Rotating Toys

Has anyone ever put toys away and rotated toys in your playroom?
I guess I did it as an experiment. My youngest boys are 5 years old and not playing with some of their toys as much as they used to, but I wasn't quite ready to get rid of all the "younger" toys.
After Christmas, when they had so many new things to play with I organized the playroom and realized with all the new things we didn't have enough room for everything. Instead of getting rid of things I bought some big bins and put away some toys and thought to myself if they don't play with these toys for a predetermined amount of time ( which I never figured out how much time that would be) that at that time I would get rid of them.
Well, yesterday after the play room was cleaned up and you could actually see the floor the boys discovered a big bin of Little People toys and had the best time building a city and pretending with all the Little People cars, buildings and such. I guess "absence does make the heart grow fonder" even with toys...

Free Book from Pampers Easy Ups and Scholastic

Get a Free Scholastic book when you try Pampers Easy Ups Trainers or Kandoo products.
To receive your free copy of Giraffes Can't Dance simply mail in one UPC from any Pampers Easy Ups or Kandoo product along with your name, daytime phone number, email address and complete mailing address to: Pampers Book Offer, 557 Broadway, P.O. Box 711, New York, NY 10012.
Offer begins January 28, 2010 and ends May 31, 2010.
Limit one book offer per household.

Library Book sale this weekend

When:Friday Feb 5 & 6th Mulberry Libraries Annual Book Sale.

Time: 9-5 on Friday & 9-12 on Sat

Location:Mulberry Civic Center, 901 NE 5th St, Mulberry, FL 33860

For more info call: 863-425-3246

Weekend activities for February 6 and 7

• First Friday Downtown Lakeland, February 5, 2010, 6-9 pm; Annual sweetheart dance performances on Kentucky Ave.
  
• Michael's Craft Workshops of the week; Saturday, February 6, 2010: Valentine's Card Making & Keepsake Box, 10 am until 2 pm; Join us for a FREE Valentine's Day Card Make-It and Take-It. Purchase a Valentine's Day box for $4.99 and Michael's will provide the supplies to decorate it. 2 pm until 4 pm Wilton Valentine Cookie Demo; Join us for a FREE Valentine's Day cookie decorating demonstration.
• Family Fun Workshop at Polk Museum of Art, Saturday, February 6, 2010 at 10:30 am. Theme is "contrast"; FREE
  
• Home Depot Kids Workshops, Saturday, February 6, 2010, 9 am until noon; Build a car display
  

Fun things to do this week

Here are some great fun and free or cheap family events for the upcoming weekend. Most are local to the Polk County area, but check your local Lowes and Michael's for their Build and Grow and The Knack information.

• Downtown Farmers' Market in Lakeland, in the plaza of the Peterson Building. 8 am until 2pm on Saturdays
• American Pro Rodeo Classic Pre-Event Parade and Rootin' Tootin' Root Beer Festival; 10 am The Parade Starts at Bay Street and Tennessee Avenue goes through Downtown and back to The Lakeland Center where the festival is located.
• Farmers Market, North Blount Park in Bartow; Saturday 8 am until 2 pm
• Touch a Truck 2010; Auburdale Downtown City Park, Saturday, January 23, 10 am until 2 pm. Explore Your Favorite Trucks and More. For more info. 965-5545.
• Lowes Build and Grow Clinic, Saturday, January 23 at 1o am; Build a Tic Tac Toe Board
• Michael's Craft Store; The Knack Yarn Event make 2 free crafts; a pencil topper and a bracelet. Saturday, January 23, 1pm until 3 pm
  

Home Depot Workshop for kids January 2nd

Home Depot Workshop for kids
January 2nd
See link below:
http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ContentView?pn=Kids_Workshops&langId=-1&storeId=10051&catalogId=10053&navFlow=3&searchRedirect=kids%20workshop&cm_sp=searchredirect-_-kids_workshop_lp-_-x-_-x&locStoreNum=6512&marketID=8

Happy New Year!!!
Yesterday I made a "toast" with the boys with some Sprite and asked them what they want to accomplish in 2010.
Jack wants to play more video games.
Alex did not know and Luke wants to ride his bicycle better and without training wheels.

My New Years Resolutions are:

• To be more patient with my children and to try to have more fun with them.
• To save more and pay off more debt.
• To keep on a better cleaning routine of the house.
  

Hope your New Years is full of fun times with your family.

This morning we started our new year with sore throats and hot chocolate so we are having a pj day filled with a Looney Tunes Marathon.