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Faith De Vyldere

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Christmas Tree Hunting  Last last Sunday afternoon, us DeVylderes (and company) went to a Christmas tree lot in North Albany. Everyone younger than Elijah plus Dad were (after a lot of miscalculation in dynamic duo driving directions) met at the house (yes, THE house) and before we knew it, we had emerged at the tree lot, ( though spectators say there were signs of "traveling by map.") Elijah D. and Keith Stirn met up with us at the lot and, (after tens of minutes of trying to keep the little kids from being recruited for elves) we climbed aboard the wagon and started off on our journey. After the first stop, when all the people that weren't with our crew got off, I'm pretty sure the weight of the wagon was the only in the way from us tipping the whole thing over. Once we finally got off the ride, the amount of time spent picking the trees can be briefly summed up as pine cone fights, tag, of course tree searching, and a silent (but deadly) game of "Hide Elijah's Keys." But in the end, we got a very green Douglas fir tree, Marcah got a very tall Nordman tree, and we went into the store to enjoy hot cocoa and popcorn.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Family Emergency Plan A recent story in the "Tangent Newsletter" (one of the rival newspapers in our vicinity) has brought to our attention the very inauspicious topic of family emergency plans. In order to get a better understanding of how much knowledge the general household public really has about the matter we interviewed "the general household public": Below are the questions that were asked of the community and some of their answers. Be aware that they replied in a manner that...defies description:

 

 

How would you contact family in case of emergency? Ezra:  Ride the neighbors' horse to mom. Hannah:  In the case that I need to get in touch with my family in an emergency I will roll over and kick Rachel in the head. Jerusha: I would probably put an add in the weekly comet telling them where I am. Joel:  That depends. Is this a taco-related emergency? In that case, I would most likely send out a massive group text, saying: "Help. Send tacos." What 3 things would you NEED to have with you in the event of an emergency? Keturah:  A fire alarm, a gas tank and my singing guitar. Ezra:  My lucky homing pigeon, a laser pointer and a water bottle of water...to drink. Hannah:  Hiking boots, a pocket knife, and Rachel. Jerusha: Joel, Subway, my phone (for angry birds.) Joel:  Tacos, tacos and tacos. Let's say a typical emergency comes up like an angry band of giant robots attack your home and you manage to make it out alive, what would you do next??? Keturah: Punch the robots in the face. Ezra:   I would hitchhike to the creek over the fence, make a carriage out of boards and have our neighbors dogs pull it to Disney land. Mark: B uild a new home. Hannah: Call word girl and brag. Jerusha:  Probs option the story for a movie and make a lot of money.
(Extra points to Jerusha for using "Probs")

Joel:

  I would probably Google "angry band of giant robots" to see if someone has already used that name for their band. If not, I would proceed to buy the domain name for angrygiantrobots.com, just in case. What is an "Aglet"? (Let's just say that if a satellite was about to crash into our living room and the only way to stop it was to give it an Aglet, half the general household public would probably be at the farmers market...) Bonus question: The police have turned against you. What's your next move? Rachel:  Go to grandma DeVyldere's and hide in the hills. Mark B: R ob a bank. Jerusha: Form my own government. With my own governor and my own laws. Joel:  I nominate Grace DeVyldere, Head of the Army! Hannah:

 

Dial 10-1-1. Note to self: I must get myself an actual tape recorder. Then I will no longer be speaking into the garage door opener.

 

 

 

 

Anonymous tip: Keturah is turning 6 today, watch out!

 

 

 

 

 

Sports update: Rachel D. continues to be the rising star of the Varsity B-ball team, Faith D. has her first tournament on Saturday, and the notoriously athletic Grace D. might be playing post!

 

 

 

 

 

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