I think that I have successfully ended the hitting game that has plagued my family for months. The kids have been playing "who can get the last hit" for quite some time and I have finally reached the end of the rope. The crying, the whining, the running, the screaming.....all over who hit last.... I CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE! The biggest culprit......sweet, dear, Olivia. Ethan will be lying in bed on the edge of sleep, when wham, bam, she sneaks in to give him the last hit. This leads to Ethan screaming and yelling, and tattle telling. Yesterday Olivia pushed me over the limit....no beatings, no yelling, just a simple taking away of a precious play date, and finally an end to the game.....I hope it lasts!
On a side note, I just got done reading The Hunger Games. It is our February Book Club book. It was absolutely riveting, and page turning. Michelle, my sister-in-law, and James have been trying to get me to read it for months, but after reading the description.....I said no thanks. Well since it was for the Book Club, I finally buckled down and read it....IN ONE DAY. I can't wait to start the next one in the series...Catching Fire by Suzane Collins.
Elijah studied whether or not Hand Sanitizer was just as good as soap to clean your hands. He tested his theory on raw hamburger meat, raw fish, and every day garden soil. The end results.....Stick with Soap. 
We also finished decorating our Primary Room Board, and I think that it turned out awesome. Becca came up with a great idea of having the kids glue cotton balls on the sheep, add a little gold bell, and a little tag with their names, and put it under a picture of Christ. We had an inservice meeting after our breakfast and discussed the "little lost sheep" in our Primary. I thought the board turned great, so I took a picture.
The Young Women came to our house a few days prior and Heart Attacked our front door. It was very cute.
