Highlights of the Week

Happy Friday!  I hope you've had a good week.  

It feels like a heavy week with all the political drama playing out and continued election coverage.  I did my best to not spend too much time on social media and find fun things to do elsewhere.  The arguing and negativity was not good for me.  I'm not sure what the next 4 years have in store for us, but I know God has big plans for our country.  I know that when life feels uncertain, I can double my efforts to pray for our country and pray for my kid's futures.  I'll continue to vote for the candidates I feel will do the best job and use my voice to stand up for what I believe in.  Just like I've done since I was 18.  I love the saying - The Best is Yet to Come.  I hope and pray that's true for all of us!

"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you a hope and a future." Jeremiah 29:11

Now onto the best parts of our week:

Snow // We got a dusting or two of snow this past week.  It was so pretty!  When we looked out the windows, it looked like a real life snow globe.  I made the kids snowmen for lunch :)  I love fun lunches like these because I didn't buy anything special - just used all the ingredients I had on hand to make a fun lunch.  The kids loved them. Now we are craving a BIG snow.

Baby Chair // Leo got this baby chair for Christmas and he's obsessed with it.  He knows it's his, loves to crawl up in it and uses it as a stepping stool to get what he wants.  The quality of this chair is great - the firm foam, size of it and material has all been great.  The cover also comes off if you wanted to wash it.  I'll link it at the bottom of this post.  PS Leo is wearing one of my favorite Fletcher hand me down outfits.

Tulips // Kevin surprised me with grocery store flowers this week.  I smile every time I see them on the kitchen counter.  They make me eager to decorate for Valentine's Day.

School Day // I'm so thankful that the kids have the opportunity to go back to school in person.  They both love it so much and are learning tons.  Bonus: We get to see the prettiest sunrises with our early starts to the day.

Winter Gear // I'm sticking to my plan of bundling up and the kids outside year round.  I made sure we were all dressed warm and headed to meet some friends at the park this week.

Exercise // I worked out every day this week and most days this month!  Yay!  I'm loving having a treadmill at home.  Cute workout clothes help motivate me to exercise.

Square Donuts // I made an early morning donut run and got all of our favorites.  The kids had the day off and loved having donuts.

My sister and her kids came up to visit.  They got to meet the kittens, eat tons of donuts with us and the kids played.  Yay for long weekends and cute cousins.

The kittens got lots of attention :)

Hair & Nails //  My sister brought up her Dyson Air Wrap up for me to try.  She's been raving about it for months.  She styled my hair and that was fabulous.  I always love having my hair done by someone else.  The Dyson gives you crazy volume, curls for days and it works fast.  This was day two slept on hair.  I was impressed.  I'm adding it to my wish list and waiting for a big sale on it.

She also introduced me to CND Vinylux nail polish.  I'm so impressed with it.  I polished my nails - two coats of the base coat and one top coat on Monday evening and they still look great today.  I've done all my usual activities and chores and they've held up.  I can't wait to buy some more colors. This is the color Winter Glow. 

I'll include a link to both at the bottom of this post. 

Kittens // Penny & Pearl are the cuddliest girls.  They nap together all day long and they love to help me with things like laundry.

Blue Bell Ice Cream // This is our favorite kind of ice cream.  The kids think it's such a treat to eat the individual sized cups.  We add whatever toppings they want and they are so happy.  I'd highly recommend them.  They come in a pack of six vanilla and six chocolate cups.

I hope you have a wonderful weekend!!  We have a mix of fun plans and relaxing :)

 

In case you missed it this week:

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