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What I Wore on Sunday: May 19, 2013

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Long, long ago, in a galaxy far, far away…

What I Wore on Sunday

Pentecost is kind of a hard birthday to have if you’re a pastor’s wife because it means festival worship (smells and bells though one step below Christmas and Easter) and it frequently means that it’s Confirmation Sunday so there’s usually a special reception afterwards which doesn’t work well with a child like Daniel.

Moving on…

Red and I don’t do well unless it’s a more brickish red and that shirt in my wardrobe is long-sleeved, making it incompatible with the temperatures in the 80’s today. Daniel also decided to disable my alarm clock (!!!) so I woke up at 9:45 and had to come up with clothes for both of us really quickly. Thankfully, I’d showered last night so my hair was manageable and I had clean clothes! Church also started late because of a recording malfunction that had to be fixed.

So… here are the outfits:

Jen with Daniel upside down

I need something to use as a prop because I feel strange posing by myself.

Just resetting the bear...

Daniel was more than happy to be my prop. 🙂 He also had no problem being upside down.

Jon with his guitar.

I decided to make this a family affair and hit Jon up for his picture before he headed out to his afternoon/evening engagements.

Here are the details on the outfits:

Jen
Shirt: Kohl’s
Pants: Kohl’s
Sandals: Naturalizer

Daniel
Shirt: Target
Shorts: Kohl’s

Jon
Shirt: Auton (hand-me-down from one of his father’s colleagues)
Pants: Nordstroms (hand-me-down from a colleague)
Belt: Kohl’s
Shoes: Kohl’s

Go visit Fine Linen and Purple and see what everyone else wore today.

7 Quick Takes: Season Finales, Pretty Toes, and Guilty Pleasures

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7 Quick Takes

— 1 —

OMG Big Bang Theory! Raj can talk to women without resorting to booze!!! So crazy. It was a bummer about Lucy but I guess she was a good thing in his life if it means he can talk women now. It’s also sad that Leonard and Penny are going to be separated for a few months but it will be interesting to see if they do shows on the research vessel like the shows they did when Howard was in space.

— 2 —

OMG NCIS: Los Angeles!!! The last 5-10 minutes made me queasy and I had a class where judicial torture was part of the reading list! I’m definitely going to be wondering how things will come back this fall. And OMG… the Deeks/Kensi kiss!!! *fans myself*

— 3 —

I’ll take “Guilty Pleasures” for $1000, Alex! Wipeout is back. It’s my favorite show to watch at 8 p.m. on Thursday nights. (The Big Bang Theory is on at 7 p.m. where I am because our CBS affiliate does the news at 10 p.m.) The humor is incredibly sophomoric and it’s essentially watching people fall off of things but we don’t have satellite so I can’t watch this.

— 4 —

prerequisite baseball update. We (the Giants) pulled three of four off against the Braves, fell twice in Toronto, and pulled off an insane save tonight over the Rockies. Woohooo!!! I’m hoping we can sweep Colorado this weekend.

— 5 —

“Objection! #2 ripped my flesh!” I was petting the demon spawn Freya this morning and I had some loose hair in my face… which Freya decided to move… with her talons claws. It reminded me of this line from the following episode of Whose Line Is It Anyway?:

The little monster got a pedicure shortly after.

— 6 —

Speaking of pedicures… Aren’t my toes pretty?

My pretty toes.

The pedicure was my Mother’s Day present from Jon and Daniel. My manicurist was lovely and next time, I’m going to *gasp* let her do my nails too!

— 7 —

Orphans Do you see these two darlings?

BrettKaia

Brett (on the left) needs a mama and Kaia (on the right) has a family who needs help raising the funds to bring her home so she can start kindergarten (hopefully this autumn). If you can help out at all, click on their pictures. Please and thank you!

For more Quick Takes, visit Jen at ConversionDiary.Com. Just a reminder: my birthday is Sunday so you only have a few more shopping days! 😀 (Hint: I *love* Barnes & Noble gift cards.)

Five Favorites: Miscellanea (III)

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My bodywash these days. At Christmas, my parents assembled a bunch of samples in our stockings and there were a couple sample sizes of this bodywash among them. It was a lovely surprise when I put together my “just in case” kit in my laptop bag and had something sweet-smelling that I liked when Daniel was in the hospital in January. (Potential hospital stays are WHY I have the “just in case” kit.)

Softsoap Juicy Pomegranate and Mango Infusions Moisturizing Bodywash

Dau

My normal shampoo. I’ve used Suave since college and this scent for at least the last 5-6 years. I think it has cat pheromones in it because Freya goes crazy when she smells it on me and feels compelled to lick and try to eat me.

