Rorschach test on hardwood

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Good Bye, Farewell to October

October is gone and I am glad.  Very glad.  Maybe it was the lack of sleep, or Travis' suddenly non-starting car, or the constant candy coma that everyone in my house was in, or the snotty noses, or the mysterious bruises on Langdon's head, or whatever -- but I feel better already simply because it is no longer October.  I was looking back at the pictures from October to see what we had done.  So here goes.

Back to Kindergarten

This morning, Karsten and I scarfed down some oatmeal, put on our jackets, and set off into the crisp autumn air to walk to school.  When we arrived, we hung our gear on a shared coat hook and entered the classroom together.  No, I wasn't being the over-protective parent -- I was there on official business.  It was my first stint as a kindergarten parent-volunteer.

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Travis and I had temporarily put home improvement projects on hold, but we forgot to send the memo to our neighbors.  They wanted the fence between us fixed.  These people are a nice older couple a few years from retirement, that treat our kids well.  This is the only picture i could find of the said fence.  It was probably the best section, but you get the idea.