Theme Song Thursday

Ice Block Igloo ~ Part I

            It's time to get creative. Since the amount & types of snow we've been getting has been less than ideal (honestly, I could use a record-setting blizzard right about now, you know, the type with 10' drifts)...enter the igloo made of giant ice cubes. Colored ice cubes at that. :-D I think the kids will be appreciative.

Theme Song Thursday

And as a belated tribute to Ian on his birthday:

Resolutions & Resolve

Once again I'm sliding back into bad habits. I keep letting things fall back into the same old ruts. I have all these great plans regarding the kids, the house, my hobbies, this blog...and although I have the best of intentions, my motivation and willpower decide to take a vacation right when I need them most. For those of you few brave souls who have taken the chance on following our blog, what are your best motivators? Anything unusual or unexpected?

This Day in History

1066 – Harold Godwinson is crowned King of England.

1838 – Samuel Morse first successfully tests the electrical telegraph.

1893 – The Washington National Cathedral is chartered by Congress. The charter is signed by President Benjamin Harrison.

1907 – Maria Montessori opens her first school and daycare center for working class children in Rome.

1912 – New Mexico is admitted as the 47th U.S. state.

1929 – Mother Teresa arrives in Calcutta to begin her work among India's poorest and sick people.

1941 – President Franklin Delano Roosevelt delivers his Four Freedoms Speech in the State of the Union Address.

1974 – In response to the 1973 energy crisis, daylight saving time commences nearly four months early in the United States.

Births

1412 – Joan of Arc, French military figure and Roman Catholic Saint (legendary date) (d. 1431)

1714 – Percivall Pott, English physician (d. 1788)

1799 – Jedediah Strong Smith, American hunter and explorer (d. 1831)

1913 – Loretta Young, American actress (d. 2000)

The weather today:
 Yay!! There's snow outside!!! Not a whole lot but there is some and more coming down.

In my crafting corner:
 So I've finally took a picture of the blanket I'm working on. So here it is.

 I've also got to start on another purse for my daughter's brithday that is in a couple weeks.

My to do list:
Get laundry put away
Look up meal ideas
Try to get back to using cloth diapers
Make more laundry soap

What I'm reading now:
Taming Natasha By Nora Roberts

No words needed (favorite photo):

Amy

Happy Birthday Deedee!!

             Yay, we managed to have a small get together for our second youngest today for her 3rd birthday. :-) I had originally wanted to do it on her actual birthday, but, as per usual, I was moving way too slow. Plus, Ian was working that day and today we only had Curtis' schedule to work around.
             It's hard to believe how big she's getting. And then I think how big her brother & sister are getting and I'm really scared.

                Ok, so the last two aren't from the party, but since Zelda slpet through it, I had to get her in there somehow. :-D