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Gratitude of the day: So appreciative of Tim, who on his own thought to take the garbage cans out last night when he got home from scouts even though it was snowing and the driveway slippery. (If you've seen my driveway, you know why it would be easy to not 'notice' something like that needed doing.)

Explanation of the day: Ethan:Mom, Do you know how they make hot dogs? Me: um... Ethan: They take corndogs, take off the outside, pull out the sticks then stick them in a plastic bag and sell them. Me: Cool!

The Finally we have enough snow for a Random Picture story of the day:
Happiness of the day: Mike is home from California.

Book of the Day: Go, Dog Go (The Nook will even read it to you.)

Kudos of the day: Sierra's teacher for agreeing to stay after school in 2 weeks so she and her friend can host a 'Venture Olympics' complete with medals and everything that Sierra and her friend cooked, up and took the initiative to pull off. Way to go to my little organizer (and those that allow her to fly)

Fun of the Day: Visiting the Supermarket for Savanna's Field Work!

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Quote of the Day: "Inside these pants it's fuzzy" Ethan

Gratitude of the Day: I am thankful for Mike for getting up at 0 Dark Stupid to go to work every morning in the much less than freezing temps. Made all the more impressive by his extreme DISLIKE (hate really) of morning and winter. Grateful for his self titled new attitude of January.

Dumb thing of the Day: After getting after my kids for forgetting their instruments and having to drive to school ANOTHER time to deliver them, I left my purse in the school library. ~Touche'

Random Picture of the Day: Santa brought Bop-Balloons


Resolve of the Day: I resolve to use my goodreads account much more this year. Last year I read books, I know I did but I can't remember more than 2 or 3. LAME.

Book of the Day: Princess Academy by Shannon Hale

Political Musing of the Day: Rumors are that Ex-Utah Governor and now Diplomat to China may run for president. I would totally be on board. Mr. GQ didn't get my vote right off, but he won me over...though I would have liked to see him in action during the last few lean years.

Definition of the Day:

loo·fah

–noun

1.

Also called dishcloth gourd, rag gourd.

a.

any of several tropical vines of the genus Luffa, of the gourd family, bearing large, elongated fruit.

b.

the fruit of such a vine.

2.

Also called vegetable sponge. the dried, fibrous interior of this fruit, used as a sponge.


The Russians (the ones that lived at my house not the whole country) used loofas. They looked painful to me. And indeed in my mind Brutal Loofa cleansing is what it felt like to my soul last year.