Archive for February, 2009

Jesus and Jeans

If you’re looking for a new book to read, I have a great one. I am only a few chapters into it, but I’m loving every word. It’s titled, “All I Need is Jesus and a Good Pair of Jeans”. by Susanna Foth Aughtmon. It’s helping me realize that it’s okay to have my faults, [...]

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Prepare My Heart

Today, Ash Wednesday, marks the beginning of the Lent season. This is a time when many give up (fast) something. This year I have chosen to give up all drinks except water and no more late night snacking. I am hoping this will be a season of reflection and renewal for me. I will be [...]

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Figure Skater, I Am Not

We took a group of students the other night ice skating at steinberg skating rink, noted to be the largest outdoor rink in the Midwest. What was fun about this event was that Kenedee was able to go with us and skate.  I managed to make it through the whole night without falling, although I’m [...]

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Valentine’s Weekend: Fun with the Family

Okay, so I know it’s a bit late to be posting about this but things have been pretty busy lately. We had a great time over Valentine’s weekend. We decided to celebrate together as a family. We reserved a room at a hotel downtown, taking the Metrolink to get down there; which was great for [...]

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Girls Day Out

The weather was beautiful here yesterday; very rare for February. So, I decided to do a little girls day out with Kenedee.
Our first stop was Starbucks; one of her favorite places to go believe it or not. She read her Highlights magazine, while I was able to read some of my book.
Following Starbucks, we headed [...]

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Oh, the things she says…

I don’t think there is a day that goes by that our little Kenedee doesn’t say something that makes us giggle. The other day, she said something so precious. Our Parents As Teachers (a really great developmental tracking program offered by the school system) educator was over and had asked Kenedee what Santa had brought [...]

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Help us win!

So, I entered a photo of Kyle into a hot hubby contest at momslikeme.com. I would love for each and every one of you to go comment on his photo. You can do that here. Thanks in advance!

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Gettin A Little Crafty

With Kenedee having a bit of the sniffles this week, we opted to keep her out of the cold.  This was a bit disappointing because we received our first and possible only snow of the year and we didn’t get to enjoy it. So, I tried to come up with an activity KJ and I [...]

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