And it was a success!

I'm finally getting my wits about me again today - the retreat (Fri/Sat) went great and I am exhausted! What a week. Whew. And the funny thing is - 6 months of planning went into this and it was over in the blink of an eye. There were a couple things I would have changed, but they were minor details, so all in all, I'm very thankful for how the whole thing came off. Such a great journey. Now I have no idea what to even think about! :)

So now I have a little bragging to do about my babies, so if you don't have much tolerance for that kind of thing, here's where you want to sign off. You know, it's the only-a-grandparent-can-really-appreciate kind of stuff. :)

Jack: 1) He had big news a week or so ago - he won a coloring contest sponsored by the major health care provider in South Dakota! 1st graders throughout the state submitted entries - 750 total, and they picked 20 winners. Jack was one of them, so he gets a $50 savings bond! He was SOOO proud. Pretty cool, huh? Noah tried to be happy for him, but got upset at one point when he thought Jack would get to go to college longer than him because Jack now has $50 more in his college account. :) Love it. 2) Jack also scored 4 goals at his soccer game Saturday, so he was a happy kid. 3) The other night, he recited the page numbers of his favorite hymns from school chapel. How cute is that??

And Noah - he's done some interesting things lately . . . 1) He sat down at school last week and wrote down all 32 teams in the NFL from memory. ?!? Not sure how I feel about THAT. And it's not like he even watches that much football! 2) He's proving to be a whiz at piano - he "rewrote" the ending of a song from his lesson book because he thought it sounded funny. And wouldn't you know, his version DID sound better. THEN he replicated a little tune from the Wii on the piano - no music or anything, just figured it out. I was shocked. 3) He finished reading his first novel in 4 days - a 200 page mystery. He's discovered he loves laying in bed reading at night before he goes to sleep. Yep, he gets that from ME. :)

Okay, enough already, right? I just LOVE love love getting glimpses of how God is molding their lives. It's awesome.

This week my focus is getting life back in order around here. I have about 3-4 hours of bible study ahead of me tomorrow in order to get caught up from last week. But I look forward to it - some peace and quiet and time to focus on God. There is no better way for me to spend my time.

(Oh, and I haven't even mentioned the WEATHER here. Oh. My. Word. It was 86 here on Thursday. Then it started snowing on Friday. Snowed on and off all weekend. Then got 6 inches last night. ?!?! Enough already!!)