Mommy Brain

This evening, our house will be swarming with girls as Natalie celebrates her 11th birthday. That would make our weekend busy enough, don’t you think? But we also have a dress rehearsal for the kids’ Christmas program at church on Saturday morning, church with another rehearsal Sunday morning, and then the program itself Sunday night. I’m tired just thinking about it!

Saturday afternoon will probably be spent with Natalie taking a long nap, and hopefully, some downtime for me. Kevin wants to take the kids out to dinner Saturday night to celebrate our new debt-free status. And I am trying to figure out how to talk him into taking the kids to church Sunday morning for their rehearsal, so I can stay home and watch the Seahawks, whose game starts at 10 am - about the same time as church. I am such a heathen - I know. But they’re 9 and 4, have clinched their division, and are heading into the playoffs! It feels a little like 2005 in Seahawks fandom, and that’s a pretty great - but precarious - feeling.

Before I bake and frost a cake, clean the bathroom, run to the video store and the grocery store, and head to Michelle’s for an afternoon playdate - during which I expect to be frequently bugged by Natalie, who will be too antsy to let us visit - I thought I’d leave you with some links:

~ When it goes gray, we need to dream again. - from Mental Multivitamin.

~ My Grown-up Christmas List - from Semicolon.

~ Merry Recycling Day - Michelle pointed me to this article at The Telegraph.

~ Duelity - a very interesting pair of videos, in which the producers present creationism in the language of science, and evolution in the language of religion. I’m not sure what side the creators come down on, but it is a very interesting look at how language and beliefs are connected. The comments on the blog are very interesting, as some people assume a pro-creation position, and others assume a pro-evolution position. Let me know what you think. Hat tip: Think Christian.

~ Very funny Homeschooling Family Video - Hat tip: Donna at Quiet Life.