Consumer Debt

I thought this skit was so funny. As my kids would say, "Duh!"

http://consumerist.com/252491/snl-skit-dont-buy-stuff-you-cant-afford

I Hope You Like the Pie

Eliza stayed home from school today because she wasn't feeling well. I thought maybe I had gone too easy on her, but sure enough, her fever spiked to 102 this afternoon. Well, for Family Home Evening we talked about being thankful, specifically for our home teachers, and we made them pumpkin pies. Eliza wrote a card, and I couldn't get a good photo of it, it kept looking overexposed, so here is the text of the card. Anyone who knows Eliza will attach the right voice to this letter.

Dear Home Teacher,

You are lucky you get the pie! I am sick but I still want to do this. I threw up wile (while) reading a book but I still want to do it. So you're relly relly lucky. I hope you like the pie. Love, Eliza

We laughed like crazy at her letter. She drew a temple, Book of Mormon, and Bible for good measure. And just for the record, we didn't let her help with the baking, since she is sick. She is such a crack-up! Also, the above photo is just one I found online. I am not that artsy a baker.

Pirates Musical

This is so belated! Eliza was in a pirates musical back in August. It was her first foray into theater, and she really enjoyed it. I'm sure she'll try out again next summer. My mom, Elle's "Nina," flew down for the occasion, which made it that much more special. Thanks, Nina!

She had a couple lines--one of them had to do with "the tastiest tenor from Tobago to Tahiti." Well, she lost her two front teeth a couple days before the show began, so she had to work extra hard on that one.


Lots of singing and dancing.

This was at dress rehearsal. I just have to laugh, her expression is like, "Wait a minute, I know some of those people out there."

Eliza had so many sweet friends come and support her. I wish I'd had my camera with me every night of the show. This one just cracks me up, too bad it's blurry.

Uncles

So I love my brothers to death, but they have taken it upon themselves to corrupt my children. The latest: Uncle Kevin taught Eliza and Micah to say, "What's up?" When you say what, they say, "Chickenbutt." Oh, the joys. At least people can't quite understand Sarah when she tries to chime in.
But Micah has taken to saying to me, "What's up?" and when I cringe and say "What?" he says, "I love you." So I fall all over him with hugs and gratitude and give him treats, because, hey, it's great to hear he loves me and I love not having to hear, "chickenbutt." Praise the good, right? Uncles!

Thankful Countdown

I found a website with an idea for a "thankful countdown"--basically a Thanksgiving advent-type activity. I'll use some of theirs and add some of our own, individual to our family, but it's a neat little activity to help cultivate gratitude.

http://www.sugardoodle.net/mambo/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5177

The teams are even, baby.

It's a boy! Ash and I were just happy to see a healthy little fetus, but seeing the smile spread across Micah's face at the prospect of having a brother was really neat. Here he is, grinning away--he kept opening and closing his mouth, jibber-jabbering to who-knows-who. If you have any good names, send them my way.

Ivy & Bean

This is Eliza's new favorite series. The books are 100ish pages with large text and clever illustrations throughout. They remind me of the Ramona books when I was little. There are several books and I have been reserving them like mad through the library system. Check them out!