October 2023

[jedimentat]

last night of being ten...



Liberty Turns Eleven!











So much soccer! Rec and Travel. Coached Liberty's Rec team (with a few co-coaches). Had a great time. Played in the Coaches vs. Kids game, it kicked my ass but I felt proud. All added up to a busy month of three weeknights of practice and a game each weekend day...kept us hoppin'.





volleyball tryouts for Liberty




Rutgers soccer game















Croton Dam hike and Sleepy Hollow. (i think it was my seventh time but i always notice different things).









































Haunted Mill

mostly, I scarecrow-ed. Got some decent scares in. Messed around in the gift shop. The kids took the behind-the-scenes tour



























Haunted Mill hot rod



The stilt-creature I was trying to make for the Haunted Mill didn't quite come together in time (the stilts were very unwieldly on uneven ground, even with the arm-canes), but we had fun trying the stilts...maybe next year.









(was working on a very large, tall, shaggy silhouette)




The Thing! Colonial Edition














Carving Pumpkins










Trunk or Treat

a friend scored us some sweet Dunkin swag and we made a donut trunk













Halloween


























Going to a "Space" themed Halloween Party









Homeschool

worked on research reports, watched more Renaissance stuff (da Vinci biopic, Romeo and Juliet, Agony and the Ecstasy), Biography...









Kids helped with some painting







Liberty









Kirk











Dogs







keeping me company during lunchtime suntime











Me









I mean, Accurate.



Running errands during Music lessons





my first smartwatch. it's ok.



some minor eave repair



chimney, lots of leaf-management



Our 10 y.o. car is unexpectedly leaking oil this month, oy...



Other

Horrible Hamas attack at the Nova Music Festival, start of the Israeli-Palestinian War; Gaza levelled with major civilian casualties











Media: Gen V, Upload, Beckham doc, Hunger Games trilogy, Simpsons Treehouse of Horror, Lego Masters, Fall of the House of Usher, Naked and Alone in Love