Little Sister

Little Sister found Big Sister's pretend clip-on earrings. Notice that these apparently are not "lobe clip-ons" but made for the upper ear. They really wiggle clipped on like that too! The kids lost a brand new pair gloves, but no, the earrings stay around for years!!!

Cold, bored, and uncomfortable

Whine, whine, whine. Cold because I can't build a fire. We are getting a new roof and I might smoke out the roofers. Bored because we are getting a new roof and I don't have any money to spend and housework doesn't sound fun today. Uncomfortable because I got a wild hair one day and sold all our furniture. The new set of furniture isn't as plush as I was hoping. The rocker doesn't recline. I like the idea of matching chairs and I suppose the wood will never go out of style, but they just aren't very comfy for long. Here's a picture. They do make the living room feel big so that's a plus!



Well, that is a bit of an exaggeration. I have my $1 garage sale chair and my outdoor metal furniture. I never realized how much I would miss a recliner in the evening. Now to find the perfect set in looks, color, and comfort. Oh yeah, and affordable. What a challenge!

Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween, tomorrow!
A beautiful autumn evening in our backyard


Mastering the art of carving pumpkins...notice the tongue!

The only child in the house to cooporate with the cold outside, costumes, dark, and lit pumpkins picture. Thank you, Tessa!

This was a surprise! I'm taking pictures in the dark, can't see a thing around me, can't even see Tessa. I'm just telling her to stay ready and keep smiling. After the camera displays the picture, this is what I see. My dear husband is posing as a monster. (I think I moved the camera a little too soon...We'll just call that creative photography.)

This will have to be Kaylee's Halloween outfit. She is too shy to leave the house in any kind of costume. She wanted to try on my new boots. Since she looked so cute I wanted to take a picture. I had to make deal with her. I could take the picture if she could take a picture of me when I was done...

Here's me!!!

Autumn Days

This is probably my favorite time of year. To me, it is the most beautiful - until the wind blows off all the leaves. It feels good to be outside and it feels even better to come in to a cozy house and sit by the fire.

The kids only have a few hours of daylight after school to play outside, but last Friday we got to spend a beautiful, sunny day at Kayak Point with Lois and Carolyn. The best fun we've had in a long time!


This is Carolyn at the top of the "Eiffel Tower".

The kids and Tucker enjoying the last bit of sunshine and getting pumpkins ready for carving.

Tickled my funny bone

It seems we always end up with pictures like these of Randy at all the kids' birthday parties. These pictures are a few months old but they still make me laugh. And, since we haven't done anything exciting lately I had to post something new....


Trevon got a bicycle helmet and there was one extra piece so Randy found a use for it all.

My parents gave Trevon remote control trucks for his birthday. Randy was so excited that Trevon got two! When I was trying to get a picture of Trevon with his grandpa and grandma, Randy jumped in at the last minute since he thought part of the gift was for him. Fortunately the novelty of the trucks wore off fairly quickly for Randy! Trevon still loves them.


















Here are the "boys" thoroughly enjoying themselves.