Chris ROCKed!!

To sum up the concert in one word --

AWESOME!!

We had a really, really great time. Chris Tomlin put on a really cool show and definitely led the huge mass of people in lots and lots of worship of our great God!! It was a good reminder to me that worship is something that should happen every single day of my life...not just on Sundays when I'm at church or when I'm in my car singing at the top of my voice!!!

Here he is --

Here we are --

Way to go Stacey on your awesome photo skillz!! For the two of you who may not know these great friends, they are (l-r) Stacey, me, Shellee, and Emily.

Special thanks to my great friend, Emily, for making this night happen!!

Emily...you are a very special gift to me. Your friendship means the world to me...thanks for being you!!

Guess where I'm going tonight????!?!?!?

CHRIS TOMLIN!!!!

I am SO excited .... it's going to be an awesome concert!!!!!!

Good times with the virus

This is how last night went ...

10:45 - I went to bed

11:40 - Landry comes in my room, stands beside my bed, makes a sound I mistakenly think is a cough, then I realize he's throwing up while standing beside me!! Yum!

11:41-11:50 - I get Landry cleaned up, get his bed stripped, clean up living room where he's had a little issue, lay him down in a sleeping bag in our room, put trash can beside him. All is well again!

12:45 - Landry wakes up, turns in the opposite direction of trash can, pukes on sleeping bag and my bed skirt! Awesome!!

12:46-12:55 - Take sleeping bag to pile in laundry room, make new pallet for Landry, encourage him to use trash can, if needed. All is well again!

3:30 - Parker taps my arm...Mom, I threw up! Seriously?? Where?? In my bed. Great!

3:31-3:40 - Strip Parker's bed, take to mountain in laundry room, tuck him in his top bunk with trash can, encourage him to use trash can!!

5:45-6:30 -Alarm goes off. Scott says to me, "I'll stay home with the boys." I say, "I better stay. There's a lot of laundry and a lot of cleaning to be done today."

Silence!!

So, I stayed home and did an unbelievable amount of laundry. I was reminded to be thankful that we are not a pukey family. I couldn't tell you the last time someone threw up before now, and for that I am grateful!!

The boys are better tonight. Since they are my big candy eaters, it could have been the Valentine's candy, but I guess we'll never know for sure!!

That was EASY!!

I said that to myself today after visiting a little red box!!

I have become a fan of the Redbox movie rental thingy. I've seen it for a long time, and have thought, "Who would rent a movie from a vending machine??"

And now I can say, "I do!!"

It's so simple and easy. Find a movie, slide your debit card, put in your email, and out comes your movie!!

The best part???

ONE dollar a day!! And they give you until 9:00 the next night...not noon like some other people!!

And, you can turn it in at ANY Redbox! Rent it at Walgreens on Clifford (my fave) and turn it in at Walmart in Lake Worth!!

Now, I can honestly say, we are not big movie watchers. Definitely not big enough to warrant a membership of any sort (Netflix, etc.). But we do rent a weekend movie from time to time. And that's why this is so great for us!!

1 movie for 1 night = $1
2 movies for 1 night = $2

Crazy, isn't it?? Riveting, as well!!

I could so be on a commercial!!

We're working on our spelling

I've been playing a bit of Scrabble on Facebook (Lexulous, they call it) and sadly, it can be kind of addictive. My Grandma and BigPa actually got us the board game of Scrabble for Christmas and we've played it a time or two.

But Alex has been watching me play on FB, seeing where I'm winning and losing, and tonight he wanted to play a "real game."

So, we got it out and began to play. Alex, Parker, and I, along with Luke's help played more for fun, not keeping score, and allowing for some pretty loose rules. It wasn't chaotic, but it definitely wasn't a structured game of Scrabble.

When the little boys went to bed, Alex asked if just he and I could play again and this time really play right!! So, we did, and I was really surprised at some of the words he came up with. We talked a little strategy and he did pretty well.

My favorite attempt from him, though, was when he tried to use DECA as a word.
I'm like, "DECA?? What do you mean??"
And he says, "deca is a word."
I say, "Like how??"
He says, "You know, like a deca cards!!"
I say, "That would be deck OF cards!!"
He says with a smile, "Oh."

Good times!!

Great news!!

Bernadine got some great news today!!

Go check out Melodie's blog to read all about it!!

Psalm 100:4

. . . GIVE THANKS TO HIM AND PRAISE HIS NAME!!!