So, this morning I decided to kill some time on the internet- big shoker!- and ended up heading over the www.childrensplace.com. They already have their Easter clothes available. So cute. I think most years D3 has worn Children’s Place on Easter. And by the way- can you say wishful thinking?? I am so over the cold and ready for spring weather!

Anyway, so now I’m in ‘What should the boys wear at Easter’ mode. You know, highly important world-changing thinking happening with me.

So, I see a super cute sports coat (and D3 loves those things), so I think maybe this:

Cute and we already have the shirt and pants.

And then B can wear this:

Cute and we already own the shirt and pants. But then I thought- how many sweater vests can one boy own? So, maybe this?

But Easter is in April this year, so he will burn up.

So maybe no coat for D3 and this for B:

But I just don’t love it.

What a dilemma. Hee… Hee….

I still might do the sweater vest thing. I so love them on him.

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Alright, so on to something far more important that what my kids might wear on Easter.

My family member Sharolyn (My husband’s dad’s cousin? Is that even right?). It doesn’t matter how she’s related, just know that sweet Sharolyn is doing something important in May. She is participating in the March of Dimes walk. Her info is on the side over there —–à
She needs help in reaching her goal. She is walking for her nephew who passed away last year and another that passed away 6 years ago.

She is also a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator and is donating 50% of her earnings between now and the end of April. You can click on her Stampin’ Up page and order directly on her site.

Have a great weekend!!

A Prayer for Children

We pray for children
who put chocolate fingers everywhere,
who like to be tickled,
who stomp in puddles and ruin their new pants,
who sneak popsicles before supper,
who can never find their shoes.

And we pray for those
who stare at photographers from behind barbed wire,
who can’t bound in the street in a new pair of sneakers,
who never go to the circus
who live in an X-rated world.

We pray for the children
who bring us fistfuls of dandelions,
who sleep with the dog,
who hug us in a hurry and forget their lunch money,
who cover themselves with Band-Aids and sing off-key,
who squeeze toothpaste all over the sink.

And we pray for those
who never get dessert,
who have no safe blanket to drag behind them,
who watch their parents watch them die,
who can’t find any bread to steal,
whose pictures aren’t on anybody’s dresser,
whose monsters are real.

We pray for the children
who spend their allowance before Tuesday,
who throw tantrums at the grocery store and pick at their food,
who shove dirty clothes under the bed,
who get visits from the Tooth Fairy,
who don’t like to be kissed in front of the carpool,
who squirm in church,
whose tears we sometimes laugh at and
whose smiles can make us cry.

We pray for those
whose nightmares come in the daytime,
who will eat anything,
who aren’t spoiled by anybody,
who go to bed hungry and cry themselves to sleep.

We pray for children who want to be carried
and for those who must,
for those we never give up on and
for those who don’t get a second chance.
for those we smother…

and for those who will grab the hand of anybody kind enough to offer it.

~ Ina J. Hughes

We have been so busy this past week/weekend that I’m not quite done with my Our Three Words post, but until then…. I will shamelessly ask for votes for my cutie in Leigh’s Costume Contest. 

His pic is last year’s Octopus.

Vote here.

Heidi is giving away a super cute bulletin board on her blog. Head over there for details and a chance to win. Plus she is hilarious, you might want to stay a while. J

Fellow blogger, Amy took a personality/career test and posted the results on her blog asking others to do the same. My results were spot-on.

Your personality type:
Quietly forceful, original and sensitive. Tend to stick to things until they are done. Extremely intuitive about people and concerned for their feelings. Well-developed value systems which they strictly adhere to. Well-respected for their perserverence in doing the right thing. Likely to be individualistic, rather than leading or following.

Careers that could fit you includes:
Counselors, clergy, missionaries, teachers, medical doctors, dentists, chiropractors, psychologists, psychiatrists, writers, musicians, artists, psychics, photographers, child care workers, education consultants, librarians, marketeers, scientists, social workers.

You can take the test here. Were your results accurate?