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1.  I read the whole Dragonlance Legends trilogy this week.  It was phenomenal!  Hooray for Raistlin and Caramon!

2.  I wrote a lullaby for Soren on Monday about Haumea, his current obsession.  He was thrilled to pieces about the little song and has asked me to sing it every night.  I'm actually really proud of the song and writing it got me excited about composing.

3.  Emily Becker is the one that inspired me to write a song for Soren.  We visited her on Monday morning and she really lifted my spirits.  The boys played with her kids, watched Charlie Brown, and ate lots of dinosaur chicken nuggets.

4.  The end of our Hollow Earth campaign was really fun.  Scott finished up the game on Tuesday night with an epic battle between a giant stone robot (piloted by the party) and a horror from beyond the stars.  The group really enjoyed the game and is excited to start a new game in a couple of weeks.  So I'm going to DM an old-school Dungeons and Dragons game!  I'm so psyched!

5.  Scott has been experimenting with some of the prioritizing ideas he got from 7 Habits of Highly Effective People this week.  He has been very pleased with the results.  I am excited to read the book too.  Now that Raistlin and Caramon's story has been completed, I can start right away!

6.  Soren did a lot of painting this week.  He was experimenting with mixing colors, which was fun to see.

7.  Thursday evening, Carl and I went to the Fitzgeralds' apartment.  I haven't been to visit Meagan in a long time and it was really nice.  Her boys *loved* playing with Carl.  They mostly threw leaves off the balcony.

8.  We also went to visit Claudia today.  She is really good with kids.  She listens so intently to them and they know it.  Soren and Carl love to go there even though she doesn't have kids or toys.  They just like to tell her stories.

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1. I have enjoyed the sunshine this week.  It has been perfect autumn weather.  Our kindergarten walks have been very pleasant.  I love to see the brown and yellow leaves falling all around me.  I told the kids that when they caught a falling leaf, they caught a wish in their hand.  It's harder than it sounds!  Today, one fell right on my head!  I decided to count that. 2. Monday was my brother Timothy's last P-day of his mission!  We chatted on gmail for about an hour that morning.  I am really excited for him to come home! 3. I made an apple pie for FHE.  It was amazing. 4. Scott went on a father-son date with Soren on Wednesday night.  They went to the U of U parking lot and wrote down all the license plates they saw.  When they got home, Soren was very excited to tell me about the snazzy sports car they saw as well as the license plate from England. 5. I gave myself permission to take a nap every day this week. ...