The "Tornado"

Mike:  Jess, what do you have to say about this room?

Jess:  I need a MAID!!!

(hmmm...)

Our Budding Musicians

Rock on, all!

Snow's Here!

WHOOOO-EEE!  Yesterday, 71 degrees.  Now, 33 degrees.  Tonight, down to 25 degrees.  Several inches of snow on the way.  YEA!!!!

It's Halloween!

Here are the kiddos' offerings:

The Doctor (from Doctor Who)

A Vampire

An Un-Dead Hunter

A Granny

Happy Halloween, Everyone!

Today's Project

As a consequence for some less-than-wonderful choices, Mike and I took away Jer's and Jen's "handheld devices" and unplugged the TV last night.  This morning, Jer was up doing his jobs at 8:30 am, and then he made this--I love when he's in creative mode!

After a few trial runs, Jer made some adjustments, added a couple of accessories, and loaded passengers:

Ah, chores...

Last night, after trying to get the younger kids to do their jobs ALL afternoon, I decided to have them write (themselves) a list of what they each had left.  Here's Jessie's:

Miss Cynth in the Kitchen with the Butter Knife...

Hmmm...  So I admit, it was a REALLY stupid decision to use a butter knife to try to remove the avocado pit.  But I was in a hurry, and I didn't have time to wash a paring knife.  "Let that be a lesson to you..."

(Apparently, avocado pits are a really common cause for emergency room visits.)