Noah had a conversation with Rob yesterday regarding his birthday wishes for any presents he may receive.

His first request is for a microscope that 'can see the little holes in leaves." Just a little history here...Noah received a really, really cool microscope for Christmas. It can see the little itty bitty bugs in plant water. Apparently, that is not powerful enough.

Rob told him that, that might be a little bit too expensive at this point in time and asked him if he had a second request.

Without thinking about it, Noah replied, "I would like bricks."

Huh???

He explained that he wanted bricks so he could build Mam (that is my mom) an underground house in our backyard.

Honestly? I cannot even begin to tell you what a wise old soul Noah is. He is always thinking such deep thoughts.

Jacob and Gabrielle are doing well - in case you were wondering. They don't say as many cute things as Noah. They are doing well in school and are having fun with their friends, etc. Sorry, kids. You need to start coming up with some really great one liners...

Noah had a rough night. He had to wake up in the morning because his sheets and comforter had fallen off (which, while annoying, is not a new experience for him).

I was in the shower and he came in to tell me what a bad night he had because he had to wake up in the middle of the night to put his covers back on because he was freezing.

He ended the conversation with, "My sheets are alive."

I suppose that it is the only logical explanation for sheets mysteriously inching their way off one's body in the middle of the night.

Last night while serving dinner, I was holding the salad bowl in my hands. Noah eyed the salad suspiciously and asked me why there were pink cucumbers in the salad.

I had to explain to him that they were radishes, not cucumbers. He even tried it - didn't like it so well, but nonetheless, it was funny.

Jacob and Gabrielle had to hold their giggles in. Jacob whispered to me that we needed to post this on the blog - not 'Dad's cancer blog, but the other one.' I was happy to oblige.

Rob's cancer is back.

I am officially neglecting this blog for a while. Go to hairlessinsaltlake.blogspot.com for updates.

xoxox

*Kids are happy.
*Rob doesn't have any cancer in his body at the moment. Yay!
*Noah is getting his MRI tomorrow.
*Rob and I are out of school for two weeks.
*The kids are out of school for two weeks.
*PARTY!
*Angie, Chad, and Abby are here (well, they have been here for a week)! Yay! It is great to see them.
*Jacob is starting basketball season again. Most of his games are at 4:30 in the afternoon - weird.
*The kids are super-dooper excited for Christmas.

More later. (I am sure that since it has been ages since I last posted, most of you have stopped bothering to check the blog.) If you decide to check again, there may be pictures awaiting you.

I have been having technical difficulties. Instead of waiting any longer until things are ironed out, I will just post a piano recital that Jacob & Gabrielle had at the end of October.

They are absolutely amazing (if I do say so myself!!!).

Gabrielle is playing two different pieces and Jacob is playing a concerto with Brad Bennion (their piano teacher's son - another very talented pianist).

OK LAME!!!! I have to go home and re-download the video! It is well worth the wait, though!

Noah and I were perusing Rich & Sharon's blog and Noah noticed the wooden guy that the girls were posing with (on the bench).

He says to me, "Hey, that guy looks plastic, doesn't he?"

"Yes," I answer, "He does, doesn't he?"

With all the seriousness of a super-smart six year old, he responds, "He must have had plastic surgery."

I seriously cannot tell you how much that made me smile.