Ellie had to take her first round of state tests this month. In the third grade they do things to help the kids feel encouraged each year. In the fall testing, they have the 2nd graders work on writing letters of encouragement. Ellie got one from one of her friends from church!
Every fall we have a Kindness Week where we dress up to themes of kindness. On Friday of the week, it was Character Day. Ellie had a book character project she needed to present, so she was Fern from Charlotte’s Web with her pig, Wilbur. I went as Napoleon Dynamite (a character from the movie of the same name). This outfit was recognized by only a handful of kids, so I had the privilege of showing them clips from the movie. (This is probably the best, and most accurate, costume of my life.) Madison went as Little Red Riding Hood and Pepper was the Wolf. (He was only a prop and was not allowed to go to school with her…)
One Friday night, I brought pizza home after helping my parents with the leaves. Madison and Ellie surprised Jeremy and I with a movie theatre experience to go with the pizza. We had to buy our tickets, check in, and proceed to the theatre downstairs to watch Over the Moon on Netflix. (This is a really cute movie, by the way.) It was a nice surprise.
Pepper continues to be a part of our life – pampered with petting and begging to be petted are his main to modes. And sometimes the begging for attention takes a much more passive aggressive approach where he steals anything not nailed down – socks, kitchen towels, recycled paper, etc – and then taunts you with it. It is great… (please hear the sarcasm in that last statement) He does have more good moments than annoying ones, so that’s good.
The world around us is always worth noting. The faint double rainbow brought us a reminder of God’s promises one day when it rained while it was sunny. So fun. The moon was full and bright on Halloween. Jeremy spent some time gazing at it with his spotting scope. God is amazing.
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