A Visitor

Hello there! It's Charlie, Daisy, and Penny. We took over the computer for a second to tell you about the visitors we had at our house over the weekend. There were SO many feet standing around on our floor! We hardly knew where to sit or go there were so many people. Our friend Mandie came to visit. She brought her people Larry and Stacy from a long way away with her. She didn't remember us at first, but then we remembered that we were friends. When we were younger we didn't get along very well, but then we realized that growling doesn't solve anything and we became friends. We now can share the yard and enjoy being together. I think the people had a good time too. While we played outside and took naps inside they were very loud and laughed a whole lot. They ate a lot too, but didn't share too much with us. We were disappointed, but they made sure all of us got cookies!

My Favorite Sesame Street Clip

Sesame Street was my absolute favorite when I was a kid. I loved the Twiddlebugs because they were cute and tiny and they lived in the flowers. Thanks, Jamie, for the idea!

Pumpkin pie in Preschool

Today was our annual pumpkin pie making in my special preschool class. The kids have been looking forward to this day all month. We have a marker on our calendar to show what day we will make pies and eat pies too! I have all the ingredients ready and we mix and talk about all the things we put in. I let the kids smell the spices and pumpkin. Usually they don't like the cloves and ginger, which are my two favorites. The kids are still learning how to take a little sniff of something instead of blowing. In fact, one of my kiddos blew into the ginger a little bit and it flew everywhere! We talk about the colors and count our ingredients and stir. That is their favorite thing to do. We then put the pie in a toaster oven. Our room smells so good (one of the only times it does! ha!) while it cooks. The kids love to smell it baking. They are so excited when we pull it out of the oven, and proud that they made something. Tomorrow will be even better when they get to eat what they made!

Raking Leaves

Today was one of the last warm days we are going to have for a little while, so we went and raked leaves. Well, of course we have to jump in them if we rake them! The girls have been waiting for today and absolutely loved it!

Welcome Fall!

Fall has finally come to Moore. It has been warm, so the leaves have started changing within the past two weeks. They are beautiful! I think my favorite color of leaves is red. I've seen some trees that have all three colors on them. The girls are waiting with bated breath to rake leaves and jump in them. We have more leaves to wait on yet. Then we will have a wonderful time in the leaves. I love this time of year. Sweatshirts, cool weather, fall activities, pumpkins, and Thanksgiving!

Worth Every Penny

This is a phrase I say every time I come to visit my chair. My dear husband let me pick this out for my birthday the year I was pregnant with Anna. My chair was made especially for me at the Thomasville store. I wanted something simple and very comfortable. The design is such that it just welcomes you like a hug when you sit in it. I have taken a great many naps in my chair. When I first saw the sample chair at the store it reminded me of a chair at my Grandma Jaszkowiak's house that I loved. I picked out the fabric to match some pieces of my mother's bedroom set that I still have. It all looks beautiful together. When my mother-in-law made us a fabulous quilt, I was tickled to realize that my chair still matched! So, I put away my mom's things and embraced my chair in our new room. I love my chair, and I will keep it as long as I'm still kicking. Everyone that has seen my chair knows it travels with me to the nursing home when it's my time to be leisurely and enjoy my last days, in my chair. It is definitely worth every penny!

Hermione Granger

This year for Halloween the girls wanted to be Hermione from the Harry Potter series. They love how smart and clever she is, as well as beautiful. Instead of purchasing costumes, I bought material and fabric, and made them for the same amount I would've paid for them. It was quite a stretch for me--I have never used a pattern to sew anything before! So, I said a little prayer of guidance and hoped that Mom would be smiling on me as I got out her Bernina to transform my girls into very classy little witches. After a late night (2:30 am) on Tuesday, I had all but the hems done. The girls were delighted! They enjoyed walking about the neighborhood with their robes flowing and their wands at the ready. Now they will have play robes anytime that they want to be a Griffyndor.