Coming up Empty

So we've had a BUSY day, and I'm a month behind, and have plenty to blog about to catch up...but that takes time...and said busy day (with Daddy out of town) has made me one tired momma...but...I am pretty excited about my little Sunday School lesson for the 2 year old class tomorrow, so I'm hijacking the blog so I can share!

Most people have probably heard the "Jeremy's Egg" story.  I'll never forget reading this for the first time around 8th grade...it touched me so deeply that I still remember it every year.  Anyway, I realized this morning that I had Sunday-School-teacher-duty tomorrow, and immediately started trying to think of an age-appropriate lesson around Easter...2 is tricky...especially for this coming holiday.  They "get" a lot of things, but not enough to go too deep.  I TOTALLY realize that the full story around Jesus' sacrifice and resurrection is far beyond their comprehension...but I also realize how it never hurts for them to hear about our Savior, and how truly and deeply they hang onto "buzz words" that you embed in their brains...or hearts...SO...I decided to go with a "Jeremy" lesson.

My plan is to give out the empty eggs, tell them a MUCH SIMPLIFIED version of the concept, and then let them find the eggs and apply stickers...what 2 year old doesn't LOVE stickers (and then I've incorporated a "craft" as well! :)...and my hope is that, if nothing else, they'll come away with a buzz word that, I speak from experience, hearing 2 year olds repeat is the sweetest Easter sound imaginable..."Jesus is Alive"!!!!!

I will admit, it just dawned on me that I can't go in there giving them empty eggs without any Easter treats to go with it, so I intend to leave just early enough so that the M&Ms and I can make an emergency run by Target for something to hand out along with the empty eggs...you can only expect so much from toddlers, right?  :)

So now...I leave my "buzz word" in your ear...thankful tonight that I can say those words and nothing else...and be blessed.

Freetime in February

Overall, February turned out to be a wonderfully uneventful month!  We've had amazing, unseasonably warm weather, which we've tried to enjoy with random trips to the park and hanging out outside.  Our biggest "project" for the month has been getting the floors covered in our garage, so we've spent a decent amount of time trying to get organized...still not done yet...and have done a few very minor projects around the inside of the house as well. 

A few weekends ago, we took what was supposed to be a rainy Saturday and made a trip to Boone to go to an ASU basketball game.  We arrived in Boone to find PERFECT weather, so we met up with Uncle Whit and Aunt Miss and their friends, who were also there for the weekend, and enjoyed some beautiful sunshine and lunch before heading to the game.  After the game, we spent a few minutes shopping...and dropping money at the ASU bookstore, as usual...before heading home.  It was a fun day!

The other "noteworthy event" of February is, of course, Valentine's Day!  Just like last year, Daddy surprised us all with an assortment of flowers and candy, and a BIIIIG bear that the girls are tackling on the floor as I type!  :)  We also shared an early "romantic" dinner at Carrabas for the whole family.  (Gary and I followed up with a "date after 8" at home the following weekend)

Last weekend, aside from cleaning the garage, we took some time to get started on our planned garden...nevermind the fact that there's not even a tint of green in any of the thumbs in our family, or the fact that we don't really have a lot of yard space, not to mention any with direct sun light, we still decided we're going to give it a shot!  So we started from scratch with an assortment of yummy produce seeds...not a lot of investment, and it was a fun little experiment with the girls, so we'll see what we come up with!  :)

Other than that, it's pretty much been "business as usual" around here.

I've uploaded an assortment of videos that give you an idea of what "usual" looks like. Our girls LOVE to sing...in every circumstance (sorry Macy!)...and we enjoy lots of sound, some "unplugged", and some in true idol fashion!
Daddy is gone for at least a week, so the girls and I are hanging around the house, hanging out with friends, and planning to spend some time with Mamaw and Papaw tomorrow. We've had a few nice tastes of it, and now we're glad to watch the calendar inch toward SPRING!!