7 Quick Takes Friday

1. Our fish are doing well, with the exception of Nemo who is not living up to the sweet, friendly persona that comes to mind when that name is mentioned. Oh no. Far from it. Turns out, he's more like a fish demon. Takes after Darth Fishee, that one does.

2. I am starting to wonder just what I was thinking by signing up for a "British Novels" class. It's not like I had all this time to read before I obligated myself to not only read 500 pages 11 times but to write 10-15 pages about each book. Besides, I have blogs to write, a template to reformat, a huge stack of unread library books to gather...

3. We finally heard from Camil, one of our sponsor kids! He lives in Nicaragua. I think our initial correspondence got lost in the mail because he wrote to Wolfgang, "Are you married? Do you have any children?" Pretty funny for Wolfgang. :)

4. I have a secret surprise visit planned to see Noah next weekend! Shh...don't tell him.

5. Am reading Mary Barton right now for my class. It's not nearly as romantic or engaging as Jane Eyre, nor is there the riveting backdrop of Christian theology. However, I'm quite sure this is my favorite era in literature.

6. If you are a blogger, you will definitely want to check out Michelle Mitchell's new ebook on the subject. I have read it and found it very useful. It can be found here.

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