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Free Lego Magazine
2018 Update: The Lego Magazine is now called Lego Life. It is still free and you can subscribe to it here. A few months ago I was at a friend’s house and saw a Lego Club Magazine on their coffee table. I leafed through it thinking my kids would love to receive something like this. Then she told me it was free. Shut the front door! Free is a magic word around here, folks! I jumped on that deal faster than my kids will pick up a piece of candy off the ground. My 4-year-old now receives Lego Club Junior and my 7-year-old receives the Lego Club version, which is geared for older kids.…
Around These Parts
I haven’t done a “what’s happening” post for the family in awhile, so if you’re not one of the 1.7 people out there who cares about my iPhone photos…come back next time! Last week school was cancelled twice. I’m not exactly sure why other than the threat of inclement weather. Funny thing, though. We had no inclement weather those days. Dry and cold, no moisture surrounding the school hours. Tuesday of this week we woke up to snow! Yes, folks everywhere but here, I realize a dusting of snow is a joke, but in Georgia even a small amount can cause a big problem. Oh, and the kids had school that…
Cookies for Santa
Yes, I know December was sooo last year. However, I wanted to get to these pictures before oh, say, July rolled around. My kids at 7 and 4 years old still believe (or want to believe) in Santa Claus. Shoot, I want to believe in Santa Claus. What’s not to love about that jolly old fella? I think my daughter knows Santa isn’t real, but she’s holding on tight to the magic. Frankly, I hope she holds onto the wonderment and fantasy for as long as possible. You’re only a little kid once. No need to rush things and grow up too fast! This little guy definitely believes in Santa Claus.…
New Year’s Resolutions
I’m not really a New Year’s Resolution kind of gal. Gasp! I know, right? I do think that making resolutions to change your life for the better are to be applauded, especially if you follow through. I just don’t subscribe to the “do it because the calendar says you should” mentality. Be a rebel! Make your resolution any ol’ time you want! Now, if I was going to make a resolution or two for the new year. I think they would fall somewhere along these lines: Resolution #1: Spend more time enjoying the view – especially ones with palm trees. Life is so busy. In the rush to get from place…
Holiday Expectations
The other day I was disappointed because tickets to Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer were sold out. Tragic, right? Then we didn’t go to the tree lighting ceremony or the Christmas parade because it was pouring down rain. Gasp! And I was thinking, “man, our kids are really missing out on all of the holiday fun this year.” I was on a slippery slope to wondering if my kids were going to need therapy because we weren’t maxed out on holly jolliness this year. Yes, looking back, I can see how that attitude was a bit pathetic. Here’s the kicker. My kids didn’t ask to go to see Rudolph or the parade.…
The Redeye
We spent 10 days celebrating Thanksgiving in Oregon. We saw clouds on approximately all 10 of those days. In Oregon’s defense, the sun did peek out once or twice. We drove 700 miles and had 4 Thanksgiving Dinners. Not to diminish the importance and joy of celebrating Thanksgiving with family, but one of my favorite dinners was our Friends Thanksgiving. Friendsgiving? I was thrilled that we could continue the tradition this year. It’s a great way to celebrate with those people that are not family by birth, but family by choice. Our dance card felt very full while we were there. It was a mad dash of visiting as many…
Thankful
Happy Thanksgiving! I have so much to be thankful for this year. Most of all, I’m thankful that I’m spending this Thanksgiving with with those I hold dear. I hope that wherever you are and whatever you are doing today, it fills your heart with happiness. I’ll be taking a couple of days to soak up all this family togetherness and I’ll be back soon. Share this:
Happy Halloween
Happy Halloween all you Ghouls and Goblins! Tonight we will be celebrating Halloween with all of our neighbors. Our street does a community dinner followed by the main event – trick or treating, of course! Since this is our first Halloween in Georgia we are excited to celebrate here. We’ve had some fun this week getting in the Halloween spirit. We carved some pumpkins… Trust me, this was just a glamour picture. Once he figured out that you have to actually touch the slimy pumpkin to get the guts out, he let me do the dirty work. So nice of him. We ended up with a ghost and a scary…
Chatbooks
I think the chances are slim, but just in case I ever give you the impression that I’m the person that has detailed scrapbooks of every milestone in my children’s lives (ha!), let me set the record straight. That’s not me. Sadly, printed photos rarely make their way into our albums…or house. My poor children do not have finished baby books. I’m repressing A LOT of guilt about that one. Eventually, I’m going to have to make up information. “First tooth? Oh, that must have been October 14. Yes, I’m sure of it, son. I was there! I would know! The year? Uh….”…
A Week of Firsts
It’s not lost on me that many of my children’s “firsts” are my “lasts.” If I stop and think about it, it feels a little bittersweet. Therefore, it is perfectly logical for me to not focus on the fact that this is the last time I will escort one of my children to 4 year preschool (or Pre-K as they call it here). I’ll just distract myself with this picture of him being “too cool for school.” Right before we walked out of the house he said to me, “it’s pretty bright out there mom. I think I’m going to need my shades.” Yes, my boy, your future is very…
