Weekend Wrap-Up

Winter has arrived full force in Texas, and it was a COLD weekend!  We spent a lot of time indoors.

Friday night Chad and I had an unexpected date night!  We enjoyed some delicious fajitas at
La Hacienda.

Then we kept things really exciting by hitting up Half Price Books.  We had to pick up a book for Conner's language arts class, and we bought a couple of books to take on our trip next week.  I am looking forward to some uninterrupted reading time!

Saturday morning a group from our church served at an area homeless shelter.  Part of our group helped in the kitchen and served lunch while the rest of us sorted and hung clothes in the donation center.  It is always such a humbling experience.

This was hanging on a wall at the shelter.

We got home in time to watch the Texans game...if you can call it that.  Conner is a Texans fan, and since the Cowboys didn't make the playoffs, we were pulling for them.  It was an ugly loss.  We spent the rest of the evening taking it easy.

This is so me! 

Sunday morning we went to church.  It was my week in Kids' Church, and our focus was Daniel 3 and Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego.  What a great story!  Chad had an afternoon meeting, so we went to lunch and dropped him back at church.  Before leaving, Chad gave Conner his first driving experience in the parking lot.

Conner was so excited, and Chad thought he was going to have a heart attack!  At one point Conner went to hit the brake but hit the gas instead and gunned the car.  Thankfully, he was able to recover quickly, and Chad survived!

Sunday afternoon I spent at the grocery store getting ready for the week, and now we are relaxing in front of the fire.

The weekends always go too fast, but I am so thankful for the time to serve, worship, and spend with family and friends.  We are looking forward to a great week and counting down the days until our trip!