We Have Trick-Or-Treaters

ODD and the kids just got back from trick-or-treating.  They went up and down a couple of streets before Peanut got tired and asked to be done.  Now she’s happily slurping on and crunching into a tootsie roll pop while Wingnut’s passed out, dangling over my shoulder.  ODD’s decided, since he’s home, that it’s time [...]

Bags

As kids both ODD and I used those orange plastic pumpkin pails to collect our Halloween candy.  I’ve always anticipated our kids using the same thing.

Then I got a pattern idea in my brain.

And I HAD to make it.  So I did.  ODD was a bit disappointed that we weren’t going the plastic [...]

Macaro(o)ns

Yesterday I wanted to make something different from my normal stuff for a treat.  I usually make Nieman Marcus cookies or Apple Pie or Gorilla Poop cookies (otherwise known as no-bake cookies) when I want a treat.  I wasn’t really in the mood for any of them and wanted something sweet and yummy.  I considered [...]

Spiders and Their Webs

In preschool this week we’ve been talking about Halloween in preparation for tonight’s trick-or-treating adventures.  We read Halloween books, made Halloween crafts, and one of the days we talked about spiders, since they seem to be a common decoration at Halloween time.  Peanut used watercolors to paint a spider’s web, then I helped her paint [...]

ODD’s Birthday

ODD’s birthday was earlier in the week but since he had clinic all day followed by a resident meeting at night we decided to celebrate it on Friday instead.

Peanut and I started the chicken in the crockpot, did preschool, then cleaned up the house and started on some other things for dinner.

When ODD [...]