My husband is a genius. Pure genius, I tell you. We were sitting around the table the other day at dinner. Nothing out of the ordinary. The kids were complaining about eating their green beans. Like I said, nothing unusual. Then Scott asked my son, “Do you know why parents raise kids?” “Because their fast.” Pause…Confusion… “No, not race, raise, as in, why do they have kids and help them grow up?

The hunt begins… Gloves? Check. Tree cart? Check. Now to find the perfect tree. “How about this one I suggest?” “No, that looks like an angel tree,” my son says. “We need to find a star tree.” My son doesn’t like when there are too many branches on the bottom as they are harder to cut down. (We always pick spruces and they are quite painful and prickly).

This year the Thanksgiving menu held some old favs and some new favs as well. Thought I’d share the recipes so you could stick em in your box for next year, or for later this holiday season. My mom’s apple pie is by far my most favorite apple pie in the world. In fact, I am an apple pie snob and won’t eat any other pie but her recipe. Because, once you’ve had this one, no others compare in my opinion.

Is someone there? Nope…  Oh, yes there is…..   That girl sure makes me smile. I don’t want to overdo it but I had to at least provide a link to just one more of my favorites from this series for those so inclined. Or, click here or here for more wordless Wednesday fun!

We’re taking the week off…no tutorial, no home school. V-A-C-A-T-I-O-N! TIME! Today we made turkey cookies thanks to this post I read last night. Rule number 1, don’t look to close at the example picture here, just quickly look at it to get the idea, then close it. Otherwise, these won’t seem exactly up to snuff. But, we had a blast decorating them and they taste yummy, so who cares if they aren’t picture perfect?

I was feeling pretty good about myself this week. Got a little boost of energy with week 12 and began to tame this household which I had slacked off on over the first trimester. Finally, I can leave the guest bedroom door open as well as the master bed room. I even cleaned out the van which had reached its height of total messiness, threw away all that trash crammed in around the car seats and brought in the plethora of coats and shoes which were strewn all over the floor.

When my son started preschool last fall, I told him he’d have a chance to make some new friends. His response? “I don’t need new friends. I have enough friends already.” I then proceeded to explain that sometimes maybe they need us. It took a little while, but he warmed up and made some new friends at preschool. Hmmm… ever notice how sometimes you see something about yourself reflected in your child?

The first time Scott went away on business travel, we were newly married and when he told me he was going to CA for a week, I really thought the world was ending. Looking back it was one of those classic examples of a couple looking at the same event in two different ways. For Scott the trip was an exciting opportunity. A chance to do something new and definitely a plus for his career.

1. Two rakes and three kids does not make for a happy equation. 2. Make sure your kids have their shoes securely tied before you begin raking. Otherwise you could rake a pile like this only to have your son tell you it was time to go on a “treasure hunt” to find his missing shoes in said pile. 3. If your going to jump into the pile with the kids, don’t wear baggy jeans.

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