FFT

Last night we sat down to eat a hearty bowl of Taco Soup and corncakes when....

Mickey jumped up from the table with a bright idea!

He hopped in the car and headed to his parents to pick up 2 sleds so...

This morning we could bundle all up and enjoy some FFT doing this:

We had a great time while it lasted, but soon the snow started to melt so we headed back home.

Now that's what I call quality family time!

Project Life- Wk 3

This was the activity sheet that Mackaylan completed in church last Sunday night. When I asked her to tell me about it she said: "That is me and I am singing and dancing for Jesus!" Priceless!

We have been working through a devotion book for girls each night before bedtime. It has a verse, short story and then an activity to complete related to the story. Mackaylan loves this time together and looks forward to it each night.

On Thursday night, we had our Ladies Book Club from church. This month we each read a different book and shared it with the others. My book was The Husband Project by Kathi Lipp. If you haven't read it--go buy it now! It is 21 days of purposely lovin' on your man!

On Friday, I went with a group of teachers from my school to hear Janet Allen speak on content-area literacy. It was a very engaging seminar. During the break I had her autograph a picture book to add to Mackaylan's library.

Makaylan on her way to see Pop-O and Grams!

On Sunday morning, church was cancelled so we enjoyed some FFT (Family Fun Time) sledding in our neighborhood. It was a blast!

14 Day Challenge

Today I will begin a 14 Day Challenge sponsored by Aimee @ Women's Marriage Minstry. The purpose of this challenge is to strengthen our marriages a little more each day from now until Valentine's Day. I can't think of a better way to show my husband how much I love, adore, and respect him. Wanna join me? Head over to Aimmee's blog (http://womensmarriageministry.blogspot.com/) for all the details.

Sites to See

The internet is an amazing tool. Virtually anything we want to know is at our fingertips. However, there are many times when I feel like I am seeing the same sites over and over again. I get into a routine once I get online: Check my email. Visit the blog. Check to see if anyone in my blog listl has updated their blog. Login to Google Reader. Read. Check in with Twitter. Sign off. So needless to say, when I find a new site to visit it makes me happy! I just wanted to share two of my new favorite reads:

Love Actually- A site full of creative ideas for keeping romance alive. I always walk away with a new idea to keep my marriage fun and exciting!

How Does She?- This site will keep you busy reading for hours. It covers various topics from crafting to parenting to marriage to fitness. In the words of Wheezie from DragonTales, "Looooooove It!"

Happy Reading!

Project Life- Week 2

This week I decided to play with my photos a little with a site that I love, but don't use nearly enough- Picnik. It is super easy to use. All you do is upload the photo that you want to "jazz" up, play around with the various features, then save the new photo creation to your computer. Many of the features are free, but in order to to use the "premium" features you have to join the site. I haven't joined yet, but may end up doing that before the end of this project. I have Photoshop, but I have not taken the time to learn how to use it. If you have any tips, know of any tutorials, or can help me out with learning the basics of that program, please let me know. Without further delay here are my Project Life- Week 2 photos....