NYE

Here’s how the collection is celebrating: Pizza, popcorn, sparkling cider, Rock Band 2, E.T., ice cream with Magic Shell (imagine Tilla-Mint with a chocolate shield), and, as usual, asleep well before midnight.  Good night 2008!

Sponsored

Aidan (7) just wrote his first letter to the child he’s sponsoring. This Ethiopian boy shares the exact same birthday as him. Maybe they’ll meet each other someday.

At Target

Mindy:  Mmmmm.  Let’s get popcorn.
Mia (9):  I love it when you’re pregnant.

Mindy hands him her water bottle and…

Joshua (3): Backwash, here I come!

Pound

Aidan (7) read the abbrevation for pounds (lbs.) as lilobeters. 

And, if you must know, he was reading this.

Ovearheard The Day After Christmas

Paige:  I’m gonna go count my money.

Merry Christmas!

Duriastivus Table Gnome
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Watching “Barbie In The Nutcracker…”

Nutcracker: Follow me.
Paige (5): Follow him?! He’s a cracker.

National Public Radio

Compassion International will be on NPR!  Click here for more info.

Brothers

Joshua:  I sorry, Aidan.
Aidan:  I forgive you, Joshua.
Joshua:  Thanks, Aidan.  You the best boy ever I seen.