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This morning:
Me: "Cameron, it's not too cold outside. Why don't you get your coat on and go ride your bike in the driveway?"
Cameron: "Nah."
Me: "C'mon, buddy...it would be good to go outside and do something active for a while."
Cameron, looking around--a.k.a., trying to come up with something to do--suddenly shouts: "I got it! I think I'm going to color. It's exercise for my arm."
Are you the kind of person--like my amazing and very craft-talented Mother-in-Law--who spends hours making personal Christmas cards to send out?
Or, do you take the easy road and just send the store bought kind--preferably, in all money-saving-consciousness, of course--purchased the day after Christmas the year before?
Bet you can't guess which one yours truly is.
If you said the first--I'm laughing in your face right now.
I'd be that gal that goes on the hunt the day after Christmas, digs through heaps of unorganized, left-over cards, and finds the best ones she can--generally ones with some sort of verse on the inside, seeing that without the coming of Jesus, we'd have no Christmas card sending at all--and stock up on those for next year.
This year, I am doing things differently--and I couldn't be more excited about it!!
I've always dreamed of doing those fancy photo Christmas cards--like my sister-in-law Karie always does. I drool over hers every year and think, "Why don't I do that?"
The answer is really, really simple. Cost.
However, this year, Shutterfly--which is an amazing online photo company I have used in the past to make great photo calendars for family gifts--is treating bloggers (like myself) to 50 free Christmas cards!
I am torn between a few designs. There tons of great ones to choose from--here are just a few I like.
Just when you think you are really doing a bang up job of teaching your children, they say things like:
{Cameron, during our 'learning time'}
"Ethan! Ethan. It's like this: one plus one equals two. And, ten plus ten equals twenty. AND, "K" plus "K" equals "L"."
{Or, Colin}
Looks at our very large hydrangea bush, and, as serious as can be, holds out his hand in 'stop formation' and says:
"Stay...put."
{Or, Ethan, upon trying something 'new' to him (a ham and cheese omelet) and being asked how he liked it}
"Ummm...I have to get used to it. It makes me shake a little bit."
And I'm left wondering: did someone put something in our water today?
After duking out the championship soccer match on his birthday and grabbing a win, Colin came home to a smaller, different sort of celebration--his birthday party!
Well, that is if you can call Mommy, Daddy, brothers, sister, and Grandma a party.*grin*
But there were gifts involved, so party it was!
Col got a few great things. He is really into the Bears this year, so we sort of spoiled him with that!
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