Fill in the Blank Friday!

Each week, Hilary at Feeling Beachie lists four statements with a blank for you to fill in on your own blogs. If you want to join the fun and come up with four fill in’s of your own, please email them to her at feelingbeachie@gmail.com. She will  add you as co-host to the hop if she uses them! This week’s co-host is Ali from Daughter-in-Law Diaries - she came up with the last two statements!

This week’s statements:
1. when I was little I was called ___
2. ___are my favorite candy
3. If I could have one magical power it would be______
4. If I could go back to school it would be to become a _________

My Answers:

1. When I was little I was called my name. Never really had a nickname that I am aware of...

2. Chocolate is my favorite candy. Although I am currently off sugar and not really missing it... Who knew!

3. If I could have one magical power it would be flying? I dunno, I see drawbacks to super powers.

4. If I could go back to school it would be to become a PhD. And I WILL go back to school. Someday...

Three arms?

"I asked my mom to carry my backpack, but she said, 'I only have two arms!' Only two arms? Maybe she needs some more. Hmmm...I wonder..." From If Mom had Three Arms by Karen Kaufman

I don't think I need all 20 arms the book proposes, but one or two more might be nice. Can you imagine washing up the dirty dishes as you are cooking? Folding the laundry while reading a story? Checking email as you stack blocks? The possibilities are endless!

But alas, I have only two. So I'll do the important things with my two and the rest can wait.

(This was not one of the books from yesterday's story time. Just one we had in our collection.)

I got the blues

Ok, so honestly I can't count this as reading a book from my shelf, since it was on Punky's shelf and not mine. This morning (bright and early- yawn) we read "The Daddy Longlegs Blues." It was cute! I remember when I was growing up, we had TONS of daddy Longlegs around. And for a while, they were terrifying. Maybe this book would have helped...
What I really need is someone who can sing the blues to record this book for Punk, I just don't do the blues justice. Singing was never one of my hidden (or not hidden) talents, but you can't just READ this book! And yes, I ignored the pictures of caterpillars in the book, cause they still gross me out *shudder*

So a big thanks to whomever it was that gifted this to Punkerella.

Peace

You will not find My Peace by engaging in excessive planning: attempting to control what will happen to you in the future. That is a commonly practiced form of unbelief. When your mind spins with multiple plans, Peace may sometimes seem to be within your grasp; yet it always eludes you. Just when you think you have prepared for all possibilities, something unexpected pops up and throws things into confusion.
I did not design the human mind to figure out the future. That is beyond your capability. I crafted your mind for continual communication with Me. Bring Me all your needs, your hopes and fears. Commit everything into My care. Turn from the path of planning to the path of Peace.
-Jesus Calling, September 17, Sarah Young

10 of 10?!

Whoa! Did I really meet my goal with 3 1/2 months to spare? I can't believe it! I think I'll try for 5 more books already sitting on my shelf to be completed by the end of the year.

"Sweet Misfortune" by Kevin Alan Milne was on my shelf a relatively short time. On loan to me from my momma, it was a little more of a romance than I normally go for, but it had redeeming qualities: Sophie's sarcasm, chocolate, and a reference to "To Kill a Mockingbird." I am certain that one teeny paragraph is why the book was handed over to me to read. And in all, I admit, I liked it. It's worth a read, in my opinion.

NOOK NOOK NOOK NOOK

I love my NOOK. And I love the NOOK app on my phone. Because I forgot my NOOK today and wanted to read on my lunch break. I read two books during my 1/2 hour break. Yep, TWO! But they don't really count because they were NOOK freebies and there really was nothing of substance to them. Cupcake by Clarosa Kopacki said it was 4 pages long. I saw one page, plus the cover. The Girl in the Converse Shoes was slightly longer and more entertaining, but there wasn't even enough to it to call it fluff! But it helped me pass the time in the sunshine at lunch today so it wasn't a complete waste. And now I can clear them off my virtual shelf. They are NOOK lend_me books if you want to check them out...

