february

I'm a bad, bad blogger. I haven't written for three weeks. I'm going to blame it on the cold Indiana winter for freezing my fingers and my brain (but in reality, I just haven't made the time).

Following are some totally unrelated happenings around our house. I'm hoping at the end of this year I'll finally create a blurb blog book, so I don't want to leave any of this out!

For Christmas my grandparents gave us one of the most ingenious gifts (in my opinion) we've ever received - a snowman kit! It includes everything to make a picture-perfect snowman: a carrot nose, pipe, hat, scarf , buttons and lots of coal for the eyes and mouth. I've been dying to use it since we opened it. So, while others were dreading the crazy storm that swept the nation, I actually looked forward to it, knowing it would dump enough snow for me to get to pull out my kit!

And this kit did not disappoint! Isn't our little guy adorable?

A couple of days later, we were privileged to attend a Purdue basketball game with some good friends from church, Matt and Abby Carroll. Matt used to play basketball for Purdue, so he got us awesome seats - on the floor - for a sold-out game! They played and ending up beating one of their biggest rivals, Indiana University. While I felt a teensy bit disloyal to my Baylor Bears for wearing a Purdue shirt (Abby was kind enough to loan it to me), :) it was such a fun game to experience!

And speaking of awesome seats, the weekend before Valentines Day, my sweet husband surprised me with THIRD ROW tickets to see Amy Grant in Chicago! Her concerts are always so great - every time I see her she always exceeds my expectations. For the last concert I went to, we had front row seats and I never dreamed I would get to experience that again!!! We were actually down in the orchestra pit for this one, so she sang only 10 to 15 feet from us. Michael W. Smith was also on the tour with her, so it was a real blast from the past when they pulled out their old classics (Place in this World, anyone?)! They even sang Agnus Dei together, which was a treat to hear live since I chose Amy's version for my bridal walk-down-the-aisle. Wonderful concert from a very thoughtful husband!

While February has been full of fun, I'll be first to say that I'm looking forward to its end, because it puts us that much closer to springtime! Hurry up sunshine and warm breezes!

iced in with a free book

If you're reading this and you're in the USA, chances are you're also on day two of this crazy "snowmaggedon" or whatever they keep calling it on the news.

Truthfully, it hasn't been completely horrible for us here in Indy. We have two to three inches of solid ice covering EVERYTHING, but we've hardly had any snow accumulation. We haven't lost power... yet... and have been enjoying these days with cancelled activities and a little extra free time. One of the only downsides of working for yourself from home is that whenever all of the other business shut down, I really don't have to. :( I've been working a little but trying to take it easy and hang out with the hubs.

Right before the storm struck yesterday morning, Stryder had his teeth cleaned and a cist removed from his neck. He was pretty out of it from the anesthesia for most of the day, but today he seems back to normal, probably due to the extra attention we've been able to show him since we've been stuck inside.

On a completely different note, I found out this morning that a book at the top of my to-read list, Adopted for Life, is FREE as an audio-book during February! I wanted to pass it on in case anyone else wants to take a listen - it's been highly recommended to us by countless people and I can't wait to get started!

Hope everyone stays warm and safe out there!