CAT IN A HAT

Reasons why I love October

friends come in town to visit!


pumpkins get carved!


kelbel has a birthday! (this is right as parker tricked her with the ole "hey look up there" to steal some cake hahaha)


pumpkins get searched for! and i get to spend time with my nephews!


julie yoder has a birthday! (note dennis hiding the osu football that german man is holding hahaha)


demolishion derby OMG!! it was like visiting my childhood. amazing.

in other news... :(

Rest in kitty peace Jean Luc. We will miss your cuddly-butt.
:( xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo
jessica, justine, kristin, andy, david & zach

America Day!

I love election day. And here's why:
1. people are excited and anxious--it makes for great work-day conversation
2. you get a sticker!
3. i think one of the coolest rights we have is to vote
4. political campaigning is OVER. phew.
5. i get to wear red, white and blue. it's like 4th of july in the fall!

i think it will be fun watching the results tonight. i'm tired of hater-ish campaign talk (i'm guilty of doing some of it myself) and i'm tired of not knowing what the next four years in america and in ohio are going to be like (issues 5, 14-19 and 75!)
my wonderful co-worker julie and i were talking about hater-ish talk. she said, and i loved this, "aren't we as christians supposed to demonstrate mercy and speak love and not slander?" (paraphased:))

Anyway, my point is: GO U-S-A!