Halloween preparation

 Our pumpkins are carved:

Trick-or-treating is on the brain:

(In this picture Linden on the left is a ghost and Jeff on the right is Frankenstein.)

Decorations are up:

We have plenty of candy, the snow has melted and the weather is predicted to be quite mild tomorrow. I think we are ready for Halloween!

Cats and monkeys

 On Friday morning Puck knocked my pillbox onto the floor, broke it open, and ate two nortriptylene pills, which I take for neuropathic pain. We immediately called the vet, then pet poison control, then were told to take him to the vet right away, which we did. The vet told Jeff that likely there would be no problem, but they wanted to keep Puck for monitoring. However, he had a very strong reaction to the medication, and an atypical reaction, and more or less almost died. He made it through the worst and is home now, but is not really acting like himself. We are hoping that he is just recovering, and will be back to normal soon. 

Otherwise it has been a fairly normal week, except that it snowed today. The snow will likely melt, but it is not long before we have constant winter weather. Last week it was warm, and you could be outside without a jacket, and today winter showed up. The kiddos loved the snow and spent hours playing outside today though!

And my monkeys will always be my monkeys ❤️

Smart cookies

Maren and Linden are learning so much, and getting so good at things. I was so impressed with Linden’s creativity when she made this “snowman” the other day: 

She is also trying to read everything she sees these days. She can’t actually read anything but simple words, but that doesn’t stop her from trying. 

Maren is able to read all sorts of books, instructions, and anything else she happens to see. She reads books to all of us. 

 We walked past a car the other day that had a sticker in the window reading “fuck you Ezekiel.” She read it, and got so hung up on how to pronounce Ezekiel that she forgot about the first part and we didn’t have to explain it. But there are definitely awkward times to come, now that we have a proficient reader 🤣

Happy thanksgiving!

 

October faces

 Now that it is October, we are beginning our Halloween celebrations. Maren and Linden have been trying to make scary faces:

Which just turns into silliness: