Jacob-MP commando...with a little attitude

Halloween 2009

Emily- the witch

Halloween 2009

Tara-the bronze fairy

trunk-or treating ....and treats in the trunk

We had our trunk-or-treat last night at the church. The kids were funny. They ran around with their friends and ate a few chips and cookies at the ward chili cook-off. We then went outside. I sat at the car and passed out candy. They went around and around the parking lot....(Emily 3 times!) and got candy. Jacob was frightened by a few scary masks and decided to call it quits and climbed into the back of the explorer.....then one friend joined him, then another...until soon there were about 8 kids back there hanging out and eating candy. No telling how much candy they ate. There were quite a few wrappers....but, I did get the often quoted "you're the best mom ever!" Yeah me! Tomorrow we hit Safety city and then Saturday trick or treating at the mall. There will be enough candy to fill goodie bags from now until Christmas 2010!

Monster Jokes by Ima Laffin

Emily checked out this book at the library this week. We spent plenty of time laffin at these ones. We thought we would share.

What does a boy monster do when a girl monster rolls her eyes at him?
-He picks them up and rolls them back.

What is a monster's favorite game?
-Swallow the leader.

Why does the little girl monster think her brother was born upside down?
-His nose runs and his feet smell.

What do you call a mouse who can pick up a monster?
-Sir.

What do you get if you cross a monster with a kangaroo?
-Big holes all over Australia.

What do you call a one-eyed monster who rides a motorcycle?
-Cycle-ops.

Why doesn't dracula have any friends?
-Because he is a pain in the neck.

Did you hear about the monster who sent his picture to a lonely hearts club?
-They said no one was that lonely.

How did the monster cure his sore throat?
-He spent all day gargoyling.

Jacob's tripping day

Jacob's first grade class had their field trip to downtown. I went along, thinking it would be a fun bonding moment with Jake and his classmates. I was assigned 3 other little boys. None of whom seemed to be able to hear me. It was rainy when we left...but, turned out to be a nice day.

We headed up the sunsphere. Then went to the courthouse (one of the little girls in first grade has a grandfather who is a judge). We then went to Neyland Stadium and saw cheerleaders, Smoky the dog took Jacob's lunch and chair for fun,one cheerleader gave him a temporary "T" tatoo, another made him a paper airplane. The kids got to run on the field, go in the locker rooms and go crazy.

We then went to see the basketball arena....for some reason the name is escaping me..and then walk on by the Tennessee river. It was a super long day. But, it was my first time to visit alot of places downtown after 10 years of living here.

October

We have really been busy this past week. The teachers in my class have been ill , but the kids have notall 11 were there....so, 2 days I took over (stayed the whole day and taught the class) It about wore me out. Between that, and getting PTA work done and planning Tara's teacher's birthday surprise and all three fall parties, I had ZERO afternoons to myself. Good thing "fall break"is coming up this week. I actually have my first inservice tomorrow. I got my tetnus shot on Saturday and my flu shot on Monday, so, I walked around with 2 sore arms for a couple of days.

Gene's well into his bagpipe lessons. He's coming along very nicely. The band needs drummers. I thought when the kids are just a bit older, we could all be a part of the band together.

I was called as gospel doctrine teacher and taught for the first time today. I think it went pretty well....it's hard to say. It was definately not as scary as I thought it would be. It was nice to talk about prophets the week after conference.

We cleaned out the girl's room completely last Saturday and rearranged their beds (thanks Richard for stopping by just in time to help). We realized most of their winter clothes don't fit from last year. I just happened to see a consignment sale and got about 15 items for less than $30. Yahoo! I now follow the girls around with hangers and encouragement to hang up whatever they are taking off. And no more toys in the room.

We had Gene's brother David and his family come and visit.

We got a new washer...to replace the transmission it would cost $300....so, we opted for a new one for just $100 more than the repair.

All of the kids, and both of us are healthy. Knock, knock.....I know the illness surrounds us, but for now we are good.

Tara's plant cell

Tara's first science project was due last week. She made a plant cell out of green jello, an avacado (for the nucleus), sprinkles for the chromosomes, frozen corn (for the mitochondria), a water-filled balloon for the vacuole, wax paper for the cell membrane, etc. It was pretty cool. Yeah Borden science team! I told her not to bring it home on the bus.

The bordens came to visit

David and Tina, Brooke and Connor came to visit this past weekend. They watched the Tennessee game and then came over for pizza and games. The kids took over the camera. They very much enjoyed their time with some of their Texas cousins. Jacob was thrilled Connor played Mario Karts with him. Brooke and Tara made some very delicious chocolate chip cookies. Hooray for family!

What?

I bought Emily these socks. .....later I read the label. A pair of socks for everyday....eight pairs of socks! What? I thought there were 7 days in the week!

Oh!

Before dinner

I told the kids to go run outside and play before dinner yesterday. There wasn't any running..........

There wasn't any playing.............although I did find a frisbee out in the yard.................
But, there was






DRAWING ON THE FRONT PORCH

What's wrong Mom?......nothing.....glad you are all having a good time.