Well, after grinding away every spare moment the last week, I have finished our family newsletter! It was so time intensive because I finally went through all of the family pics we had taken last year. I printed it from Publisher to pdf files and now I am trying to find out the most economical way to print it out. The newsletter was set up to go on the front and back of an 11 x 17 page, with an insert, but our local printer won’t print that large of a sheet and they suggested Office Depot. Office Depot wants $1.77 per copy, so now we are thinking of actually splurging on an ink cartridge for our old printer after all. Yikes!
This weekend we are taking a quick trip down to Southern Illinois to see family, so I am packing pajamas and toothbrushes (with a few extras for the little ones:-). I am excited because the laundry is done, the house is relatively clean, and we are on top of our schooling schedule as well! Now I can just enjoy everyone this weekend 
. It’s easy to praise the Lord when all is going well, and praise Him I do!
Could you share with me more information about the “teaching” you latched onto about helping young kids with their negative emotions? And also how/what the Lord used in your life to teach you about not being a slave to your emotions, etc. from one of your previous posts? I have taken away some really helpful and Godly principles from reading your blog and would love to hear more about those two things soon!