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“Too many people miss the silver lining because they’re expecting gold.” – Maurice Setter

Here are our Halloween wrap-up photos. In the spirit of doing less work on the weekend, I’ve turned off comments on this post so that we can just enjoy the pictures.

All dressed up with miles to go…to get a lot of treats!

These two have their own way to beg for treats.

We trick or treated at Dave Matthew’s house — and Dave himself answered the door and handed out treats. Isn’t that cool? Eleven-year-old Miss O thinks she might keep these pretzels forever. Too bad they are best by 3/6/2027

“To become a butterfly you must want to fly so much that you are willing to give up being a caterpillar.” – unknown

In the spirit of doing less work on the weekend, I’ve turned off comments on this post so that we can just enjoy the pictures.

Incredible shapes and colors at the Seattle Center

Miss O accessorizing for Spirit Week and Cooper finding his favorite scarf for the Seahawks game.

So many cool things robed in red

The sign of the week. Cooper and Mr. D are laughing on the inside!

“Whenever we manage to love without expectation, calculations, negotiations, we are indeed in Heaven.” – Rumi

In the spirit of doing less work on the weekend, I’ve turned off comments on this post so that we can just enjoy the pictures.

We spent a weekend up at our favorite beach on Whidbey Island. It was a wonderful reset from the busy pace of this fall.

The beach and the bird feeder

Trying to not look straight into the sun

Night walks and painting

Saying “hi” to heron and the sign of the week.

“The heart of man is very much like the sea, it has its storms, it has its tides, and in its depths it has its pearls too.” – Vincent van Gogh

In the spirit of doing less work on the weekend, I’ve turned off comments on this post so that we can just enjoy the pictures.

Cooper and Simone mugging for the camera

A harbor seal and a sea otter at the Seattle Aquarium mugging for the camera.

Incredible sensory experiences at the Seatle Aquarium

Mr. D and I mugging for the camera. And the sign of the week comes from the Seattle Aquarium.

“Life isn’t perfect, but I feel grateful, hopeful, and blessed.” – unknown

In the spirit of doing less work on the weekend, I’ve turned off comments on this post so that we can just enjoy the pictures.

Mr. D and I are in the phase where we do a lot of exploring together while waiting for Miss O to finish all the activities she has on her calendar. In this case, we had fun at the Pacific Science Center.

Getting ready for Halloween

A couple of protestors for a democracy rally – who are thoughtful enough to bring chairs for everyone who has the heart, but not the legs for it. And their steady pace as they rolled everything home told me they understand the wisdom behind the sign of the week.

“How wonderful it is that nobody need to wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.” – Anne Frank

In the spirit of doing less work on the weekend, I’ve turned off comments on this post so that we can just enjoy the pictures.

Duncan playing fall baseball. Cooper thinks it’s fair play to steal the ball off the tee.

We got an old-fashioned phone (well, it’s Voice over IP but it’s attached to the wall and has a handset). Who doesn’t recognize this progression of positions when talking on a corded phone?

My delightful first child — and the sign of the week!

“There are no traffic jams along the extra mile.” – Roger Staubach

We were sick this week – 4th week of the school year is when it seems to happen every year. But we still managed to get out and do some evening skating.

In our neighborhood

Faithful dog

Cooper likes the sign of the week. It means he can be a valet – or Santa!

“In a gentle way, you can shake the world.” – Gandhi

The days are shorter, the mornings are colder…and were doing our fall house maintenance chores. The plum tree that Mr. D is trimming produced 85 lbs that were donated to a food bank.

Cooper is trying to apply to get on some work crews. Apparently the lectures I’ve given him on stranger danger are not sinking in.

The pet gallery — and the biking to school gang.

It rained for the first time in a long time. We are glad it wet our plants…

“Remember that some of the best things in your life haven’t happened yet.” – unknown

We were practicing riding the bus so we went downtown to visit Pike Place market and the (in)famous gum wall.

We also visited the famous fish throwers at Pike Place Market. It’s the only type of fish we’ve seen up close since Mr. D has yet to catch one.

Unless you count the plastic ones. Cooper the dog likes to try too.

Hiking little Mt. Si

The sign of the week makes it seem easy to catch fish. Thank goodness we can just tell fish stories by the fire pit instead.

“In school, you are taught a lesson and then given a test. In life, you are given a test, that teaches you the lesson.” – Tom Bodett

End of summer activities – playing with the water slide one last time before putting it away and crabbing on the Seattle waterfront. Mr. D saw other people catching crabs a couple of days before so he was determined he’d finally catch SOMETHING. We did have a crab when we started pulling up the pot but it wiggled itself free before we could get it all the way. Dang!

The school district and teacher’s union didn’t come to an agreement until 11pm on Tuesday, the night before school was to start. But they did it. So it was back to school on Wednesday. Everyone had to pose for pictures. Cooper is in the featured photo. Here’s Simone.

Mr. D (2nd grade) and Miss O (6th grade – middle school!)

Rusty the crested gecko posed too 🙂 and the sign of the week.