Seven Quick Takes!

It's been so long since I did a Quick Takes post, and I do have lots of tidbits of information, so here we go...

1.  If you look on the homepage of the blog you'll see that there are tabs across the green band just under the quotation.  The 'About Us' tab finally has an updated family photo of us now, complete with Clara, an older Samuel, and the words 'one child' changed to 'two children'.  Ah, that's better!  Let's play a fun game, it's called 'what's photoshopped in this photo?'  I'll think of a prize if you can guess what part of the picture is NOT actually there.  Or isn't there that should be, though that might be harder.  Anyway...and go! (Here it is, so you don't have to switch pages.  And I'll give you a hint, it isn't something as mundane as red eye or anything.)

2.  Also on that band is a new page - Currently Reading.  I've been trying to get some sort of list with photos of what we're reading (especially children's books, but my stuff, too) for ages and ages.  This is the best I can come up with right now.  Because...

Do what you can.  And I did.

3.  So, some of my readers know that David and I were being considered for a church.  Seriously considered.  Well, that church ended up choosing another pastor and we're all upset about it.  Ok, I'm all upset about it.  David is being annoyingly fine and pleasant about the whole thing.

4.  Oh my heavens to Betsy - my friend Amanda gave me seriously the easiest and most amazing cookie recipe, like, ever.  1 cup of peanut butter, 1 cup white sugar, 1 egg.  Mix, ball up, smoosh with fork, bake at 350 until done.  I lowered the sugar to 1/2 cup because I can't tell the difference and don't like to use a lot of sugar.  It's fantastic.  I mean it, they might be the best peanut butter cookies I have ever eaten.

5.  So, Clara seems to certainly be teething.  This is n.o.t. n.i.c.e. at ALL.  But I can feel two weeny little teeth pushing up under her gums.  Just lumps right now, but hopefully soon to be actual real teeth.  If the drool doesn't drown us all first.

6.  I'm trying to figure out clothes for these two growing babes over here.  Why do I feel as though clothing maintenance could seriously take up all of my day, every day?  I realize I make this harder on myself, I know that.  I mean, currently for Clara's clothing I have a pile of stuff that is too small but that I have specifically put aside for a friend, another pile of too-small that I plan to keep for some possible future use (if you think this is odd, don't ever ask to see Samuel's too-small pile, um, 72 litre storage tote.)  and then I have stuff that is fall-oriented clothing, like warmer pjs and such, and those are all hung up because we don't have a dresser, because I'm crazy, and then there's stuff that is for summer but is still IN the closet because of some reason I can't give you because I don't have one, and then there are the 'other piles', which means 'stuff that may or may not fit into a previously mentioned category but are scattered throughout my life because I haven't gathered them together'.  Case in point, the too-small-not-sure-if-I'm-keeping-them onesies on top of my dryer.  Keep onesies?  Gift onesies?  Hang up onesies and pretend I've made a decision?

7.  And, very exciting news over here, I have officially run enough to have dropped a pants size!  I'm really excited.  I didn't start running to lose weight, but this is a nice side benefit. 

Now, go check out Jen for more Seven Quick Takes.