Two Weeks

Really? Has it been two weeks since I last blogged? (As if that last post can even be considered blogging!)

I have been without the internet at home for a bit and I am trying to catch up. Please be patient. I do have a very busy month ahead of me but I will try to keep you all posted.
XOXO

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

This is what happens when you are too lazy to change the photos you already have loaded onto JibJab and when you have a lack of options for St. Patrick's Day videos on that site.

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Can I count this as the one post I promised myself to do this week?

Your Turn

Okay, I shared a good idea with you last week. Now it's your turn.



Ned is going to be baptized on May 9th (can he really be turning 8 already?) and I have been trying to think of things that will make this day special. So, I am turning to those of you that have had children baptized (or have been baptized yourself) and have great ideas.

What has worked for you? What hasn't worked for you?
What are your thoughts on giving an 8 year old their own set of nice scriptures? Have you done that and then decided they were too young to take good care of them?
Really, any advice would be appreciated. I just want him to enjoy it and I want him to have some great memories.

The only idea I have so far is that I was thinking of doing a photo montage to play while we eat cake (obviously it will be my Raspberry Cake, pictured at the end of this post ,YUM! What kind of family event would if be if I didn't make that?)

Good Idea

About a year ago my sister was reading to me from a notebook she had from when we were kids. My mom and my sister would take turns asking one another questions. I think she was about 10 years old when they did it. It was so sweet to hear the questions my sister asked my mom and the loving way my mom answered those questions. When I see a great a great idea I like to copy it (see #23) so I bought two composition books and started this with Ned and Dusty.

Ned usually asks how our day was


and sometimes he draws us pictures


Dusty draws pictures also


sometimes he has us write the questions for him


I think it will be so fun to read these in 20 years or so. Plus, my hope is that this will be a way that my boys can communicate things with us that might be hard for them to say to us face to face. So far it has been really fun and I am glad that I started it. Thanks for the great idea, Mom!

31st Date Videos

Thanks to all of you that took the time to vote for Evan. I just wanted to share the video from the show. There is another video that has more from the date.

He WON!!!

Check it out here and the GMA Weekend video here.

Vote Before Midnight

My brother in law was date number six over at 31 dates in 31 days. He could be selected to be date #31 if we all go and VOTE for him. Watch ABC's Good Morning America Weekend tomorrow to see if he is the ONE (or thirty-ONE, whichever) that Tamara picks.
Michal explains this all (and has done a pretty darn good job campaigning for Evan) here.