So my last post was all the snow that we received and now I’m talking about the summer. Do you think someone is ready for some warm weather? I’m so tired of cold!
Well, the snow day and frankly some weekend days have made me think about summer when both of my boys will be home. When they are together they are either giggling the entire day (which totally sounds like that would be cute, but after hour 3 of nonstop silly giggling it’s much less cute) or wrestling (they can’t be alone together for more than 2 minutes without rolling on the floor wrestling) or fussing/crying/fighting… I have to have a plan!
So, I’m going to let my teacher-self come out at home and plan my days.
Just nod your head and smile and make me feel like this will actually work and not disintegrate after week one… or day one for that matter.
I’m still working this out in my head, but I am envisioning a poster board with the cute little library pockets with a day on each pocket. Inside will be ideas for the day that we can pick out of the pocket and do. I’m thinking Movie Time Monday (go the library a check out books/movies), Terrific Tuesday (some sort of outing- park, zoo, etc.) Wacky Wednesday (water play, some sort of sensory play) I also want to work house cleaning and errands into this one, Theme Day Thursday (Pajama Day, Ice cream Day, Sixties day, etc.- we’ll do all sorts of things around the theme). I’ll also have an ‘I need to find something to do’ pocket for those times when “There’s nothing to do!”
I dunno, it sounds good now.
I’ll have to update when I make this lovely chart. And then when we put it to work. Or it may never be mentioned again… who knows! J
Apparently Valentine’s Day means food to me, because I made the boys heart pancakes for breakfast:
Don’t you love all the shadows in the picture? Like I said, I’m still learning to use the camera.
Then Luke and I made cupcakes:
Luke was a really big help making the cupcakes and he put all the toothpicks in too. J
We got the boys the Dr. Seuss book The Lorax (we all really like that book!) and D3 got the Lorax stuffed animal and Luke got the character from The Foot Book. Kohl’s had Dr. Seuss books as part of their Kohl’s Cares for Kids this month. They always have a book and matching stuffed animal for $5 each. All of the money goes to children’s charities. They make such great gifts!
I think they liked their little animals.
Hope everyone has had a great Valentine’s Day! I’ll have to post pictures of our February snow next!
I’m in a total blogging slump. I’ve had nothing to say for the entire month of February. So sad I’m sure. J My camera broke last month and I swear I don’t know how to blog without a picture. It’s part of my extremely visual nature. We’ve got to get a camera pronto! We’ve missed such good pictures opportunities- like our Brad Paisley concert last Friday. It was awesome! See…
It’s really him, I promise. This is what he looks like through a camera phone. And we were only 2 rows back!!! We had 14th row seats, which we were super excited about and when we got there, we saw that the stage jutted out right beside where we were sitting. We had the best seats ever, it was great!
Miranda Lambert opened for him and she was really good too. Super spunky. Here she is:
It’s really her, I promise.
We also took a picture of ourselves… out… without children… at a concert…
It’s really us, I promise.
Yep, my next step after pressing post here is to go find a camera.
So, apparently our month of January thought it needed bookends. We started the month with a big bang- my car being totaled. Now we have ended the month with a big bang- Dan hitting a steel bumper while driving down the Interstate and damaging his car.
It’s so unbelievable to me that I guess it’s believable! Dan was driving down a busy Interstate earlier this week and the car in front of him swerved into the next lane giving him no time to react and nowhere to go. He hit what he said looked like the bumper to a fire truck head on. He slammed his breaks and thankfully no cars were behind him or it could have really been a nasty wreck.
The bumper jammed under the car and somehow dislodged itself and left the car drivable. He drove home with no problems and really no visible scars to the car. We were really blessed once again that no one was hurt.
We took the car in to have it checked out and there was quite a bit of damage underneath the vehicle that needs to be repaired. It’s almost not worth the amount it will cost to fix it, but we just bought a new car! Thank God for good insurance and deductibles.
I hope the crazy accidents of 2010 are over and done with in January! I don’t think I can take much more excitement in that area.
I’m ready to close the book on January and look forward to February!
We have been working on the L sound with Luke. He usually says a Y sound instead of L. He does this to several letters and frankly I think it’s super cute since he’s 3! He was working so hard on his L sound the other night, so I did a small video of him.
I recently posted why I think God is not an underhanded used car salesperson (UCS). Today, I will turn the tables and reflect about how God is not like a used car buyer.
Since Cindy was rear-ended, we have been in the market for a car. On Monday, we found one and bought it. It is a 2006, with a moderate amount of miles, but it is a gorgeous SUV:
We searched near and far for this car. We were very picky. It had to be a good looking car. It couldn’t have too many miles on it. It couldn’t have any dents or mechanical problems. It couldn’t cost too much.
I am thankful that God does not seek us like we sought our new car. If God worked like that, then God surely would have nothing to do with me. I am not the shiniest, best running car on the lot. If I ran a mile right now, I would be panting for air. I have made plenty of mistakes that have caused dents and scuffs along the way. These things reduce the value of a car to me, but they do not reduce my value to God. God loves us no matter our condition; scratches, dents, and all. Even though I know that I am not worthy, God paid a great cost for me and for us all. I am thankful that God does not operate like a used car buyer.
