Today

Outside my window: it has been a bit warmer the past couple of days with highs touching the 60’s and I have to say, I’m a big fan. I wish it would stay like this awhile longer but I hear it will be frigid again by the weekend (just in time for trick or treating). Actually we may not do trick or treating this year as it’s on Monday this year, but we are having a Halloween party with a bunch of the kids’ friends so we’ll be having a pretty fun time this coming weekend either way.

This weekend we: spent a good portion of the weekend around the house, doing chores around the home, relaxing and doing a bit of cooking, too. We Dan made The Pioneer Woman’s recipe for Indian Tacos per my request and they were amazingly delicious. Like kinda life changingly good. I actually first heard about Indian Tacos from my bloggy pal Jean @ Workingmomma247 , and have been intrigued by them ever since. So when I saw Ree’s recipe posted I knew we had to try them. So glad we did.

We also: put MM to work vacuuming the downstairs a bit with our big hand vac. He was complaining about the noise so of course daddy had a genius solution to the noise problem.

I think the apron adds a nice touch to this moment, don’t you?

I just finished reading: Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro. I finished it two nights ago which is pretty much just in time as my book club will be meeting to discuss it on Wednesday. I’ll be writing my review soon but basically it was one of those books that I loved some things but kind loathed other things about it. A mixed bag. I’m planning to read The Heretics Daughter by Kathleen Kent next – it seems like a fitting book to be reading as Halloween approaches.

Links you should click:

• I’ve been crushing on infinity scarves lately, anyone else? DIYers will want to check out this post at Freshly Picked with links to two tutorials to make your own infinity scarf (or bribe someone else to do it for you if you’re anything like me).
• If you’ve been trying to decide whether to use the crib bumper or not, the AAP has officially said that crib bumpers are NOT safe for your little bambino.
• Getting ready to carve pumpkins? Modern Parents, Messy Kids just posted a fun carving idea: why not use cookie cutters?
• And last, a yummy looking easy peasy recipe for caramel apples at The PW Cooks.

One last picture to share before I go: this weekend MM and I went to the library to hear a “lecture” on dinosaurs! It was a pretty fun lecture, totally aimed at kids though MM was on the young age range for the other kids there, he still had a good time and even mom learned some fun new dino facts! Afterwards he couldn’t wait to go examine this replica of a t-rex’s head up close  complete with working jaw bones!

The woman said it took her a year to build this replica out of card board and Papier-mâché – the goal being that kids would be able to touch the skeleton and manhandle it a little without much concern, but I still ended up scolding him to be gentle as it did take her a year to make the thing after all!

So this was the only picture I got before I had to put my phone away and pry him away from the T-Rex – a bit blurry, but the moment was captured, the T-Rex was examined carefully by a curious 5 year old and good times were had by all, I’d say.