It's the last day of November and...

We got elfed!

Happy Turkey Day

Our demonstration of what NOT to do after your big meal...

I am so very thankful for my little turkies. Actually I meant turkeys. That would be the proper plural. (Leah...)

Just Desserts

So a few days ago Gary had sent me a news article about the most expensive dessert in the world. It costs $25,000. Plus tip.

Ridiculous on so many levels - I won't even go there (gluttony, materialism, how many students sponsorships that would be...). But what I did find as gut-busting funny was that 3 days later I came across this follow up item:

Popular NYC Eatery Shut Down For Rodents
NEW YORK - While serendipity may be the art of finding pleasant things by chance, what health inspectors found at celebrated eatery Serendipity 3 was not very agreeable.

Officials closed the restaurant Wednesday night after it failed its second inspection in a month. An inspector spotted a live mouse and mouse droppings, fruit flies, house flies and more than 100 live cockroaches.

"Both inspections revealed rodent and fly infestation and conditions conducive to pest infestation, including stagnant water in the basement," the department said.

People stand in line for hours outside the Manhattan restaurant, known for its extravagant and expensive desserts. Its $25,000 Frrrozen Haute Chocolate features top-grade cocoa, edible gold and shavings of a luxury truffle and was declared the most expensive dessert in the world by Guinness World Records. The eatery also offers a $1,000 sundae named Golden Opulence requiring 48-hour advance notice.

Calculating the Risks

Would you fight and work for something if you thought you wouldn't win?


I highly recommend this latest post from the Livesay Tribe - missionaries in Haiti. It has a great song by Sara Groves too.

"The concept of fighting ONLY when you think you can win is one of the things that strikes us --- if everyone only did what seemed like a probable win ... well, that would rule out a whole heck of a lot of things -- it is worth losing over and over again because sometime in some small way there will be victory ---and even if the victories are few and far between ... it is worth it."

16 down

314 to go.


Three Angels Christian Academy needs School Sponsors. The commitment is $27 a month. Everything is automatic and done online. Couldn't be easier. I can send you a brochure if you would like or you can visit the website to learn more.

To make it interesting - what else costs $27? I'll start:

• A movie date with my husband with small popcorn . (Tickets are $10.50 out here people!)
• LEGO Star Wars Naboo N-1 Starfighter with Vulture Droid (that is Calvin's entry)
• A pedicure with tip but without the sandpaper treatment for my calluses.
• "You on a Diet" book that I really need to read.
• A case and a half of Celebration Ale (that is Gary's entry)
• This REALLY cute sweater at The Gap. Okay - actually that is 2 months worth...
  
• 7.8 Gallons of gas - have you SEEN the prices lately!
  

Your turn!

Big day in the Hoffmann House

Today my daughter read her first book all by herself. I am bloated with pride!