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Halloween

The girls had a fabulous Halloween. For Elizabeth this year, trick-or-treating was still secondary to dressing up. We only went to a handful of houses before she declared she was done. . .done trick-or-treating, but definitely not done wearing the mermaid costume! As for Anna, she was a bit mystified by trick-or-treating and didn't care much for her costume--she was content just to waddle around with a candy bar clutched in each hand.

Look-alike Meter, Part Deux

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Look-alike Meter

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Tell Me Why. . .

Things Elizabeth asked me today:

How can my nose get better all by itself?

What's blood? Does your brain have blood too?

How do you make cottage cheese?

What are those guys doing? How can they just build that whole house on the inside and the outside?

Is there caribou outside? Where's the snowy weather for them to live in? Or are they just pretend?

What sound do apples make when you chomp them?

Why is Sleeping Beauty barefoot?

That's how we roll

A Day In Our Life. . .Through Pictures

Tagged!

The last 3 things I purchased:

- Fabric
- Bug spray
- Marshmallows and Oreos (mmmmm, S'moreos!)

The last 3 songs I downloaded:

- Are we counting podcasts? In that case, I think it was episodes of Material Mama, Wait Wait Don't Tell Me, and NPR's Selected Shorts.

The last 3 places I visited:

- My parents' house
- Heber/Midway
- My in-laws' house

My 3 favorite movies:

- West Side Story
- Fiddler on The Roof
- Ummmmm. . .can't think of another one right now.

My 3 favorite possessions:

- mp3 player
- sewing machine
- laptop

3 things I can't live without:

- My family
- My "alone time"
- Books

My 3 wishes: I'll just have to ditto Amy's. . .

- Happiness and health for my family
- Peace
- More endurance ... physical and spiritual .

3 things I haven't done yet:

- Run for more than a mile straight
- Learned to ski
- Gotten a graduate degree

My 3 favorite dishes:

- pasta primavera
- bacon cheeseburger
- French vanilla ice cream

3 celebs I'd want to hang out with:

- Sam Waterston (forever and always my primary "old guy" crush)
- James Taylor (I guess he qualifies as an "old guy" too?)
- Julie Andrews (What can I say? She just seems like a stand-up gal. . .)

3 things that freak me out:

- News stories about freak accidents involving children (like that kid who drowned hours after he finished swimming?!? Gah. One more thing to add to my ever-growing list of parenting anxieties.)
- Earwigs
- Topsoil erosion

3 things I'm good at:

- word puzzles
- making milk
- starting new hobbies

3 things I'm currently coveting:

- stay-at-home-moms with cleaning ladies and/or nannies
- finished basements
- embroidery machine

3 bloggers I tag

- Joni
- Lindsey
- Sarah Jo