Making lemonade out of....

The pic on the left is the result of me trying to multitask way too much and not paying attention to the "fine print". I had bought some gift tags to use for the upcoming cookie exchange party I'm going to.... but was disappointed when I opened the package. 😩

So, the pic on the right is the result of my quick and dirty coverup work!!

Voila! As Callum likes to say. 😉

Freshly baked gingersnaps with my morning tea?

Don't mind if I do! 😋

(Callum gave these a big thumbs up and gobbled up two before running off to the bus!) 😆

Grinchy Cookies

Tried a new recipe today - they LOOK neat, but they are suuuuper sweet. Like, almost sickly sweet. :(

So, I don't think I'll be making them again! Darn it.

Mom/Son(s) Bowling Night Event

Even though Callum and I are getting over a crummy head cold this weekend, we still headed out to our school's mom/son bowling event. We had a lot of fun! :)

November sunrise

Took this while walking Logan to the bus stop the other day. It was the morning after Halloween. We were tired. But presented with a beautiful sunrise.

I wish we'd keep our clocks on DST all year long. I love the long summer days. And I don't mind it being dark in the mornings. Plus, I'd never see something like this otherwise. :)

5th Graders

I forgot I took a pic of this but just remembered it.

I had visited Logan's class yesterday for a literary presentation that the kids had prepared for their parents. I sat down at a random kid's desk to listen to Logan read me some of the work he's been doing lately, when I noticed the crumpled up socks, just nonchalantly hanging out, in the drawer, in front of me.

5th graders, man.

Trick or Treating Report

I forgot to blog after our fabulous time out on Halloween night!

Jon, Callum and I walked the neighborhood with a bunch of Callum's friends (and their parents), until he was quite tired and refused to hit any more houses (his friends couldn't understand how he didn't want to get any more candy - ha!!).

Meanwhile, big milestone for us - Logan was off on his own for the night! He, and a couple of his buddies, decided they would trick or treat on their own this year - and, perhaps anywhere else, I might've had a harder time allowing that. But our neighborhood is so great - every single kid (and parent) on the streets, is someone we know, or at the very least, recognize. So, while we had no clue where Logan was most of the night, we'd run into other groups/parents along the way who'd say something like "Hey! We just saw Logan!" :)

Most of the time, Logan has a lot of anxiety around doing things on his own and/or being without us. It was really nice to see him get a bit out of his box that night, and we were really proud of him for it!