Praise Him for a stocked kitchen.

Taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the one who takes refuge in him.  Psalm 34:8

During our "lock-in" today, we made a new craft.  This was a group project:

I cut the middle out of a paper plate.  Then I helped the girls draw hearts on black, red, pink, and purple card stock.  After they cut them all out, I stapled the bigger ones around the plate.  Then Emerson helped me glue the smaller hearts onto the bigger ones.  I tied a piece of ribbon at the top and voila!  We now have a nice Valentine wreath!  We chose to hang it inside since it would most likely fall apart in about an hour outside in this weather.

Later, we used the privilege of our free time, to make a new recipe for lunch.  Everyone here likes to bake, so I found a recipe online for Ham and Cheese Scones (http://recipes.slides.kaboose.com/305-20-quick-easy-lunch-recipes).  The kids enjoyed helping me make these.  It was a perfect choice for us because I had all of the ingredients on hand.

When the scones were ready, we enjoyed them with a yummy apple treat...apple slices that the kids used toothpicks to dip in honey, and then rice crispies.  I got this idea online too.  It was a big hit!

Nothing else of much excitement has been going on since yesterday other than what anyone would expect with four small children (and me) going stir crazy.  Now for tomorrow....

Praise Him for ideas. Give me more Lord!

The breath of God produces ice, and the broad waters become frozen.  Job 37:10

Let's see...what has been happening since my long ago last post?  Snow, snow, snow, ice, no school, snow, ice, ice, and lots more of no school.  As I type this, we are holed up inside yet again.  Just so glad my husband decided to work from home.  He was dressed and ready to go, but it just didn't happen, and for that I am grateful.  Also a praise is that everyone is healthy!  (Well, except me...I have some throat thing going on and I'm thinking it might be strep, but that's OK.  I can handle me being sick a lot better than the kids being sick.)

This morning we made a Valentine craft while Owen had his little morning catnap.  Thought I'd share:

Using a cookie sheet as our work service, I had the kids sprinkle red, purple, and white crayon shavings onto a heart shaped piece of wax paper.  Then we used another heart on top.  I put a paper towel over that and used a medium hot iron to press down and melt the crayon.  Then they wrote their names on them in permanent marker.  I tied them on ribbons and taped them over our kitchen windows.  Whenever we have sun again, it should be pretty shining through the colorful hearts.  The kids had fun and it took minimal, supplies, effort, and time. 

I'm sure we will be stuck in the house again a lot this week, so I will have to think of some more crafts.  If I come up with anything good, I'll share them later.  Stay warm everyone!