Life in the Slow Lane

I feel like since Christmas life has been pretty dull around here. We haven't gone anywhere exciting or done much other than school, dance, piano, church, playing with friends, meetings, homework, watching t.v.. See.... not much excitement around here!

Work has been a bit slow (to put it nicely) so far this year. I try to look on the bright side and am enjoying the time we wouldn't normally get with Nate. I'm not so sure I want the work to pick up...... I LOVE having him home every day!! But in reality, of course I want him to be busy and making some dough (not bread this time.... cold hard cash!). Hopefully it will pick up soon. I'm just enjoying not being a single parent 3 days a week. :)

For Valentine's Day we had some friends invite me and Nate over to their house for prime rib and crab legs.... yum! We were happy to accept the invitation and had a fun night. We didn't do much in the way of gifts this year. Actually every year we don't do much, but we still love each other.... "never ending". {We play this game with our kids and say we love them 500 million or something like that then they say they love us an even larger number, but Kaden will always just say, "I love you never ending." It melts our hearts everytime!}


I helped the kids make sugar cookies, but it ended up being a two day process. We made the actual cookies on Valentine's Day, but frosted them after church the next day. I just ran out of time to finish them in one day. Figures-- with my unrealistic time management skills! We let Tye decide which cookie cutters to use. He wasn't too thrilled to just have hearts so among them we had a few four leaf clovers, dinosaurs and cowboy boots. I don't think the dinosaurs made it passed the cooling process, though.

We had my family over for dinner Sunday and really enjoyed everyone's company.... our house even survived the 18 grandkids who were able to be there!

Nate's parents had us over for family home evening yesterday. It was fun to spend some one on one time with them. The kids had a great time. They learned about obedience..... they've needed a few reminders already!!

Now I am just trying to survive the rest of the winter. I noticed in one of my flower beds some tulips are starting to poke there little heads out of the ground..... there IS hope! Hallelujah!!