to miss having him here with me.)
  • For another 4 day weekend coming up. Hopefully we can plan a family outing before Brian starts his chemo next Monday.
  • For yesterday’s storm that gave us some much needed rain.

 

Beauty in the Ordinary…

The surrounding brown hills are turning a lovely shade of green after the rain and the days are getting longer. Spring is just around the corner. 🙂

 

In the Kitchen…

M – Chicken Cacciatore with Brown Rice

T – Fat Tuesday Treat – Eat Out

W – Tuna Melts & Tomato Soup

Th – Tostadas

F – Vegetarian Chili and Easy Chili Cornbread

S – Homemade Pizza & Greek Salad

S – Leftovers

 

Praying…

  • For Brian’s continued recovery from cancer and for the chemo treatments that start March 10.
  • For all those suffering from illness, addiction and depression.
  • For all those who are pregnant, especially family and friends.
  • For those suffering the cross of infertility and those who have lost a child in miscarriage.
  • For the safety of our deployed military and for their families waiting for them at home.
  • For the conversion of sinners and the souls in purgatory.
  • For some special intentions.

 

Pondering…

I am putting the finishing touches on my Lenten plan. I am thankfulfor the grace to work on it now and not waiting until a couple weeks into Lent. 😉

 

Around the house…

This week I need to clear off my desk area and my dining room table. I have let it slide and want it neat and clean again!

 

Reading…

I completely forgot that I had The Book of Thoth (Vatican Vampire Hunters #2) on my Kindle so I started it last night, although on Wednesday I’ll start my Lenten reads but I’ll save that for another post.

Listening to…

The Academy Awards, specifically the performance of the song “Happy” from Despicable Me.  I’ll admit that I DVR the show  and fast forward a lot of it but there are still parts I enjoy.

 

On my DVR…

When Calls the Heart, Fr Brown Mysteries, The Walking Dead, Blacklist, EWTN’s Grab Your Catechism and the movies Leave Her to Heaven and Shop around the Corner.

 

On the blog…

I actually completed all 7 posts in the 7 day challenge. I couldn’t keep up that pace all the time but it was fun for the week. 🙂 Tomorrow or Tuesday by the latest I’ll have my Lenten Ideas posted.

 

Posts I’ve Liked on my Bloglovin

Pinned…

 

Plans for the Week…

Doc appointments, school functions and a 4 day weekend.

 

Captured…

(I am linking up this photo with Pam for Project Snapshot Mondays.

This weekend I took a little time to handwrite some notes and cards to people. Although I could email or text much faster there is something special about getting an old school letter in the mail. When I was done I was adding a little washi tape to pretty up the envelope and I was admiring the bright colors in my washi box. Note cards, pens, washi, all those little crafty things and stationary brings me a touch of joy.

Thanks to Jen and Pam for hosting! 🙂

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7 Quick Takes (2/28/14): Zombies, Jane Austen & BBC

Today is Day 5 of my participation in Jen’s 7 Posts in 7 Days Challenge and I am linking up with her 7 Quick Takes.

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This cold and stormy night has me in the mood for hot chocolate and zombies. But before I start my wild Friday night (snort) I just remembered I forgot to make a post today. So let’s see what I can get done in 20 minutes. Ready. Steady. Go!

 

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Speaking of zombies, Cari was talking about starting a TV recap of The Walking Dead. I’m all for it! TWD is about as opposite as you can get from Downton Abbey but I love them equally. Besides the show is not so much about the zombies but the human spirit, overcoming incredible obstacles and the relationships and interactions of the survivors, with a little zombie gore thrown in. 😉 Anyway, I’m looking forward to reading it and adding my two cents.

 

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Speaking of The Walking Dead, the show has ruined the 2008 Sense and Sensibility for me. I used to love this version but it is painful to watch Colonel Brandon because all I see is the psycho Governor (and poor Hershel). It is also weird to see Downton Abbey’s Matthew courting Elinor as Edward. Oh, well. What are your favorite Jane Austen adaptions?

 

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Speaking of Jane Austen, have you read the book Death Comes to Pemberely by P.D. James? Amazon says:

It is 1803, six years since Elizabeth and Darcy embarked on their life together at Pemberley, Darcy’s magnificent estate. Their peaceful, orderly world seems almost unassailable. Elizabeth has found her footing as the chatelaine of the great house. They have two fine sons, Fitzwilliam and Charles. Elizabeth’s sister Jane and her husband, Bingley, live nearby; her father visits often; there is optimistic talk about the prospects of marriage for Darcy’s sister Georgiana. And preparations are under way for their much-anticipated annual autumn ball.

Then, on the eve of the ball, the patrician idyll is shattered. A coach careens up the drive carrying Lydia, Elizabeth’s disgraced sister, who with her husband, the very dubious Wickham, has been banned from Pemberley. She stumbles out of the carriage, hysterical, shrieking that Wickham has been murdered. With shocking suddenness, Pemberley is plunged into a frightening mystery.

