item 2

From Pier One:

Zebra please!

christmas list item one

From DownEast Outfitters:

really?

A 3rd grade boy just said "You look nice today." How sweet is that?

three words

Best.
Game.
Ever.

**This is mostly for the benefit of my speechie friends, but honestly . . . I could own this game and be happy. Check it out here.

in-n-out

Today Cody & I visited the new In-N-Out in Orem. It opened a couple days ago & has been packed ever since. We were lucky -- there were only 4 cars ahead of us in line when we went . . . at 10 in the MORNING!!!! I would not recommend eating any type of fast food that early, but now we can say that we had a burger opening weekend! Not that that is anything to brag about :)

**Just for the record, we didn't plan to go early. We were out running errands & saw the short line, then decided to stop on a whim.
**Yes Mom, this picture was taken while I was on the phone with you.

another speech story

One of my speech students is working on idioms -- understanding that little sayings like 'don't let the cat out of the bag' or 'I'm all tied up' are not literal and actually mean something else. I have these cards that have the phrase on one card and the real meaning on another matching card. My student has done really well at memorizing the meanings. His favorite is 'She has a green thumb really means . . . she is good at helping plants & flowers grow.'

Today I learned he hasn't quite grasped the meaning of a green thumb -- he said "I am getting so good at matching these cards because I have a green thumb!"

Better luck to me next week . . .

this post is brought to you by the letter B

Me: What words start with the letter B?
Kindergarten Boy 1: Bubble.
Kindergarten Boy 2: Beer.

I don't know whether to laugh or cry.