Everybody’s sweetheart Hallie is hosting a fun Five Favorites today. You know I am a sucker for a link-up! (Exhibit A: This is my 2nd link up of the day. I just posted my Meatless Meal. ;-)) Here are my five favorites of the week.

1. Rain

We have not seen any rain in weeks and weeks so I was rejoicing when I heard it falling on the rooftop last night. It finally washed off all the dreaded pollen that was all over the place. As the sun peeks out, everything is looking green and fresh again. 🙂

2. Martha Stewart Office Products

I get downright giddy when I walk into Staples and head to the Martha Stewart aisle. It was time to revamp my daily planner and I found everything I was looking for and a whole lot of other stuff I didn’t realize I needed until I saw it on sale. 😉

3. The Rosary

For lent I have committed to praying the rosary again and it has been a soothing balm to my soul. When one of the boys needs TLC in the middle of the night I have a hard time going back to sleep. I tried praying one Hail Mary very slowly breathing the words in and out. I imagined Mother Mary soothing me, just as I had soothed my own child, telling me to close my eyes and go back to sleep. Sometimes I forget that in the eyes of Our Lady, I’m her baby girl and she’s trying to help me each day to be a woman of God. (Yeah, I need lots of rosaries for that one.)

4. Banana Oatmeal Cookies and Mexican Hot Chocolate

Last night Brian was craving some Banana Oatmeal Cookies and Mexican hot chocolate and although we try to cut down on the sweets for Lent, Brian works so hard for us and doesn’t ask for much. I figured it would be a bigger sacrifice for me to get in the kitchen and make him a quick batch so he could enjoy his treat while we sat down to watch The Bible. Have you seen it yet? It is not exactly accurate and it is a little over dramatic but we have been enjoying it none the less. And I’ve gotta say I was sorta loving the Asian ninja-style angel that was kicking butt in Sodom. ;-))

5. Mama’s Movie Night

Brian knows how much I love going to the movies but since we haven’t found a regular babysitter yet, Brian and I rarely get to go to the movies together. However, Brian does like to treat me to a night off so I can go see a movie. Thankfully I got over my phobia of going alone and now I love it! On Monday I went to go see Warm Bodies. When I first saw the trailer I chalked it up to a silly teenage zombie love story but then Housewifespice posted that Sr. Helen (of Daughters of St Paul) gave a raving review. Sr. Helen’s opening line says: “THIS IS THE MOST THEOLOGY OF THE BODY MOVIE I HAVE EVER SEEN.” Sold, Sister! You would never really think about Theology of the Body watching the trailer but it was truly a story of the power of love, conversion and fighting to the death for something bigger than yourself. I loved it. (One note: if you do watch it, there is some language and violence. It’s not for youngins.)

Wow, that was fun! Thanks, Hallie. 🙂