Thanksgiving Menu

Since it will be just the four of us for Thanksgiving dinner next week, and there are some traditional foods that we Lusters don't much care for, we let the girls come up with the menu:

Sleepy Cat

Rosie's favorite afternoon napping place is on the back of the couch in the living room, especially on sunny days like today.  She has a pretty rough life, this cat.

Nubs to Curls

Last night the girls requested that I put their hair in little buns, also known as "nubs" in our house.  The goal of sleeping with nubs in their hair is curly hair the next day.  (Each girl has four buns, you can't see the two in the back.)

 Voila!  Evelyn had really curly hair this morning - she was a little nervous going to school with such a different hair style, but she did just fine.

 And, as always, Julia just loved her curly hair.  This is the only way curls will stay in her hair.  If the weather conditions are right (i.e., low humidity), her hair will hold the curl all day.

Tired Peanut

Evelyn had a very busy day today...

* Advanced band practice (before school)

* School

* Ballet class (1 1/2 hours)

* Nutcracker rehearsals (1 1/2 hours)

When she got home around 9:15 tonight, the poor girl was exhausted.  But she loves everything she is doing - all of her music and dancing - so it's worth it.

Math Homework for Julia

Julia usually breezes through her math homework.  But this evening, a problem actually stumped her - a multiple choice problem asking which addends make a sum of 10.  She imagined she had a number line on the table in front of her, and she correctly chose 6+4.  I enjoy watching the academic wheels turn in her cute little head.

Morning Routine

While Kat was here, helping with my knee surgery recovery, she gifted me this yummy tea.  I got into the habit of having a cup of this tea - with sugar and whole milk - each morning.  She's back in Texas and I'm flying solo with getting the girls ready for school in the morning, but I'm continuing my morning tea routine.  After getting the girls off to school, I put ice on my knee and sip a cup of tea.

Walk to the Lake

This morning the girls invited Kat to go for a walk through the forest to Mirror Lake - a popular hiking destination for Julia and Evelyn when guests are visiting.  Because of the angle of the sun, it's difficult to see what color is left on the trees.  But the hiking crew was gone for an hour, so I'm assuming a good time was had by all.  (I was resting at home, recovering from last Friday's knee surgery.)