halloween 2011

Mazie: Pippi Longstocking
Vivian: Mary Ingalls (from "Little House")
Costumes: Of their own formulation. I was only permitted to help with the hair. I tried to suggest elements or small changes, but they were completely set on their own ideas. Easiest Halloween Ever.
These pictures are: cleaning out pumpkins at kitchen counter, Creating Pippi hair, posing with autumn fairy neighbor (AKA Katie), Trick-or-treating, and displaying the spoils of the evening's exploits. Goodnight, little girls, thank the Lord you are well, "And now GO TO SLEEP" said Miss Clavel!

Graffiti Broom Cute Gnat Autumn

1. Graffiti on an long-decommissioned waterworks near our house
2. Vivian learned to do Witch's Broom!
3. Mazie is sweet.
4. I was running and got a gnat in my eye that stung and interfered with my vision. I was using the camera on my phone to try to see the gnat so I could pick it out. I accidentally took this picture. FYI, the camera also did not help me get rid of the gnat. I ended up rubbing it out.
5. Autumn Richie.

swear words

I just explored online and found something that I wrote that had swear words in it! Not mild swear words! The heart was mine but the words didn't feel like mine anymore. I felt embarrassed. When I wrote that, I had naively believed that only about six people would read it - six people who think it's weird if you don't use swear words. Ten minutes ago, if you'd typed my husband's name into Google, the fourth result is me yakking on with swear words. That's far more public than I had intended - but such is the internet. I went in and took out the swear words just now...and already my blood pressure has improved. But what damage is done when someone types in poor Richie's name and hears the voice of a crusty old sailor wife? I'm sure I've already messed something up. May we all learn from my mistake!

Helloooooo, Fall!!!!

So these images are, in no particular order:
Vivian and Richie and Mazie playing in a rocky stream north of here.
Vivian and Mazie with faces painted from the apple festival (courtesy of Nana and Poppy)
Vivian and Richie and Mazie doing a helmet jog (rode bikes and jogged on this outing).
Cindy in Mazie's bobcat habitat for her bobcat report...like a REAL bobcat!
Presumed bear poop. I couldn't get Richie to put his hand beside it for scale. So I did the honors. It did occur to me that it *may* not have been bear poop. But it was full of berries and other bear food. So it's either bear poop or vegetarian poop :).