Susanne from Living to Tell the Story hosts the weekly Friday’s Fave Five meme, and I’m always glad when I pull myself together enough to play along.
So, five of my favorite things from this week?
1. Fall, in general. This week has been absolutely beautiful. The weather has been nice — crisp, but not too cold. The leaves are gorgeous — reds, oranges, yellows. And everywhere I go, I see signs of my favorite season: bright decorative gourds, Starbucks’ Pumpkin Spice Latte, families out walking, ladybugs crawling all over the outside of our house. Oh wait, the ladybugs (technically Asian something-or-other beetles) aren’t one of my favorite things, but it is fall and they are looking for a place to spend the winter, and apparently, our house is mighty attractive, because they keep crawling all over our windows and peeking in to see if there’s room for them.
2. Apple crisp. I made my first one of the season last night. Yummy.
3. C.’s good news. C. (11) announced that he’s made it into the regional spelling bee. Congratulations, C.! I know it’s a result of hard work, avid reading, and…maybe just a hint of good-speller genetics. From my side, of course. I’m not saying my husband can’t spell; I’m just saying he can’t spell as well as I can.
4. The persistence and logic of a 3-year-old. L. (3) asked me this week if he could watch Lord of the Rings. Um…no.
Now, he knows we own the Lord of the Rings trilogy, and he knows that we watch it, but he’s certainly never seen it. He also knows that he has a Veggie Tales DVD called Lord of the Beans (one of the more amusing ones, in my opinion). But apparently, the veggies aren’t enough for him — he wants to watch Lord of the Rings. At least, it sure seems like it, since he asked me about 1,384 times if I would please put the DVD in.
I’m not really mean. I just don’t think that epic battles, nasty Orcs, and repulsive Uruk-hai are things a 3-year-old should be exposed to. It finally took C.’s help to convince L. that he’s just not old enough to watch Lord of the Rings.
Until today, that is. Apparently realizing that two entire days had passed since his last request, he looked at me this morning and said, “Mom, I’m older now. So NOW I can watch Lord of the Rings. Can you please put in the Lord of the Rings DVD?”
Sigh…
5. My thoughtful husband. Every year, I help cut out, count, and sort the Box Tops for C.’s school. And every year, I end up with sore hands, calluses, a crick in my neck, and a grouchy attitude from the hours and hours of trimming and sorting and recording. Chad did a very sweet thing this week. He knew more Box Tops were coming home one afternoon, and he came home from work early to help me cut and count them, so I wouldn’t have to face them all by myself. What a great guy. Thank you, Chad! You’re the best!
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Love your list!
I miss not doing Fall into Reading this year, but I just couldn’t add it to my life right now. I pressure myself too much with the posting and the linking.
Hey, I’m with you on LOTR! I expect Bookworm1 (and all others) will not be in a position to watch it until they are 10-11. It’s just intense! I’m for your decision!
And YAY for fall and apple crisp! Yummy!
We had a ladybug infestation in a former house — thousands of them dead all over a worktable every morning for several mornings. It ruined my husbands like for them!
I love the colors and feelings of fall, too. We had our first apple crisp a couple of weeks ago,
Congratulations to your son on his accomplishments with the spelling bee!
And what a sweet hubby to pitch in and help with the Box Tops.
Congrats to C for making the spelling bee!!! Good luck!!
apple crisp one of my favorite meals
Sounds like the little guy has been listening to They Might Be Giants – that makes me thing of the song “Older.”
I’m making mulled cider tonight – yum!
How wonderful to have a husband who works alongside you. And congratulations to C. on the spelling bee! I am a poor speller myself (2 languages make it confusing)
love your list of faves!!!! especially number one: my fave season!!
Hi Katrina, nice to see you at the “Five”. What a great list. I’m with you on fall and colors and pumpkin spice lattes. And apple crisp is my all time favorite dessert!
Congrats to C on his spelling acheivements. And L makes me laugh. He is one determined little guy.
Sweet of your hubby to notice that you needed help!
WOW!! Lord of the Rings, Apple Crisp and Spelling Bee.
Sounds good to me
Congrats `C`
What a great list. I am enjoying fall, too, and wishing that I knew how to make (and was motivated to do it) apple crisp.
Congratulations to your little speller!
I love apple crisp, too, and was thinking of doing one this weekend.
I have to say that you are blessed with your hubby helping you with box tops. That is so nice of him!
Congrats to C on the spelling bee. We are genetically blessed spellers, too.
How funny about L!
And the CT ladybugs much be much smarter than yours, because they don’t just peek in, they GET in. They were swarming on Monday, and while they seem to have subsided outside, they are comfortably all over the windows, ceilings and in the corners. And yes, I was thinking that they are beetles. At least they are cute beetles.
You would think the parents would cut them before they sent them to school! I do and just assumed everyone did. Come on people!
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We read LOTR, starting with The Hobbit, to our children once they turned six. They also listened to their dad read Narnia Tales to them. I love your three year old’s logic. It sounds like you have a thinker on your hands.