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Looking Ahead

March 10th, 2010 by Kelly

The “Spring Forward” time change weekend is this weekend  (March 14th)

- How many days will it take us to recover from that one lost hour of sleep?

Easter is less than a month away.

- Not a fan of Easter baskets when it comes to filling them with candy. With Andrew’s peanut allergy, finding nut-free candy is always a challenge. (… as it was with Valentine’s Day and Halloween. Speaking of which, why does October through April have to bring a perpetual influx of candy?

- In the past, I’ve done Easter buckets with digging tools for the backyard, books, and only a little candy. This year, I’m thinking along the same lines. I’ve already bought some nut-free jelly beans and chocolate eggs. To add to that, I stumbled upon a Klutz book – Bristlebots (Watch video, see book). It’s basically a battery contraption you add to the head of a toothbrush (both provided), and then watch them walk, race, etc. They look really cool, and I expect they’ll be a big hit. I also bought some paints and paper, and a race car kit for each of them to assemble and paint.

Vacationing in my hometown

- And later in the month, we’ll be packing up for a long drive (7 hours) to visit my family. A much anticipated visit. Usually a once-a-year-visit (hoping for two this year). Looking forward to spending some quality time with relatives, watching them get reacquainted with my 6 1/2- and 5-year-old versions of my kids, and enjoying just being together.

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One Response to “Looking Ahead”

  1. Christi Says:
    March 11th, 2010 at 5:37 am

    Have fun on your trip.

    I love doing Easter baskets. The kids don’t have any allergies but they are picky. The girls would stuff themselves on sugar if permitted!

    Christian is going to get some books and a power toothbrush. Audrey is getting some item (s) of fun clothing that I know she’ll love. Olivia is getting a “workout” office that she’s been wanting from target so she can run with mommy and daddy. And a power toothbrush.

    I’ve done the gardening stuff before. And art stuff. I love coming up with themes for their baskets…as they age it’s definitely themes for each child and not for all three as a entity.

    I’d love to make it to Lifeway and get the Resurrection egg set. I know that they would love it especially Olivia.

    I used to buy some kind of Christian based book for their baskets so if you ever come up with some good ideas let me know. I just bought the girls some books on purity and being God’s princess as recommendations.

    Have a great day. I woke up at 2 and couldn’t get back to sleep so my day started early…but hey it’s 5:30 and I’m showered and ready for the day.

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