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[mommydama]

I have about 6 loads of laundry to put away. How does this happen to me?

We had brunch at IHOP today. It was fun.

I need to start my ebay shopping for Mari's fall/winter wardrobe. But first I must go through the fall clothes from last year and figure out if anything still fits and who it will fit. Luci may need some new fall/winter clothes too. And they all three need coats as we lived in San Antonio for the last three years and never needed coats. Trying to decide if I should just spend the money on good stuff (like Land's end coats) since at least Zoe's and Mari's will get passed down and used for several years, or go for cheap. We are needing to cut some expenses a bit to pay off some debt we accumulated over the last six months (cruise, moving, buying furniture...) and I'm feeling stingy. But I would hate to buy crap and end up needing to buy the same stuff all over again effectively not saving a dime, ya know?

I received a post card from an LJ friend. It made my day (our street name is bizarre, isn't it?)

Our front and backyard are literally covered in leaves and small branches from the two days of Ernesto rain and wind. The sun is out now, so hopefully things will dry enough for us to clean it up. It looks really sad out there. The girls, however, are in heaven. Zoe found mushrooms, and the different shapes and colors of leaves and pinecones and acorns are making them all three dizzy with excitement. It is too funny to listen to them.

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[mommydama.livejournal.com]

Hehe! We do have a church and we like it a lot! Protection of the Holy Mother of God Orthodox Church (St. Mary's is what everyone calls it, part of the Romanian archdiocese, under the OCA). Lots and lots of kids and young parents, but it is a healthy smallish church with all ages and kinds of people. A brand new, young, kind of fiery young priest who reminds me eerily of my BIL. They are "dedicated to the use of English in all services" (quote from their website), so no foriegn language liturgies. The first time we walked in the church, before we even made it up the stairs to the narthex, I could hear the sounds of small children. I almost cried when we walked in and the whole room was moving, kids squirming, toddlers wandering, parents following, the sounds of shushing and whispering, the occasional screech and quick removal...I thought "we will fit right in" and...we do!!

[kizmet-42.livejournal.com]

That is just excellent news! Glory to God!

I'm running over to the OCA site to check this out.