Another New Year’s Eve BAG Party!

Bag contained new photo albums & Peppermint Candy Canes.  We tossed Candy Canes into the blender with some vanilla ice cream and milk…and topped the milkshakes with Semi Sweet Chocolate Chips, mmmm

One great idea from this year, to let the girls start planning some of the party.  Mae planned this hour…

and it was a HIT!

So this post isn’t near as organized nor informative as two years ago, but I hope you get an idea of the fun we did have together has we celebrated a new year, a wonderful “last year” and also, 16 years!

273. Anticipation

274. Date Night!

275. Green VW Bug for the weekend

276. ½ way there in one day, safely.

277. A dream, a goal, a plan.

278. A daily schedule, that is a bit different each day, but seems to be possible to even have a daily quiet time.

279. Builder, 11 yo daughter & me, out for coffee/tea and her dreams.

280. Provision

281. Builder has made it safely back to the BC home, all 1800 miles of dry roads, windy snowy icy roads and those same roads with BIG fast trucks.

282. Another opportunity for us to get to know a faith filled young woman vibrantly chasing her Saviour, this one to Africa.

283.  Home education that takes place where ever we are.

Sharing a piece of my history with my children…I’m an Air Force kid.

{this moment} – A Friday ritual. A single photo – no words – capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember.  Other great moments at Soule Mama…

265. Warm welcomes home continue.

266. A spring school schedule that is FULL, but also has room for quiet time each day!

267. Cousins, aunts, uncles, grandparents. A big family full of love.

268. Friendship.

269. Repentance.

270. Laughter, from watching new kittens.

271. Mae’s sparkle has returned.

272. “Growing up” talk with my sweet girls.

The story God is writing with our lives is so much better than the fairytales we imagine…and very exciting to watch, or walk through, as the events unfold!

Introducing…Betsy and Tacy!

Recently Builder told me that we girls could get him a kitten for Christmas…he needs a mouser! So about 2 weeks ago I took a look on Craigslist, and these little cuties are what we found.

Just about all of our animals over the years have been named for favorite characters in the books we read. These two little kittens are no different. Have you ever heard of Betsy and Tacy Go Over the Big Hill?

Petal Rose and Betsy

Mae and Tacy

It’s a sure thing, each year, as we unpack those red tubs of Christmas decorations ~

There will be strands that remain dark, despite being connected to the electrical outlet…

And since having a recycling cart pick up every week, and 10 months in the very GREEN British Columbia, I look at everything that no longer has use in our home and just don’t want to throw it in the trash!

So, today I called around and discovered…

Those Strands of Christmas Lights that just don’t LIGHT…

Can be taken to Ace Hardware or Lowes to be recycled  🙂

252. Hope.

253. Peppermint Café Mocha, half sweet. A treat.

254. Sleepy “good mornings

255. Anticipation

256. Cable internet! No data counter clicking away!

257. Audio books

258. Fellowship with dear friends.

259. Laughter

260. My friend Tami’s eyes, sparkling at her beloved, while we all converse.

261. Safe travel for Builder to BC and for us driving to KS and back home again.
262. Hugging my sister and dad as she cried on his shoulder. Truly miraculous! Friends, it sounds simple, but it is no small thing the LORD has done in these relationships!

263. Cousin laughter ~ I never knew these kinds of relationships and am loving watching my girls and my sister’s kids build deep friendships.

264. Christmas lights, reminding me of the Light of the World, who ignites light in those who choose Him.