This cute little store is making an impact in our lives yet again as Megan started work there this week!  We are so excited!  (Some of us more so than others!)  Meg is ready for this new excitement in her life as her tennis is over and her schoolwork is under control.  She worked two days this week.  Last night she and Sarah both worked to get the store stocked for the holidays.  They didn't make it home until 11:30 that night!  Sarah had been there since 11am, so I know she was grateful to have Megan there with her from 5:00 on.  Work time and sister time.  What a deal!

Too busy to look up and smile at their mom!
(Actually, too mortified that their mom is taking pictures!  Ha!)

Mariah has been nursing her sprained ankle all week.  She is still required to be at basketball practices although I think she would be there whether she was required to be or not!  They had her go to their sports trainer every day where they had her on a regimen of icing and walking and elctro-therapy and whatnot.  It was Mariah's own particular kind of torture to watch basketball and not be able to play!  Fortunately, she was able to play a little bit Friday and a little more on Saturday.  Their first games are on Tuesday!  Hopefully, by then, she will have a nice, reliable ankle again.

Cheyenne and Calianne had to wear Santa hats for some mysterious pictures their teacher took this week.  They looked so adorable, that I took pictures, too!  They played in two basketball games this week and had basketball practice twice.  They are really loving basketball and all the time with their dad!  They also pleased us with a piano recital this week.  They are both doing a great job!

Bethany wanted some alone time with mom and dad this week, so we took her to Arby's on Saturday.  We had arranged to meet Grandma and Grandpa Skinner in the parking lot on their way down to California for Thanksgiving.  They stocked us up on Idaho potatoes!  Then we got Beth some ice cream!  She is a sweet girl who told us that her biggest problem in life is when her friends can't play because they are doing chores!  I didn't get a picture of her or Mariah this week so I had them pose so you wouldn't forget what they looked like.  They decided to do a silly pic!

Benjamin learned about Indians this week.  On Friday they had Indian Day.  They made feathered hats, got their faces painted, and even got to shoot poster animals with their little bows and arrows.  Ben was really good at it!

Now this boy knows how to smile for a picture!