Only a blogger would take a picture

I hope that everyone likes this costume:


I do. (Note the Ravenclaw patch and other special Luna Lovegood touches (she is a Harry Potter character for those who don't know))

THIS is this costume that required me to visit my local veterinarian:




Ok - so the story is that I made Carolyn's costume and was getting cocky (and obviously distracted). I was doing some seams for Joel's (Ron Weasley) costume and was looking over my shoulder at the kids and sewed right through my finger.

The veterinarian joke is because I was quickly trying to figure out who could pull the needle out before pain (and infection) set in. I remembered our neighbor was a labor and delivery nurse and so I went to her home. Her hubby (a veterinarian) was home and he did the honors! What nice neighbors - I need to make them cookies - but they both work out a bunch so I might need to think of something more healthy to make them.

Good as new:

Matthew is now a teenager

Yesterday was Matthew's golden birthday. He was 13 on the 13th! He celebrated by bringing candy to his Advisory (aka Home-room) and we ate Godfather's pizza. Because we love science around here, I made him Pi instead of cake. We all thought it was funny, except Anna who said, "this doesn't taste like pie".
To prove that Matthew is a science-nut, here he is demonstrating that he can cause fire to move toward him because of low pressure.