Thursday, November 24, 2011

Thanksgiving 2011

Thanksgiving Indian.


Thanksgiving Feast


Thanksgiving Movie


Thankful for..........Everything



Staying Home was Awesome this year.  I made my first Turkey(breast).  We ate with Friends, Played games, and came home.


The Boys were asleep by 7:00.


No Black Friday for us.  Looking forward to a good nights sleep.

Friday, November 11, 2011

overheard

Coop and Nick are playing chess.

Coop: and then you will kill my swan?

Nick: what swan?

Cooper: my swan.

Nick: you don't have a swan.

Cooper: did you kill it?

Hee hee.

p.s. he meant pawn.

Thursday, November 10, 2011

Kids

Today I had a student ask me a question.  A really Poignant question.  


"Do you believe that things you do will come back and effect you later".


 I said "Yes", and then paused and said "But I have kids".


I have actually been thinking about this a lot lately.  Life seems to be going really fast and I seem unable of catching my breath and yesterday I feel like I took out my Frustration on my kids.  I was Short with them and even Angry.  I found myself later wondering if my lapses in "adult" control will ultimately effect how my sweet boys see and interact with the world, and that really worries me. Because I have kids, I find myself thinking through decisions more slowly and introspectively because I know they won't just effect me, but also these innocent spirits in my home.


I looked at this young kid with his whole life and a million choices ahead of him, dismissing the things he could do that would "effect him later".


Then he told me he got a girl pregnant............

Thursday, November 3, 2011

Halloween 2011

 Complete success.


Jacks totally got into it!!!

And our friend Camden drove back from his new house to trick-or-treat with us.



And now we have enough candy for the next 18 months!!