wed, 11/3...day 307

Cory and I tried out the new "far side" path at school today.

It's a pretty walk through the woods, but it means parking on the other side, which means battling through the congestion of cars dropping off at the turnaround when I'm getting ready to leave (since we arrive on the early side).

So, worth a try but probably not on our regular agenda.

Nice new cedar bark path on the near side of the lot now too, though. I expect we'll use that one a lot!

tue, 11/2...day 306

After a warm, pleasant day for Halloween, the next day the rains came showering in. The car was practically swimming on the way to work with Cory yesterday.

The wind blew down most of the fall leaves too, so the streets were covered in wet leaves. Very pretty patterns (not so easy to capture in quick snapshots, though :P).

mon, 11/1...day 305

Today was another day off from school for Niall and Cory. Niall spent last night at Grandma's, so I took Cory to work with me for a bit in the morning.

Here he is making a map of my "old building" and my "new building" on campus. In case I get lost, I guess. :D

sun, 10/31...day 304

Halloween 2010!
In a classic battle of Good vs. Evil, the mighty knight fends off the Grim Reaper before the duo amicably trick-or-treat around the neighborhood. :D

By the happy expression on the knight's face, we presume that he believes he won the epic battle. :P

sat, 10/30...day 303

Rally to Restore Sanity!

The Comedy Central guys, Jon Stewart and Steven Colbert, held a big rally in D.C. today to promote moderation in the political discourse. I don't know that it will have one iota of impact, but I took the boys downtown to participate in Seattle's sattelite rally, to show my support for stopping the insanity.

It was crowded and drizzly (then rainy!), but we enjoyed the bus ride (a rare treat), got McD's at Westlake to refuel, and got to hear some of the singers, comics, and speakers (including a live feed of Jon & Steven debating on the other coast) inbetween. When it really started to rain, we headed back to the bus tunnel and caught the 255 back to the Kirkland Park & Ride.

Tynor came with us, but hung out with his friend Laura and came home later. Kellen & Josie were there too, but the crowds were so thick, we couldn't ever find them. I was happy that we were all there supporting the cause, though. :D

fri, 10/29...day 302

Cory was glad that Charlie was at Break Camp today at TLS. They have a great time together. Such goofballs! :-)

In the mid-afternoon, I picked up the boys from camp and we headed over to Microsoft to treak-or-treat in my building. First we stopped at the Commons very briefly (too many crowds, not enough activities), and saw this enormous pumpkin.

Kellen and Josie joined us, and then came home with us for dinner. Nice to see them! It had been ages and ages.

thu, 10/28...day 301

They're adding new paths at the school, to encourage people to avoid walking behind cars in the parking lot on their way to and from class. (A fine idea, I might add).

Here Ken is busy with a Bobcat, clearing and flattening a walkway, while the Extended Day kids enjoy the show.