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Quote of the Week...

Here are a few sound bites from our world this week.  You pick your favorite.

We had our energy audit this week to see where we can save on heating before the winter.  The man had to run back to his SUV to get a ladder to check the attic.  When he came back the kids were lined up as if they had never seen a ladder before.  He walked in asked "So are you guys trying to keep up with the Duggers or what?"  Yes, we are only 15 behind them, but give us 10 years and we should be close!

As I often do if I have to leave the floor that the kids are on I tell Jonah "I am going to switch the laundry.  Can you keep an eye on Reuben and Audrey for me?"  He likes the power, but I didn't realize how much until this week when I heard him say very seriously to his sister "Did you hear that Audrey?   I am the boss...me, the mayor and the president."  He thinks pretty highly of his position as older brother!

We had a picnic at the airport with friends on Tuesday.  The down side was that President Obama was in town so no planes landed.  The up side was that President Obama was in town so we saw Air Force One take off.  I tried to explain that the plane was taking the President back to Washington DC.  As Audrey often does she digests for a few minutes and then will repeat everything we just talked about back to me.  Her story is that the plane was headed for Washington "Full of presents!" 
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