Aren't you just crazy busy at this time of year? Sometimes I wonder if I am always busy with projects and other "stuff" and just don't notice that that is the normal state of being. Oh well, no matter.
Two Saturdays ago the weather was decent. You just can't let a dry, not too cold Saturday pass in November without at least thinking it would be a good idea to put up those Christmas lights. So with a few extra moments in our day we put up some lights! We put up about the same as last yeat but that is not good enough this year. No! That just wouldn't do. I don't know that the light display at our house will be spectacular or something one should purposefully drive by to see. We gave that up years ago! But, our daughter prides herself on helping design our lighting scheme. She no longer lives here but lives in another state with her new husband. Last year she let us know how pathetic our lighting attempt was. I have to admit it was a bit half-hearted, at least on my part. In an effort to not hear about how pathetic our lights are this year we have purchased more this past weekend and hope to double what we did last year! I hope that we will have another decent day to put them up! Rain, cold, and wind do not make for a pleasant task. I even hear whisperings of snow for the coming weekend. I hope it remains just whisperings though.
The high school play opened this weekend. Yep, my two sons at home both landed roles in this fall's play. They are putting on Charlotte's Web, the classic children's tale by E.B. White. Rob had not ever read it or seen the animated versions. I recall the animated version of my childhood where Templeton the Rat was play by Paul Lynde in the 1973 version. It was fun to go and see how the kids would interpret this tale. Alex was cast as Templeton and Taylor was cast as Avery Arable. I must say the Mr. Sims, the drama teacher, does a great job casting students in roles. Alex wore a three piece grey pinstripe suit with white spats on his shoes, a grey Bowler hat with rat ears, a grey felt rat's tale and a ratty nose that he couldn't stop rubbing (on purpose). Taylor was the quintessential younger, obnoxious brother right down to white socks with dark pants!
We attended the play both nights. All the kids do an amazing job. There are 18 actors in the play. It seems like such a small cast to me but it works well. Alex gets a kick out of startling the little kids. They sure think he is memorable!! Parents were all enamored with Taylor's scene stealing abilities. He is actually supposed to do that! It is fun to watch all 18 kids up on stage giving it their all. Kudos to them all!
The Childrens Sacrament Meeting Presentation was this past Sunday! I am always amazed by the little kids and how they can get it all pulled off. I know that some of them are so terribly nervous. They never give up. They get up there and do their very best to share with their parents and others all the wonderful things they have been learning in Primary. Everyone stays awake in Sacrament Meeting on this one Sunday! I love that. I didn't tell all the kids but I was just as nervous as they were when I got up to do my part!
It is report card day! Yes, tonight we will go pick up the report cards. I think with both boys there will be one B+ and all the rest will be A's. They do quite well and they seem to like school.
We are getting ready for Thanksgiving. When I spoke with my sister she said it would just be us for dinner. I am glad we won't be 20+ people. I always feel bad for the cook when there are more people than that. We have lots of things planned that weekend, too. One person in our group actually wants to go out shopping on Black Friday. We are planning on making tamales. I am really looking forward to that. We might even try to squeeze in Harry Potter! I think we will have to go see some Christmas light displays, too. They are of significance to our daughter. She was proposed to at Christmas Lights on Temple Square.
If you have been wondering about the chickens, no worries! We don't know what our critter was but we have been able to figure out how to keep them out of the animal food. They can't get into the cans but they do roll them around trying!
Well, it is getting dark so I think I will go turn on those Christmas lights! I know it is too early but....I can't help myself!
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