Quick Takes

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Lest I ever think that blogging is a waist of time, let me be reminded that I won 100 bucks from a giveaway on Grace's blog! AND I was so affirmed in my choice of shirt-tucked-into-skirt look that I am rocking the shirt-tucked-into-shorts-WITH-belt look today. I got two compliments! All thanks to blogging. I think I'll use at least part of the 100 on some new clothes instead my typical approach to acquiring unsuspected extra money. Which is just depositing it into our account and forgetting about it and then complaining when I have nothing to wear.

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We had our friend, Joe, stay with us for the week and it was so great having him. He's a seminarian for Southern Missouri and only has one year left before he's ordained a deacon (and then a priest a year later). Anyone who thinks that the Catholic Church is old and outdated has never met any of the amazing seminarians we've been blessed to know. On fire for his Faith, passionate about his vocation, and introducer of amazing youtube videos. Our Church has amazing priests in store.

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I've found a way to enjoy my coffee sans cream! I've heard and read about people blending coconut oil and butter in their coffee but, until now, I thought it was absolutely nuts. Now I LOVE coconut oil. More than any other substance in my house. I can't even remember my life without it and use about a jar a week! Thankfully, we buy it in bulk and it lasts more than a year. I could never afford my coconut oil habit any other way.

But back to coffee. When I read people raving about coconut oil and coffee, I was skeptical. I can't do the butter (because it's dairy) so I tried just coconut oil and sugar. Blended-that part's important. Wow. It is actually good. And I don't even like the taste of black coffee. It it merely a holding substance to get the cream and sugar into my body. And coconut oil has no taste..... So how does something that has no taste and something that tastes disgusting combine to create something that tastes delicious?

Don't know. Don't care. Just grateful to have yummy coffee!

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I'm losing steam.

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I'm feeling like this take would be a good spot for a picture. Too bad we haven't solved our computer problems yet. I'm typing this from a friend's Mac and figuring out how to upload pictures to it isn't something I want to mess with right now. I feel pretty cool blogging on a Mac. And I'm kind of hoping that our laptop can't be fixed so I have an excuse to get a new laptop that is much, much smaller than our current one. Who knew that a laptop can actually, you know, fit in your lap. So convenient.

Imagine a really cute picture of Paul laying on his belly holding his head up. Or you could imagine 24 of them, because that's how many I took.

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We're headed to a pick-your-own blueberry farm tomorrow morning! Pray we don't melt in the sun before we fill our buckets.

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I really should make a blueberry pie or something with our haul of deliciousness tomorrow. But I know I wont. Fresh blueberries are just too good to do anything but eat them straight out of the bowl. I can buy a can and make a pie. But fresh, fresh are just perfect the way they are.

My mouth is watering. Maybe I'll post some blueberry picking pictures if I get in the mood to figure this Mac out.

Linking with Jen, as usual!