Happy Holidays!

To our family and friends, thank you for being such a wonderful source of strength and support.  We love you.  Merry Christmas.

Happy....Halloween?

I know, I know.  I'm late getting this post up.  Really late.  Nonetheless, I thought you'd like to see how we did Halloween this year.
 

 

Pumpkin carving is an essential Halloween activity. 

 

 Abby came hungry.

 My brother made this cool 7-eyed monster.

 Abby did a haunted house scene.

 Here's the rest of it.

 I did a Nightmare Before Christmas inspired face.

 Lorena's kitty sat high on the porch.

 My father did a friendly Frankenstein's monster face. (you can just barely see the signature scar)

 Here's the scene in its entirety.

 ....but not truly complete without my mother standing in the door.  She's the cutest.

 In the living room we had a screen set up where we projected Young Frankenstein.

 Happy Halloween, everyone!

Happy 4th, and One More Thing About Pie...

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I'm off to Baltimore in about five hours.  Have a fun and safe holiday this weekend, and have a slice of rhubarb pie for me! (the kind without strawberries, of course)