Apex, NC candy givers are a most generous lot. M & M’s and Reese’s are Vera’s favorites. Not a lousy old gumball to be seen here! I do question the pretzels and goldfish though. Not to be ungrateful, but a snack I routinely put in my kid’s lunch isn’t quite a treat. Maybe people want to participate in the giving but really aren’t thrilled with … Continue reading The haul

Isaac really wanted to be a Minecraft Creeper for Halloween. I bought a pretty cool cube-shaped mask online, but he really wanted to have a full costume including a Creeper body. I would have been happy to buy one but could not find such an item anywhere online or in stores (dangit). So I thought on it for a while and came up with a … Continue reading Minecraft Creeper costume

Packed up (mostly) for the final phase of our move to Durham! Continue reading Four days til launch

Dress up as whatever you want and people smile and give you candy! What’s not to like? I love taking my kids trick-or-treating. Vera dressed as SpiderWoman. Isaac continued his longstanding tradition of dressing as a ghost. We walked around to some houses before it got dark and took pictures: A house around the corner from us always has dozens of elaborately carved jack-o-lanterns placed … Continue reading Halloween is my favorite holiday