The randomness of March

After shopping, one day, I noticed this list in a shopping cart that was outside the store. I snagged it fully intending to just throw it away. Then, I started to wonder a bit about the person who might have written it. Am I weird for doing so? 

The doodle pictures I made while talking on the phone with my parents one Sunday. I remember being a little girl and watching my Mom create doodles while she was talking on the phone too. Yes, in case you were wondering, I did put it in my journal. LOL

I started taking a class this week. One of the assignments is to feel gratitude for at least one thing everyday and write about it. On this day part of my cereal looked like a heart. I felt so grateful for it! It was a small reminder that Heavenly Father loves me. I love him too.

I made these cute bear cookies for part of a meal I took in to a family in our ward. Their young daughter was diagnosed with brain cancer in the middle of January. Our ward is taking in meals 3x a week. It has been a unifying experience for a lot of the members in our ward. 

 

Deep dive - Peter Dec '10

 Enjoy!

The February burn out

In the middle of February I always start to feel a bit burnt out. I think it's a fairly common feeling. The bleak and gray days don't help much. To combat it, we switch up our routine and try new things. Luke wants me to try making reindeer cupcakes (see below), something I've never done. 

Recently, Luke and I also took a break and went swimming at the Rec Center. Just the two of us because Peter says he hates swimming (that makes me so sad because he used to love it). We had a wonderful time together. I've also started have 'family council' with the boys on Sunday nights. It's a time where we can discuss what is happening in our family during the new week. This week I needed help figuring out what to make for dinners. Peter and I are both getting so tired of the same meals over and over and over again. Luke finally agreed to let us try something different. He agreed to let me try making sweet/sour pork, paella, chicken parmesan, onion rings (shocked about this one), and beef stroganoff. I hope at least one of those things will be something we can keep eating.

One day last week I was looking over Peter's cursive book and tried to figure out what this circled letter was. Peter insisted it was a w. I'm not so sure about that. Often baby will pull out a book while I am working with the boys. One day it was about microscopes and American history. She loves the pictures on almost any book.  When we are in the office working she will often pull out the Lego Animal Atlas book. She is currently very interested in animals and their sounds. She also makes the sound of a train whenever she hears one (which is often because of the tracks nearby). She is growing bigger and bigger everyday.