Halloween Crafting

Faux Uncle John's workshop

The Sunday Funnies

Dorothy told me about a boy at school who was annoying her.  "Why don't you cast a spell on him?" I joked.  "He doesn't know that I believe in those sorts of things," she told me.

I picked up my car after getting the bumper fixed, and there was a paper floor mat in the floorboard of the driver's seat that showed a pair of dirty footprints and the words "Thank you!"  We got in the car, and Dorothy gasped.  "They left a surprise for you!" she said.

After having no power for 9 days, it was restored on Saturday, and went out again on Sunday as we were leaving the house for a playdate.  Dorothy asked, "If the power isn't back on by the end of the playdate, can we just drive around in the truck all night?"

Dorothy's math homework continues to be annoying because it focuses so much on strategies and processes.  She was completing a sheet about prime numbers where she had to draw endless "arrays" and such.  To answer the question, she told me, "you have to pretend that you have no idea what the answer is."

Bracelet Club poster design

Our swing got a lot of use today

Hurricane prep: visit to the library

Virtual school work from last week

 

Nature gymnast

Neighborhood party

Video:  https://youtu.be/phQGcH8HOMA?feature=shared

Day 9 of no power (sleeping by the open door)

The kids are starting a rubberband bracelet business

Chasing the light

Book report at the mall

DJ can follow the instructions on her birthday presents (Mama loves age 10)

Still waiting for power

A Little Night Music

The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia

Evacuees

A satisfying library return

Final performance after improv class

Purple won out

 

We went to Daddy's "Moon River Opera" show tonight

 

48 x fourth

 

Dorothy is keeping a "moon journal" for school. Most nights, there has been full cloud cover (so we referred to the internet), but we were able to see the full moon last night.

 

10th Birthday Party in the Books

We crafted a golden snitch

Prepared themed snacks

Bought a cake

And cupcakes for school Friday (birthday-observed)

Party set-up on Sunday (Sarah looking stressed)

Pizza (spot the snitch)

Spells, Charms, Jinxes, Hexes, & Curses

Party people

Party snacks

Playground fun

Splash pad fun

Opening some presents

Grandma & Grandpa tended bar

Grandma organized group shots

Livia organized group shots

A true Harry Potter fan stuck around 'til the end to write spells on balloon-wands

Dorothy is 9 & 3/4 + one quarter

Enjoying gifts at home