The iffy economy has it's pros

I've been realizing an upside to a faltering economy: less Halloween decorations! Halloween is by far my least favorite holiday. Honestly, it just creeps me out. Sometimes I find people's yard decorations just disturbing, and I'm glad I don't have to see so many of them while I'm driving around.

Domestic dispute... in our yard

But it's not what you think! For those of you who haven't been to our house, we live in a fairly woody area. We have deer and turkeys roaming through our yard daily. We get to know the turkey familys that graze in the yard, and especially love seeing the turkey chicks in the summer! There is one particular turkey couple with several chicks. This couple does NOT get along. Almost every time we see them in the yard, the smaller one, the female, is pecking at the male, chasing him around! Their feathers are always flustered, and the seem agressive toward each other. They are not setting a very good example for their babies!

Moment of decision

Forget about November 4. Today is the day of decision. By the time you get your morning coffee, you had better know who you're voting for. If you've been at a 7-11 lately, you know they're conducting an interesting poll, of sorts. When you get your coffee, you have your choice of a McCain cup or an Obama cup. Right now, their poll shows that Obama is leading in almost every state. Every cup counts in their voting results, so maybe Obama supporters really like coffee?? Either way, I thought it was intriguing.

Fun day trip #2

This morning we headed down to Washington, PA (about an hour from home) to the Pennsylvania Trolley Museum. The museum is run by volunteers, and we could tell they all loved working there. We rode two trolleys, one built in 1947 and one from 1923. The restoration was incredible! The one from 1923 had beautiful wooden seats, and it was like taking a step back in time. What surprised me the most was just how much those trolleys weaved back and forth on the tracks! It was quite a bumpy ride.

Since the museum is having a pumpkin patch weekend, the boys each chose a pumpkin and decorated it.

In the gift shop there was a Thomas wooden railway set up for the kids to play with, and I think Isaiah would have stayed in there the whole time if we would have let him!

We topped the day off with a trip to Brusters (the cherry place!) where Dan, Sam, and I shared a hot apple dumpling with cinnamon ice cream. Yum! And Isaiah got one of his last free baby cones, because he is still under 40" - barely. He's 38". We told him he better not grow any more.

Another fun day.

1947 trolley


1923 trolley

Go go go geo

My 1996 Geo Prizm hit 200,000 miles yesterday. It hasn't cost us much at all in the last several years, but the good ol' geo is starting to show its age. There's not one major problem. She just doesn't drive like she used to. =) But it really has been a good car!