Random

Another random post filled with randomness…

We finished our March Madness. Nathan won the $20 in our family pool.  I had to smile when Rebecca came home from school one day and said, “Mom do other families fill out basketball brackets?  Because none of my friends know what I’m talking about when I ask them which teams they picked” :)

Kaylee worked hard on memorizing her states and capitals.  She had to label and correctly spell ALL of them.  She rocked and answered all of them correctly with just two misspelled on her school test.

I always ask Stephen when the gardener will start working on our landscape, or when the carpet cleaner is coming, or when the window washer will get here.  Well, the window washer showed up on Saturday.  It is no easy task either.  We have some huge windows and some really high windows.  So grateful for all that Stephen does for our family!

We pulled out the conference notebooks and enjoyed such an uplifting conference.  I love how it always re-energizes me.  So many stories and quotes that spoke to ME. 

Stephen took the boys to the Priesthood session on Saturday night.  Those boys sure love their dad!

This week for FHE I made little reading cards with a treat or activity that go along with each of the cards for the kids’ personal scripture study leading up to Easter.  I wanted to do this to get my kids into their New Testaments this week.  I want them to read accounts and miracles of Christ.

 

Each night we pull out the basket before the kids go up to bed so that they can get their little reading card.  I can’t believe the reaction to the cards.  The kids have LOVED them and thank me EVERY night.  I am thanking them for reading and doing the cards.  It’s just a win win!

I did the swedish fish with the accounts of feeding the multitude with 2 fish and 5 loaves of bread.  Another night was the story of the ten lepers and a cute thank you card that they had to write to someone that had done something for them.  I’m excited to give them tomorrow’s card!

And last but not least, I have had a few friends tell me that I need to watch Downtown Abbey from Masterpiece Theater.  I have never liked the Jane Austin movies (they seem slow to me) and so I didn’t think I would enjoy it.  However, I have LOVED Downtown Abbey.  It has been fun to escape into that time period each night and see what the characters are up to.   Check it out on Netflix!

And that is yet another VERY random post!