Mr. October

Today, Austin was chosen as the Westwood Life Skill Award Winner for October for 2nd grade! This month's life skill is gratitude. He said Mrs. Underwood said he was chosen because he is so polite and thankful, and does his work without complaining. He was very excited to add the award to his scrapbook.
I am completely thankful that Austin has such a positive outlook and that his gratitude shines through!

Also, we may have to consider getting Karsen a phone for Christmas (just kidding, grandparents!). But she has been talking to a few friends from school on the phone lately, which is much different than the boy conversations I am used to with Austin and his friends. The boy conversations are usually, "Ask your mom if you can come play.(Pause) Okay, we'll pick you up in an hour."

Girl conversation: "What are you doing? (Pause) I'm eating spaghetti. (Pause) Maybe I'll have a cookie for dessert. (Pause) Ask your mom if you can have dessert. (Pause) [Gets off phone to tell me Carrington is having dessert later]. Are you going to ask for a My Little Pony shop for Christmas? (Pause) Ask your mom if you can have a My Little Pony shop for Christmas. [Gets off phone to tell me Carrington is asking her mom for a My Little Pony shop for Christmas, too.]
So while it is nice that I know everything they are discussing, the conversations do tend to drag on. Also, I have discovered, Karsen doesn't much seem to mind who she is talking to. The other day, after a few minutes into the conversation I heard her suddenly yell, "WHO ARE YOU?" I knew who it was from the caller I.D., but apparently Karsen thought she was talking to her friend Kate--but it wasn't Kate. Oh well, she has plenty of opportunities to work on her phone etiquette.