The robins are coming! The robins are coming!

The robins are coming - the robins are coming!

My kids must know what that means. This morning I showed them the robin in the tree and they both yelled "Spring is coming!"

Little Miss Ingenious and Friends

Little Miss Ingenious asked: "Do you think if I ask the ink thing to become friends with me he will let me see the track?"

Oh if we could all only be friends like little preschoolers.

Book, books and more books

I love this site! I have been able to get a bunch of books - PLUS I have gotten rid of books that we don't want anymore!

Here's the scoop:
1- Post 10 books in good condition that you want to swap. You'll get 2 credits for this, so that you can order some books for yourself.

2- If somebody wants your book an email is sent to you. You mail it to them. Once your book is received by them they log it on paperback swap and you get 1 credit (2 if it's book on tape). I don't think that I have spent more than $3 to send any of the books out.

3- Look up books that you want and request them. They pay the shipping to send it to you. Once you get the book it's yours or you can read and put it back up to swap.

This site has been great. I have received hard back books that look brand new and would have cost $16 at the store. It can be hit and miss but everybody is supposed to send good condition books, I haven't ever received a lemon. If so there is a spot to log that once you receive the book.

PS - The DVD swap site is great too. I have cleaned out a bunch of old DVDs and we have received some that we have wanted but didn't want to pay full price.

Christmas Spirit Candy Cane

Recipe to Grow a Christmas Candy Cane
1 bag oreos
1 candy cane seed
1 bucket (we think the red ones work best)
lots of Christmas Spirit

1- Turn oreos and the filling into crumbs. The filling will act as fertilizer for the candy cane seeds.

2- If you have a big bucket - fill the bottom with Rice Krispie cereal. It will act like pebbles to help your Candy Cane seeds grow.

3- Just pat down your oreos - not too compact or the seeds can't grow

4- Plant candy cane seed

5- With lots of Christmas Spirit, kindness to others, obeying Mom and Dad the candy cane seed will begin to grow into a Candy Cane.

Diamond Rio: In God We Still Trust

The Christmas Sweater

Michael took me to see the production of "The Christmas Sweater" last night. Glenn Beck did a great job being all of the characters, I must say that I was sceptical when I heard he was doing the whole show himself. It is a story of redemption and love. The show was good but I liked the book even more (what else is new) All of us can find things in our lives that we aren't grateful for, that we should be. There are those around us that would love to help us, if only we would let them in. If you want a new feel good Christmas book, this is a good one.

Giving Thanks

Giving Thanks

This year leading up to Thanksgiving we are going to each write on a strip of paper what we are thankful for every night at dinner. Then the papers will get looped together and hung in the kitchen. Thanksgiving morning before going to dinner we are going to read them all again and talk about how many things we have to be thankful for.