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A list of tragic things that have happened today: 1. The kiddies and I were up for the day at 6:30. 2. I gave Addison a full pincushion to play with this morning. 3. I couldn't find the recipe for tonight's dinner, so I called my ma-in-law, and wrote it down on the only thing available - the cover of a Sesame Street coloring book. It's in purple crayon. 4. I spanked Addison's fanny in the middle of Walmart. I have never felt so much like white trash. At least I wasn't screaming at him too. 5. We got home and I started getting lunch together. Add's not a big sandwich fanatic, so I tossed a hotdog in the toaster oven while I made a sandwich for myself and got drinks ready. I put it on the table and got Bryn out of her carseat while the hotdog cooked. It was suddenly very quiet, so I scooped Bryn up and went to see what the little guy was up to. I found him with a guilty look on his face eating the cheese that he'd pick out of my sandwich. Really nice. 6. I sho...

I can't believe that we've arrived in mid-October already. I guess that's good in a way, because it means the weather is convincing me that we're still in September at the latest. It's also scary, because if things keep going at this rate, Christmas will be over before I get the Thanksgiving turkey in the oven. Here and there, though, I get a little reminder that Halloween is upon us. Apparently Addison wants to be a ghost. He's experimented so far with flour and Desitin. Bryn is diligently working on her costume as well. She told me she wants to be a sumo wrestler. Check them thighs! And although this picture does it no justice, this is a tarantula. In the wild. Nate and I almost tripped over it while we were out hiking in St. George a few weekends ago. I applaud my own bravery, because that is my shoe. And my foot is in it. If you're unimpressed by the size of the spider, click on the picture and imagine how much of my shoe the tarantula would cover if it ...