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Month: January 2010

Tackle It Tuesday: Getting Caught Up

Posted in Homemaking

I need to participate in Tackle It Tuesday this week. We loved having company this past week, but now, I need to buckle down and get caught up on everything. Last night, I tackled emails and blog stuff.  I still have a few things to finish (like picking a winner for the giveaway), but most things are at least back on track. {done} Today, I’m tackling getting caught up on reading and review items. I need to get that stuff buttoned down.  I need to figure out what all I need to get done and create a new schedule.  In…

Forces & Motion Tour and Review

Posted in Homeschooling, and Reviews

It is time for a FIRST Wild Card Tour book review! If you wish to join the FIRST blog alliance, just click the button. We are a group of reviewers who tour Christian books. A Wild Card post includes a brief bio of the author and a full chapter from each book toured. The reason it is called a FIRST Wild Card Tour is that you never know if the book will be fiction, non~fiction, for young, or for old…or for somewhere in between! Enjoy your free peek into the book! You never know when I might play a wild…

Playing Catch Up

Posted in Thoughts

Whew! Being away from the computer over the last week has lead to a big mess in my in box and what not. Slowly, I’m working my way through my emails, blog reader, review items… It was all worth it though as we had a blast with Gramma and Grampa. We hiked. We played. We explored. We created memories.  As always, it was sad, tearful goodbye when we dropped them off at the airport this afternoon.  Tomorrow, we’ll get back into our regular routine and start back up with school. There still a little time left to enter my giveaway…

Daughter of the King: Baptism

Posted in Christian Life, and Family

Today, Munchkin was baptized.  Gramma and Grampa were able to be there to share this special day.  My heart burst with joy to see my sweet little girl decide to make this public display of her inner decision. I was in the back helping Munchkin with the whole process, so my Dad snapped a few pictures for me while D did his best to tape the actual baptism.  The pictures, unfortunately, didn’t really turn out, but I still wanted to share a picture of this moment. After lunch, I chose to surprise Munchkin with this cake that I quickly decorated…