Freebie

Looking forward to trying out YoYo lip gloss! If you blog on their lip gloss they'll send you a free sample.

http://www.yoyolipgloss.com.php4-2.websitetestlink.com/cms/index.php?target=forms&name=freegloss

So I've officially moved to Wordpress. My whole blog is imported there, so past posts will be there too. Give me grace as I get it all set up, but the hubby has convinced me that I'll like it better. See you there!

Bargaining

So on the Bargain Shopper Lady blog (Thanks Amber for the link!) I saw that through today, you can get Restaurant.com certificates for 80% off. I got $50 gift certificates for $4. Date nights galore! (Read the fine print before buying or do a search to see what restaurants honor them in your area). A lot of great places that I've been wanting to try take these, so I'm a happy girl!

Creative Discipline...

Honor and Patience were fighting, so Adam had Honor sit down and write this:








On another note...

It is apparently common knowledge among all three year olds that princesses do not wear glasses. Patience has been insistent on this point with me in her resistance to putting her own glasses on. When I did a google search to find a princess with glasses, I came across countless blog posts and message boards of other moms with the same problem. Due to the apparent lack of glasses-clad princesses, one wrote a book:










Thanks to amazon, I ordered it immediately and can't wait to get it.


And so he's not left out, Justice thinks he's Lightning McQueen lately. And he likes to make this face:



He'll stand there like that for a good five minutes, no exaggeration. I don't know how he hasn't ripped his cheeks open.

Waiting for Jesus...

We are making an Advent Calendar (pictures to come once it's finished). Or, as Honor calls it, a "When Jesus Was Born Chart". I love instilling in my kids the idea that though we are waiting for Christmas to come this year so we can celebrate the birth of our Lord, we are actually waiting for Him to come again, just as the Jews waited expectantly for their Messiah to come the first time. Am I waiting expectantly? Most times not... but the thrill of the thought of our Savior coming soon! Well, come quickly Lord Jesus. Come quickly.

My Resolve is Crumbling...

As a mom, I vowed to never buy frozen pancakes. They are much more expensive, and pancakes are so easy to make, right?

Except my son wants pancakes for every meal, and at least every breakfast, and I can't seem to make them fast enough, since in the pan I have I can only do one at a time.

I need an electric griddle. Or some frozen pancakes.

The Benefit of Facebook News Feed? Great Music.

A friend posted this on another friend's Facebook wall. And I love it.

Sojourner's Advent Songs:
http://www.noisetrade.com/blog/index.php?p=531

Great Christmas mood music!

I know that isn't exactly an original thought, but it's closer.