Author: Doris

I’m such a softie for the a good old-fashioned homemade costume for Halloween. Vincent just wanted a store-bought Star Wars costume that I know at least half the boys in the class are going to show up in. What’s the fun in that? Poor Edda, the little girl who is going to suffer at the creative hand of her mother – I’m working on a costume doozy. She’s going to have the awesome-est costume at her school. Shhhh… it’s not ready yet.

My friend, Jennifer, is moonlighting as a back-up singer for a local kid-rock band. Edda and I went to see them on Sunday at the Austin Grill which, having lived in Austin during our era of no-kids and two professional incomes (which = eating out a lot), does not compare to Chuy’s food-wise, but I give them a thumb’s up for supporting local bands and causes.

They are dubbed – Here Comes Trouble!

Video interview of Pack 928 – 20 mile bike ride.

While Vince and Jeremy were out doing their 20 mile ride, Edda and I (and my parents) headed out to meet doggies from Lab Rescue. We are looking to add a puppy to our household and we are starting to work through the Lab Rescue organization to get matched up with one. Edda and I went to enjoy the beautiful day and to meet some of the doggies they have up for adoption. No, we didn’t add anyone to the family just yet.

For a family that bikes as much as we do, we have very low-tech bikes. All of our bikes are salvaged from Goodwill or passed down through siblings or procured from neighborhood yard sales. Our bikes probably leave the garage on outings more often than our cars leave the garage. We don’t do long haul biking – most of our trips are less than 4 miles – to the Metro, to church, to school, to the library, to the grocery store and to the pizza/ice cream joint. But not today! The boys took their bikes and rode 20 miles on the C & O canal. Jeremy and Vince are planning (with the scouts) to ride the whole length of the canal over the next 3 years (184 miles!). I actually contemplated going with them and taking Edda her trailer, but 20 miles is a long way to be bouncing in a trailer; they were gone from the house from 9 am – 6 pm which really was going to be too much for Edda.

Another beautiful October weekend! I love autumn!

Edda went to Butler’s Orchard today with her school. Neither Jeremy nor I were able to chaperone today – but we got some lovely photos from the teacher.

I am always amazed at how quickly kids can learn stuff. It only seemed like yesterday Vince was learning to count – today, he’s learning about graphing data. I wish I could learn at the rate he is learning; I’m just trying not to lose the stuff I already know.

Jeremy’s been out of town most of the past week and as usual, our diet suffered considerably while he was gone. No one starved, but I’m often reduced to having Honey Nut Cheerios for at least two of my meals each day and the kids are down to mac/cheese, ravioli, oatmeal and glasses of milk. Oh, throw a banana or two in there and maybe a bag of microwave popcorn and that’s what we’ve been eating for 3-4 days. I also have this terrible habit of leaving Edda in her stretchy pants (which were used as PJ) and leaving them on all day. I actually went to the park with the kids with Edda still in them. Not the best look ever.

I know I should make Edda the most fashionable one us all – but somehow on Saturday, I ran out of inspiration. I think I may have been in some stretchy pants myself. Oh well.

Vince’s hair is so long now, it’s hard to get a photo where you can see his eyes.

… having a friend to do armpit farts with.