What makes your holiday special?

It's that time folks!

Do you know where I am going with that?  Any sort of inkling?  You probably know the season, if you blink it will be our boys birthdays season.  Yes, it will be January! 

We strive to keep Christ in the season, we have devotions, and read our bibles.  We desire an intimate relationship with Him.  We still fail at times though.  Miss the mark.  Get caught up in the moment.

Part of me wants to just say, "Happy HalloThanksMas Eve" and get all the holidays wrapped up in one.

What do you do to keep each moment, each holiday special?  What traditions help keep your focus where it should be?

For starters, will keep Halloween a time of friendship, hanging out with those friends, remembering manors while trick or treating, and creativity in designing your own costume.

We will focus on the holiday at hand, for the most part.  Meaning, I want to be frugal with Christmas spending, so I may shop a bit now, but will still enjoy the holiday that is present.

Will you share what makes your holiday's special?  Any one of them coming up!

Happy New Years

A New Year
A New Beginning

A time to start over
A time for a clean slate

Will you try something new?
Will you learn a new skill?

How will this year be better than last?
How have you learned from your past?

I am looking forward to '10! I am looking forward to getting back into crafts that I enjoying doing. I am looking forward to doing more with our boys. I am looking forward to having more fun family fun times.

What are you looking forward to?

This is what happens . . .

when you take the week "off" from school ~ you forget to change the sidebar with the current book. We're reading "Thanksgiving on Thursday" by Mary Pope Osborne. We've already read, close to all the Magic Tree House books, however this seemed appropriate for the week. The boys enjoy it to, so we're keeping their brains a bit active during our Thanksgiving holiday. The boys did some math at Breakaway yesterday (need to keep doing math so that they don't forget - it doesn't take much to help them remember though, just a few problems). Otherwise the days are filled with goofing off and a some cleaning. No birds here, but need to get ready for Christmas.

Happy July 4th

Hi everyone and Happy July 4th!!  Will publish some photos, from the parade later.  Still have a bit of shopping to do and cleaning; then a few friends over.

Stay safe and enjoy your holiday.