Because it would be absolutely no fun to light pumpkins with matches, or a small candle lighter, my husband uses a gigantic propane torch.

We went trick or treating up and down our street with some of our favorite friends from the neighborhood. There was boundless energy for the most part. It turns out we have a great street for trick or treating! Lots of other creatures were out and about on foot, and…

It was a chilly (although not really downright cold) Halloween here. After sliding out of bed this morning, my prodigies demanded a “spooky breakfast.” I didn’t really have plans for a spetacular spooky breakfast, and we needed to take a trip to the grocery store, so I spent about a…

Here’s Mr. Sneaky Pants AKA Jana the Dog digging imaginary holes to bury invisible bones in the front yard and jumping over pumpkins. My favorite is the last one: Sarah and The Banana playing peekaboo.

The weather has been so beautiful the last few days that I’ve been letting everyone play in their costumes, mainly because I wanted to take some pictures outside, but also because playing in my costume was my favorite part of Halloween when I was little. Sarah is dressing as a…

Since the last wound on my knee has healed nicely from my encounter with the hiking trail on the way to Sarah’s school, it was about time for me to commit a new clumsy act. This afternoon I was enjoying the perfect 50 degree weather, the warm orange light filtering…

Just so I can stop feeling guilty about all the things I did not get done today, here’s a list of the things I DID manage to accomplish: 1. I raked 1/4 of the yard and packed the soggy leaves into the yard waste garbage can. 2. I read a…

After lunch, Sarah hopped on the bus for school. The Banana was napping in her crib. My husband built a blanket fort downstairs in the family room for Mr. Sneaky Pants. He decided to have a bath, and Mr. Sneaky Pants was playing so nicely with the blanket fort while…

After using the rocky shoreline as a natural jungle gym, Mr. Sneaky Pants and Sarah were starving, and we were all in the mood for pizza, so we drove down to Old Chicago to try out their pizza selection. Perhaps because there is no school tomorrow, everyone else seemed to…

It has been raining and raining again, which I love. Yet, after awhile, we all seem to get a little cooped up, so when the rain finally temporarily stopped this afternoon, we packed up the minivan and drove down to the rocky beach at the edge of town. Mr. Sneaky…