10 Random Things About This Week.

Posted on April 23, 2009 by elizabeth

1. I suck at taking care of pets. First, we had to find a new home for Milton and then today, Bubbles the betta fish goes belly up. Nice.

2. I broke my Lenten fast this week. Yep. I fasted from secular music all Lent and it was awesome. This week I downloaded Kanye's "Homecoming" (the clean version, yo!) and I literally had a full-body goosebump attack. What is it about Hip-Hop and R&B that just feeeels so goooooood?

3. I need to quit arguing with fundamentalists/patriarchal/homeschooling peeps. I don't know why I feel like I need to help these people. But I do. Ack. I need to get over it. Because it's n-o-t working. And it's not my place, anyway. I need to shut it.

4. Cherry 7-Up tastes good on a hot day.

5. I go barefoot way too much. Or maybe I need to pick the toys up off the floor more often. YEE-freaking-OW!

6. I like my fake nails. It's been ages since I got my nails done. They look awesome—even if the rest of me doesn't! Heh.

7. I watched a documentary on Hurricane Katrina. It made me sick. How did this happen in America? And then I was outraged. At myself. For not caring enough back in '05.

8. I need to eat more vegetables.

9. I want to take a 2 year vacation with my husband. I miss him. Which sounds weird, because I see him everyday. But with five kids, um, I feel like we're ships passing in the night. That's it, I'm setting up a month's worth of date nights!

10. I ate frozen yogurt 3x this week. I'm officially addicted.

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  • Whitney

    Oh gosh, we’ve only been married for three years and we already feel like number 9. We were just talking about it last night…

  • WendyLou

    Why do you feel that homeschooling peeps need help?

  • http://www.elizabethesther.com Elizabeth Esther

    Wendy: I only mean the patrio-homeschooling, Vision Forum types. I think homeschooling is fantastic option for some families. However, when I read blogs that advocate homeschooling as THE ONLY God-glorifying option, I bristle. That’s what I was referring to.

  • Mary Brooke Baria

    Elizabeth,
    Regarding #3 (although that’s “not us”), I feel refreshed and have new perspective when reading your thoughts. It’s interesting to consider your background. My background is from growing up in a minimal/liberal church and now we want to have both the love of Christ plus God’s Word fill our home (and spill out! with love and kindness). So it’s interesting to hear from a totally different perspective. I’m tired, sorry,
    mary brooke

  • http://countingsprinkles.blogspot.com Mrs. Sprinkles

    Ugh–I can’t stand the Vision Forum vision. Thanks for clarifying what you meant. I enjoy reading your blog.

  • http://andi-horton.livejournal.com Andrea

    Elizabeth, shortly before reading your post, I was reading this article –>

    http://parablemania.ektopos.com/archives/2009/04/sabbath-parent.html

    I found had to go back to it after because reading your Point # 3 made me think about it again, particularly the next-to-last paragraph. I think the author of the article makes a good point about linking parenting with stewardship, and how this will, by necessity, look different in different families.

    And lol @ bare feet and toys! Aren’t those pointy little plastic bits amazingly adept at finding the tenderest spot on a bare foot? I used to step on my Playmobil toys when I was little, and now I am stepping on the toys owned by my housemate’s daughter. I don’t even yet have the satisfaction of suffering sore soles for my OWN kids, lol!

  • http://www.goodforsomething-stilltrying.blogspot.com Frances, New Yorker in the OC

    Again, sometimes it shocks me that I (a pro-choice, pro-gay marriage, former Teamster) have so much in common with your list. Is that funny to you too? And just a little bit encouraging?

    Oh wait, except the fake nails. I would go crazy if I had those–they would just get in my way.

    Have a terrific week!

    BTW–just noticed–you Twitter? I haven’t figured out FaceBook yet! Though reading your article is making me think twice about it. But boy, I’m getting so much pressure from friends to join…

  • Stacey

    #10 – fro yo. Where you going for that???