Seven Quick Takes Friday: October 1, 2010

1. Fall has absolutely exploded here in North Dakota. We have had gorgeous weather in the 70's and some crisp air at night. Tuesday was downright HOT at about 80 degrees. Our foliage is gorgeous, I almost imagine we are in Vermont, and then I remember that, in fact, we live on the prairie! William and Andrew are going backpacking this weekend on the west side of the state, and I think that this will be the first year that rain is not in the forecast!
2. I am still working on settling into a routine. I figure that I am doing just as well as anyone else with six kids...right?
3. I've been working on not yelling in the mornings as we get ready, and today I broke my streak. Ethan and Owen were arguing at the breakfast table, instead of eating...and we were going to be late. I'm not sure that yelling helped, but it did release some steam. Getting ready for school is when I wish I have a nanny.
4. Our congregation has been given a great opportunity to purchase building and land, in the perfect location in our growing city! We are so excited, and are in the middle of our very first fundraising campaign. If you would like to help a Confessional Lutheran Church get off the ground, visit our website here.  No donation is too small. We are working towards raising $100, 000 by the end of this month. 
5. I now know how the person who gets kicked off of Survivor first feels. I participated in FoodBuzz's Project Food Blog and I did not make it past the first round. Though I am disappointed, it was good for me to give my cooking blog a bit of a facelift, and I have gotten some new ideas for it as well. Keep an eye out there, as I have some things simmering in the back of my brain that will fit better there than here!
6. I have totally and completely fallen off of the exercise wagon. I mean, the wagon has even driven away! I need to stop making excuses and start taking time to get fit again. Maybe I just need to take up dancing with the babies on my hips. They do love music!
7. I'm looking forward to a relatively calm weekend, and I am tempted to sneak off to the pumpkin patch again! How many times is too many times to go in a season? 

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