Happy 3rd day of Lent everyone, I had an assignment I had put off just a little in favor of other things and I was finishing that up earlier today, so I’m a little later getting this Quick Takes post up. Photos etc to come later, my toddler has been down here for 5 minutes!
1. Like many of my friends I’ve been following the Olympics a little more closely this year as they are on home turf. I’ve always liked to pop in on them because it’s neat to watch, but it’s more exciting this year, and they’re all over the news. I saw the announcement of our first gold metal and a couple other athletes win a medal in their events. I usually seem to tune in to an event that we are leading…
I watched a bit of the skeleton last night (crazy!) but my favorite has to be the snowboard cross. Snowboarders go down a course with lots of jumps and drops, 4 at a time! It’s neat to watch as one starts their jump just after the boarder ahead of them… It’s reminds me of popcorn popping if that makes any sense.
(and as I go to the website to pick a photo I see we have another Gold Medal!!! 
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Go Canada!
2. Last week DMIL was looking through the Sears catalog for some proper attire for their upcoming Caribbean cruise. As usually happens when she browses through catalogs or stores, I ended up buying a something that I didn’t realize I needed, in this case a swimsuit. That said, 1. After 2 kids I actually could really use a swimsuit that fits comfortably and covers me a little more than any of my two-pieces, 2. She said it’s not ridiculous to pay $75 for a good quality swimsuit and 3. It’s really pretty.
It came today and though I took a couple measurements to figure out my size it’s actually a little too tight (I thought size 8 would be too big, especially with the sizing chart). So, I guess I’ll call them tomorrow to get the next size up. I hope someday to have 2 more kids so it’s better if it has a little more room to grow into.
See? Pretty!
3. This week I finally got an email from WiTS (Women in Technology Society) proving that the society is still alive. The email was announcing a board game and chocolate night but at the bottom there was a postscript announcing that Barbie’s newest career was a computer engineer.The email said they weren’t sure what to think about it, but I think she’s kind of cute. I like the colors in her shirt and the fact that she has a pretty pink laptop. Of course it will be interesting to see what Barbie’s new career path will do for getting girls interested in computers.
Cute, no?
4. Since my friend gave me a good link, I’ve been signing up for lots of psyc research studies. They are paid, usually at least $10 for an hour of my time. The few times I’ve done the computer science ones it has been some simple task done at a computer in a very non-threatening environment. The psyc ones seem to be a little different. When did my friend’s study it wasn’t unpleasant, but the black and white hurt my eyes after a while, and doing trial after trial can be tiring. The study I participated in today took place in a pitch black room, and for one part I had little vibrating devices hooked up to my hands.It was a little out of the usual. Normally I would be a little uncomfortable with something like this, but the little part of me that was nervous put my trsut in God and of course I came out just fine 
5. I’m wondering if the baby might be somewhat lactose intolerant. For the longest time he’s been having 1 dirty diaper every 4 or 5 days, but a few days ago I just stopped drinking milk and since then he’s had a dirty diaper every day. I suppose the next logical step would be to start drinking it again and see what happens, but I prefer a little poop each day, instead of massive blowouts that I can’t predict!
6. Some recent photos:
Our church is having a makeover. They’re taking the carpet up and restoring the original hard wood floor. It’s looking really good.
Another delicious Sunday brunch
My toddler really likes rice cakes, I haven’t had him turn one down yet.
My toddlers new rain boots for spring
7. On Tuesday after Mass they told us about World Youth Day 2011 in Madrid, Spain. When I first heard about World Youth Day I knew I wasn’t ready, or even all that interested, but that was before I even started going to church. Now I think I would really like to go, especially to this one. I would love LOVE to go to Spain! The kids will be a lot older then, 3 and 21 months, and hopefully better ages should I need a babysitter (other than Daddy). It is expensive but most people fund-raise a good portion. It sounds like the trip of a lifetime, a 15 day retreat! And the CCO program also includes a few days of visiting with the locals, staying with host families and eating authentic food, oh, my heart soars just thinking about it.
I have no idea yet whether I’m being called to this or not but I am definitely interested! Obviously if it’s meant to happen then it will, but I can’t help being really excited by the prospect. I really want to go!
In honor of our Canadian athletes I have updated the banner. I really like the image, it’s from Hockey Canada’s Website.
