Trick or Treat

Brett chose to be an M&M and Dane was a pirate. Dane looks bigger than he really is because he has winter clothes underneath the costume. He says he is uncomfortable!

Brett was being silly when I took this picture.

Ho, Ho, HO and a bottle of rum!!

Clay, Brett and Dane are playing outside before they venture off for trick or treating. The weather really cooperated. I did hear on the news that last year on this date it was 72 degrees - and we get excited if it hits fifty degrees this month!!

Tim brought in a haywagon so the big and little kids had a hayride around town as they went trick or treating.

Nancy, Debbie, Stacy and the three little boys ride on the wagon, while Mike, Curt and Tim are in the pickup.

It must not have been too cold because they stayed out the whole two hours.

Clever Halloween Costumes at Elementary School

The early learning teacher and associates always come up with the most clever costumes. Each of them made their own costumes. Emily Stelling (Elmer's glue) said that her husband wanted her to put the fluid ounces at the bottom of costume that would match the amount that would fit in the "Bottle." She opted to go with 842 ounces.

Trish is a red crayola this year - last year, if you remember, she was Big Bird!

The detail in this costume does not show up in the photo. It is made of felt and each letter is individually cut and glued into place.

Even the orange stocking cap looks like the lid on the glue.

A paint pallette makes up the threesome in the classroom. That paintbrush could be a wicked weapon! Great job girls - these are so cute.

New Group for Computer Class at Public Library

In October we started another computer class in which the primary goal is to make us comfortable in using a computer. We work on composing, replying to, forwarding, and adding attachments to an email. We will also spend a considerable amount of time with digital cameras and projects that can be accomplished using our precious pictures.

Amazingly, many of these concepts will seem so easy after we practice them a bit. Everyone is hard at work.

What would I do without Cathy? She volunteers her time to come in an assist with questions - of which there are many.

Double, Double, Toil and Trouble

Brett decided he wanted to be a "Mad Scientist" yesterday - and stayed pretty busy with his concoctions. He even has several "saved" dishes in the refrigerator which I can take to school and drink when I get thirsty.

By the time he got all his things gathered together there were enough dishes and utensils on the table to eventually fill the dishwasher!

Several trips to the bathroom were necessary to get a little more water - and wouldn't you know it, it always spilled "just a little bit" so we had towels and paper towels pretty handy to clean up any messes.

I think this dish contained oatmeal, flour, sugar, salt, pepper, sprinkles, and corn syrup. He thought it tasted a little spicy!

Our final product - lets DIG IN!!

Reunion at Wartburg

Oh, how the campus has changed! Saturday two college friends and I reconnected and reminisced about old times and caught up on each of our lives. We had so much to share.

This is where it all began. I lived in the central dorm (Centennial) and my senior year I lived in Vollmer. During the summer months I lived in Hebron. Velda and I were roommates my senior year.

Oh, the fountain!! How many times was it filled with kids being pushed in - or kids falling in - or filled with suds!!

While it does not seem as though we have changed, I have to admit I did not recognize Velda when she purposely stepped in front of me at a Lori Line concert. Dorothy did not know me on Saturday (she did not know I was coming). It has been forty years, and I did catch her off guard.

Before parting we decided to go to the "Den" for something to drink.. You Wartburg graduates - can you believe they had not heard of Brownie Goops!! We have already made plans to get together in a couple months.

Grandparents Day at Daycare

Brett is sharing his alphabet book with Grandma Patti and "Papa." They made this book at daycare.

Brett is busy finding the letters that spell his name so he can autograph his picture in the frame. It was his gift to us.

He has them both done - that took alot of work - those letters were small and sticky.

Time to get out the snacks. Brett set the table for us and all of the other children had to wait patiently for their snack until we were served. That is the polite thing to do!

Addie is in the background - she is Brett's good little friend.

Patti has a lapful of kids! The little ones love the attention and they all get to share grandma's at Grandparents Day.

After we took Brett home we stayed for a sandwich and the boys had to get out their fake teeth - aren't they disgusting!!

Brett looks a little like Bugs Bunny in this picture!

Bikin' Like the Big Boys

Drew comes out of the garage and is all decked out in a helmet and bike that he found in there.

The helmet is a little big but he knows he has to wear it - good thing for training wheels

Could we get any closer to the red car? He didn't add any new scratches to it, however!

And we are off to the races - so what if the helmet is a little big!