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Console table delivery attempt #2!
FAIL.
We are pretty sure this was the exact table they tried to deliver the first time. Now we get to wait another 6-8 weeks and cross our fingers that they don’t try this again.
Cross country completed!
Katie loves running so when Cross Country was offered as an intramural I signed her up immediately! It was after school for an hour for eight days. Their goal was apparently to lower their time for the mileāand she did! She dropped a minute off her time!
She sleeps with Charlie every night.
Cookies with Papa!
I love trying to match my outfit!
TOP TEAM IN THE WORLD!
Our team was working to achieve some really BIG goals before the end of our Leaders yearā¦ and guess what?!?
We did it!!! Our entire team made it happen and my adopted upline (6 above me) and friend, Jenna Clark, accepted the rank of Global Sapphire Queen (over 7 million in sales in just 1 year)!!!
She represented us on stage this weekend as the TOP TEAM IN THE WORLD!
I could not be more proud to learn from and work alongside such a wonderful team of women with her at the helm.
Harvest Fest
Today was Harvest Fest (aka Halloween) at school.
Costume choice #1 (Cruella) was scrapped last night because she couldn’t find the tank top I bought to go with it.
Costume choice #2 (2018’s Harley Quinn costume) was scrapped at 8am this morning because it was too scratchy, she couldn’t find a shirt to wear under it, and she lost all the accessories during her last sleepover.
So we went with a standby “costume” (MSU cheerleader) that she owns and wears regularly anyway.
Someone shaved about 15 years off today!
Both kids lost their minds when they saw him. They both loved the beard. (I did like it but it was getting a little long.)
Flu shots!
Can’t get Covid boosters yet so getting what’s available!
It’s funny because it’s true.
Dissecting squid!
Katie’s class dissected a squid this week and it made it into the school newsletter! She’s barely in the second photo.
She said it was fun but it really smelled!!
Band Concert in Covid times
Instead of an in-person concert, the kids recorded the concert and we will get a video of it soon! They did post a few pics online and these are two that Owen was in!
I love my boysāa throwback.
I cannot understand how this happens.
When we moved in, I sorted and organized ALL the Tupperware and got rid of ALL mismatched pieces. Fast forward to now and after sorting, this is a FRACTION of the mismatched pieces.
How? How the hell does this happen? I am missing like six bottoms of one type of container. SIX! That’s not just misplaced or accidentally ruined. And some of the missing pieces are sets I literally just bought within the last two months. GRRRR.
One word: kids.
Don’t be ashamed of your mental health because real friends will support you.
Jack O’Lantern World
AN INCREDIBLE WALK THROUGH THOUSANDS OF HAND CARVED JACK O’LANTERNS (Link)
Of course they weren’t all real pumpkins since the exhibit lasts all month…but they were still hand-carved. It was definitely neat but something we probably don’t need to do again!
Most of the pics are Anna’s because mine didn’t turn out as good.
Happy Sweet 16 Maggie
This shreepy sun dog is 16 today! She’s definitely showing her age (aren’t we all?!) but she’s still hanging in there!
Ted Lasso biscuits!
They aren’t in a pretty pink box but we ate Ted Lasso biscuits tonight. Super easy and super tasty. We’ll be making these again!
- 2 sticks unsalted butter (softened)
- 1 ā . cup confectionerās sugar
- 3 tablespoons light brown sugar
- 3 egg yolks
- 1 Ā¾ cup ap flour
- Ā½. (scant) teaspoon kosher salt
Step 1: Heat the oven to 315F and pan spray an 8×8ā baking dish.
Step 2: In a medium bowl, mix the butter and sugars together vigorously until smooth.
Step 3: Stir in the egg yolks.
Step 4: Add the flour and salt, mix just until the dough comes together. The less you mix the dough, the more posi vibes your biscuits will have.
Step 5: Press dough into an even layer in the pan and bake at 315F for 45 minutes until a thin, golden brown layer forms on top.
Step 6: Cool completely before cutting into 2 even columns and 6 even rows.
Go Sparty!
And this pic I snapped as she was trying to get out of the picture? This looks like she could be 3yo again.
Loving on Pepper
Katie really misses our cats so she always loves on Pepper when we go to Anna and David’s.
Sorry, we don’t have room for this.
I have sucky veins.
I had a full panel of blood work done (nothing wrong, just checking things because I haven’t been to the doctor in awhile) and of course my veins didn’t cooperate.
7 Tips to become a successful student
Owen doesn’t bring home too many projects so when I saw this I was in love…and so proud. Great tips, awesome drawings, and nice handwriting. I told him I’m keeping this one for sure.
My two sweet sleeping girls!
We officially have a new blue park!
Today was the official Grand Reopening! There were more people and kids there then I’ve seen in total since we’ve lived here! But it was a picnic so they had hot dogs, chips, and cookies! We couldn’t stay too long since we had dinner plans. But the kids and I did make an appearance and they got to see some friends!
A whole lotta yum.
It could only be better with everything bagels (I used Hawaiian) and red onion!
A preview of the new park!
The park/playground across the street has been closed for renovations since the end of August. They took the construction fences down today so of course Katie ran over immediately!
She went down the little slide first.
The big curly slide can only be accessed via climbing up these ropes! It took some gentle cajoling to get her to do it. Then it took some more to get her to actually go down the slide.
But eventually she did!
Reading to dogs!
Katie had been asking to read to a dog for months now so I finally scheduled it. You call into a zoom call and get assigned to a dog! She loved it! Maggie was only there for a minute so everyone could see her!
They’re doing math. Really.
