All Hallows

Happy Halloween!

Dee-cisions Dee-cisions

In which the pumpkins were inspected, rejected, and selected.

The good part of my day--

The Indian woman who prevented Cheeks McGoo have a meltdown on an overcrowded metro train. She was a one woman baby hypnotist, quieting her royal Cheeks-ness's shrieks of protest at the fact that the metro doors had malfunctioned and zee train was stuck on the platform. (Ever had to listen to "Ding-dong! Ding-dong! Doors clo-sing!" for more than five minute straight? And the conductor was yelling at the passengers over the intercom. But I digress.) The kind woman entertained my daughter until the train got underway again and then for 6 stops after that. We chatted a little and it turned out that she had a 22 month year old son. I am thankful for the fellowship of mothers everywhere.

The other good part of my day was eating salmon chowder at my mother's house. It was the perfect meal for a cold rainy night, hot soup paired with steaming cornbread, with apple turnovers for dessert. It was a good day to be a little bit spoiled.