The Day After

SUSHI TO GO: Above is what our dining room table has looked like (to varying degrees) for the past few days. We craft a birthday bulletin board for a learning center every month, and this month we went with a sushi theme. Why? Well, we've been playing a lot of one of our favorite card games, "Sushi Go," and we just love the artwork featured in it.

So, Annabelle and I drew a bunch of cute little sushi, and CJ helped cut them out and glue them. (They are mostly ink drawings on paper, mounted to foam to give them a 3-D look.)

The three posters in the top middle of the mock up will actually go above the far part of the conveyor belt. 

As I write this, friends are actually doing the install at the school. Can't wait to see the finished product.

NIGHTMARISH: The 'treat' CJ wanted most this Halloween was not candy, or chips, but a gruesome creation from Burger King.  Called the Nightmare King (photo from Burger King below), it features a beef patty, a chicken patty and bacon on a green bun.

 And so, we stopped and got him one on Monday. He thought it was the BOMB.

Fortunately, the green bun was not as emerald as it was in the BK ad.

PARTY TIME: Yesterday afternoon, we attended a Harvest Party at the kids' former school. CJ and Annabelle got a few treats, but mostly they worked the event. :)

Annabelle stayed busy by running a face painting booth all by her lonesome! I was impressed by how quickly she worked and how open she was to painting whatever kids asked for.

R2D2 and Clippy did go up on stage at the end of the party to participate in the annual "Thriller" flash mob. That's always so much fun to watch.

Come trick or treat time, CJ and Annabelle went around to a couple dozen businesses in the White Center neighborhood of Seattle. There were three places passing out full sized candy bars. The kids were most impressed. :)

For posterity, I have to include a video of Annabelle's costume. Stills don't do it justice, because you can't see her rolling like R2, and the slide whistle ups the fun, as well.