Tea Party

Today while I was sitting in my room enjoying a brief "time out" (lolol), I heard the sound of water... in the girls' room. This is what I found:

The girls were having a tea party with Buttons. Fortunately for me, they were only using water (whew).

I'm so glad it wasn't the red Hawaiian punch that stains hands. Jordan was playing with some of that punch in the sink this morning, then was mortified to find out it stained his hands red. That's traumatic for a 12 year old. Especially when he found out we were leaving shortly for parent/teacher conferences. It came out after he scrubbed his hands for about 10 minutes (in total desperation - lolol). Some kids just have to learn by experience.

At least all the school conferences went well. :) Just a few things that the kids each need to work on. Good conferences are definately something to be thankful for!!

I'm also thankful for a few minutes to read. Maybe. If nothing else happens. When I got home from the grocery store this afternoon, we found Buttons with pee and cat litter caked really thick on her tail. Good thing I'm keeping her in the bunny cage when we're not home. She had bath #4.

Well, back to "The Story Girl" by L.M. Montgomery. I think Jenna would LOVE this book.

Thanksgiving menu and other demotivational topics

I've been planning my Thanksgiving lunch menu (since we're having dinner at my mother-in-law's house), and I've come to the conclusion that casseroles are good. I'm going to make a turkey/stuffing casserole, and I'm asking other family members to bring casseroles too. This ought to be memorable - lol. Especially since Jeff and John are from California, where casseroles are like eating foreign food. Maybe if I make one of these, or even just show pictures of them, then my meal will seem oh-so-much-better. http://www.daniellespencer.com/graphics/projects/various/jello_turkey/2007.htm

I've also been looking at demotivational posters tonight. I didn't even know that they existed, but I like them. My favorite is "MOTIVATION: If a pretty poster and a cute saying are all it takes to motivate you, you probably have a very easy job. The kind robots will be doing soon."
http://www.despair.com/viewall.html

So....that's my evening. Turkey jello molds (the lime jello mountain dew one is certainly interesting) and demotivational posters. Like I need any more demotivation :) Christmas shopping is NOT even going to be mentioned on this post. Not this week. Maybe not ever.

On a brighter side: we got our new kitten last week. The kids have decided to name her Buttons, and she is SUCH a cutie. She was born on Mom and Dad's porch during the weekend of that hurricane that went through the area. Here's a pic of Emma with Buttons:

The Scariest Pumpkin Ever!!!

These pumpkins are no doubt the scariest I have EVER seen. WARNING: Do not view with small children around. My kids are still crying out of fear. And they'll probably be having nightmares for the next 4 years. Thanks Jeff, for sending the pic:

Here is a cute pumpkin pic. It's Jenna blowing out the candles on her pumpkin cake last week. The cake just looks like a pumpkin, it's actually CHOCOLATE!!! The BEST!

And last but not least. Here's a great fall picture of Holly with turkey feathers. I think the feathers might make a great Thanksgiving table centerpiece (lol).

I think that's just about all the pictures I can handle for one night!!