It must be Halloween!

Another great Halloween! Since today is also Nevada Day, there was no school. It was so nice to sleep in and have no where to go this morning. The kids and I had a GREAT day at home. About 2:30, their friends Lauren and Matt came by. Then around 4:30 it was time for us to head over to the Festival at Matt & Lauren's school. The kids had so much fun hanging out, but 4 kids in a car is NOISY! Now that all the kids are in school, we don't get to see Matt & Lauren very often, so it's a nice treat. Katie had to write about her favorite day and she chose Halloween because she gets to see Lauren!

The kids had a great time bouncing in the bounce houses and climbing through the obstacles. Then it was time to play some carnival games and win some prizes.
Alex loved the target tossing game. Finally it was time to "trunk or treat." Instead of going door to door, people line up their cars, decorate the trunks and pass out candy. It makes the whole process so much easier. Up and down the aisle and then you're done!

Alex dressed as Scooby and Katie as Daphne.
However, Katie did not want to wear the wig to her costume, so she just had the Daphne dress and accessories. After the Festival we headed over to visit one of Don's friends, where of course the kids were spoiled with more treats. Finally it was time to visit Grammy and Grampy. Once we got home it was time for a quick bath, dinner and then two tired kids went to bed.

A long way gone.

A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier by Ishmael Beah

My review

rating: 5 of 5 stars
This book is heart wrenching, but such a good read. It really puts a lot of things into perspective. It's inspiring and astonishing at the same time. Everybody should read this book. Very well written and really gives insight into the author's life experience. There has been some controvery over the accuracy of the book, but who's to argue with a young man who lived and survived through such harrowing times.



I became so interested I had to look up more information about the author and found quite a few interviews on-ling.



I HIGHLY reccomend this book.


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A Work in Progress

So this is what my house looked like after having it re-piped. I'm so impressed with how quickly the workers have gotten the job done. Today, they came and textured the walls that they repaired yesterday. You can't even tell there were ever holes! Tomorrow they come repaint. It's been a pretty easy process, but I can't wait to be able to put all of our things back into the correct places and get my house back in order. It's gets old having people working in your house every day and feeling like you have to find someplace to go. I can't wait to have my home sweet home back! :)

Working in the 3's

I had a fun time working in the 3s class today. They are one busy bunch, did I mention how LOUD they are? Here's a cute video from today.
Here is a list of some of the things the kids got to do today:
* make apple pies & then eat them
* play with floam
* garden
* paint
* play outside
* dress up
* read books
* experiment with apples
* dance
* move

I LOVE the Co-op!

"Make new friends, but keep the old....

...one is silver and the other's gold."

Katie is now a Daisy Girl Scout. Following in my mom's footsteps, I am the co-leader of her troop. We'll meet twice a month at our house. Wednesday was the first time all the girls got together. I had time to snap a quick picture of their friendship circle before the batteries on my camera died. You can only see her hands, great first picture, huh? I'm so excited for her to start her Girl Scout Adventure. I have many wonderful memories of doing things with Girl Scouts, especially selling cookies and going to camp!

It's orchard time

Today we went with the Co-op to the apple orchard and garden. The kids picked out a few pumpkins, a zucchini, some eggplants, a pepper and a few apples. They had a great time as usual. Now we need to bake some zucchini bread, make some applesauce, and figure out what to do with the eggplants!

Alex was really excited to get his pumpkin home and wash it. Check out the last pictures!













All of a sudden I heard the water start running in the bathroom, sure enough there was Alex giving himself and his new pumpkin a bath! He wanted to wash the pumpkin and that was the easiest way. Of course I grabbed the camera and then let them enjoy their bath together!