2024, October 7-15

It still does not feel like fall. Here are some things we did. 

On Tuesday Eliza took our neighbor to school before she went to Yates Place. 

Hallie got her nails done in a Halloween motif. 

Later in the day, Eliza joined Kohar and her kids down at Rowley's Red Barn for its harvest activities. 

Mike was due to start his new remote job on Wednesday, but some unexpected delays have arisen. He has his equipment, so that’s something. But the actual start date has been postponed. Being that he has opted not to take the seasonal UPS offer, we're hoping foregoing the less schedule-friendly in-person job for the more schedule-friendly remote one isn't a mistake. 

Eliza sometimes like to push limits as far as how she dresses for school. Here she is being mad at Dad for him verifying with Mom that this outfit is school-suitable. Parents! What're ya gonna do? 

Hallie got this new tumbler from school. She's getting it engraved with the phrase "Preschool Princess."

Some celestial events took place this week, but because of where we live, we couldn't see them. Mike tried to get a picture of the aurora borealis with no success. We also couldn't see the comet in the evening sky later in the week. Bummer. 

On Saturday, we went to Gma and Gpa M's house to celebrate her birthday. 

Eliza took some glamor shots on Mom's phone Sunday. The necklace is a gift from Grandma that she got on their cruise through Atlantic Canada and New England. 

We also did some seasonal decorating. We're being fairly low key this year. 

 

2024, September 30-October 6

Hello, October! We've entered the last quarter of the year. We keep on keepin' on!

Fall means going out to see the leaves, and that's just what Hallie and Eliza did. Eliza took pics while Hallie drove. 

They saw some cows too. Actually quite a few cows. Hallie said she had to stop and shy hi to all of them.

October also brought a new Dutch Bros sticker. 

It brought kids wearing their Halloween gear to school too. Mike found this Hello Kitty Frankenstein's monster particularly fun. 

Eliza drew a charcoal pumpkin at BUH. 

Landon can turn into a funny fellow around bedtime. He turns on all the charm just as Mom and Dad are trying to settle down for bed. We love him for it even if it delays our bedtime on occasion. 

Hallie and a couple of coworkers from Starbucks went to Rockwell for its special October flavors. She even brought Mike home some. Hallie enjoys having coworkers 25 years younger than her. Laughs abound when work is to be done.

Check out this fancy dish! 

The kids love their pets, and every so often we get a picture of them from the kids' perspective. This was from Landon.

Hallie made an interesting concoction while at work: Dr. Pepper, vanilla syrup, and vanilla sweet cream cold foam.

Mike's long-time friend made the assertion that cats are unworthy of being pets. Mike objected. We love our anxious puppy, clearly. 

But we also love our mouse murderer. 

Landon went on a date Saturday, and said date in part involved using his swords to play Fruit Ninja with some pumpkins on the front lawn. On Sunday morning, he, Eliza, and Dad played with the leftover chunks.

At work, Hallie asked Mike to come to the rescue to put up some new hooks in the closet where the employees hang their aprons and jackets.