From the monthly archives:

February 2008

Today Is The Best Day Ever

Paul has a little phrase he likes to say: Today is the best day ever all because [insert reason] It warmed my heart the first time he said, “…all because of you mommy.” The specialness wore off when the reasons changed to “…all because of Power Rangers” or “…all because we’re having macaroni and cheese [...]

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Travel Gone Wrong

Adam and I are reading a book called By the Seat of My Pants: Humorous Tales of Travel and Misadventure. Published by Lonely Planet, the book is a compilation of essays documenting travel adventures gone wrong. Imagine the worst possible travel scenarios accompanied by a great sense of humor (at least in hindsight) and you’ve [...]

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Two Valentine Craft Ideas

Today I’m doing a trial run for some of the crafts that we will be doing at Megan’s 1st grade Valentine’s party on Thursday. 1. Messenger of Love Dove or Love Bird Fold a piece of construction paper in half length-wise. Trace and cut out a bird shape. Fold down the wings and you’ve got [...]

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Prayer

Those who do not believe do not pray. This is a good functional definition of faith. Faith prays, unbelief does not. – John A. Harden

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Netflix: Week One

I love my Netflix subscription. This past week we ordered The Game Plan and Live Free or Die Hard. The movies arrived in the mail on Thursday prompting an informal family movie night. Megan in particular enjoyed The Game Plan. I was prepared not to be impressed with the movie but it was actually quite [...]

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Snow Forts and Sno-fas

I have Detroit Public Television to thank for this project. During Christmas vacation Megan and Paul watched a PBS show instructing kids on how to build a snow fort. They were hooked on the idea. It just so happens that we have had a significant amount of snowfall this week so over the weekend we [...]

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