Tim's a failure. This is now just my blog!

(S) Ok, not really, but Tim doesn't update this darn thing anymore! So I guess I can. Lots and LOTS has happened for use since my last post. We have a house!!! Yay yay yay! It's in Tempe, right next to ASU which is perfect because we eventually want to use it as a rental home. It is a 3 bedroom 1 bath house with a game room and a huge backyard for our puppy! That's right, what good is a house without a dog? My friend Molly's dog just had golden retriever puppies and we're getting one. It's a little girl and we're looking to get it the weekend after Thanksgiving. Her name is Abby Normal Satterstrom after my favorite movie Young Frankenstein. She is seriously the cutest damn thing I've ever seen. It's going to be hard to go to work and leave that adorable face at home.

Next week is Thanksgiving and we're going to Tim's family/friends in California. I'm really excited to meet this mysterious Uncle Tom that Tim speaks of all the time and to see the rest of the family. The one downside? They don't do Leftsa which is a Sommars family tradition and I'm sad to be missing out on it. I love that stuff. It fills you up completely before you actually get to the thanksgiving meal and it's totally worth it. However I guess it's a good trade to get out of here for a few days.

Kid quotes of the week?
Today we were talking about Indians since we are reading "The Indian in the Cupboard". Omri, the main character went to get some food for the Indian, so I had my students predict what they thought he would bring the Indian. One student's response? "Miss Sommars they'll bring him blood to drink!" Me: "What?" Student: "Well all they drink is Turkey blood." Awesome, nice to know they have that wonderful misconception.

Last week we were reading a story about families and came across the term "in-laws" so I explained Mother in law, sister in law, etc. Their response? "Ummm so Miss Sommars...does that make Mr. Tim our Teacher-in-law?" Hahaha adorable. Of course I accepted that answer because it was so cute.

Anyways, that's all for now! Love you all! Here's some pictures of Abby to warm your hearts. <3