Reading

Do you ever find that there are so many good books out there that you want to read but just can't find the time? I have so many books that I am trying to get through right now and many, many more on my 'to read' list. Some are for enjoyment and some are for self-improvement, some are light reading and others are more emotional and/or thought provoking but, I think each is worthy of my time. BELOW, are some that I am currently reading and ones I hope to get through in the recent future. I'll keep you posted!

CURRENTLY READING:

I AM CHARLOTTE SIMMONS

THE HUNGER GAMES

DAVE RAMSEY'S BOOK(S)

RICHARD & LINDA EYRE'S BOOKS ON FAMILY & VALUES

and the Grandaddy of them all...THE BIBLE {in a year}

WOULD LIKE TO READ:

SARAH'S KEY

THE TIPPING POINT

THE GIFT OF AN ORDINARY DAY: A MOTHER'S MEMOIR

ONE FOR THE MONEY

7 Habits of Highly Effective People, and likewise, 7 Habits of Highly Effective Families

LegoLand

I came across a few shots of our trip to Legoland this past summer and wanted to add them to the blog.

The Spice of Life Newsletter; Edition 1

I started a newsletter for our family. Here is the first edition:

Family Meeting Report

Hi this is Bella. I have been voted to be the "Family Historian" for the month of January. The family historian blogs about our family meetings and tells the important details of those meetings.

Every family meeting follows an agenda. The agenda looks like this:

Opening Prayer

Pledge of Allegiance

Chore Charts: {we evaluate how well we completed our chores for that week and draw new chores for the coming week}

Checkbooks: {we get paid for how many chores we get done, we add all of the money up from each chore we did and figure the total out and write in our checkbook registers}.

Interest: {at the end of each month "The Spicer Bank" will pay us 10% interest on any money we have saved}.

Officer Elections: {These are held at the beginning of each month. Offices include: Historian; Snack Coordinator; Secretary and Prayer Leader}.

Weekly Schedules: {everyone has to share their schedule for the week}.

Catholic Faith Discussion & Value Discussion: {this month we are talking about 'honesty' and 'grace'}.

Comments, Complaints & Compliments: {we can talk about anything that is bothering us or we compliment people for doing a good job}.

Mission Statement: {we wrote our family mission statement together and at the end of every meeting we say it out loud}. Our mission statement is:

WE ARE responsible, respectful, hardworking, spiritual and fun!

WE ARE FAMILY...GO SPICERS!

DISMISSAL

That is my first report as family historian! PEACE OUT!

By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.

~Albert Einstein

Be Colorful, Be Happy!

“When you have a rainbow deep down in your heart, your smile will shine bright.

You know you're a part of that colorful, magical, feeling you'll find,

when you have a rainbow inside.”