Day 43. Four Full Days.

It was hard to get back to school today. We had four days off in a row! We did tons of fun family stuff like thanksgiving, Black Friday Shopping, and cutting our tree down. On Saturday, we went up to Apple Hill and had lunch at a local pizza place and then picked out our tree. It cost a bit more then buying by our house, but it's so worth it. We make a day of it. The highlight for us is standing on the mountain, after we find the perfect tree, and yelling "cutter" at the top of our lungs. What could be better then tons of people in good moods canvasing the mountain for the perfect tree. It's freezing, it's Christmasy, you randomly hear "cutter" being yelled unexpectedly...candy canes, apple donuts, and this year we bought an ornament to remember these trips.

Unit tests, fractions, and endless pronouns filled our morning. The kids enjoyed the class store today at the end of the day. They all had about 80 sticks saved up. Grand prizes were purchased! Cameron will be fishing on the Wii until he is forced to stop, and Hattie and Eva are dressed in their ball gowns and fur coats. All is right in the world today.

Now there are just 127 school days left until summer.