Grains of Sand

My daughter went on her first date. She's four. The invitation came in the mail requesting the presence of Princess Megan with her favorite Knight. Her Knight was Dad. When they arrived at the hall the paparazzi were there taking pictures. The tables were decked out with candles and jewels. There were crafts and a dance. While recounting her date to me M said that everyone's faces were green, even dad's. I later learned that was because the candles made everyone look green. She ate a pink cupcake and drank orange juice and dad ate a blue cupcake and drank coffee. Her Knight carried her while they danced and at the end of the evening she brought home her craft and a princess wand as a souvenir. I hope there are many more dates with dad. It sure made her feel special!

I just entered to win His Creation cards over at Treasured .  You can enter too!  Just visit Connie and tell her your favorite Christmas tradition by noon today and you just might be the lucky winner.  Good Luck!

An interesting tidbit from Geekdad.  The Science and Technology of Bananas.   Now I know!  Thanks Geekdad.

FOR TODAY December 20, 2011 Outside my window... it's pretty dark, but it looks cloudy again. I am thinking... that I haven't seen the sun in a long time and think I must be suffering from Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD).  I gave a speech on SAD when in high school and it has stuck with me ever since. I am thankful... for internet Christmas shopping.  We're almost finished and we didn't leave our house to run amuck with the general population at the mall this year.  And, before you gasp and tell me I should buy locally, I want to say that I do that the rest of the year and that using the internet to shop has kept this mom and dad sane and less stressed about everything. :) From the learning rooms... reading some books on World War II but we are mostly on our Christmas break. In the kitchen... bread baking day.  Should have some yummy muffins and loaves of bread to enjoy after lunch. I am wearing... a charcoal gray shirt and my jammie bottoms...

I actually did it.  I took an idea from one of my many pins on Pinterest and made chocolate covered pretzels with the kids!  After a bit of trial and error, the last two turned out great!  Haha.  No matter what they look like, they are very tasty and a fun project with the kids.

On Friday we enjoyed a field trip to the air museum.... The Wright Flyer Aerocar! No trip is complete without Legos! You could hear the intake of breath from the boys when they discovered all the Lego planes. Propeller of the 'Duck'.  The other picture didn't turn out, but the duck has a large pontoon that you can almost see on the bottom of this picture. Havilland Mosquito made of wood! Airman Logan Airman Ethan This was our first time at the air museum and we will most certainly go back.  At the end of our tour the kids were able to enjoy many hands on activities.  They 'flew' a plane, went up in a hot air balloon and tried hang gliding.  They also enjoyed learning how a jet engine works, listening to the difference in sound between thunder and a sonic boom and much more.