An Exciting Project...

Today I got a package in the mail. A book. That I cannot wait to get into! The title is One Million Arrows: Raising Your Children to Change the World by Julie Ferwerda.

I was fortunate enough to run across the info about the upcoming Blog Tour to promote this book from Amy over at Raising Arrows & took the plunge to become a part of it!

So... tonite, we will begin reading this book... as a family. We are ALL going to review it. Each. One. Of. Us. Because I want to know how my kids feel about the material & I think it might be helpful to others to hear how kids feel about the idea of being raised to be "mission-minded."

Look out for our reviews to be posted on the week of March 1st, which is the date the Blog Tour begins.

In the meantime, check out the author, Julie Ferwerda HERE and HERE.... Read more about the book HERE.

Children born to a young man are like sharp arrows in a warrior's hands. How happy is the man whose quiver is full of them! ~Psalm 127:4-5

SuperBaby!

Ellie takes flight with the help of Daddy, while we had supper with him at his work! (24 wks., 5 days)

She's also showing off her new Baltic Amber Teething necklace! ;-)

For my conservative friends out there...

"Chris Matthews is the New Obama Girl"

Thanks to "Granny" over at Welcome to Granny's House for sharing!

"The government has your baby's DNA"

From the article: "Newborn babies in the United States are routinely screened for a panel of genetic diseases. Since the testing is mandated by the government, it's often done without the parents' consent, according to Brad Therrell, director of theNational Newborn Screening & Genetics Resource Center. In many states, such as Florida, where Isabel was born, babies' DNA is stored indefinitely, according to the resource center..."

Read more here:

http://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/02/04/baby.dna.government/index.html?hpt=Sbin

"Pregnancy Death Rate in California Higher Than That of Bosnia"

Can you say... high rate of unnecessary medical intervention???? Hopefully as women become more educated about their RIGHTS & CHOICES in the delivery room, this tide will turn around...

Read the article with the above mentioned headline here: http://www.lilsugar.com/7268650

(Posting Catch Up!) Off to Pawpaw & Grammaw's!

This is pretty much a follow-up post to my original post at the beginning of our 2010 Virginia Adventure, HERE... In that one, I'd promised pictures! So here they are! :-)

The kids couldn't wait to "have Christmas" with Pawpaw, Grammaw & Aunt Nikkie! So after supper on Friday night, we dove into some presents!

Lawrie oh-so-willingly helps Ellie open one of her gifts!

Yay! Baby Einstein! (We LOVE those...) She's thrilled! Can't you tell?! LOL

Aunt Nikkie got the kiddos some pretty cool NASCAR hats with their favorite drivers on them... Sammi's is Jeff Gordon...

...and Lawrie's is Dale Earnhardt, Jr.! (Just like his Daddy...)

Keeping with the "racing" theme... Danny got some Dale Jr. seatbelt covers! Nice!

Walkie Talkies! These will be the perfect addition to the Spy Kit that Santa brought them!

Rocky & Ellie spent some time bonding...

Nikkie got Danny some "money soap." You're supposed to wash with it until you get to the money... But Danny's a cheater. LOL

Sammi, who was still recovering from her bought with the stomach bug on our trip up there, loved her new silver shawl!

Pawpaw helps Lawrie get his Transformer mask working...

Sammi went BONKERS over this flying Tinkerbell! It really is quite cool!

Yummy, yummy! I got a Bon Jovi coffee table picture book! LOVE it!

Sammi and her new Scrapbooking Kit!

Lawrie & his new Hot Wheels set up!

Ellie-Bellie, modeling her new winter hat! (As photographed by Lawrie...) LOL

We had a really wonderful visit... Despite the fact that the stomach bug ended up making it's rounds through me... Pawpaw... and Aunt Nikkie. Even though we didn't do much, in terms of going out & about (it was a really cold week up there,) we got to visit with some extended family... had great meals... squeezed in a little schoolwork here & there... watched lots of great movies... played the Wii till our wrists were sore... and Danny & I even got to have a date night! And you know what? We didn't come back home all worn out! I think I'm gonna be leaning towards these "do-next-to-nothing" trips from now on! ;-)