...our halloween jack o laterns

...just four things this time... our pumpkins that we carved for this year.

Maggie's Boston Red Sox pumpkin!

Jeff's headless horseman

Alley's mummy

Mitchell's scary hands

...i love about the fall

ahhhh - i love the fall!

here are 3 things i love about the fall - especially here in new england

1. all the trees changing colors (pictures to come)
2. crisp, cool nights, with pleasant temperatures in the day
3. pumpkin deserts (like my pumpkin toffee cheesecake with ginger snap crust and caramel topping)

...about our new golden doodle puppy

• she is a cross between a golden retriever and a standard poodle



• she is hypo alergenic (wont shed like a normal dog)



• her name is lucy

...crazy billboards

in my travels, i see some crazy things. here are three billboards that may me do a double take.

1. in downtown detroit - a bus company billboard that advertises $20 bus tickets to go see relatives in the state penitentiary.
2. on the road between pittsburgh, pa and indiana, pa - an adult "bookstore" advertising as the place to get gift certificates for mother's day.
3. in east st. louis - a paternity testing company billboard that said " who's the daddy"

do you have any to add to the list?

...turkey cove part II

three more pictures from our trip to maine.

...some fun from our labor day trip to turkey cove, maine

while delise was away at a girls retreat, the kids and i went up to maine for the long weekend. we played catch with the football, played in the tidepools, swung in the hammock, and did some sailing. we had a great time. here are several pictures.

...the best concerts that i have ever attended.

my three favorite concert experiences

1. violent femmes in salt lake city (1986 ish) - my first concert ever - went with my friends forrest and jon. we were front row center stage for the entire concert and left with bruises all over from being there. nothing quite like your first concert
2. u2 - the zoo tv outdoor tour in denver colorado (1992) - christian and i borrowed bunna's vw fox and drove to denver to see the concert and drove back the next day. a great concert by one of the greatest bands ever.
3. sting in park city - my favorite singer of all time. the man is a performer! great concert.

honorable mention - rem - the green tour in slc, and james taylor - in kansas city.