November 20

The annual pie party was on Friday. We had a wonderful time with the friends that came. Many different types of pie were served, and children ran wild in the backyard. The adults talked and talked. We have portable fireplace and enjoyed  a small fire. The older boys loved to add kindling. The adults sat around the fire and talked. We sent all the leftovers home with others so there is no pie left in our house.

Sweetheart

• Sweetheart worked a lot of overtime to meet a deadline at work. Most of the work was accomplished by the time the customer presentation took place. Sweetheart presented a lot of his work and was able to have a successful week.
• Sweetheart did all the heavy lifting and cleaning up outside before the pie party. The backyard looks great!
  

Mama

• I went to another conference on Monday to complete the live credits I need for licensure. The conference was on grief and how to support and counsel individuals in their grief process. The presenter talked mostly about death grief.
• I made pies this week. I had a goal to make the pie crusts. I did it. I made 8 pie crusts. It was a little daunting because I didn’t want to fail. One pie I looked forward to making was a banoffee pie (a banana and toffee pie). It was a hit.
  

Underfoot

• Underfoot finished his music class. He loves to go to music class and sings throughout the week.
• Sweetheart and I have been talking about what we need to do as parents to get Underfoot ready for kindergarten. One night Hurricane fell asleep early, and the three of us just sat and talked and talked. Underfoot told us all types of things and asked lots of questions. He is a really good boy and eager to learn.
  

Hurricane

• Hurricane continues with his boundless energy. He has a new thing he does when he is really tired. He will run in circles so he doesn’t have to go to sleep. If he sits still for just a moment he will go to sleep.
• He has an iron-will. When he does something he knows he probably shouldn’t, he stands on his feet and looks us straight in the eye and says, “I am Hurricane.” Some times he says his whole name. This is the signal to us that he is firm in his decision. We hope that it will focus him to do good when he stands for something.
  

Family

• On Saturday, we had a family day. We spent the time doing some errands and then came home for a nap. All of us napped. It is very unusual for all of us to take a nap.

Happy Thanksgiving this coming week! We hope this letter finds you surrounded by joy, peace, and loving friendships.


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