Friday, February 27, 2009

FREE Movie Rental


Blessings can be simple & fun! Our free monthly movie coupon arrived today from Blockbuster. AND they included a coupon for a 20 oz Coke for only 99 cents! What more could I ask for, for our Friday night date??!!

Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Baby Books





















I saw a posting on my friend, Desiree's, FB page this morning, which talked about the birth of her first child. I couldn't help but drag out the Baby Books for Jordan & Linden; then I decided to transfer some of those pictures to the computer. So, lucky for you-----YOU get to see just a few of the cutest baby pics ever taken. I am hoping Linden won't notice he has zero pictures of his little newborn self. I guess delivering a baby at 2:00am wasn't the highlight of everyone else's day; and who knows why no one had a camera in their hand until the child turned 1 month old. At any rate, we've certainly taken enough pictures of them both during the past 16 and 14 years to make up for what was lacking during his first few days.

I love to see all the funny faces Jordan makes. He would sit in front of Linden and make silly faces, while Linden would laugh and laugh. He can still do that, if we catch him in the right mood.

Linden has been and will always be photgenic. How can he go wrong with his dark eyes and long lashes (he'll hates when people point them out).

I am sure you guessed the blessing in my day-----remembering all the special times with my boys when they were young enough to have fun with Mom.

Friday, February 20, 2009

Lifestyle Fitness Center


Not 1, not 2, but 3 blessings come from Lifestyles Fitness Center!!!! First, and most obviously, when we take advantage of our membership, our health improves and our weight decreases....amazing. Second, it is an "automatic" date for Bill and I to meet there every Tuesday and Thursday afternoon (and, may I mention that we each individually go 1-2 additional times during the week). And third, in the last 3 weeks our sons have joined us, to make it a family activity. Jordan really enjoys the weight training, and prefers the free-weights, while Linden likes some of the other machines and is spending time on the treadmill and eliptical.


Monday, February 16, 2009

730 Days


730 days ago, on February 13, 2007, Bill & I were married. It has been a fast, fun, terrific, and BLESSED 2 years!

Water Fight + Brothers = Saturday Fun







At ages 16 and 14, it is not often that my sons "play" together any longer. But a Saturday at home, with the sun shining, and a little creativity and that is just what they did this weekend. Bill and I were working in the garden when we heard the laughing and comotion start ...and it just kept going and going. The fence and the back door provided a little protection for the opposing brothers, but in the end, both were soaked. Fortunately, both were still laughing too, which was definitely a blessing for this mom to hear!

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Recent Books I've Read...

  • Leadership & Self-Deception by The Arbinger Institute
  • Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens
  • The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything by Ken Robinson, PhD