Week-end: links & life {vol. 47}
“Don’t accept your dog’s admiration as conclusive evidence that you are wonderful.” –Ann Landers
It’s been a year since we brought Piper home. She’s still a spastic spider monkey sometimes but it’s hard to imagine I ever thought of sending her back to the rescue during our trial week. I’m so glad I stuck it out, because she’s become my little furry sidekick.
from around the web:
- The Upside of Downtime :: A little bit of nothing is a good thing.
- 10 Things I Wish I Knew When I Was 18 :: What would you add?
- On Turning 40 :: “The question at 40 is not WHAT I will do with my life, but HOW I will do what He’s given me to do.”
- 9 phrases every kid needs to hear :: Ever have a hard time saying enough positive words to your kids? A few good ones to keep at the front of your mind. Or tongue.
- 8 things your pet says about your personality :: I always find studies like this interesting. How much is accurate for you?
on the blog (in case you missed ’em!):
- The dog ate my blog :: from last year, shortly after we brought Piper home.
- Simplifying with Stitch Fix :: from this spring; one of the many ways I’ve been working on simplifying in preparation for moving to a much smaller house.
right here at home:
After 19 (nineteen!!!) showings of the house, we have a contact! Now just praying everything goes through as planned. I’m ridiculously relieved to not have to keep showing it, but this week we’ve still had a three-hour inspection and an appraisal, so we still don’t quite have the house back to ourselves yet. Maybe I’ll be a bit more productive in homeschooling now that those things are done — just in time to start packing everything we own!
Meanwhile, I’m staying sane by reading my way through another stack of library books and spending my weekend evenings with a snuggly dog, a cup of tea, and Call the Midwife on Netflix. Oh, and a letter from one of my Compassion kids is the definition of happy mail!
Enjoy your weekend, and maybe I’ll actually share some homeschoolish stuff next week! Be sure to visit the great linkups hosted by my pals Kris and Mary.
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Contact? contract? Awesome news! Have a great weekend!
Thanks! Yes, pretty excited!
Cobgrats on the contract!
Love Call the Midwife! It’s one of my favorite shows. I like the books too, but I have to psych myself up for them since they’re much heavier than the show.
I’ve only read the first book in the series, but it felt like watching the show in my mind. I guess the stories were a bit heavier but I thought the show stays very true to them.
YEAH for a contract on your house. Our Rescue dog turns five this week. It is hard to believe. Piper is so cute. I am glad it all worked out for you. The pet research was interesting. Both of our dogs are/were hyper in their youth and one still has lively moments at 17 years of age. They both stick to me like glue. Does that mean I am hyper and will live to a very old age? Works for me. My husband would say that I am the glue and driving force of the family.
Blessings, Dawn