March FHE

WEEK 1: It was the hottest day of the year and we decided to take advantage of it. The original plan was the dismantle the VCR/DVD combo that got fried in our power surge and rescue Blue's Clues for Alex. But that plan was put on hold while we all enjoyed a pleasant evening outside and then delved into Kiersten's chocolate cake. It is birthday week, ya know, and I tend to celebrate all month long whenever I feel like it.

WEEK 2: For Kiersten's drama class she needed to see a play and write a report. She could also pass off something for Young Women's. So a play it was. I had heard that the Desert Star Playhouse was a lot of fun and family-oriented. They were also showing CSI:Provo, Decaffeinated DNA which was a spoof on Mormon culture. Erik was pretty sure he didn't want to go and begged to stay home. Nope. This was FHE and so we needed everybody. Okay, I'd already bought the tickets which weren't cheap, so he was coming. Turns out that he actually thought the show was hilariously funny and wanted to know if we could get season tickets. Kiersten wants to come back for her birthday and thought it was better than going to the movies. Theater may not be the cheapest option, but I'd rather my kids got hooked on that than having to see every new show that opens at the local Cinemark.

WEEK 3: We finally got around to dismantling the VCR. I thought it would be an easy fix to get the tape out. We ended up taking apart the entire thing, before pretty much ripping it out. Alex was very happy that we rescued his tape. We finished off the evening by playing Spot It, a very easy, quick fun game that challenges your visual skills.

WEEK 4: This week hit the library to load up on books for our Easter break vacation and ended up at Best Buy looking at computers and TVs to replace the ones that got fried in the surge. Erik came out of there convinced he's going to buy a Kindle Fire. Actually, he's sure that Nate and he are going to buy it together. What a bad idea! Then Nate informed me a day later that he is going to buy the Kindle Fire for Erik's birthday. A bad idea just got worse.