This year is rolling...

Can you believe we're almost done with February? It seems that this year is rolling by at a record pace! It's a great time to think about what is really most important in our lives and make a plan to give more of our most precious commodity: time. Time is the only thing you can give that costs nothing and yet it is priceless at the same time. I know sometimes it's easy to think, "I'm always with my kids!" or "I'm at church all the time!" Just being present doesn't mean your giving your time. Mothers know this all to well. You're at home with the kids all day but you get so busy with laundry, phone calls, cleaning, cooking and running errands you don't have time to read a story, build a tower or play dress up. This isn't "time". We as Christians can give God the same treatment if we're not careful. We're at church, working in the nursery, serving, giving, running around busily for Him but He wants our "time" too. He wants us to gaze up in the sky on a pretty day and say, "thank you". He wants our smiles, songs and thoughts more so then the cupcakes for the bus route or the wipes for the nursery! Spend "time" with your family and spend "time" with Him this week! Think about it...

Happy Valentines Day!! We are having so much fun here in Sunriver! The boys and Julia have been playing in the snow and Ryan and Jon made a snow tunnel for them to crawl through.

I made them up all little Valentine's Day treat bags with candies, clothes and prizes from Nana. They loved them.

Hello Sunriver!

Loading up the family for Sunriver...

Welcome to Ladybugs Online

Hey there ladies! Welcome to Ladybugs Online. I'm glad to finally have the chance to communicate with all of you on a regular basis. Originally, the Ladybugs Newsletter was a publication that was published once a month for the Grand View Ladies. Then I recieved requests to send them out. Publishing cost were growing and eventually, it was no longer reasonable to produce each month. Ladybugs Online is finally here!
Now we can discuss topics, learn from each other and have a wonderful resource to communicate through the web. I look forward to the weeks and months ahead and would love to hear from you!
~ Mrs. Mutchler

Sunriver!

The Family is loading up and heading to Sunriver, OR today for a little

Mutchler Family Vacation!

I love watching the grandkids play, cooking, cleaning and re-arranging the furniture in the rental house! Adrian thinks I'm crazy but I can't stay idle for long and it makes me happy to do stuff for the family. Last time at Sunriver I played "resteraunt" with the grandkids. They would hop up on the barstools and I would say, "Welcome folks to my restaurant...On special this morning is delicious blueberry pancakes, warm syrup and we have a fine selection of drinks that include: cocoa or orange juice. What will you have, sirs?" By this time they are rolling laughing and saying, "Nana! This isn't a restaurant! Nana, you're being silly!" After a few minutes they caught on and loved it. From then on, every morning they woke up and ran to the barstools and yelled, "Nana, we're at your restaurant!" Isn't life fun when you make it that way? Why not try something different. "Boys, eat your eggs! We're not going outside to play until you eat!" turns into... "Thank you sirs, you are such good eaters! I love having you at my restaurant!" Adrian said later, "thanks, mom! Now the boys think they'll just "order" what ever they'll have for breakfast!"

As for the re-arranging of the furniture...this is my favorite past time! :) Seems like the grouping just doesn't match the room most times so I give the couch a shove, the chair a nudge and Viola! a new arrangement! Well...I better go throw in an extra sweater it's suppose to snow tomorrow!!