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WLC: Day 1 Katie and I are participating in the Whole Life Challenge for the next 8 weeks. One of the 7 areas to be challenged is Reflection. This blog will serve to record and relive some of the reflections I have throughout the next 56 days. Today's thought: Why you should camp more often.  I had some friends describe a couple extravagant vacations they were planning to take this year. I must say, they sounded pretty ideal: a winter trip to Florida, a cruise sometime over the summer, and a trip to NY city in the fall. It sounds like a lot of memories to be made, a lot of fun to be had...and a lot of money to spend. Now don't get me wrong, this is not a blog entry bashing spending money, nor is it a time to knock taking extravagant trips. I plan on taking some of these myself at some point. These friends have put in the time and can now afford to do such things so power to them! However, I can't help but wonder how they will feel when they come home from each of ...

There were 3 options for my preschoolers to choose from: Honey Bunches of Oats, Cocoa Pebbles, or Raisin Bran. I set all 3 on the table and asked each child which cereal they would like to eat for breakfast; all three chose 'Honey Boats.' After pouring their cereal and getting each kid situated, I poured myself a bowl of Raisin Bran and we all got to munching. When Isaiah (my oldest) finished his cereal first he asked if he could have more. Sure thing, which one do you want?  "That one" *pointing to the Raisin Bran* Surprised I pour him a bowl of Raisin Bran, surprised that he ate the entire bowl. As we were cleaning up our bowls from the table after breakfast I realized that the Cocoa Pebbles were not touched this morning, not even mentioned. Odd,  I thought, typically the chocolately-sugary cereals don't last a week at our house . And yet this is the same [big] bag of Cocoa Pebbles that we opened over a month ago. Why the sudden lack of interest? ******...