7 Quick Takes – Golden Games, Women’s Night and Retirement

1. Go Canada Go! What a goal! And Canada actually did own the podium. Though in the beginning it seemed like the US was renting it, by the end we had not only won the most gold medals ever for a hosting country, but we had also won the most gold medals EVER for the Winter Olympics!

DH came with me to the hockey party Sunday afternoon. It got pretty tense when the US tied it up with about 30 seconds remaining, but somehow we pulled it off. It was truly a matter of national pride after they had already defeated us once in the round robin.

I had to smile at the modified http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85K6CypFY-s, aired after the game it said, “Now they know whose game they’re playing.”

Sometimes I’ve felt a bit like the Olympics was a major distraction and too much boasting is un-Catholic ( it’s nice to be on the winning side!) but a certain level of national unity is not a bad thing etc. I just found this article and it fit so I added this in.

Now that the Olympics are over I’m supposed to spend more time playing with my toddler and doing more productive things. Funny, I still seem to be able to get pretty sidetracked!

2. I have come to the realization that lately my blog has been turning into a journal, rather than a blog. The posts are somewhat less thought out and some of the details I’ve been posting are really not that important to the content and better left out. Part of the reason for this is it’s faster to type thoughts quickly without editing it a bit and part of it is the fact that I had stopped really using my journal most of the time, as I had records of what happened on the blog. However, it has cause a few problems along the way, so I’m going to try to work to keep journal talk off the blog and in its place.

3. This week my pretty shirt came. The color is a little darker than it looked on the computer but it is still decidedly purple and not black. It’s long enough at the bottom, and high enough at the top to make a difference in modesty. It is indeed specially crafted for nursing and I think in the long run it will make it a bit easier when I wear t-but there is a bit of a learning curve associated all the same, as I‘m used to a slightly different setup.

4. DFIL retired this week. He’d been talking about it since we moved in but he was waiting for a package. They came out with some in December and he applied and was approved. His last day was Friday and we had a big party for him and the other retirees on Thursday evening. His boss covered the entire tab for our table of 8. It’s going to be interesting for all of us having him around all the time, but I actually do think I already notice a change – he seems just the smallest bit more laid back and relaxed now, and I‘m hoping that will help improve things between us in the long run.

5. Thursday night was the Catholic Women’s night. I invited along my friend’s mom and she really enjoyed it. I’m pretty sure she got something out of the talk like I did, she seemed to enjoy being in company with like-minded people and I‘m sure it didn’t hurt that she got to do it all while holding her godson She made it clear to me afterwards that she definitely wanted to come again It was also great to see my Godmother/friend who I hadn’t seen in a while, and to hear her personal story. The next women’s night is the week after Holy Week, and in keeping with the vocation theme someone is going to come in and talk about the religious life.

6. It seems my toddler is becoming quite the little flirt! On Thursday evening while we were waiting for things to begin we got onto the topic of my toddler when someone commented on how relaxed the baby was in a room full of women.

We have thought we noticed this tendency before at the beach when he seemed to have all the girls wrapped around his little finger but it seems he’s becoming more proactive. One of the girls told us when I bring him along he always walks up to one of the girls and stands there looking up and smiling at her until she smiles back. Then, he moves on to the next one.

Afterwards another girl joked about using the same technique as a grown woman to find a husband. The one who smiles back is the One.

7. CCO posted this link to their facebook page and I thought some of the facts were fascinating. It’s all about how Social Media is the new cultural revolution and what a big impact it has made, as well as how social media could impact our ministry as Catholics. Social Media is BIG and my blog does facilitate ministry, go Catholic blogs!