2012/11/03 Saturday: No Pancakes

Saturday has become pancake day.  Since Nick wasn't here to make them though, we had special cereal instead- generic Cap'n Crunch.

2012/11/02 Friday: World's Most Expensive Produce

This is the yield out of our garden, and since the red pepper is rotten, I figure it's about $200 a pound.
We also had lots of herbs, and really enjoyed our fresh basil.

2012/11/01 Thursday: Mad Scientist in Car

I took Nick to the airport.  This is in the car as he explained some problems he's been having with equipment related to some plasmapheresis gels.
I only ever ran one plasmapheresis gel, in the summer of 1997.
 He will be meeting my dad and a crew of family in Nevada to attend a fire arms training program.

2012/10/31 Wednesday: Happy Halloween!

Sir Henry and Snow White in costume.
Georgia would not let me put her costume on, but she finally let my friend Jamie dress her in it.  Still refused to wear the headband.  We went trick-or-treating just on our block face, and the street to the east.  Georgia was tucked in warm in the stroller, but still expected candy in her bucket.  She started eating candy, wrappers and all, starting at the first house.  Even though we didn't go very far, Henry was so tired by the end, he stepped up on the stroller and laid across the tray to get a ride home.

 Since we get about 400 trick-or-treaters, Nick just sets up outside. It started off a little slow, but at the peak there was a rotating line 10 people long waiting for treats.  When the kids and I came back, they helped pass out the candy.  There were way too many adults collecting candy.  It wasn't just a few adults, but several dozen.

2012/10/30 Tuesday: Pet Store Window Shopping

I think they want a rat for Christmas.  Not happening.
We took Caesar for a haircut at the big-chain pet store, and they did a really nice job.

Henry insists on "helping" me cut apples in the kitchen.

2012/10/29 Monday: Another Halloween Celebration

 

We decorated our house a little to hold the preschool Halloween party.  We decorated individual pizzas.  I had games and things planned, but the kids were far more interested in unstructured play.

I ran to the store early in the morning to grab something for the party.  As a approached the mausoleum/crematorium there was a hug amount of smoke.  It was very dramatic looking, but was actually coming from construction vehicles.

2012/10/28 Sunday: Colder Than It Looks

This is my friend's toddler, at the park by my house.  The cold has come in force just in time for trick-or-treating.