What the?

I think thanks go out to Uncle Russ for his excellent use of the exclamation: What the? Even though Aimee and Russ have been out in Utah for nearly 4 months now, Regan has been saving this particular expression for sensitive silent moments in church, public areas, or anywhere else that catches her off guard. She really has brilliant comedic timing. What the?

Thanksgiving was a blast at our house. We decided on Sunday night at dinner that we hated the yellow in our kitchen and that we would repaint it before we had our Thanksgiving meal on Thursday. Nothing like a little time pressure to get a job done! So, I patched up all the drywall spots and had to mud over some seams in the old wallpaper, etc. On Monday night, I sand down all the drywall plaster to get a nice smooth surface. (Dust flying everywhere, good kitchen prep for cooking)

Erika, *bless her heart*, offers to help me wipe down the walls to get a clean painting surface. So, we got a few damp rags and were wiping down the walls to get the dust off. Everything seems to be going smoothly when Erika turns to me and asks - "So, are we just trying to wipe off the white stuff?" The shock and panic on my face was enough to catch her mid-sentence and after a few seconds we both burst out laughing. After which, I explained that the "white stuff" was the drywall plaster that I had carefully applied for several hours on Saturday and had just sanded down. Inhaling copious quantities in the process. Simply golden Erika. Thanks for the help.

Erika's Aunt April came and ate with us on Thursday. Her and Erika (and Aydan!) did the 5 am Black Friday madness run. We had the great opportunity to meet Bud's fiancee Gwen's family and her daughter and friend.

We blew and raked leaves twice over the weekend, causing insane amounts of fun and great photos.

Enjoy and we wish you all the happiest of Holidays. We are so very blessed and thankful.

Rich