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So…um, be still my freaking heart, we are going to see Yo Gabba Gabba Live tomorrow. I know they are creepy, I know they totally terrify people, I am pretty sure I have read something about how they are anti-Catholic (fear not, only the freaks think that, they are just weird)…BUT, they bring such joy to my son I cannot.explain.it. And, when he sees DJ Lance walk out on stage, I mean, I can’t even imagine. Two things. 1) I mean every word of what I just said. 2) I understand it makes me a total loser that I am probably more excited for tomorrow than pretty much anything in my life right now

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I think everyone should follow Dave Ramsey’s plan, I really do. If you know me, you know this. And here is why. Every.single.one. of our pennies is accounted for. Every.single.one. We don’t spend unintentionally. I felt weird about spending seventy five cents on a mall ride for Lil’A, because I only get 20 dollars a month called, ‘Mommy Money’ (or money I can do anything with) and .75 of $20 is a lot of money… Anyway, this often times sucks. But let me tell you when it rocks! It rocks when your hours switch slightly, so you only need a babysitter for 6 hours a week, for 9 weeks, and you were budgeted for 9 hours a week for 9 weeks, so you end up getting ‘bonus money’. And, it rocks when that ‘bonus money’ is technically in the ‘baby money’ budget line, so…you don’t even feel bad using that bonus money to buy FREAKING TICKETS TO FREAKING YO GABBA GABBA!!! (the amount of loser that this paragraph indicated is huge…I get that!).

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Speaking of, on NYE I got my nails did and even though I actually barely have nails, it was awesome. And it was $12. So, I was driving two days ago, and I was thinking to myself, ‘when we finally get out of debt, I am going to get my nails did weekly, because it is only $12 a week, and dang it, I deserve it’. But then, I thought about how $12 a week adds up, and I thought about people that would use $12 to eat, and not to do something as frivolous as get their nails did. And I thought, ‘wow, in the US of A, we have really weird ingrained (is that a word?) thoughts about what we DESERVE’. Anyway, I don’t think treating yourself is bad (hello?!?! We are going to see freaking YO GABBA GABBA on Saturday for a ridiculous amount of money), and I am not judging people who get their nails did (it looks so darn beautiful), but that thought process jumped me out of desiring it weekly. Seems I will be a ‘once in a while for special occasions nail did’ girl.

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I have to celebrate my husband for a second. We have been going hard at healthy living, so I have been going to the gym pretty much every day. And the other day I thought to myself, ‘self, it is dang hard to find time to go to the gym daily’. As I kept thinking, I realized that my life was already pretty busy, and now I have added a two hour activity into my day (by the time you get there, work out, get back). And, I was like, ‘dang, no wonder it is so hard’. But, then I thought about my awesome husband, who this week has spent 3 nights alone during the witching hour (5:30-7:30 pm) so that I can go to the gym. And he doesn’t complain, rather he encourages me. Although I am sure it is partly because he is excited for me to get my ‘bangin’ body’ back, I know it is mostly because he is just so darn selfless. He rocks. The.end. Oh, wait, and he is REALLY REALLY RIDICULOUSLY GOOD LOOKING.

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Do you think my quick takes are too long? I considered this the other week. That maybe they are ‘suppose’ to be shorter, like 3-5 sentences. If they are too long, I am throwing you a bone with this one.

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Okay, check it. This week’s youth group meeting was on homosexuality. For nine years I have intentionally not done a full meeting on homosexuality (for reasons I was really comfortable with) but last year, I felt like I finally needed to. And let me just tell you, it was FANTASTIC. Like, freaking fantastic. And I’m pretty sure every.kid.loved it. The teens that might identify with same sex attraction, the teens who’s best friend/sibling is gay, the teens who already loved the Church teaching…they all loved it. And it reminded me that our Church’s teachings are actually awesome and super loving, and, when presented right, DO.NOT.ALIENATE, but invite. I kicked myself in the rear end for not doing this meeting sooner and letting bullies scare me out of it. It rocked. Probably my favorite part? Reminding the teens that if they don’t stick up for other people being ridiculed for sexual identity reasons, they should confess it…because it is a sin. So fantastic!

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Finally- tonight, the husband and I are going on a date to St. Andrew’s of Rochester’s fancy couple’s evening with Father Leo Patalinghug, a priest who won Iron Chef on Food Network. He apparently uses cooking to share lessons of marriage. And it got me thinking. Bloggers, I cannot cook. Well, I can, but the thing is I am crazy picky eater, so I only like simple recipes and pretty much only like chicken and salmon. Right now, it is fine, because I am working and our lives are crazy so we eat simple and plain. But, the closer and closer I get to SAHM status, the more frightened I am. Help me, what are some good recipe sites/blogs for simple/healthy food (note simple and healthy) that will taste good to a picky eater????

 Oh, and can you guys all pray for the person who hosts 7 Quick Take? Her name is Jen, she has a really great blog (link below) and she is having some pretty serious health issues right now. I don't think I realized quite how much the blog world was connected until reading about her, beginning to pray for her. Okay. That's it!

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