I wanted to include some photos just to spice things up. All text looks boring. So here are a couple of the kids (+1) in the entry of Blockbuster in Eagle River which has been decked out with black lights in the spirit of Halloween. Donald had his friend David over this past weekend and we all went out to Arby’s for dinner and stopped by the video store to grab a movie. I got Season One of the Amazing Race, which I’ve never seen. 4 DVD’s containing the full season, for 5 nights, all for 99 cents. Yay!

I’ve been listening to books on CD as I commute in and out of Anchorage. Last week it was “Circle of Quilters” by Jennifer Chiaverini. I enjoyed it so much, I signed up to take a beginner quilting class at a local quilt shop in Eagle River. I’m looking forward to it immensely! The class is just 2 Monday evenings later in the month. We stopped by the quilt shop over the weekend while we were out yard saling and running errands. Tess seemed very interested. So we’re going to sign her up for a beginner evening class in November, after cheer season dwindles down.

Speaking of yard saling, Stephen found some nice things this past weekend. His bounty included a rabbit fur hat with the ear flaps for $1.50, some Swiss military wool pants (new) for $20, and some great wooden snowshoes with bindings for $10. He’s well on his way to looking like a real Alaska Man.

Okay, so back to the books on CD… This week’s book is “At Home in Mitford” by Jan Karon. It’s based in the hills of NC… the country life. Last night’s commute contained mention of homemade apple pies… So I baked one up to follow our dinner of Dot Cook’s mushroom chicken recipe. I should mention the crust used Sandy Gregory’s pastry mix recipe as derived from the best pie makers in New Berlin, NY… That along with the two big red apples left in the fruit bowl and a bunch of cinnamon sugar made a very tasty pie. I even have a wedge in my lunchbox today! [Had to get that food talk in!]