Seven Quick Takes

1.  This is my very first quick takes.  I've been reading other's posts for months now.  Let's see if anyone reads mine.

2.  Our family went to Legoland in CA last weekend.  It was a blast.  My son is five and just the perfect age for the park.  My daughter is two and a bit small for it, but she was free so I didn't worry about it.  We met up with an old friend and her family.  It has been almost a year since we had seen each other.  This was the first time we had seen her new baby.  I wish we lived a bit closer.

3.  I haven't lived in San Diego for about eight years, and I realize after each trip how much Arizona has become my home.

4.  Tonight Thomas's school has a Halloween Carnival.  Though, I think it is called a Fall Festival.  I really don't understand why Halloween has been replaced with other festivities.  Back in my day, Halloween was universally celebrated by going trick or treating.  That was it.  Nothing more and nothing less.  I long for the days when you could just celebrate a holiday without having to make a statement.

5.  I bought Simcha Fisher's new book.  I should have realized it was written for people who are in the NFP club.  I don't belong to the club.  I don't use hormonal bc or IUDs, but I'm more from the FAM camp.  I haven't been able to make the leap to NFP for a few reasons.  Oh well, maybe someday.  And that may just be the point about the chapter about the future you.

6. Last week, I read a book called "Escape from Camp 14".  It is the story of a man who escaped from the North Korean prison camp in which he was born.  Everyone speaks about the human rights violations by the Chinese government, but North Korea is so much worse.  Please read the book and pray for those living in those inhumane conditions.  They are largely forgotten.

7.  Can you believe October is rapidly coming to a close?  I can't.  Time really passes so quickly now.

Have a great week!