Bionic Woman

I think my body is confused. If I remember correctly, six months ago I turned 30. Maybe I haven't yet figured out what 30 is supposed to "feel" like, but in my head I'm still around 18. My body however seems to be aging at a much different rate. I think my body thinks I'm 60. Bum knee since high school, outta whack thyroid for a year and a half (I'm really tired of seeing the doctor every three month while we try to get it straightened out), added IBS to the list almost six months ago. And now *drum roll please* I "get" to take muscle relaxers for my back.

I've been complaining for, oh 3 years, that we need to replace our mattress because I wake up and my back hurts. But, as happens in life, other things have usurped the mattress money and a new mattress remains on my wishlist. It was periodic stiffness and achy-ness, that a hot shower and some moving around typically took care of- and I found my back bothered me less when I was consistently doing yoga. Hmmm, ok, I can handle this! Add Miss Punky to the mix. Carrying a nearly 20 pound kid around (plus infant carrier) couldn't be good. And forget about yoga, I'll use my "free" time to shower! Still sleeping on that old mattress...I'd sleep great- until halfway through the night when I started the tossing and turning to find a comfortable position, one where my back didn't hurt. Come morning, nearly every day, when my cute little alarm clock would go off, the stiffness would be with me.

Since I was going to the doctor to get robbed of more blood anyway, I decided maybe, just maybe, it was time to talk about my back...hence the muscle relaxers. And I'm not sure how this is going to work, since I generally am the one on nocturnal baby duty, and am certainly the one on early morning baby duty. Not to mention I need to work and drive... This could get interesting...

Although I do not, yet, have any mechanical parts, at the rate I'm going, I will be have machine by the time I actually am 60!

Will Work for Books

Or money to buy books!

I just finished my vacation NOOK book splurge (yes, I have been back from vacation for over a week- reading time is MUCH harder to come by with a 9 month old). The third book in the Katen Vail series did not disappoint. Velocity was an exciting read and had the surprise ending of- you guessed it! A FOURTH book in the series! Oh Mr. Jacobson, you got me. I already downloaded a sample of book four to my NOOK. But just a sample. I really am trying to clear my to-be-read shelves here at home before adding new books to my virtual shelves.... Plus I think Dr. Alex Delaware is feeling neglected and will require some time here soon. Oh. And I've been thinking it's been over a year since I read my favorite... I need a little Scout in my life. Fall seems like the appropriate time for that one.

I think I have a new motto: Will trade cupcakes for books!

9 of 10

I admit, I skipped a little bit in this one, but by the time I realized how this book was set up, the parts I skipped were no longer relevant. Normally, when I read a book, I read the whole book...

What to Expect the First Year (Eisenberg, Murkoff, and Hathaway) was an informative read. I like the monthly chapters. I did not like that "the first postpartum days" and "surviving the first six weeks" were in section two- hidden behind month 13. Silly me, I didn't know I was supposed to start reading at the beginning AND in the middle at the same time. Plus, silly me got an outdated version for cheap on my favorite website (amazon.com if you were unaware) and later realized a more current version would have been worth the extra pennies. Oh well, live and learn. We've made it through the first 9 1/2 months on outdated information! I decided to read ahead a little bit and finish out the year. I can always go back and look up specifics from month 10, 11, 12 as they occur...

Of course this gets my stamp of approval, but only one.

Friday Fill-In

It’s time for Hilary’s blog hop !!!!If you want to join the fun and come up with four fill in’s of your own, please email them to her at feelingbeachie@gmail.com. If I use them, I will add you as co-host to the hop! This week’s co-host is Janice from Janice’s Footsteps.  She came up with the last two statements!  Check out Hilary’s blog at Feeling Beachie!!!

This week’s statements:
1. I wish I had ___ to ___
2. I stopped wearing ____
3. My favorite song right now is_________because________.
4. I always sing while________.

My answers:

1. I wish I had money and vacation time to travel more.

2. I stopped wearing my hair in pigtails (but only because I cut off all my hair!).

3. My favorite song right now is Brahms Lullaby because it is the first on Punky's lullaby playlist?

4. I always sing while driving solo.

I swear I answered these before I read your answers, Bethie!