And now I'm full of it!!!! (snicker)As a thank you gift, my sister sent me Crapola granola from Ely. Its so good!!! I have to discipline myself from eating the entire bag. My sister had a milestone birthday and celebrated in Ely, MN getting fitted for Mukluks. While there, she discovered Crapola.
Yesterday we gathered with our home schooling posse and made Valentines for veterans. For a group of pre & young teen boys, it went amazingly well. (I found ideas that weren't too girly.) We made paper airplane Valentines that said, "You're Plane Awesome", and we used old heart playing cards to make Valentine buddies, ATC's with pipe cleaner arms and legs. I'm kicking myself for not bringing the camera.
I found out that I'll probably be hosting not one, not two, but three workshops at the Wisconsin Parent's Association's home schooling conference! I'm stoked!! Every year, the first weekend in May ends up being a fantastic family weekend away while we get pumped back up for home schooling. We've been attending for years now, and although I no longer need workshops like, "How to start homeschooling","Great math ideas", "How to prevent home schooling burnout" etc., I am finding its a great opportunity to give back.
My family will be hosting, once again the Letterboxing event, and two new workshops, Flat Travelers and Apples to Apples. I'm a bit sorry to see they passed on my offer to host another ATC workshop, but I understand why. They don't want to keep offering the same workshops, year after year, because people will stop attending. You have to mix it up to create interest. I do think I will sneak in a few LTCs, (Letterbox Trading Cards), during the Letterboxing workshop.
I'm thinking long and hard about making a huge lent sacrifice. Last year I gave up carbonated drinks, which turned out to be easy after the first few weeks. This year I'm considering giving up sugar.
This presents a huge challenge for me. Sugar is everywhere! I'm referring to the entire catalog of sweeteners, although I think I may decide to cut myself a break and still use honey. If I can pull this off, I know I'll feel better, but its the detox that has me a little scared. I'll keep praying about it.
An herbalist once told me to try dried fruits when giving up sugar. I'm discovering dried cranberries usually contain sugar. Same goes for dried blueberries. I'll have to hit the co-op and see what my options may be.
I better get cruising. I'm taking my Crapola on a photo walk. I'm hoping to win the photo contest and win a case of Crapola!
