Tricks n' Treats

Here is Hobbes, Broom Hilda, and Darth Leopard at the obligatory (yet somehow compellingly convenient) Trunk or Treat activity. They are trying to look menacing to scare away other kids so that they'll be more candy left for them (or maybe the sun is just in their eyes.)

Here is the ever-charming Good Witch Lisette. Saffron is conspicuously missing from the photos because she refused to get into her little lion costume. Oh well.

We skipped neighborhood trick or treating and instead went to Grandma and Grandpa's for a little Halloween party. We ate donuts from a string, bobbed for apples, and drank witch's potion (Crystal Light with dry ice.) Deja and Brian were there and we all had a good time.

I forgot to bring our camera, but we played with Grandma's nice new digital camera. Talk about features, this one's got 'em! It makes my poor camera look pretty sad. Amy also got a new camera and the pictures on her blog look fabulous! Sigh. We'll have to upgrade our camera someday.

Toaster Pizza

Toaster Pizza
by Lisette

Once upon a time a penguin named Phil went to the North Pole to visit his friend Jerry the polar bear, who lived in a small igloo there. When Phil got there he said, "Jerry, let's get pizza!" 'So Phil and Jerry got frozen pizza.

Then Jerry said, "I forgot I don't have an oven!" So they thought and thought. Then Phil asked, "do you have a toaster?" They did have a toaster so they put the pizza in Jerry's toaster and ate toasted pizza.

The End

Lifesavers

We are still all a little sick at our house, but we're getting better. We now to the coughing stage, but not so stuffed up. Hopefully by Wednesday will be back to 100%. I got to take a nap both Saturday and Sunday, so that was a good thing.

On Saturday Kevin called me waking me up from my nap. I was pretty groggy so I couldn't quite figure out what was going on. He asked me if I had any lifesavers. The conversation went like this.

Kevin: Do you guys have any lifesavers?
Me: No.
Kevin: Do you know where you can get them?
Me: The candy isle in the grocery store.
Kevin: How much do they cost?
Me: I think they're under $2.
Kevin: Wow.
Me: ???
Kevin: But I think I want a cool one that flips open? Do they have those?
Me: Wait what are you talking about? Did you say lifesavers or Light Sabers?
Kevin: Light Sabers.
Me: Oh, that makes more sense. Yes we have light sabers.

Pathetic

Our whole family has been pretty sick since Sunday. Usually we don't all get ill, and if we do, we're usually staggered. This time we got it all at once. It is pretty pathetic to hear everyone's froggy voices and see everyone just lie around.

There is a Primary song titled "A Happy Family." I keep thinking about us and "A Pathetic Family" keeps popping into my mind.

Mommy's coughing, can't you see?
Daddy's retching, yes sirree.
We're all sick, and so you see,
We're a pathetic family.

Lisette's glazed over, Saffron too,
Miles and Ian have the flu.
We're all sick, and so you see,
We're a pathetic family.

My apologies to the Primary board for that little song. We are starting to get better, really, we are.

Standing Together

Melinda went to the National Student Dialogue Conference this weekend. It's basically a Evangelical Christian and Mormon conference where they discuss doctrinal differences, similarities, and try to find common ground. It was sponsored by Standing Together which is an organization started by Rev. Greg Johnson to create understandings between Evangelical Christian and Latter-day Saints. Bob Millett spoke there as well, and we've both enjoyed his works, especially "A Different Jesus?" and "Grace Works."

Here are the highlights (and lowlights) of the rest of our weekend:

• Ian and Miles bought a Lego Star Wars set with the money they have saved up
• I played stay-at-home dad for 2 days
• I have much deeper appreciation for all the work Melinda has to do everyday
  
• Ian got an ear infection on Friday
• Max (one of our mice) died - we were all very sad; especially Miles
  
• Miles was the only one to make it to the primary program; everyone else was sick this morning
• All the kids wanted to be "simpsonized" like their mom so we made a collage