Trick-Or-Treat!!!

Annie dressed as a Cowgirl, and her friend, Alli, dressed as a vampire. The girls had great fun, and, Annie lasted twice as long as she ever has! I'm glad it's only a two-hour deal in Bellevue!

Oh... the last pic is of Troy and Missi -- the lovebirds!!

Amazing '70s Signage from

Wow... do I remember this... sigh... was it really 35 years ago???

The Electric Company season 5 opening titles

This is the best learning to read show EVER!!!!!!!!!

A recent visit to Chicago

Dad, Annie and I went to Chicago to visit family and so that I could attend my 25th Eighth Grade Class Reunion from St. Francis of Rome School in Cicero. The trip was wonderful, and Annie made a "New Best Cousin Ever" in my cousin, Dave. Here are some photos from our trip!

Annie and Dave, Annie and Gramma, Aunty Barbie, Uncle Bill and Annie.

Unfortunately, the photos I took from the class reunion didn't turn out at all. I was disappointed, until I began receiving links to other classmates' pictures! Now, I can scrapbook the event!

Altogether, the trip was wonderful and I am so glad that I went!

The History of Columbus Day

Okay, this is really off topic, but, amusing to some degree. I suppose you have to know kindergartners, in order to understand the humor in this.

Each day, I ask Annie what she did at school today. Since today, she came outside wearing a Columbus hat, I figured it was a lesson, so I asked her about it.

The following is a transcript (pretty much, verbatim, too) of the conversation between Annie and me (I'm the Mom).

Enjoy -- and Chuck, don't be mad!! Annie's too young to know the whole truth about Columbus!!

Amy

Mom: What did you learn at school today?
Annie: Nothing, we just played, ate lunch, had two recesses and played.
Mom: Isn't today a special day?
Annie: No... Yeah
Mom: What is it?
Annie: Columbus Day.
Mom: What's so special about Columbus?
Annie: He sailed in a ship.
Mom: From where?
Annie: Spain.
Mom: And where did he go?
Annie: Spain.
Mom: Well, yes, he lived in Spain, and he boarded his ship in Spain, then, he traveled across??
Annie: Spain.
Mom: The ocean?
Annie: Oh, yeah.
Mom: And, where did he go?
Annie: Spain.
Mom: He went, by ship, from Spain, across the ocean, to Spain?
Annie: Yes.
Mom: Okay, well, what did he do when he arrived back in Spain?
Annie: He met some Indians.
Mom: What did he do to the Indians?
Annie: He liked them.
Mom: Oh, really? Was he mean to them?
Annie: No.
Mom: Are you sure?
Annie: Mom, he didn't kill them.
Mom: Okay, so, Columbus liked the Native Americans?
Annie: No, he liked the Indians.
Mom: Well, Indians are people from India, right? So, Native Americans are people from America.
Annie: No, they were Indians.
Mom: Okay, so Columbus liked the Indians.
Annie: Yes. And then they liked him, too, and so they cooked him dinner.
Mom: Oh, the Indians cooked Columbus dinner?
Annie: Yes. And then he got back on his ship.
Mom: And where did he go?
Annie: Back to the island.
Mom: What island?Annie: You know! Spain!
Mom: And, what did Columbus do when he was back at the Island of Spain?
Annie: Mom, he went to the park.
Mom: He went to a park?
Annie: Yes. He went to the park and played.
Mom: Okay. I didn't know that Columbus went to a park.
Annie: Well, it was an amusement park.
Mom: And, what did he do there?
Annie: I don't know... rode roller coasters?
Mom: Ohhhh... okay.
Annie: Can I go now?
Mom: Yes. Thanks for sharing your day with me.
Annie: You're welcome.