We went to the Christmas Devotional tonight. Tracy announced we were leaving in about 15 minutes and anyone who wanted to go should be ready. (After the fiasco we had a couple of years ago, our optional limit for this has weakened) Immediately we had a taker, Kestle'. Yeah, I think. The rest of my children reverted into hermit crab mode.
Mom: Well, you have to wear a dress.
Kes: OKAY! Can I wear the one I wore to church?
(DANG! That didn't work)
We the proceeded to guilt a few others into coming with us. No nylons required and you can drive over on your own seconds before it starts.
Kes could not wait. She was in her dress and in the car before anyone could talk her out of it.
She loved the count down until the broadcast starts. Every 10 seconds, she would ask how much longer. When the screen went black 30 seconds before it began, she asked with a shudder of excitement, "How much longer?" I leaned over an told her after it started it would be about an hour. Her reply,"What the heck am I doing here then?"
Sunday, December 5, 2010
Thursday, December 2, 2010
Choices
Today I dropped Kayson off at scouts and gave him the normal goodbye,"Have fun, be good and make good choices!"
He replied with a straight face, "Is cake a good choice?"
That boy makes me laugh!
He replied with a straight face, "Is cake a good choice?"
That boy makes me laugh!
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
We Are Still Here
Snow day #1 (Tuesday) was a wonderful, lazy day.
Snow day # 2 (Wednesday) was a little more active. I was trying to clean the house for Thanksgiving and someone got the great idea that with all the kids home, we could easily put up Christmas decorations and get the boxes put away. Yes I decorated for Christmas before Thanksgiving. It was lovely! Christmas on the walls and harvest on the tables.
Snow day # 3 (Monday) was out of control. After a week together, Kes was ready to send the kids to school and I must say I almost agreed with her. We got our week long break for Thanksgiving but were tired of being couped up in the house.
Creighton was ready to go to school on Tuesday, Nov 30. His application for BYU was due on the 1st and the school had not sent his transcripts.
I am also bragging, he made the semi-finalists for the Coca-Cola scholarship. The downside was the 3 essays. He will find out more in February. Every penny counts.
Snow day # 2 (Wednesday) was a little more active. I was trying to clean the house for Thanksgiving and someone got the great idea that with all the kids home, we could easily put up Christmas decorations and get the boxes put away. Yes I decorated for Christmas before Thanksgiving. It was lovely! Christmas on the walls and harvest on the tables.
Snow day # 3 (Monday) was out of control. After a week together, Kes was ready to send the kids to school and I must say I almost agreed with her. We got our week long break for Thanksgiving but were tired of being couped up in the house.
Creighton was ready to go to school on Tuesday, Nov 30. His application for BYU was due on the 1st and the school had not sent his transcripts.
I am also bragging, he made the semi-finalists for the Coca-Cola scholarship. The downside was the 3 essays. He will find out more in February. Every penny counts.
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