Suave Naturals Ocean Breeze Shampoo and Conditioner

Tri

NCIS, yo. NCIS season finale in 15 minutes!!! Totally excited here. I’m sure it’s going to be a cliffhanger of some kind (they always are) but it will mean that I’ll be totally excited to find out what happens in September.

Fancy meeting you here!

Pedwar

It all started with a big bang! I haven’t gotten a straight story on what the plot of The Big Bang Theory season finale is all about. I know it has to do with someone leaving for a period of time (Leonard?) but that’s about all I know.

The boys and their ladies.

Pump

My plans for tomorrow. I have a manicure scheduled for 8:30 a.m. tomorrow. It’s my Mother’s Day present and I’m looking forward to it though I’m admittedly kind of nervous to have my calluses removed with a Dremmel. I haven’t decided what color to have them redo my toenails but the bottle below is the current color on them from my last pedicure in April.

The approximate color of the chipping polish on my toenails.

Go love up Hallie and the others.

The Simple Woman’s Daybook: May 13, 2013

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Simple Woman's Daybook

FOR TODAY May 13, 2013

Outside my window… sunny and hot. I do not approve of 90F before June 21st (or really at all).

I am thinking… about the things I would totally say on this blog if I didn’t have to self-censor for pastor’s wife reasons.

I am thankful… for getting so much sleep yesterday and for Jon getting me dinner at Subway.

In the kitchen… spinach salad.

I am wearing… brown t-shirt with a ruched collar and black running shorts.

I am creating… plot ideas for NaNoWriMo in November.

I am going… to have a pedicure on Wednesday morning. I can’t wait.

I am wondering… some really snarky things about people.

I am reading… Red Velvet Cupcake Murder by Joanne Fluke. I’m reading a bunch of silly murder mysteries these days and it’s giving me a break from my regular life.

I am hoping… it doesn’t hurt too much when they use the Dremel on the calluses on my feet. (I’m a discalced kind of girl.)

I am looking forward to… seeing my parents/evil twin/sister-in-law this weekend for the communal birthday celebration.

Around the house… next question!

I am pondering… why people like to call me a “lib” or a “liberal” as an insult but get so incredibly worked up when I call them a “fascist moron”. 🙂

A favorite quote for today… ??…My idea of God is a not divine idea. It has to be shattered from time to time. He shatters it Himself. He is the great iconoclast. Could we not almost say that this shattering is one of the marks of His presence?..?? — C.S. Lewis

One of my favorite things… Lipton Pure Leaf Raspberry Tea.

A few plans for the rest of the week: Morning Prayer tomorrow, pedicure on Wednesday, autism team meeting on Thursday, and communal birthday celebration on Saturday.

Hosted by The Simple Woman’s Daybook

What I Wore on Sunday: Mother’s Day 2013

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What I Wore on Sunday

The pastor’s wife managed to make it to church! Wooohooooo!!! This has been a rare event this year due to Daniel being sick, me being sick, Daniel being in a mood, and me being my normal insomniac self. Two weeks ago, I planned to go but my little alarm clock let me sleep until 11:00… when church was over. (How Daniel slept in and let me sleep that long boggles my mind.) Last week, I was with my parents and probably could have gone to the church I attended in high school and on breaks in college but Daniel would have complicated things. This week, I was awake on time and determined to make the effort to go.

So… Daniel was a muted version of himself. He was content to go open and close the bathroom doors and the sanctuary doors and thankfully, he can do that quietly. Yes, it’s not ideal and yes, it does disturb some people but I’m blessed to have a congregation who is chill with that (for the most part) if it means that he and I are in church. Metanoia peeps, I love you muchly. (Metanoia is my codename for the congregation Jon pastors.) Having an usher who is beyond awesome and willing to keep an eye on Daniel so I can sit and maybe participate in some of worship was good.

So here are the pics:

Daniel and I.Another attempt that captures my muffin top and shoes.

I posed with Daniel because cooperative cats were in short supply. (I think Edda was in her cell meditating as she is the abbess.)

The details…
Shirt: Foot Locker
Skirt: Hand me down from my sister-in-law
Flip-flops: Old Navy

Daniel is dressed in a shirt and shorts from Kohl’s which were a gift last year from a neighbor of my in-laws.

A close up of my flower:

My Mother's Day flower

All the mothers at church received them today. They were crocheted by one of the women in the church (who is the closest mom to my age) and they are beautiful.

Before I go, please go read this by Kelly @ This Ain’t the Lyceum which is making me want to fly to New Jersey and bow down and kiss her feet.

Finally, go love up the other beautiful women at Fine Linen and Purple.

