march 2011 happenings

• i continued my fourth day group on prayer. 
• i stopped going to my support group meeting that was once/week.
• instead we started a new routine on saturdays that i am l.o.v.ing.  it goes like this: everyone work hard and get all the chores done well but quick.  then do *nothing* for the rest of the day.  i've been doing a lot of reading and the kids are watching lots of movies [of course].  i've also spent some time on the sewing machine.  saturday evenings sometimes end with a date with the hubs.  that's fun.
• i had another GREAT keepers of the home study finishing off the discussion of intimacy.
• we had a great day of photos (see this post if you missed it)
• the girls had a fun week at school the second week.  it was kinda like a spirit week.  crazy socks day, hat day, scarf day, and their school colors day.  fun?  aaaa... it was alright.
• i continued babysitting my one little extra guy monday through wednesday 9-4.  what a great job! 
• otter pop's aunt came up to visit.  she stayed with otter's mom, but we got to see her a few times and it was super great.  she's a wonderful lady! 
• the boys got their much needed spring haircuts.

• adejay wrote an AWESOME essay on a character in history between soandso and soandso.  she chose ruth (as in ruth from the BIBLE) and man was i proud.  it was a great paper too, did i mention?! 


• adejay did a presentation on that same character.  she had to dress up and "memorize" the information she learned.  all the kids did and they had a little colorful sticker placed on their shoulder.  the visitors of the "wax museum" [us] went around the museum [auditorium] and pushed the wax statue's buttons [stickers] and they [the students] would come alive and tell us their story and then freeze back into a wax statue pose.  it was cute.  it was informative too.

• we sold our justy(s).  -that was sad-  and our little pick-up. 

• the girls had their school class pictures.  those will be fun to see. 
• starboy learned how to somersault.  he's so adorable!
• we finished off the month with a GREAT spring break.  i miss those girls!  it was so great to get to have us all home for a whole week.  it made me miss homeschooling.  :(  here are some fun things we did during the week:  made and baked cookies. made and baked rolls and cinnamon rolls.  learned about the fruits of the spirit.  crocheted.  sewed some more (made a blanket).
• also had one 'nother extra that last week to babysit.  that was nice.  he's a sweet babe just 10 days older than starboy.  

Try to remember, "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me."