wow--is Novemeber really half done?

***decided to post my drafts: they are unfinished works, but it gives you a little glimpse into our November. :)***

Where did time go this month? HMMM?? let's see. Mike out of town, home, hunting, family visiting, Mike and A out of town, parent/ teacher conferences, kids having half days of school for a week, helping out in two elementary schools, shampooing carpets, ripping down wall paper. I have been busy this month.

I started volunteering at J's school too now. I have been volunteering at A's school for the whole year. I just decided that I could keep better tabs on J and know what was going on at school a bit more if I was volunteering. It has been good. I go and read with kids that are struggling with reading a bit.

We had parent/teacher conferences.  Both kids did really great.  Their teachers say they are model students.  And both received some 4's which their teachers say they hardly ever give out.  I was pleased.

Funny things My kiddos Say: October Edition

I haven't been very good about jotting them down this month, but here are a few.

**DD-S was "reading" a little book about the creation and "read", "Heavenly Father gave us the water so we can drink and the fish can swim. He gave us the birds so we can shoot them and eat them." That is what I get for marrying a hunter. haha! (31 Oct)

**we have our three older kids together in one room for sleeping purposes, and they do a bit more playing than sleeping at night. So, ds-J comes out one night saying, "I know what you can get to watch us better when we are in the room. You know those things they use on the TV to see the deer at night, you could get one of those." He is referring to something he has seen advertised on the outdoor channels; it is like night vision, but recording the deer. Silly boy!

** Kids are supposed to be cleaning, dd-S says, "Mom, my Spirit keeps distracting me, so it is VERY hard to clean." (3 Oct)

**dd-S, trying to convince her sister that she had already seen 101 Dalmations 2, "Yes, I saw it, in Mom's belly, you weren't there. Mom's belly has a dvd player in it. " (1 Oct)

Halloween and Trunk or Treating

We had our church Halloween Party. :) My kids were adorable (if I do say so myself) I just wanted to post a few pics of them. :)

let's give these videos a shot...

I figured I could give the video clips a shot. This first one is for Asher. :) It appears D and you have a few things in common. :)



And oh my gosh! It is taking forever to upload. Sorry, I will have to get the hang of video clips better to upload another one. :) The walking one is 4 times as big as tis one, so it will take even longer. Maybe I will try later tonight.

Cub Scouts

We have been inundated with cub scouts this week. Mike has decided that I needed some motivation to help J get his wolf requirements finished. I think I scored in this set up. If we get cracking and he earns his wolf by the next pack meeting I may just be getting my zoom lens I have been wanting for my camera for a Christmas/b-day present. :) So we have been working like crazy. Mike has definitely taken the lead and we have gotten tons done this week. J helped me plan meals and cook and clean up. We picked up trash around the neighborhood (including half full beer cans) with latex gloves for protection. Mike and J barbecued. J was not happy because he almost lost a burger to the flames. This next week we are going to go to a recycling place at our dump, and learn about safety at home and outside. We are working on chores and his everyday to do list to keep himself clean and healthy. We are busy!

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This time of year brings lovely sunsets. And for some reason, with the rotation of the earth, the sun sets in a lovely place with our view right now. It is not always there, some times of the year it sets off to the right a bit and we don't see it from our deck. But these last few days we have been enjoying the beautiful sunsets.

Here is a picture I took:


Seriously, gorgeous!

I have promised my mother in law a video of D walking, but the one I have is too dark. You can't see anything on it, so I will have to record another one. :) i will post one soon. :)

TTFN

made something new

I have been playing with felt a bit lately and made something new for my SA store. :) I made these cute little whimsical pumpkins. I think they are so cute. What I sell are NOT actually these REAL items. I make them, then photograph or scan them in and then extract them to a digital file that is transparent in the background. I sell them as digital images.

Whimsical Pumpkins

I just think they are so cute.

kid-decided nick names and cub scouts

On the way home from cub scouts pack meeting tonight my three oldest kiddos decided they need some nick names. They like the ones we use for them, but they wasted to create their own. So that they would be cooler. So after much deliberation... meet

Meatball Dude

Chocolate Head

and AlfredoSo, those are the kid decided nicknames. Funny kiddos.

On a more serious note...Tonight was J's pack meeting. I was so proud of him. He called the flag ceremony, and he did it with a cheat sheet I made for him. We practiced and he didn't want to have a grown up help him. He did a great job. He spoke loudly and clearly. Woohoo!! a proud mom moment. :)