Beauty

He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the human heart; yet no one can fathom what God has done from beginning to end. (Ecclesiastes 3:11 NIV)

29... Again.

Today I celebrated my 29th birthday... again.

It was a wonderful birthday weekend! Yesterday, Jason made me breakfast in bed and took care of the kids all day. I spent some time at Starbucks sipping a white chocolate mocha and reading a magazine (it was the September 2012 issue of Good Housekeeping... I am a little behind). I also wandered around Target and then Kohl's for a while. After the kids were in bed, we got take out from O'Charley's and watched a movie.

Today, we had a family lunch at mom and dad's house after church. Mom made yummy spaghetti, garlic bread, chopped salad, and chocolate peanut butter ice cream cake. I was blessed with very thoughtful gifts from my family. One of which was this Forever 29 glass from my sister. Perfect!

EEG

This morning I took Chloe for what I hope is her last ever EEG. We were told when she was diagnosed with Benign Rolandic Epilepsy that children often grow out of it around puberty. So, at her last check up, her neurologist decided it was a good time to start weaning her off her meds. She took her final dose on Valentine's Day, and today she had an EEG to see if her brain is functioning normally. She has an appointment on Tuesday with Dr. Ridel. If he gives her the all clear, then we are finished with this! Prayers are appreciated.

Science Experiment

We are doing a unit on Marie Curie in homeschool right now. Early in their married life, Marie's husband Pierre did research on crystals. So, in honor of Pierre Curie, we grew some crystals of our own today. Here are the results:

Pinspiration

A couple of years ago, my dad built a fireplace mantle for me as a Christmas gift. This year I saw an idea on Pinterest and asked Dad to make me something similar for Christmas. I love how it turned out! Now I just need to purchase some baskets for the shelf.

The Pinspiration 

Our version

Ketchup

This post is not about catching-up. It's literally about ketchup. (And about testing out the blogger app on my phone.) Tonight Henry really enjoyed dipping his dinner in ketchup... And rubbing it on his hands. And face. And hair. He went straight into the bath after dinner.