Pumpkin carving

Slideshow of (messily) carving the pumpkin

Visiting the Pumpkin Patch

The kids had a great day at the pumpkin patch yesterday with their granddad and then came home for some warm stew.  Today they baked biscuits for breakfast, and then we all went to the ski swap, where they got kids ski boots, in the same brand that their mom uses.

Busy weekend, and they're still not feeling 100% -- there was some vomiting this morning -- so we figured out how to use the steam vacuum cleaner too.

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Mmm snail sauce

Who says kids don't like escargot, at least playing with the shells, covered with parsley & butter!

Fwd: Princess balloons

Ariel and Rapunzel, in balloon form...

The Blessing of the Animals

Today was St. Francis's day, when the traditional blessing of the animals is given.  We corralled all the felines, into three hissing bags, along with the more placid containers of dogs who are no longer with us, and brought them to the church courtyard for prayers.  All of them, the hissing and the calm, were thanked for their love and companionship over the years, and we prayed that we will always keep them in our hearts.

Afterwards was the Airing of Grievances when Ru Ru let us know that she didn't care for the whole adventure, so she peed in the pet carryall in retaliation.  So I had give her a bath when we got home, and she is scheduled to be groomed tomorrow, so she's going to go through all this again tomorrow.

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