Keepin' Up

Here's just a quick update on some recent happenings.
  Titus is doing well in school and is working toward a LEGO Mindstorms set. He earns squares on a goal sheet for school work and  he (we) had an apple cider stand in late September to help kick off his saving. He is also doing flag football and Dave is coaching.  A fun time for them both!

                          

Trent is still boycotting potty training, and I am okay with that. Once we are hunkered down for the winter we may give it another old college try - but until then, we'll survive. And my gag reflex will continue to get a workout. :) He also helped himself to a cup of chocolate syrup this morning. Keeps me on my toes!

Here he is after a hot fudge sundae :)

Trace and I spent some time this morning looking for a lost library book (grrrr...).  We pulled the couch out and saw a glue mouse trap.  Trace said "I'm going to put this [something random] right by it so the mouse (which has already been caught) will trip and fall into the mouse pool." He turns to me and whispers, "I call it a mouse pool so the mouse won't know it's a trap."  Love it. Trace is into anything Titus is into. Same breakfast choices, same color shirt - they have been real pals lately, which is quite a switch - a welcome one.

Tess and I went to a play on Saturday at the DSM Playhouse.  It was Anne of Green Gables - possibly my favorite story. I have a hard time watching plays objectively - always a critic, I guess. On the way home I was trying really hard not to give my opinion before knowing Tess'.  I asked her what she thought.  She said she liked it.  I commented "It was not very exciting but it was nice wasn't it?" She rightly stated, "Those people worked really hard on it and they did a good job."  How right. She's a good one.

As I said, Anne of Green Gables has long been one of my all time favorite movies (the whole series). I haven't, however, read the books.  Since they grace the shelves of my front room hutch, I've decided this will be my winter reading selection.  Excited for that.

Dave was on the road to Ohio early this week and Scott is in St. Louis for a few weeks,  so I had some quiet evenings.  Took the opportunity to watch a couple of chick flicks - Ballet Shoes and a new Jane Eyre.  Both were quite enjoyable...and available on Netflix streaming if you are interested.

That's a quick update of us...off to make lunch before heading off to teach. Happy Wednesday!