Random thoughts

• I was hoping to get out to Martha Lafite and bird watch while snow was on the ground. That would make it a LOT easier to see the ones that hang out under shrubs. Didn't make it, so I am hoping for a Friday night snow sometime so I can get up Saturday and try out this plan. Finally figured out the Manual Focus setting on my big camera. That will be a big help since my auto focus seems to like to pick a tree branch instead of the bird that I am trying to photograph.
• Steve filled out his 9th grade enrollment papers. Wow! I hope he gets to take the intro to Design and Engineering classHas it really been 9 years since kindergarten? Jordan didn't have any trouble choosing classes for 11th grade.
• Girl Scouts - we made baskets out of newspaper. That was very fun. Next time we are going to Modge Podge them. They really turned out quite nicely. Although I must say, the amount of effort you put into it, and the patience, directly relate to the aesthetic outcome.
• Sweetheart dance is coming up Saturday night. Same night that Jordan has courtwarming. Her dress is fabulous! It was such fun trying on dresses. I have heard stories from other moms about spending DAYS and trying on over 100 dresses. Luckily we don't go to those extremes. Just tried on 5 or 6 and were done in about an hour.
• Super bowl. Jordan got to do a service project, making valentines and treats for a local nursing home. They also had a youth party up at church but she came home early as they only had one video game, "madden". We had a good time. The Willbanks and Kieffers came by and watched some with us.