What We've Been Up To.

These days have been so relaxing. We have done a lot, but it has all been really low-key and done at our leisure. Some of the highlights:

-->Sleeping in past 9:00 each morning....my husband even slept until nearly noon on Wednesday!

-->On Thursday, I spent the afternoon with my daughter and her GirlScout Troop making Christmas ornaments and very cool paper snowflakes.

-->Doing as little cooking as possible! Today, we enjoyed a meal out thanks to a gift certificate.....gotta' love a free meal out!

-->We have played 1,001 games of Sorry.....and my son cries (yes, cries!) every time that he doesn't win.

-->I got to crop all day on Friday....got 2 sets of ATCs done for a swap, and finished several scrapbook pages. Enjoyed meeting a few new cropping friends and had a yummy Mexican dinner (yes, out!).

-->We took the kids up to the gym today to play.....softball, basketball, soccer and--most importantly--a rousing game of dodgeball.....my son cried every time that he didnt' win! Do you sense a theme here.....he comes by his competitive streak quite honestly! We ended the game with a "Go, Family!" cheer! The kids loved it!

-->We have watched several movies.....saw "WaterHorse" with the kids on Thursday night, and thought it was really cute; we have also watched Peter Pan II, National Treasure II, Ratatouille, Robin Hood....and many others.

-->We basketed up over 20 books that we will bring over to the pediatric unit at the local hospital on Monday. These books were donations from some of my college students, the first graders in my daughter's class, and some artist from SIS on-line groups to which I belong....what an amazing way to spread some joy to some kids and families who are in the hospital over this time of the year. Thanks, from the bottom of my heart, to all who donated to make this happen!

-->Tomorrow, we will begin our search for a new church. We are going with some friends to their church, followed by dinner and fun at their home afterward.......we are praying that God guides us to just the right church for us, a place where we will grow and be used to help others grow, too.