November

Like everything else in our life November came and went very quickly.

Some of the teachers at the school wanted to have a Veteran's Day program this year. The weekend before plans were still finalized. I mentioned I might know someone who could speak and the next thing you know, I was in charge of the whole thing. So, of course, I fell back on the trusty boy scouts. I had my wolves each say a little thing and I used Ethan's webelo's for my color guard. Although, some people noticed we did not correctly fold the flag (give my poor 9 years old a break!) overall, I think it turned out really well.

The other big even at the school was the the second and third grade Thanksgiving program. They made a stew and all sorts of crafts. They performed a little play and fed the audience. They were really lucky because dad took the day off the work to come and ALL the grandparents came to watch too. Hayden brought home his lines the night before and that was when we found out he had the biggest part, and he did a stellar job. Yeah, my man!

During November most of the family has been battling illness. I been sick all month with a terrible cough. Everyone else has gone in and out sick times. I have been told it isn't the dreaded H1N1, just some other flu, but it has been really annoying. In fact because I was sick we didn't go over to my dad's for Thanksgiving. Nor, did I get to see my grandma, whom they just moved into an assisted living center over the long weekend. The Liddell's didn't seem to mind our illness too much, so we were able to go over to their house for dinner.

I made my turkey the next day and I was so proud of myself because it was really juicy. Hayden even said my turkey was better than grandma's! Maybe someday soon I'll feel more qualified to host dinner at my house!