Awkward Halloween

That awkward moment Halloween morning as you're dropping off your late child at school and you see someone in the school building wearing a bathrobe looking like she has a blackeye and you don't know whether that's a Halloween costume or her normal appearance but since you're wearing a pajama top and fuzzy slippers you can't really say anything.

Water pump sensor error

Clearly we need to consider putting in a bathroom in the basement.  Our genius sin decided to pee into the sump pump closet, because he was playing in the basement and didn't want to run upstairs.  Apparently we hadn't told him the water closet we have is just not that kind of closet!

Never thought we'd need to spell that out,  we found out because he set off the emergency water sensors we put in place to warn us of floods.

He passed his test!

Yahoooo!!!!

Karl has been studying for the licensing exam for the last two years we have lived in NY,  and today he took the final monster test and passed!  It is such a relief to have that huge ordeal lifted off our shoulders.  We went out to celebrate tonight. 

English teacher snarky

We were having some pre birthday cake for josh and Sydney corrected a minor grammatical mistake Josh made.  Emily promptly chimed in that Sydney should be and English teacher because she is always correcting mistakes made by Emily and Josh.  Syd sent her a dirty look but didn't shoot the idea down.  I think Grandma Hicks is proud of her!

Birthday boy

EHe wanted cereal for his birthday breakfast, the meal where I'd let him pick anything!

Karl laughed and said "he is so my son!"  Gotta love Cold cereal! 

Karl  has a night shift this week so we did birthday celebration last night and it was so fun

This morning Josh is been running up to anyone who would listen and saying, " it's my birthday!"

Life lessons from Frozen

Josh: could there ever be Aven with a last name of Pilz?

Me: only if you marry her

Josh: marry her??

Me: then she would have the same last name.

Josh: and she would live here with us??

Me: (laughing) yep!

Josh: (grinning) and she could sleep in my bunk bed on top.

Me: yep.

Josh: and would we kiss?  

Me: yes, and hold hands and snuggle.

Josh: And bow? And dance? Like in frozen at the party for queen Elsa?  I like that part. 

(Excited) That would be my first time getting married!

Me: well you really only want to get married once.

Josh: not ten times,  that would be silly.

Birthday time!

My little munchkin turned 12 this week!  Ahhhhhhh!  I can't believe for fast time has flown. 

We had her birthday party yesterday with a friend from school, and friends from church.  Sadly Karl and Josh had to stay home because josh was running a fever! I scheduled it at a place called Wonderworks,  and the kids had a great time! It was also the longest party ever!  By the end of the day, I was tired,  but they had such a good time it was totally worth it!