I read mixed reviews of the book and  was debating whether or not I should read it. But then I found out that the book was made in a BBC TV mini series staring Matthew Rhys as Darcy and Anna Maxwell Martin as Elizabeth. I am not sure if I would have chosen her as Elizabeth even though I absolutely loved her as Esther in Bleak House. Anyway, the mini-series will be coming to PBS’ Masterpiece this year so I am going to go ahead and read the book before I watch it.

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Speaking of the actress Anna Maxwell Martin, Brian and I really enjoyed her in The Bletchley Circle. It is a mystery/thriller story that takes place in 1952. Four women who worked at the wartime code-breaking center, Bletchley Park, reunite to track down a serial killer. The show will re-air Thursday, March 27, 2013 on PBS. In spring, they will be showing Season 2 of The Bletchley Cirlce as well as Season 3 of Call of the Midwife. Lots of good stuff!

 

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Speaking of watching a movie, Brian is ready to watch the movie so my time is up.

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Have a great night. See you back here Saturday. (Ack! Two more posts to go!) 😉

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{pretty, happy, funny, real} vol. 83 & Theme Thursday: Fences

Today is Day 4 of my participation in Jen’s 7 Posts in 7 Days Challenge.

It’s also a photo mash-up as I link up with Cari for Theme Thursday: Fences (refer to {pretty}) and Like Mother, Like Daughter for {pretty, happy, funny, real}.

{pretty}

I’m linking this photo with Theme Thursday: Fences.

 

When I saw that the topic was fences, I immediately thought of this older photo I took when we visited the Santa Cruz area. I loved the look of the fence with the daisies but this was from a few months ago so it technically doesn’t follow the rules of being a photo from this week.

So to cover my bases, on the way home from picking up John-Paul from pre school I pulled to the side of the road and snapped this fence that separates the road from the walking trail I frequent. I would have tried for something more artistic but I was pressed for time.

{happy}

My mom has been visiting us and she insisted on babysitting the kids so Brian and I could go out to dinner. Well, you don’t have to twist my arm. I actually planned two dates. One with Bella for a mom-daughter night out at the movies. (We went to see the Lego Movie.) And my second date was with this sweet man.

{funny}

This guy. (Do your kids hate getting out of their pj’s??)

{real}

The other night as we were getting the kids ready for bed one of the toilets was backed up so we told the kids to just use the other bathroom until we fixed it. However, the other two toilets were backed up too. Then we noticed dirty water in our tub and shower. With a quick google, we realized that we had a sewer line clog. Thank goodness Roto-Rooter works 24/7! The young guy that came to help us was great. It was not an easy fix and he had to go through a number of pipes until he was finally able to find the cause of the problem. We’ve got some old plumbing so it looks like we’ll have to do some replacing. But at least for now we have working plumbing again. You never appreciate the conveniences of our life until they are taken away!! 😉

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Pinterest Party & Link-up (Vol 19): Banana Honey Oatmeal Cookies

This is Day 2 of my participation in Jen’s 7 Posts in 7 Days Challenge.

Welcome to the RoL Pinterest Party. Join me every 2nd and 4th Tuesday as we link up and share how we made, cooked, baked, crafted, planned, organized, followed or created one of the pins on our Pinterest boards OR share something original that others can pin onto their boards.

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THE PIN: Banana Honey Oatmeal Cookies

We continue our journey to cut down/cut out the processed food and eat “real” food and I am cooking from scratch more. I have been looking for baked treats I can make the kids that don’t use white flour or sugar and yet doesn’t taste like sawdust. My sister sent me a recipe of cookies that her family loves. We tried them and they were delicious. Here it is.

Banana Honey and Oatmeal Cookies Preparation

Mix in large bowl…

3 cups whole wheat flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
1 cup honey

Cut in…

1 cup coconut oil (you don’t need to melt it first)

In a separate bowl mix…

2 eggs (room temp)
2 cups mashed bananas

Add egg mixture to flour/coconut oil mixture.

Stir in…

3 1/2 cups of old fashioned oatmeal
1 cup chocolate chips
1/4 cup of chia seeds

Scoop them with a little ice cream scoop and bake for 8-10 mins at 375 degrees.

Yum!! I followed the directions except that I landed out using 1/2 coconut oil and 1/2 canola oil. They still came out fine and everyone loved them. Thanks for the recipe, sis!

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Now it’s your turn.

1. Choose your creation, share about it and snap a photo if you can.

2. In your post, link back the original blogger/idea, rather than your Pinterest pin. That way credit goes to the proper person. 🙂 (But feel free to add your Pinterest profile link so we can follow you!)

3. Add a link back here so others can play along.

4. If you want to use it, here is the html code for the logo:

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5. Link up below. Make sure you’re sending us to your actual post, and not to your general blog address.

The link up will be active for 10 days. Have fun!

Lastly, you can follow me on Pinterest here: http://pinterest.com/rol_bobbi/. 🙂

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