7 Quick Takes Friday

Hmmmm...not sure who is hosting today; Jennifer Fulwiler, or her trusted co-hostess, Hallie Lord; both of whom are awesome, witty, beautiful, and wonderful...so...just click the link in my sidebar; stop in to Jen's...see if she's there, and if not, head to Hallie's...there will be a link, if needed.


My Quick Takes:

1) Had some really fun visits with several families of friends, this week. I was really proud of the kids; for they kept up on their school work in the early mornings and evenings...since the multiple visits is an unusual thing for us during school days. (We typically keep those for Fridays or weekends.) We shared in some Lenten Crafts, enjoyed simple fare for food (It's Lent, and all)...and talked about how quickly our children are growing up.


2) Upon our return from one of those visits, my hubster had dinner all ready and waiting for us; table set, and all! That was SO sweet.

3) I love the devotion of Stations of the Cross. It's difficult for me to make it through without crying, though. Unfortunately, our outdoor Stations took a lot of damage in last summer's tornado...and we've yet to repair them all...so this Lenten Season, we are "journeying" all around the house; indoors! We've the images of the Stations on walls in each room...and Jacob still leads us with the large wooden cross that we use to process in our woods...it's a little cramped in the hallways and around doorways and corners...but, it works.


4) We are REALLY missing Downton Abbey already...can't believe we have to wait until next year! Re-runs will have to suffice until then. My mother has a friend, an elderly lady that lives alone...who had herself a "DA" weekend! She made snacks, stayed in pj's and enjoyed the entire season 1 on dvd's. Sounds like my kind of weekend.

5) Spring cleaning goes so nicely with Lent...purging, pruning, simplifying and all of that. I'm feeling a big urge to get to work on things like kitchen cabinets, drawers, windows, blinds, curtains, etc...Hmmmm....now, to figure out how to turn that into some sort of co-op or elective course for the kiddos. Think, think, think, think...