New Year, New Bible Reading Plan

I have to share a link to a Bible reading plan that Ethan and I have been following for then last week.  It's really different from any I've followed before, but I like the variety.  We've found that it takes us about 30 - 45 minutes in the morning to complete.  (Well worth the lost sleep time, by the way!)  I don't know about any of you, but I am a complete mess when I neglect my time with my Father.  He is so good!

Here's the link:

http://www.sohmer.net/media/professor_grant_horners_bible_reading_system.pdf

Indoor Date Night

My parents gave Ethan this Ogosport game for Christmas.  At first I wondered if we'd play it, but then we picked it up and started playing the night of Christmas.  It was SO MUCH fun!  Granted, we were tripping all over toys and the puppy was chasing the ball when it dropped, but it was great. 

Fast-forward to tonight.  We arranged earlier today for a friend to come over for a little bit tonight so we could go run an errand and have a mini-date.  She ended up not being able to come out, so we set the kids up with a movie and started playing again.  (This time with a clear floor!)  I haven't laughed so hard in a while.  I can't say that either of us is particularly skilled with this game, but it didn't matter. 

Hope you feel inspired to try something new for your next date night!

Husbands Rock!

Yesterday was a little crazy because Bubba's aide called in sick. The boy kept me BUSY. I must have sounded a little worn-out on the phone because my sweet husband offered to pick up dinner on the way home. He surprised us with steak, french fries, and corn. And that man can cook a mean steak!

After dinner we had another surprise - Legends of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole came in on Netflix, AND we got to watch it with the projector! (As part of Ethan's job he occasionally has to test projectors and the like.) The whole family loved the movie and it had a good message, I thought.

It was the best way to relax after a crazy day; thanks to my husband for taking care of me!

Why I Love My Husband

I want to share a story that my hubby posted on his facebook page last night. Not only does this man make me laugh, but his dedication to the kids and I is incredible. Here's his story . . .

So Giggles' Zhu Zhu pet, Jilly, stopped moving a few weeks ago. No problem, I thought, I'll just replace the lower drive unit. They're all the same, so I picked up a "sacrificial" Zhu Zhu at Walmart and gutted the little sucker.

But the new drive unit still didn't work. So, I thought, I'll just remove the upper control unit and solder it into Jilly. And that worked. Almost. The operation was successful, but Jilly now sounds like the dead Zhu Zhu and she still won't move.

To make matters worse, Giggles was extremely upset to hear another hamster's voice coming out of her beloved Jilly's body. So I crept back upstairs (or into "surgery" as I told Giggles) to solder Jilly's old guts back in.

And, of course, my butane soldering iron is out of gas. Crap. Now what? I guess I buy another "Jilly" and either try to rough it up so it looks like the old one, or rip it's guts out and solder it into the real Jilly tomorrow, when I can snag more butane . . .

Scratch the "rough up the new one" idea. I just remember that Giggles memorized Jilly's "Agent Number", which is actually the manufacture date on her tag: 9-23. All Zhu Zhu pets are secret agents. Duh, dad.

Right now my biggest fear is that Giggles will stumble upon the "operating table", currently covered with the guts of her beloved Jilly mixed up with the guts of one very unfortunate little rat named Patches. The scars that scene would burn into her very fragile pysche . . .

To be continued . . .