Morning Routine

Esther and William have been waking up way too early most days lately, which means they are very tired in the morning. They usually decide to spend the first bit of their tired mornings snuggling with their favorite blankets on our bean bag. (They posed a little when they saw the camera come out - but they really were cuddling already.)

Tag

Aimee tagged me, so here it goes.
Here are my rules: post the rules and list 3 joys, 3 fears, 3 goals, 3 current obsessions/collections, and 3 random surprising facts. Then, tag 3 people at the end of the post.

Joys:
1. My husband
2. My kids
3. Occasional time away from them

Fears:
1. Cockroaches
2. Kidnapping
3. Injury of loved one

Goals:
1. Be a mom who both teaches and is fun
2. Play the piano very well
3. Have a clean house for 24 hours in a row

Obsessions/Collections:
1. Collecting recipes
2. Reading food labels
3. Reading blogs

Random Surprising Facts:
1. When I was a kid a podiatrist said I would have flat feet if I didn't have surgery. No surgery and still no flat feet.
2. I hate potato chips- yuck!
3. My birthday is on Halloween

Tag:
I'm never good at picking people so I asked Esther. She says, "Addie's mom, Jada's mom, and Ethan's mom."

Tuesdays and Thursdays

My friend Kristine is an amazing musician. She teaches both piano and voice lessons. I've wanted to take piano lessons for a long time now, and when I asked her about it she suggested that we could do an exchange. She'd give me piano lessons and I would babysit her kids while she gave other people lessons. That means that not only do I get to improve my piano skills, but my kids are guaranteed playmates once a week (and they wish it was more). William especially loves Maddie and takes off running as soon as he sees her. I can't find a down side to this arrangement.

Nine Down, Four to Go

Here is the ninth instalment of our Family Home Evening Saga.

My New Best Friend

Some of you might think it shallow of me to consider a dishwasher my best friend, but none of my other friends wash my dishes for me every single night. I would like to consider the makers of Criagslist a close second though for making friendships like this possible.

Fall Fun

Yesterday was the Grosse Pointe Park Festival. Besides the usual farmers market that lines the street we got to enjoy all sorts of activities. Some of the highlights were the bouncy castle, the giant slide, ceramic and pumpkin painting, crab races, cake walks, an obstacle course, a plethora of fair games, live music and lots of good food.


Once when we were in Grenada one of Esther's friends told her mom that she doesn't like Grenada because it stinks. Last night I took a quick walk to the store to pick up some groceries we needed and even though all the noise and people were gone, it still smelled just like the festival: barbecue, seafood, popcorn, and farmers market all rolled into one. Definitely air worth breathing.

Blake's Orchard

Today the Grosse Pointe Mom's Club went to Blake's Orchard and Cider Mill. We had a lot of fun and wore ourselves out. Here are a few of the many things we did.