April 30th, 2009 — 6:43pm
Why is it that little boys love to chew the little, rubber tires off of all the toy cars/trucks they can get their little hands on?
Jaden has mastered this, and I’m not quite sure how to get him to stop….oh, and there’s more where these came from….much, much more! You should see the firetruck….
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April 29th, 2009 — 9:14pm
We’ve had a couple of fun art projects for school this week. We had studied about Africa a couple of weeks ago, and we never got to do one of our art projects that week, which was to make Anansi the Spider. If you’ve never read any of the Anansi books to your kids, I highly recommend them. Anyway, Jacob finally got to make his version of Anansi this week. He had a lot of fun with it.
Really all it took was 2 styrofoam balls, 2 toothpicks, some paint, pipecleaners for the legs, and of course a couple of googly eyes, unless you decided to give him 3 eyes.
Then, today, we decided to get in the kitchen for art, so we made Berry Blue Jello Jigglers.
Both Jacob and Jaden had a blast; I think they ate more than they actually made.:)
Gotta love making memories with these two; boredom seldom hits this house.:)
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April 28th, 2009 — 2:24pm
My sister was recently here visiting, and she had a snack that she shared with all of us….graham crackers with a layer of peanut butter and a layer of marshmallow cream on top of that. I know what you’re thinking, calories galore, right? Not too fast. I’m always on the hunt for a snack that will be filling, yet not put my caloric intake way up sky high. So, I decided to make this snack just a little bit healthier, with less sodium, less calories, less carbs, and less sugars than with a graham cracker.
Quaker brand Rice Cakes now come in a Chocolate Crunch flavor….so I take one of these chocolate rice cakes (who doesn’t love chocolate?! even better), and put a thin layer of peanut butter, then a layer of marshmallow cream. Altogether, this snack should be about 160-180 calories, depending on how thick your layers are. Really not bad for those days when you crave something sweet, but you don’t want to go all out by munching on cookies or snack cakes. The peanut butter is where you’ll find most of your calories, but I love peanut butter because it gives me energy. Anyway, a great snack can go a long way….enjoy!
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April 27th, 2009 — 2:39pm
When I started thinking about this post, I wanted to tell you about how much weight I lost in my first week of really working out and eating right, but yesterday while at church, my thinking took a 360. As the service was starting, our pastor got up and announced that we needed to pray for a family who lived next door to a couple in our church. They had gone to wake their seven year old boy up that very morning, and he wouldn’t wake up; he was simply gone….God had taken him home. To me, it was just a blow to my mind and heart, just thinking what that family must be going through; our Jacob is just seven years old.
I kept thinking of the times I’ve put other things ahead of my boys, times when I’ve been too harsh; times I’ve let them go without hugging them or telling them how much I love them. Tears started to form, and the church became so silent, you could have heard a pin drop; then whispers started all over. The shock of it all hit home for most of us….it hit home for us to love our children….enjoy what time we have with them. They are “little blessings,” little people who need our love and guidance. Something like this may cause us to question God’s timing and His plan, but in the end, love your children today. Spend time just talking to them, getting to know them, teaching them, loving them, hugging them and showering them with kisses. Make every second and every moment count because we just don’t know when it could be our last, or sadly, incomprehensibly even, their last. Love the “little blessings” in your life today. 
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