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Preparing for Advent

I must confess that until this past year, I thought Advent was counting down to Christmas with those chocolate filled boxes that you can buy at the grocery store for a couple of bucks.  At least I got the counting down to Christmas part right! :-)

This year, I really want to celebrate the season with devotions, great books, crafts and cooking.  I want to set aside our "regular" school and get really wrapped up in the true the meaning of Christmas.  I have had a lot of fun planning!  But... I've also gotten overwhelmed.  There is so much you can do!  Thank goodness for Ann Voskamp and Serendipity.  They did all the hard work for me!

We will be doing Ann's Jesse Tree Devotionals, The Glorious Coming, and Christmas and Advent Around the World from Serendipity.

I am excited about the Jesse Tree.  It will be our first one!  My crafty friend, Star, is going to make the tree for me.  I will post pictures as soon as I get it.

What do you do this time of year?

However you celebrate the season of Advent, I hope that it is a special one for you and yours.

I is for Ice Cream

For breakfast.
'Cause I'm cool like that.

(Not So) Wordless Wednesday ~ Nov. 11

the first frost

There's a new rule in town

In order to take back my children's minds, I am going to scale back their television watching.  We've done this before, but it never seems to last very long.  I am determined that this time... it will work!  I think the best way to do this is to do it slowly, so starting tomorrow... (drum roll, please)...  "No TV Wednesday".  At All.  Not even for a little bit.  Not even if they beg.  Not even if I cannot handle their incessant whining and complaints of boredom.  It will not come on!  And, it's Wednesday, so football isn't on.  Which means, that Eric will survive.  :-)

Okay.  Wednesday.  No TV.

Please pray for me.