We celebrated Halloween at Anya’s school. They had songs and stories by the kids, a scavenger hunt, a parade, and a potluck. Anya was a magic princess (she had a wand but no wings, so I don’t know if I can say fairy princess). Last minute I crocheted her some jewelry: a necklace with jingle bells, two bracelets with jingle bells, and two hair thingies. I also made hair thingies for me and bracelets for me, Andy, and my parents. Anya had a fantastic time running around with the other princesses/fairies and the dragons and various creatures.

My parents ended up staying a few extra days to help get the kitchen put back together, which was good because my Mom still hadn’t made me tostados by the day they were originally going to leave. Must. Have. Tostados.

It took me, Andy, and my Dad to get the stone (soapstone…soap stone?) out of the back of our truck. I think we managed to escape injury (Dad, you still okay?) by using the tricks of ancient Egypt: pulleys, raised platforms, and bright, orange, rubberized gloves.

Fascinated with all the cardboard and foamy wrap stuff that the cabinets were packed in, my Mom channeled her sewing energy into making costumes. The curtain hemming plans were thwarted by supreme household chaos and lack of places to work and stinkbugs. She did take the living room curtains home with her to work on. (Yahoo!)

I’m torn between posting a photo of the kitchen almost done or waiting until it is done. We have to wait for a local cabinet dude to fix one of the doors that was sorta not done right when sent to us, and we need to put the last few doors on some drawers, and do some painting, and get and install door hardware, and clean all that stuff off the counter I need to figure out what to do with. Come on, Andy, get busy!!!!