Naps and Mazes at Barnes and Nobel..

Thank you all for your kind anniversary thoughts and wishes for Danny and I.. your all so wonderful! So, we did have a great day together.. although every year we wonder Why? Why?did we get married after Christmas and before New Years? WE DON'T HAVE ANY MONEY LEFT!! I'm chuckling here..Because what can we do...so we usually take our gift cards and have a blast with other peoples money..we love you all for these gift cards!! See? Its the gift that keeps giving...We went to our favorite place and sat there in pure bliss for hours..Barnes and Noble..Danny grabs his books and finds a couch and -no lie- promptly takes a nap in the chair and reads books on trig and calculus..I'm thinking no wonder..cuz just thinking about math makes my brain fall asleep in rebellion..however, I would love to see what I look like on their security cameras as I dive up and down the aisles looking for any and all books of interest..it must look like a video game or a rat in a maze... I found some goodies though.. like the magazine above..It is a new one called Life Beautiful..it is a faith based mag with great pictures and articles and No advertisement..Check it out. It is a great price at $4.95.. This Doodles and Scribbles book is for my younger kids (and secretly for me) because I found a similar one at Starbucks that I really wanted (for me)but was so stingy that day I didn't get it..So this one was on the bargin pile for $7.99 at Barnes and Nobel..I have to tell you this book is great for creative people and stressed out moms here is why: Creative people sometimes have days that are Slump days..we temporarily lose our creativity and to get going it is good to doodle..it is very good for your brain as it gets the right side and left side working together. And it is good for moms two fold or more..it helps bored kids..it helps you hang with your kids and creates talking time especially for boys..they talk more when there hands are busy and they don't have to make eye contact..I went to school for pastoral care and learned many things..this was amazing to me..

This is a page I copied out of the book for Ella..she really loves this because she can doodle and be creative and tell a story of her own without bossy brothers and sister..it is good for ownership and creativity..

And a little something to improve my blog..I hope..I really want to do a great blog and give you what is interesting to YOU so your enjoying your time with me..Thanks for stopping by! And those of you who checked out TheHOMIES 2009... Im on the list thanks to my lovely cuz Jen..So RALLEY THE TROOPS AND GET OUT THERE AND VOTE! hahaa. Thanks for stopping by! Love ya mean it! Stephanie