The Dumbest Promo Ever

I was at my local Wal-Mart today getting my paycheck's worth of groceries when I came across what I believe to be one of the dumbest promotions I've ever seen. There, on a small card table in front of the electronics was a sign that said "Sign up for a Wal-Mart credit card today and get a free can of Pringles!" Really, that's all you've got to offer me? Not only that, but the cans of Pringles they had on display weren't even the full-size Pringles! To all of you out there who are thinking "hey, it's still a free can of Pringles!" I think you should just go out and buy yourself a full can of Pringles at the whopping price of $1.00 and save yourself the headache of yet another credit card. Yikes!

Moms the Word!

Who's going with me? Hearts at Home's National Conference is coming to ISU on March 12 & 13th this year. We've got some amazing speakers lined up and it's always sure to be a great weekend of fun, relaxation and encouragement. I'm planning on registering this week, so if you're coming with me, don't forget that the registration deadline is February 10th (to get the best deal, of course!)

If you don't know anything about Hearts at Home, just let me know and I can fill you in! I promise you don't want to miss it. You can also check out our website at http://www.hearts-at-home.org/ You can find our entire conference brochure that lists our speakers and over 24 different workshops to choose from. Registration is online and super-easy!

I don't know about you, but I'm ready for weekend away!

Bowling and Basketball

We had a snowday on Thursday so we were determined to do something fun. Considering we were having single digit temperatures, we didn't venture out to build a snowman. We thought it might be fun to take Caleb bowling for the first time (especially since ISU wasn't in session yet). Here are some highlights:

Then on Saturday we went to an ISU basketball game. They lost, but we still had fun. Caleb spent most of the game searching for Reggie Redbird, dancing to the music and chowing on nachos. Ah good times. I tried to take pictures, but stadium lighting doesn't do much for great pics.

Catch-Up Pictures

A month in review using pictures:

Check out our mini-snow-man!

Helping mommy make PB Balls

Caleb was a cow in the Christmas program. He can 'moo' with the best of 'em!

The kiddos on Christmas Eve - don't they look nice?

I think we look more alike than we'd like to admit!

Rockin' out to Grandma's dancing penguins on Christmas. I think he looks like he's up to something.

And this video...because it's adorable. April and I took the kids to listen to Gabe and Josh play their trumpets at BroMenn for Christmas. Santa was there (he wasn't a hit), but there's always time for dancing!