Having just finished re-reading Sheldon Vanauken’s A Severe Mercy, I am in deep-thinking mode. The following notes are friends-only, but even for my friends here, I’m not actually writing it for you… it’s all for my own thinking, and I know I won’t “lose it” if I put it here. So, you can read on if you want, but I’m really just talking to myself. EDIT: At length.

Okay, got this and thought I’d see if you guys would play…

A- AREA CODE YOU ARE IN RIGHT NOW:
636

B- BIRTHDAY
07/29

C- CURRENT CRUSH(s)
This fabulous guy named Jonathan

D- FAVORITE DRINK:
Coffee

E- EATING CURRENTLY:
nothing

F- FAVORITE FOOD:
chocolate

G- WHO DO YOU GO TO FOR ADVICE
folks I consider wise 🙂

H- CURRENT HOT TOPIC:
midwifery stuff

I- I THINK:
Yes, surprisingly often.

J- CURRENT JOB:
Heh, let me count my hats…

K- ANY KIDS:
6

L- I LOVE:
Most of all, my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. #1 Human love – Jonathan.

M- FAVORITE MOVIE:
All-time? The Princess Bride

N- WHAT DO YOU NEED RIGHT NOW:
Some vacation time!

O- OVER OR UNDER:
Over
Over or under what, btw? I mostly picked over because Lothar picked under…

P- FAVORITE PERFUME:
don’t have one

Q- A LITTLE QUIRK ABOUT YOURSELF:
I have this surprising insight into the idiosyncrasies of womankind… esp. when I’m looking at the responses of other women, but even, at times, looking at myself.

R- LAST ROAD TRIP:
to North Carolina in September

S- FAVORITE SONG CURRENTLY:
none right now

T- FAVORITE TV SHOW:
football?

U- COLOR OF YOUR UNDERWEAR?
leopard print

V- YOU WERE IN VEGAS:
Not yet!

W- WISHFUL THINKING:
baby

X- X-RAYS TAKEN THIS YEAR:
none

Y- YOUR FAVORITE YEAR OF YOUR LIFE:
1995

Z- FAVORITE ANIMAL AT THE ZOO:
the big cats

And yes, she is wearing her sock on her hand.

I’ve known for years that Steel-Cut Oats are even healthier for you than “Old Fashioned” Oats, esp. because of their low glycemic idex (they help keep your blood sugar steady), but I hadn’t tried them until today.

Yummmy!

They have a great texture. Some of the creaminess of “regular” oatmeal, but with a bit of chewy, almost crunchy added in. Fabulous flavor and extremely filling.

It’s a good thing we all liked them – we bought 25# from the food co-op!

Note for any adventurers – plan plenty of time for cooking. Takes about 25-30 minutes if you haven’t soaked them (which we hadn’t). Tonight we’re going to try putting them in the crockpot before bed so they’ll be ready in time for breakfast instead of brunch tomorrow.

I’m looking for ideas, and hoping that my vast lj readership might help me. 😉

We are working to help some friends of our with some serious marriage issues right now. They seem to be making progress, but I realized when I was talking to her the other day that they desperately need to learn to have fun together! They’re going to have to start small, and I’m trying to come up with fun ideas that don’t necessarily take a lot of time. If I get enough, I’d like to put them in a little jar – “Fun things we can do together in 15 minutes or less” – or something like that.

So… ideas?

See if this way works…

Trying to figure out this new picture insert.

EDIT: Grrr… can’t figure out what I’m doing wrong…

I have lots to make note of here soon, but just so I don’t lose myself, I’ll leave a reminder that I need to write about the arrival of my friend’s son this last weekend.

I have finally gotten a Paypal account set up for our Friends of Missouri Midwives group, and added Donation buttons to our website (www.friendsofmomidwives.org) today. Woohoo! That sort of cushions the fact that I drove 30 minutes to the bank, got there just in time to make a deposit… and didn’t have the business checkbook wherewith to write a check to deposit. (blush) But woot! Folks can now donate with the touch of a button! Weeeee!

By the way, you should see all the spelling suggestions they have for Paypal, Woohoo, woot, and Weeeee. 😀

I had the opportunity this morning to discuss with my eldest sons a simple but important principle for living. That is, that when one enters a room, it is always best for one to take a moment and survey the situation before acting or speaking. We had a humorous little chat about it, and it made me grateful that I am home with my Blessings, with ample opportunities like this to teach them about life. I am sure that I miss many of them due to my own busyness, but the sheer number of chances weights things in my favor.

I also found myself wishing that more adults had been taught this principle!