Fumbling Toward Grace
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Anyone planning to see The Voyage of the Dawn Treader this weekend? I think we probably will. I am about half-way through reading it again right now. In fact, today I just read the chapter which details the “baptism” of one of the characters. I’m wondering how it’s going to be shown in the film. I’m also wondering how a book which was written expressly as a Christian allegory will be portrayed in a movie culture which is not too friendly to Christianity (for the most part).
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Do any of you have a Shark steam mop? I am making my household/SAHM wish list, and the steam mop is pretty close to the top of it (along with a dishwasher — which, with an infant, may become more of a necessity than a “wish” pretty soon!).
I have a swiffer now, and while I think it does ok, I’m rapidly becoming a little more of a germ-o-phobe, especially with a baby coming in a few weeks. I love the idea of using steam to kill the germs in your floor, while cleaning it at the same time.
If you have one or you’ve used something similar, I’d love to know what you think of it!
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I’m very excited to make Christmas cookies this weekend! I am planning to mail some cookies to friends and family, and to give some as gifts to people around here too. The first batch will be made on Sunday to be mailed out on Monday.
Since I’m (1) almost 37 weeks pregnant and (2) losing energy by the day, I’m only going to make two of the four varieties from scratch. I’m making:
Chocolate Chip (from nestle toll house dough)
Sugar cookies with sprinkles (from pillsbury dough)
Gingerbread cut outs (from scratch)
Chocolate-Peppermint cookies (from scratch)
My wonderful, amazing husband has volunteered to be my sous-chef and help out with the process. Yay cookies! Yay husband!
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I am reading Sense and Sensibility again. I just love Jane Austen.
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What’s your favorite Christmas movie? We’re trying to decide which one to watch tonight, and thought perhaps I’d ask my lovely readers to expand my horizons.
Of course I cannot pick one favorite Christmas movie, because I can’t pick just one favorite anything.
My favorites are:
It’s a Wonderful Life
The Nativity Story
Miracle on 34th Street
Muppets Christmas Carol
I know there are a million Christmas movies out there; maybe I should watch one of those instead of just these four. Tell me which one(s) are your favorite; if you say Fred Claus I will mock you, just so you know. 🙂
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I forgot to tell you that I had a prenatal massage last weekend; it was great! Very relaxing, and she did some kind of trickery that made me forget about my horrible back pain for like three hours.
Then my amazing husband (who surprised me with the massage!) made me a dinner of sausage and three cheese lasagna. It was so good. I love this man. I’d love him even if he couldn’t cook; but since he can, watch out! I’ll have my hooks in him forever. 😉
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Just in case you need a Friday pick-me-up:
“To my big brother George, the richest man in town.” <— gets me every time.
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