New Year's resolution...

...or something like that.  I really don't care for new year resolutions, but in my Christmas letter to you all I mentioned that I was going to TRY and have a new blog entry every week so that it would keep everyone on pins and needles as to the happenings of the Parker family (she said with a smile and a little cheeky giggle!)

So here it is ... the first entry of the new year.  There are no pictures to be had yet, and not even a picture taken of Christmas day sadly.  You will have to be satisfied with my words alone.  I was washing dishes just a moment ago and thinking about what I might write today.  This is what I came up with ... what happened today with us.  Well ... Kyle is at work.  The kids are still on Christmas break.

Jack and I did some research on the state of Georgia.  He is first up on the state reports a week after he returns to school.  They have to create a sandwich board with facts on a state of their choosing ... he chose Georgia.  There are some facts out there.  Did you know that they are the 8th highest in population?  Did you know that the state bird is the brown thrasher?  Did you know that it is the leading state east of the Mississippi in production of lumber and pulpwood?  Did you know that it was the 4th to become a state?  Did you know that it is where Jasper Johns is from?  Do you know who Jasper Johns is?  Did you know that is was named in honor of King George II?  And lastly, did you know that it has 4.5 million acres of freshwater wetlands?  I knew none of this until today!  About the only thing I knew is that it was the peach state and that is because of its license plate.  Here is to state reports in third grade....

Yesterday, Molly and I spent some time finishing up the coloring of some wonderful shrinky dinks.  She was given this set for her birthday and we, sadly, just got around to finishing it.  Today, we put them in the oven.  We watched them shrink, curl, dance around, and then finally flatten out.  It was kind of color to watch.  Jack even got into it!  We let them cool, and then Molly went to town decorating and putting the finishing touches on the "set."  She has been singing and thoroughly enjoying herself as she does it ... she even has done some talking to herself and the fairies.  I am waiting for the project to be done so that we can snap some pictures.  It is a really fun fairy garden set ... so much to do and not just one activity.  Well done aunt, uncle, and cousins on a a well purchased birthday gift.  Here is to crafting time at home....

Until next week ...