Bragging on my Kids!

I am so proud of Nick. He won high honors at the Chester County science fair this week. He also had an awesome report at the parent teacher conference.

Ben had a wonderful report at the parent teacher conference as well. They want to test him in math to see if he needs more challenging work.

Josh got a post card from his Spanish teacher congratulating him on receiving an A for a cumulative midterm.

The kids are doing really well in school and I am so proud of them.

Surprises!!!

The biggest surprise of this semester is that I love Church History. It is my favorite subject. Crazy since I was never interested in history before, but all the sudden it seems to have taken on significance. I'll be reading Calvin's Institutes this weekend. Can't wait to get started.

Lenten devotions 2010

I am using this during lent for my devotional time. If anyone is interested, it is an ebook and I can send it to you.

What do about Lent?

Been thinking a lot about Lent and I finally decided that I would give up facebook. It is hard to do as I have used this social network to reconnect with some old friends and keep in touch with family. However, I can use email or pick up the phone if need be. I think I spend way too much time on on facebook, time I could be spending with family, friends and God.

I am also using the Lenten Devotions 2010 by Rev. Dr. Richard E. Rusbuldt. This is a series of scripture readings, reflections and questions which invite a person to journey to Jerusalem with Jesus and the disciples. My goal is to grow in my relationship with and understanding of God by spending time with the Lord.

I've been thinking about my faith recently and realize that it may reflect western values more than God's values. Not sure what to do about this, but wanted to remember the thought.

The Big Fall

My stepmother, Andrea, slipped on the ice yesterday. She broke her ankle and is in the hospital. Hopefully she will have surgery tomorrow and be able to go home.

The Big Snow

Two big storms in the last week. The first Friday night 2/5 and Sat. 2/6 leaving about 20 inches of snow. The second Wed. 2/10 leaving 24 inches.

The boys are in heaven. Three days off school and plenty to do. They have been busy building tobbogan runs with banks and ramps as well as forts, igloos and tunnels. They have also had time with neighbors including an awesome snowball fight. Just ask Nick. Inside there have been fires in the fireplace, hot chocolate, roasted hot dogs, toasted marshmallows etc... Yes the house is beginning to look like a ski lodge. The only problem is that when we leave our gloves by the fire to dry, Dexter steals them.

Tonight we took in a movie. Percy Jackson - The Lightening Theif. The boys loved it.

Tomorrow I'd like to get them to Valley Forge Park for some serious sledding down big hills.

No school on Monday because of Presidents' day. It is like an unplanned mini vacation and we are taking full advantage of it.

Ben's candy tree

Last time I wrote about Ben planting some candy. Today, he noticed a weed growing in the general vacinity of the planted candy. He is sure his candy is growing. I mentioned that it looked like the other weeds and I wasn't sure it was a candy plant. He came up with some story about the candy melting into the soil and being absorbed by the roots of the plant. Like a white carnation put in red food coloring, he is sure the weed has been transformed by absorbing the melted candy juice and is now somehow a candy plant. I told him, I wasn't sure about it. He told me to just wait and see. Glad I have a smart kid or I might have pulled up our candy tree with the weeds.