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FOR TODAY<\/strong> May 17, 2015<\/p>\n Outside my window…<\/strong> gray and cloudy. I’m wondering if more rain is in the future for my parents. (I’m up in San Jose with them for my birthday weekend.)<\/p>\n I am thinking…<\/strong> about a situation in my life right now. Unfortunately, I can’t give details.<\/p>\n I am thankful…<\/strong> for the visit with my parents and with my evil twin and his wife who came down from Washington for the weekend. They flew back north today so it’s just my parents, Daniel, and I tonight. The child and I head back down south tomorrow.<\/p>\n In the kitchen…<\/strong> steak on the barbecue and I think I smell potatoes in the kitchen.<\/p>\n I am wearing…<\/strong> light green shirt and black capris.<\/p>\n I am praying for…<\/strong> a full-time call for Jon, a safe trip back down tomorrow, for Daniel to acquire more speech, and for some special intentions.<\/p>\n I am going…<\/strong> to be walking a 5K on my 35th birthday (Tuesday) to raise money and awareness for preeclampsia research. Details are here<\/a>.<\/p>\n I am wondering…<\/strong> about some things that need to be worked out when I get home.<\/p>\n I am reading…<\/strong> Tragic Toppings<\/u> by Jessica Beck. I also finished Sinister Sprinkles<\/u> and read Evil Eclairs<\/u> this past week as well.<\/p>\n I am hoping…<\/strong> Daniel goes to bed without a fight tonight. Putting him to bed will be a chance for me to catch up on my NCIS<\/a> backlog. Before we moved back down to southern California (and gave up having a TV), he used to fall asleep in my lap watching NCIS<\/a> on Tuesdays while Jon had council meetings or Lutheranism 101. At my parents’ house, this is usually the easiest way to get him to sleep because it relaxes him.<\/p>\n I am looking forward to…<\/strong> my birthday on Tuesday.<\/p>\n I am hearing…<\/strong> Daniel’s tablet.<\/p>\n Crocheting…<\/strong> Daniel’s big boy blankie and the amigurumi stuffie.<\/p>\n A favorite quote for today…<\/strong> “Come mothers and fathers One of my favorite things…<\/strong> Ghiradelli brownies with caramel. (It’s what we got instead of a birthday cake last night because neither Sean nor I like cake.)<\/p>\n A few plans for the rest of the week:<\/strong> driving home tomorrow, doing my 5K and PT on Tuesday, various things and my physical on Wednesday, and my nephew’s second birthday on Saturday.<\/p>\n A peek into my day…<\/strong> Sean and I playing on the swings at the park yesterday.<\/p>\n Hosted by The Simple Woman<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" FOR TODAY May 17, 2015 Outside my window… gray and cloudy. I’m wondering if more rain is in the future for my parents. (I’m up in San Jose with them for my birthday weekend.) I am thinking… about a situation … Continue reading
\nThroughout the land
\nAnd don\u2019t criticize
\nWhat you can\u2019t understand
\nYour sons and your daughters
\nAre beyond your command
\nYour old road is rapidly agin\u2019
\nPlease get out of the new one if you can\u2019t lend your hand
\nFor the times they are a-changin\u2019”
\n— Bob Dylan<\/p>\n![\"Sean](\"http:\/\/grace-filled.net\/swings.JPG\")
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