My sister Lena is really good about having her kids cook every week. They each take turns being "chef" and choose what they will eat, help grocery shop, and then cook the food. I have done this a little with my kids and recently picked it up again. Elden was chef and we made homemade meatballs to have with spaghetti-not homemade.
I had fun at the beginning of October putting together some goodies for my college nieces and nephews.
Lee and I talked about painting the inside of the front door for awhile. One evening I just did it haha.
My friend Tara hosted a fall lunch. We invited a few ladies and I brought apples, homemade caramel and some pumpkin crumble cake. Not sure what it's called. I labeled it pumpkin delight. It's like a pumpkin dump cake though. And SO yummy! Especially cold.
I kept going with the door! Just one coat left!
Ta-da! Done!
My kids like to make things here and there. Haley is great at making this yummy chocolatety fudge stuff with cocoa powder, and Cal made these yummy cocoa balls.
Shanna had a desire for a pumpkin roll one day so we made that happen.
It turned out great!
Haley's work...chocolate and caramel. YUM.
I did a Relief Society temple trip to the Philadelphia temple. Our friend Paige brought lunch for everyone. It was delicious!
Shanna and her best friend Cortyln. One Sunday when we had Sunday School, we left after sacrament meeting and drove to Franklin, WV so Shanna could see Cortlyn. We arrived right in time for their sunday school so we didn't miss any church!
This is for Reed. He loves hockey.
And when do you see an Ely license plate?
Elden participated in three school choir--elementary, middle and high school. Very fun!
Grilled chicken and roasted butternut squash. Oh yeah!
I did a little craft thing with the kids. It was kind of random, but they got to fill up the jars with candy and put the popsicle sticks in the jar. On the popsicle sticks they wrote down a couple of ways they were going to serve people and also a couple of goals they want to accomplish.
Shanna dressing up for character day....she was a nerd.
I was able to go on a field trip with Shanna and Haley to Back Home on the Farm.
Shanna, Haley and I were on a team for the corn maze. We cheated and used the map. But Haley rocked the map! We were the first people out. Though we weren't first place, or the fastest time, because we were the third group in. They staggered the start times. A group that went in after us came out soon after we did. But still, it was fun to be the first group out.
Haley's fun creation.
Now on to the brain part of the post. The girls had their big brain study appointment this fall where they had an MRI scan. We went up when school was out. Lee came as well. He dropped us off at the study then went up to the Philadelphia Temple. He got back before we were done. It worked out great. Traffic wasn't that great on the way home and I missed the correct exit.
They give us lunch at the study and they pay us as well. Shanna and Haley earned all of their money they needed for Christmas and then some! I earned $300. Lee and I split $200 of it. My $100 "play money" ended up going to gas money. I never spent any on anything fun. Oh well. I should have budgeted better for gas that month! We had a lot of little trips.
On they way home Lee told me a story that a 94-year old lady shared about getting and inflatable bra when she was younger. No clue those existed! Especially back in the 40s or 50s! Or whenever it was! She was on an airline with a Spanish speaking crew. Well, with the lack of pressure or whatever, it made her bra expand. And it kept expanding and burst. The plane had to land and after getting someone to help interpret, they realized it wasn't a bomb. The lady later got a $400 bill for an emergency landing fee. It was pretty funny. Lee told this to me on the way home from the brain study. The girls heard me laughing and were asking what was funny. I told them never mind but they kept persisting. I told them it would be an embarrassing story. Haley stopped protesting but Shanna still wanted to know. We gave a cryptic story about a bra popping. Shanna said "How can they pop? Bras don't pop!" It was hilarious and I couldn't stop laughing. Lee ended up telling the whole story. It was so so so funny. Had to be there I guess!
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