I'm Thankful For...

Daddy asked me what I am thankful for. Here are the things I told him.

• Daddy & Mama
• McKenzie
• Grandmas & Grandpas
• friends
• teachers
• the trees
• the sky
• clouds
• the sidewalk
• the sun
• the moon
• the stars
• flashlights
• colored leaves
• cars
• pencils
• books
• houses
• walls
• fences
• stairs
• running
• stickers
• fish
• sharks
• plugs
• things that go into plugs
• the oven
• the microwave

Hartley's

We went to Whole Foods last week. One of the things we got there was some Hartley's Strawberry Jam. That's the kind of jam we used to get in London. We'd put it on Mama's homemade biscuits. It's delicious. Whole Foods is the only place we can find it here in the States. They have it in their "international foods" aisle.

The funny thing is, we used to go to Whole Foods in London (the one on Kensington High Street) to get stuff that was hard to find over there, like pumpkin pie filling so Mama could make a pumpkin pie, or aji amarillo so Daddy could make lomo saltado and papa a la huancaina.

Speaking of pumpkin pie: Happy Thanksgiving.

It's Been Such a Long Time

It's been a long time since I've posted. I've been pretty busy with moving into a new house and being in school. I've also been a little sick. I got strep throat and then an ear infection.

The day I was diagnosed with strep throat, I came home and took a nap in the afternoon. When I woke up it was dark outside and I thought I had slept all night. I had something like the following conversation with Daddy:

Daddy: "Do you have to stay home from school tomorrow?"

Me: "I stay home from school today."

Daddy: "You went to school today. You stay home tomorrow."

Me: "Today is tomorrow."

Daddy: "Huh?"

Me: "Mama, why is it still dark outside if I'm awake now?"

I assume you saw Mama's post about Halloween. McKenzie and I had a great time. We got to go trick or treating like three times. We had so much candy we started to give some of it away to trick or treaters.

We're settling into the house now. It feels like home. Mama painted my bedroom. She's going to post some pictures on her blog, so I won't spoil the surprise.