Snowball Fight!

So one of our close family friends has this awesome bucket at their house that has stuffed snowballs with happy little faces on them.  When we go over there to visit, someone inevitably will pull out one or two of the snowballs, throw them at another person or child, and yell "Snowball Fight!" And for a few moments, chaos happens.  It's great fun!  :)  As I was thinking about what to write on the blog, I was having trouble deciding on topic A or B or F or N or Z.  Yes, a lot has been going on down here in the Fishbowl since I last wrote in (gasp!) October.  The snowballs came to mind though...lots of snowballs in a bucket.  It was very much like all the thoughts and blog topics running through my head.  So here you go...a handful of snowball sized blogs!

• There's a new talker in the house!  Yes, Brigham Boy is stringing words together and even cracking pint-sized humor.  He knows what to say to make people laugh!  My favorite is his new routine at bedtime.  He lists everyone he has seen recently, says a word about what he did with them, nods his head, and moves on to the next one.  Adorable!
• J-Term Fun!  Steven was in Milwaukee for 10 days in January (J-term), so the kids and I were flying solo!  I have to say we had a lot of fun with the other families who were missing an adult.  We had multi-family dinners, lots of laughs, and a few tears.  But in the end, it was a time of pulling together and helping each other out.  That is one of the great things about WTS and its community!
• Aiden's basketball season is here!  I love watching Aiden play ball.  It is something he truly loves to do and is very good at.  While his team here is not the Tri-County competitive team that he had back home, it is a place for him to learn and grow.  He seems happy to just be on the court, and we enjoy watching.  
• Speaking of basketball, the Wartburg Runnin' Reformers finally have a few wins under their belt.  This would be the team Steven plays on.  We have a very special German student to thank for being their good luck charm.  If it weren't for Judith, well....let's not go there!  Congrats Runnin' Reformers!
• Visits! Visits! Visits!  We were so blessed to have family and friends come visit us the past few months.  We enjoyed visits from grandparents, aunts, cousins, friends, and neighbors.  
•  Zoe and Emmy have become roommates thanks to a big old switcharoo we did in January with bedrooms.  The boys have new"seminary bunkbeds" (cheap Walmart bunks with the legs cut off so Aiden doesn't have to sleep kissing the ceiling...we can't wait to order another set of handcrafted beds from our friend when this seminary gig is over). We are still talking Brigham into sleeping in his big boy bed...naps are great...nighttime, not so much.
• As for me, I continue to work my Scentsy business when I am able (www.korenlindley@scentsy.us), and I started a new Bible Study on-line this week... Let.It.Go!  I've really been missing something spiritually in my life (I know, I live on a Lutheran Seminary campus!), and I feel like this is very needed in my life right now....not just the Bible study time, but the topic.  I am learning to follow God without questions, but, quite frankly, I'm not very good at it. And I better improve, because he's knocking on my door! 
• I also started auditing a seminary class this semester.  Tonight was my first night, and, well, let's just say some wheels got turning, and things have the potential to get downright crazy and chaotic!  More on that in a future blog! Yes, it is related to the Bible study. :)
•  Last but certainly not least, I am so looking forward to this month!  I love February for lots of reasons...Groundhog's Day (bring on spring!) and lots of family birthdays (including mine!) are just a few.  But this February I am blessed enough to be headed to the Rock and Worship Roadshow with one of my best buds from back home to see my fave Christian singer....Jeremy Camp!!!!  And, I am also going on a weekend Holy Spirit Retreat with my home church in February!  I am so excited and the timing couldn't be better....remember that craziness and following God stuff I mentioned earlier?  Yep, it's going to be great!

Okay, enough snowballs for now.  My arms are getting tired.  :) Thanks for checking in and keeping us in your prayers.