7 Quick Takes: TV Shows, Stupid Criminals, and Baseball

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7 Quick Takes

— 1 —

Orphans Do you see these two cuties?

BrettKaia

Brett (on the left) needs a mama and Kaia (on the right) has a family who needs help raising the funds to bring her home so she can start kindergarten (hopefully this autumn). If you can help out at all, click on their pictures. Please and thank you!

— 2 —

NCIS. I am TOTALLY looking forward to the season finale next week. I’m sure it will be a cliffhanger given the nature of the show but I’d love to know who exactly is going after Gibbs. I’m also delighted to see Colin Hanks acting. I never saw his father in anything on TV but I’m a fan of his movies.

— 3 —

The Big Bang Theory. Tonight’s episode of The Big Bang Theory was actually pretty cute. It was nice seeing Howard doing his imitations of various actors and I thought the way Sheldon handled things with Amy was surprisingly good, given the nature of his character. (I think you have to watch it to understand what I mean and you can do that on the CBS website for free.)

— 4 —

Such a helpful boy. I spent last weekend in San Jose with my parents. On Saturday, I was feeling really sleepy due to allergy-induced sleep deprivation and while sitting on one of my parents’ loveseats in the living room, I dozed off sitting up with my hands in typing position. My mom came in and started talking to me before realizing that I was fast asleep. I apparently slept that way for a good 2 hours so my mom put Daniel to work in the yard with her. She would hand him cuttings of something and he would walk over to the yard waste container and put it in there. She also had him do that with the lemons that were on the ground. Well, he started doing it with the lemons on the tree once the ones on the ground were gone. Thankfully, my parents’ lemon tree is abundantly stocked with lemons so this wasn’t the end of the world. Still, I love that he was able to help my mom that way. 🙂

— 5 —

Fail-proof smoking cessation plan. I promise I am not making this up. This might just be me but I think Nicorette is cheaper than the fines and jail time for the assault charge. Heck, the UCD Medical Center cafeteria gives it to people for free because the medical center is a smoke-free campus.

— 6 —

Medical humor. Have you ever worked in medicine (i.e. doctor, nurse, receptionist, etc.)? I recommend Doctor Grumpy in the House. He’s an anonymous neurologist who does not suffer fools gladly and also posts about stupid criminals and interesting war stories. I recommend his blog highly — I’m in the process of reading through several years of his archives right now.

— 7 —

The required Quick Take on baseball. The Giants played several games with the Dodgers last weekend so it’s probably good that I wasn’t home — Jon is a Dodger fan and I support the better team the Giants. I might have been a wee bit… enthusiastic about the fact that THE GIANTS SWEPT THE SERIES. We got our butts kicked by Philly but that’s OK — it wasn’t LA so I can live with that. 😉

For more Quick Takes, visit Jen at ConversionDiary.Com.

Five Favorites: Miscellanea (II)

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Five Favorites

Ko

Because “House M.D. is off the air… I am reading through the archives of Dr. Grumpy in the House. He’s a neurologist and talks about his more… interesting patients as well as reporting on boring medical symposiums, stupid criminals, and interesting war anecdotes.

Bi

Old Navy flip flops. I am a BAD pastor’s wife because I’ve worn these to church on a few (OK… MANY) occasions because I’m having to chase a 4 year old around. It’s also what I wear a lot of the time when I don’t have running shoes on and I can’t be barefoot. (I’m in a perpetually discalced state most days.)

Old Navy flip flops

Hiru

Louise Penny. I discovered one of her latest books randomly at the library and immediately checked it out to read. It takes place in a monastery where one of the monks has been killed over the chants they do every day as part of their daily prayers. Penny manages to write with a chiaroscuro-like view where you see both the inner darkness of the person as well as elements of light. It’s what makes her novels so excellent.

A Beautiful Mystery by Louise Penny

Lau

Frappucino love. Starbucks has a new frappucino or two out these days and I’m dying to try the Caramel Ribbon Crunch one. It’s one where it would have to be my breakfast because of the calories and the fact that it packs 3 meals worth of carbs. I must resist the temptation…

Caramel Ribbon Crunch frappucino

Bost

Arabic Easter song. A friend of mine who is an Orthodox deacon’s wife posted this on Facebook and I wanted to share it because it’s an amazing video. Lebanese Christians are effectively doing a flash mob to sing an Easter praise song which actually sounds less strange to my ears than much of the music coming out of the Antiochian Orthodox churches and the Coptic church. (Sorry Tasoni — I’m still getting used to your church’s music. It’s beautiful but it sounds… different to my Western ears.)

Go love up Grace and the others. Grace is hosting this week while entertains guests and enjoys the chrism scent on Mr. Charlie after his baptism.