Today is the last day of our Spring Break. My mom usually comes up here for Spring break. Last year my mom and sister came and we had loads of fun. This year, however, Easter fell on the first Sunday of Spring Break. So my mom was unable to fly up here, due to there being a blackout for her frequent flyer miles. BUMMER! In the meantime, Joe had asked for this week off so we could all have some fun. One of the teachers at my school asked if we were going to go to Phoenix for spring break. I hadn't thought of that. So this last week we spend hanging out in the nice warm air in Phoenix. It was so nice to wear short sleeves, shorts and flip flops. The girls went swimming in my mom's still cold pool. The adults watched from the patio. Too cold for the sain still. :-) It was a busy, yet relaxing week. I like to think of it as a peek into what we could have if we move down there. Jamie thinks that if we move down there, she'll get to live in Grammies guest room, and we can sleep in the other guest room. hehe! I don't think so deary. We'll get our own house.
This week I'm so grateful that we got to spend that week with my family. We went shopping, 4wheeling, visiting with my sil and brother, and just hanging out. It was a little slice of heaven. Of course it was good to come home and get Maggie from "doggie camp." She loves the kennel. She runs constantly in her sleep chasing other dogs for weeks!
I'm grateful that I can go to school, while working fulltime and still enjoy my girls.
In Church today we talked about how kids believe in the Truth these days. We as the older generation believe and then see if work in our lives. The newer generation has to see the Truth work in their lives before they can believe. So as parents we need to model and be aware of the influences that guide our children's belief systems. One of the things I've decided to do it to turn off the TV. For now it will just be Sundays. The girls can still watch TV for a bit in the evenings to wind down before bed, on week days. But I think the weekend needs to be TV free. They don't know it yet, but this summer we're going to try being TV free. I think I'll let them pick an hour to watch a day. We watched way too much TV last summer. I'm also going to try to find a Christian Ed program to do with them this summer. I'll let you know what I find. :) I want them to grow up knowing the Truth, not just because mom and dad told them to believe, but because they know the Truth.
2 comments:
Way cool! I like that you are doing gratitudes. Since I already wrote a post for the day, I will start my own Sunday Gratitudes next week or even a Friday Gratitudes. Mmmmh? :) I was excited when we cut off our TV and then all the shows went on-line and I back to watching to much TV and none of it really good. I am pretty addicted to the internet. That's why it's so late at night and I am responding to your blog (that and the excedrin I took at six pm. :)
Exedrine will do it every time!
I love you!
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