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WHAT WE LEARNED
+ New country in Around the World: Japan! We read Crow Boy and had a really great discussion afterwards.
+ We learned how (and tried!) to make clouds come out of our mouths.
+ Highlight of the week: we had our first Family Adventure Field Trip of the school year! Mark took the day off and we drove to our old hometown and went apple picking. We always seem to plan outings when it’s boiling outside (that day had record-breaking temps in the 90s!) but between the breeze and the shade of the apple trees, we still had a fun time.
TEN THINGS I’M GRATEFUL FOR
Sophie’s toothy grin (another tooth lost this week!)
falling leaves
watching D teach Lucy a new trick
a new year of Trail Life for the boys
the taste of a crisp apple straight from the tree
reminiscing about memories from the early years of parenthood
finally getting some clear answers about why our lawn mower keeps breaking down
a good veterinarian
a successful surgery for Lucy
big bowls of popcorn
IN THE KITCHEN
+ On the menu:
T: cheesy beef enchilada tortellini skillet (not linking because the recipe needed too much tweaking to be worth making again)
W: Mark brought home fast food
Th: we had a huge lunch while we were out apple picking, so just snacked on popcorn for dinner
F: breakfast for dinner – eggs and homemade biscuits
+ D is for Donuts, using a funfetti cake mix and this pan
+ How much I spent on groceries this week: $220.40
1I'm glad Lucy's surgery went ok, I hope it wasn't aything serious. I love both Good things!!
Lucy was spayed, so just a routine surgery, thank goodness. She's recovering well and is almost back to her crazy self already!
My kids love going to the same orchard every year!! It's fun to get a bigger variety of apples then what the stores offer. Plus the orchard has a "magic" tree that has apples with pink flesh, they are very cool!!!
Yes! The whole experience is so fun. Unfortunately, our orchard only had one variety open for picking, but we hope to go again soon to try a few other options. There's nothing like eating an apple freshly picked from the tree!