Of Mars & Venus

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Yesterday, Stephen chased away the schooldays boredom with Nicholas and two of their best buddies. The boys from across the street brought aluminum foil. We just happened to have a box that once housed a new stove. As luck would have it, this week's Apologia science assignment asked the young learners to design a spacecraft for exploring Mars. And so they did.

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Because it's  [still] "P" week, the girls made a plane and named it "Polly."

And, mission accomplished, the boys went back across the street to resume the curling competition.

Meanwhile, the feminine side of the family planned for the first night of Ladies' Figure Skating. It was Girls' Night at the Olympics. (For the record, there was an abundance of root beer and potato chips for the Canada-US Hockey game and much male macho to go with it.) This party was for the ladies, who have been waiting since the fall to see Rachael Flatt again.

Since it's [still] "P" week, there were Pink Princess Pretzels and

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Pretty Pink and Purple Punch.

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Perfect!

Texting for Lent

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Did you  know that I got up at 5:00 this morning to send text messages to 105 people? Actually, I got up that early because Christian sent me a text from the basement telling me he was throwing up. Since I was up and texting anyway, I thought I'd just sit down and text a few friends:-).

I was actually sending out a Lenten reminder to subscribers. You can go to Faith and Family Live! and click on the calendar on the sidebar for some simple Small Steps for living Lent.  In addition, you can sign up to receive daily Lenten inspiration (limited to 112 characters) from Small Steps and Faith & Family by submitting your cell phone number in the widget in the left sidebar (on the homepage). You can also subscribe by texting FFLIVE to 41411. This service is free, but standard texting rates apply. You can unsubscribe any time by texting STOP to 41411. Go ahead! Sign up! And I'll text you tomorrow morning.