Turn This:

Into the

TANK of LOVE

Preeeety Certain,

He Thought I was the BEST Mom.

Ever.

Love Note

From My 8 yr. Old

Road Trip

Left This:

For This

and

This

and Then the DADs Took the Kids to Do This:

and Treated the MOMs to Shopping for Valentines Day.

The Final Day was

Greeted with Breakfast

Here:

and Some Exploring Here:

Then We Packed It Up,

and Headed Back Home.

{Jolly, Sunny, Good Ol' Times}

BlackOut

{Tonight}
Shut the Power Off.
Grill Dinner Outside,
Eat by Light of Emergency Candle,
Do Glow in the Dark Art,
and Divvy Up a Box of Chocolates.

[Pssstt..I Know I Owe You a Post or Two]

[Or Three or Four]

Abraham Lincoln

{Happy Birthday}

I Am Amazed by Your

Perseverance, Wisdom, and Courage.

A Man Who Knew Failure,

[and I Mean FAILURE]-

But Never Gave Up.

{Wonderfully Beautiful}

Current Status

{After School Love for My Valentines}

02.06.2011

We Hosted a Wee Lil'
Super Bowl Party
[eh-hem, of Sorts]
at Our House Today:

[Tailgate Party]

[Half Time Entertainment]

and

[The Big Game]

Scenes

From Around My House

02.06.2011

{Controller of the Air Traffic}

And

{A Flat Likeness of 6 Yr. Old C}

Here, I Must Say a Word or Two

[or three or four]

At School the Kids get to spend a Week Being the Classroom's VIP,

and When their Week is Over, They Make an Outline of Themselves,

and Their Classmates write notes about them,

and glue the notes on the VIP's Flat Self.

I Don't Know Who Got a Bigger Head

after Reading all the Wonderful Notes-

ME or C.

They were So Nice- "He is a Good Listener"

"He is Good at Math", "He Always Raises His Hand and Follows the Rules,"

But My Three Favorite Ones:

Written by a Girl: "He Sits in Front of Me, and I Am Glad"

Another Girl: "He has a Nice Smile"

and My MOST Favorite Note:

"He is a Good Friend, and Always Includes People".

That, Right there is Something We Have Talked to Our Kids

OVER and OVER and OVER About;

{INCLUDE OTHERS}

[HOLY Smokes- he WAS Listening!]

And Lastly,

{I Don't Have a Picture of this One}

But We were Surprised and Proud of 8 Yr. Old B Today,

When He Jumped up and Shared his

Tender Little Testimony.

[I Think My Mom Ego is about to Burst]

Literary Society

I Always LOVE Getting Together

with My Girls for

Girls Night Out

....Uh. I mean "Book Club".

We Started Our Book Club

4 Years Ago,

and to Be Honest,

It's Been Huge,

and its Been Tiny,

at Times.

But Some of My Most

Lovely, Laughable,

Most Endearing Moments and Friends

Have Come Through Book Club.

[I'd Say, Its Not Your Average, Boring Ol' Book Club,]

[We Just Call it That, so the Husbands and Kids Don't Want to Join].

This Month's Literary Society was Brought to You by

Your's Truly-

{I Love Hosting My Girls},

and

Miss Donnelly's

A Northern Light

[Sigh]

See You Again Next Month

Nachos

For Chalet,

Who asked for a Recipe:

The Family Nacho Platter

{Or At Least how WE Do it, Anyway!}

I Make a Taco Meat Mixture of Sorts,

using Ground Beef,

1 Can of Black Beans, rinsed & drained

1 Can of Kidney Beans, rinsed & drained

and a Pkg of Taco Seasoning- to Taste

I Spread a Cookie Sheet with Tortilla Chips,

Spread the Taco Meat Over the Top,

and Sprinkle with Shredded Cheese.

Then I Broil it for 1-2 Minutes.

After that,

We Divide it among the Troops,

and Let Each Top their Own.

Tomatoes, Lettuce, Olives, Sour Cream, Salsa,

Guacamole, Refried Beans, Nacho Cheese,

and Jalapenos

(Pretty Much Whatever You Yearn For!)

And

*Wah-La*

NACHOS