Fortunately/Unfortunately

Have you ever read the book "Fortunately" by Remy Charlip? If I remember right, it's about a boy's day and it goes a little something like this:

Fortunately, Ned was invited to a surprise party.

Unfortunately, the party was a thousand miles away.

Fortunately, a friend loaned Ned an airplane.

Unfortunately, the motor exploded.

Fortunately, there was a parachute in the airplane.

Unfortunately, there was a hole in the parachute....

Well, I felt a little like Ned this week.

Here is my version of "Fortunately"

Fortunately, Julie has an amazing house with all new appliances.
Unfortunately, the dishwasher broke anyways.
Fortunately, Julie has a handy husband who can fix about anything.
Unfortunately, the dishwasher isn't one of them.
Fortunately, Julie has a cute boy who likes to help mom.
Unfortunately, that only lasted about 5 minutes.

But it was cute while it lasted!

Here are some more highlights of the past few weeks:
For not having an accident 2 days in a row, Levi got the ultimate reward-A train ride at Freestone Park. He sure loved having Grandma Lori and Grandpa Nick there, along with Aunt Lyndsey, Aunt Shannon and her boyfriend Daniel.

Usually Brandon likes to wait until after Thanksgiving to put up the tree, but with a 3 year old excited about Christmas (ok, maybe the mother of the 3 year old being excited) the tree went up a full week before Turkey day. (No, Levi's not asleep, he just think he has to make a goofy face when I tell him to smile).