Friday Fill-In: Yay for Friday!!

Life has been busy, running kids to school and such!!  Sorry I have not blogged as much as I should.  Thank goodness it is Friday and I feel like I can get my head out of the sand for a bit!!  Hope you have a great Friday.  Here's a short Friday Fill-in for the weekend!!  Enjoy!


1. My back still spasms every once and a while.  Just a reminder of my epidural and the blessed arrival of my two children!! LOL!!

2. I would love to see exotic animals in the wild.  (Like an African Safari!  That would be cool!)

3. Leaves are falling all around, and it is just a reminder of how short Fall is as a season.  I love this time of year, but it is over too quickly.

4. I suffer from a ton of forgetfulness.  That's unfortunate!

5. Healing is spending time in God's word and prayer time.  I love that time and it brings healing and renewal and puts things into perspective!  God is good.

6. Homework for Bible study, knitting Aidan's scarf and driving kids around is what I've been up to lately!

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to going to the corn maze, tomorrow my plans include a birthday party for Liam and doing some more homework and Sunday, I want to do more homework, do some baking and just relax with the family!

The Amazing Race 17, Ep. 1: They Don't Call it The Amazing Race for Nothing

So, the amazing race started last night.  One of my ULTIMATE favorite shows.  Remember last season?  The cowboys??  I mean, they will always be up there with the Harlem Globetrotters from the year before! I always expect to have a favorite team.  So far, I am not really IN LOVE with any team, but they are fun to watch!!

I have a few that stick out for me.  First of all are the smart doctor ladies.  Love them.  I love smart women, who will give some of the other teams a run for their money by using their heads.  Remember the Hippies from a few seasons ago, that were all about learning different languages, had PhDs and such?  Yeah.  I think brains take you a long way on the Amazing Race.

That being said, you also have the tatooers.  You know, the couple who have a million tatoos and are trying to show the world that they are not just about drinking and partying?  Well, they said some of the funniest things last night, that I am sure they regret now.   Some examples:

"Are you a battlement?"  (Asked of a peasant at the top of the castle!)

"We're in the county of London, right?" (Said to Phil on the mat!)

All that being said, they did give us a chuckle.  Like the son a couple of seasons ago who went looking for the candlelabra and began asking people if they were in fact a candlelabra.  We need those teams that do funny things.  Makes the show less edgy and dramatic.

I must say that the chick who got her head beamed with the watermelon was quite a trooper.  And for that reason alone I have pegged this team of home shopping network hosts to be contenders for awhile.  They are TOUGH cookies.  She got right back up and finished the task.  "They don't call it the Amazing Race for nothing."

I am always a sucker for the family teams, as well.  I liked how the father-daughter and father-son team ended on the mat at the same time.  Way to keep it in the family!!

I am not sure about the added 'Express Pass' and how that will affect the game.  Should add something or nothing to it.  Probably depends on when and how you use it.  Should be interesting to watch.

I will be keeping track of this on a different page, but I will try and do a weekly review.  I LOVE this show.  Can't wait till next week!!