my deep freeze has quit. How many perogies per baggie would you say would be appropriate to hand out to the trick or treaters? Im thinking maybe for the costumes that showed a lot of effort I would throw some steaks in. Most creative a roast beef?

Happy Halloween

Here's the diehard trick or treaters. The others learned long ago if you stay at home in comfy clothes you still get candy 

Bathed in love and light.

I love it when I can catch photos of the kids when rays of sunlight are shining down on them.

Makes me feel that they are protected and that Ailish is with us.

Birthday girl. My very first newborn. Twenty three years ago. 

She radiates joy

She is determined. Stubborn. Persistent. Opinionated. Sweet. Loving. Funny. 

My love for her holds no bounds. She is my bliss. 

Because we haven't gone anywhere this summer and won't have the opportunity for the remainder I have splurged twice and rented this inflatable slip and slide.  The majority of my kids don't use it but with inviting friends over and making an event it has been well worth it for those that do.

I guess because we are nearing the end of water play season and because we have seen more rain in one month that normally seen in a year the company that rents the inflatables has let us have it for two and a half days.  What a deal!

Yesterday we had folks over and with the sun shining bright with high temperatures a good time was had by all.

Today with much badgering from two of the girls and the lack of an audience I gave it a whirl.  It really is true that the camera adds forty pounds!  That's what they say right?

It is also true when they say it's all fun and games until someone loses an eye.  Well I didn't lose an eye but got a big charlie horse in my calf.

Well charlie horse or blood clot.  I'm massaging it now so we will learn in short order if it's one or the other.....

My olympic career might have been cut short before it got off the ground.

Couldn't you just squeeze him?!

The dog on the other hand I would like to squeeze in a completely different way....

Day one of seizure meds for baby. A month and a half ago he had what I thought to be a seizure while he was sleeping in my arms. 

He had an EEG this past month which unfortunately showed "epileptic forms" meaning indeed has a seizure disorder.