Goals and fishing and Hillman and such.

Owen's aspirations for the future...

Owen: When I grow up I'm gonna poop in the potty.

and

Me: Do you know what you are going to be doing next year?
Owen: Being strong and courageous!

(I'm in full agreement with both of those goals.)

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Claire hard at work in school...

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And Claire dressing up in my clothes and pretending to be me!

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Fishing in Marshallville...

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Our kids get along great with our neighbor Hillman. Bonus: He always cracks us up with his hilarious personality.

The other day I came in from a run and collapsed on the living room floor to recover for a few minutes.
Hillman: Uh...Mr. Steve...you might want to come check on your wife.

Spencer: Hillman, you thirsty?
Hillman: Yeah.
Spencer (hands him a Cinderella cup full of water)
Hillman: Thanks a lot. That's real original, Mr. Steve.

I think I'm going to start a new series called "Hillman and Mr. Steve."

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Tonight I went to check on all the kiddos tonight before heading to bed myself. I walked into AK's room to find an empty bed.

I began to experience a mild amount of panic when I didn't find her in the floor, in the closet, in the hallway, or in Claire's room. Then I opened the cabinet...

Never a dull moment.

News and other news.

C: Is Bean a Christian?
Me: Yep!
AK: Good. Ok, so I know 2 Christians.

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(Discussing the difference between mammals and birds)
Me: And what do mammals have on the outside? Like, what do we have covering the outside of our body?
AK: Epithelial tissue?

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AK (runs into the kitchen wearing bright flowery leggings and a beige sweater (in August)): Mom, I changed clothes so I could look like a vet.

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C: Mom, can I listen to this Adventures in Odyssey episode? They said it was a little scary. It's about a monk. Which is pretty scary. But it's not the scariest thing I have ever heard. The scariest thing I've ever seen is pretty much when I was watching Scooby Doo and this terrible monster broke Scooby's treat. Yep. That is pretty much the scariest thing I have ever seen.

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In other news, AK sliced her toe pretty badly on Wednesday. On the oven. I cannot even explain that one.

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And in the best news of all, it's now September and I bought my first pumpkin spice candle of the season! Fall, here we come!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!