Weekend Highlights.

Today (Sunday) was not as relaxing as I like Sundays to be. My husband decided to clean out our front room...which basically means he shifted all of the accumulated clutter into the kitchen. And then, I turned around and he was cleaning out the back of the truck (Yikes!).....which doubled the stuff sitting on my kitchen table. That is NOT my idea of a relaxing day of rest, BUT it was nice to have the front room straightened and the car cleaned. After the cleaning whirlwind, we spent some time outside building snowmen...hopefully the last of the winter. We had just finished the snowmen when it began to rain and thunder and lightning....very strange for March in Michigan....but hopefully it means that spring is on its way!

Saturday was a nice day. I met a couple of friends in GR for some scrapping and a nice lunch at a great little cafe (Good Food Cafe). I had probably one of the best sandwiches I have every had.....turkey and coleslaw and Thousand Island, YUM! I got a few sets of ATCs done, which is good given that I am in several swaps that are coming due.

On Friday, we hosted a coaches' dinner for my husband's football coaching staff.....it was a lot of fun to connect and get to know these couples better. And the kids had so much fun with the other kids, also.

Other highlights:

Kennedy started her own blog, "Colors of Kennedy." She is so excited and has been writing in it frequently. She even had me teach her how to make a photo collage on Flickr. What a great writing and creativity tool, I must say.

Hayden had a tough week for a little guy last week. On Monday, one of his preschool classmates bit him, and then his best friend from our neighborhood punched him in the face. My suggestion: Let's take a little break and play with some other kids for a couple of days. His suggestion: Mommy, I need to forgive them. How cool is that? When we got to school the day after the kid bit him, I observed Hayden walk directly up to the boy and say "I forgive you for biting me. I will be your friend." And this was all of his own decision. Talk about a model of forgiveness. I was humbled and so very, very proud of him.

The Girl Scout cookies are here, so we spent part of Friday sorting them into our orders. So....what is your favorite flavor? I have always been a Thin Mint girl, though I also like the peanut butter sandwich cookies. Of course, we had to sample all the flavors just to make sure they were good-quality!

Getting set for my final week before spring break. I have a big project at work that needs to be closed up by Friday, so it will be a big week.....but then a break........I am so ready for a break from my routine.