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