Fantastic Home Learning Day!

We had such a great day today.

We accomplished our morning routine, A & B played really well together, they spent time with our awesome neighbor - sewing of all things!!!
While they were occupied over there, I was able to make phones calls and start laying out the plans for their birthday party.
When they came home, A helped me chop pears for our delicious Pear Cake. He loves using the chopper thingy we have - great invention by the way!!!
And all the while, B kept us entertained with dancing, singing and rhymes that she has learned at pre-school!
As I cleaned the kitchen A asked if he could rake up the leaves in the backyard so they could jump in them!!!!! They did this until it got dark and I called them in for dinner.

WOW, were did these kids come from? OK, just kidding, they're mine!
It's just that some days they absolutley amaze me!

OH HAPPY DAY!

I actually cried last night. Tears of joy. Tears of hope. Tears of pride.

On so many levels, this election means so much.
I feel that we as a nation, have crossed the threshold. Crossed over into a new era of peace, diplomacy, tolerance, understanding, and patriotism.

I'm proud of US.

Whatever will BE will BE

Tonight we shall see which path this country has chosen.

I'm hopeful.

Get Out and VOTE!!!

WOO HOO!!!!!

VOTE VOTE VOTE!!! Whoever it may be for - DO IT! - It's powerful!

Halloween Update

The evening of Trick-or-Treating went better than expected!!!

My concern came when A opted for a mask instead of just face make-up!!! POOR B is very visually sensitive to a lot of things. This amazing little person can go on rollercoasters without flinching, but can't stand the sight of a goblin mask! I do understand, I'm kind of the same way.

So anyway, A suggested that while trick-or-treating that him and his friend would walk in front of B and her friend, so she would only see the back of his head! Great suggestion!

It worked very well for the most part. Except the times that A would turn around after getting candy and look B straight in the face! She DIDN'T like that at all. So (eventually!) after A would get his candy he'd flip up his mask to show B that it was him!

We all had a really great time!