Best of...Worst of...Week 20

Guess I missed week 19.  Sorry.

Mason
Best:  all the fun presents I got on Christmas, snow, no school, lots of candy, movie with friends
Worst:  losing my shoe in the snow pile, Adrian Peterson not getting the all-time rushing record

Tanner
Best:  Christmas, snow, no school, lots of candy, yummy fruit salad, movie with friends 
Worst:  when the kinect won't work

Joe
Best:  White Christmas, new car, lots of exercise shoveling snow
Worst:  can't think of any

Rachelle
Best:  Christmas magic, snow, yummy fruit salad, time off from work,
Worst:  all of this coming to an end:(

The Search

Next time, Mason will probably retrieve his shoes the moment they "fall" off while playing in the snow. 45 minutes later...after much digging, we found the shoes!

That isn't a cookie

Mason and Star shared dinner. Gross!

Gingerbread Fun

Tonight we decorated gingerbread trains and houses with our friends, the Spangenberg's. We have done this as a family for many years (8, I think) and with the Soangenberg's for the last several.

This year I was lazy and bought kits. In the past I have made the gingerbread but it was not so this year. And actually, it was pretty nice. The kits were much easier!

The kids had a great time, as did the adults. Lucy joined us and must be used to the amount of candy we have around our house because she didn't even seem to think we were crazy.

And the winner is...Mason's outhouse replica. And, as usual, Logan wins the other award, the "not so winner".

Thanks for a great evening!

Best of...Worst of...Week 18

Mason
Best: Almost Christmas...I love the Christmas spirit, walking to visit Kelli and Tyler
Worst: snowing, waking up tired and not wanting to go to church

Tanner
Best: Orange Leaf on Monday, my new iPad game (Kick the Buddy), losing in Science Fair (a blessing in disguise)
Worst: Getting a bad sleep on Saturday night

Rachelle
Best: 1/2 Orange Leaf on Monday, finishing up two big projects at work, shopping and Christmas preparations with Lucy, finding a new car, lunch at Vito's with Joe
Worst: Waiting for my doctor appointment and then having to reschedule anyway

Joe
Best: 3 Home Inspections (all in one day), car shopping, lunch at Vito's with Ra, Red Robin (finally, I got my way), Tithing settlement is over for another year!!, shoveling snow for Tyler yesterday (a little exercise and extra cash), Aggie bowl-game victory
Worst: cold winter temperatures, not getting the truck sold yet (not even any interest)

How do you handle dissappointment?

Tanner worked so hard on his Science Fair Project. He researced, tested, tested again, studied, wrote, worked, worked and worked. He wanted nothing more than the pizza party and to go to District.

He didn't win. He worked hard and it didn't pay off. How do you turn this around?

Regardless, I am so proud of him. Not that it will make it better, but he is my winner!!!

Best of... Worst of...Week 17

Mason
Best:  Olive Garden for dinner last night, free time with Dad while Mom was working late, Ward Christmas party
Worst:  Hitting my head hard against my friend, Jamarcus, while playing football and almost getting concussed
Tanner
Best:  Olive Garden, Mom's fajitas, snow (hopefully it will snow more), the Christmas season, almost finishing my Science Fair board and journal, playing water polo and meeting a gold medal Olympian
Worst:  having to do my Science Fair board and journal (thank goodness my mom helped)
Rachelle
Best:  Christmas shopping with Joe, making Muddy Buddies with Tanner and Mason, finishing the Christmas letters, my Primary class, Mason figuring out how many minutes the commercials are in The Polar Express using multiplication, Tanner working so hard on the piano and his Science Fair project
Worst:  working late every day!, missing my allergy shot, meeting for the business on Thursday,
Joe
Best:  49er's win, Tanner learning the piano, Christmas shopping with Rachelle (who doesn't like to spend money), Olive Garden with the family, finishing all of my home teaching today!, doing car research, LOVE the Christmas lights, season, and spirit
Worst:  bitter cold temperatures, noisy tenant complaints, discovering a broken window at the 4-plex and no one claiming it (laundry room),

Best of...Worst of...Week 16

Joe
Best:  getting a free live Christmas tree and decorating it as a family, renting the apartment
Worst:  constant wind, 49er's losing today
Ra
Best:  free Christmas tree, Tanner's football banquet, hamburger soup, dinner with friends, Primary class, Thank you bonus from work
Worst:  wireless networks, working too much
Tanner
Best:  Football banquet
Worst:  missing assignments
Mason
Best:  fruity snacks, knee football, Christmas books to read, decorating the Christmas tree and getting out all of our ornaments
Worst:  when the Christmas tree tipped over