Getting Ready for Christmas

This is a joint entry with Nina.

Nina: Yesterday I went to the present-making workshop.
Me: She made a number of neat presents.
Nina: An Advent Calendar, a Christmas tree, and a little snowman thingamajig.
Me: After the workshop she went to a play-date with Abby and Rachel.
Nina: I felt a little ill.
Me: How come?
Nina: Tummy ache.
Me: Anything else?
Nina: Fever.  That's all.
Me: Yesterday morning she was coughing, but in good spirits.  Last night she was flopping.  This morning she looks good again.  We'll see...
Nina: I feel a lot better.

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Halloween Magic

Nina dressed up as Hermione Granger for Halloween this year.  Silvina braided her hair the night before so it would be wavy in the morning.  In case you didn't know, Hermione is the lead girl in Harry Potter.  We laugh because Nina behaves just like Hermione - a chatty know-it-all.

This Halloween, just like last year, we went to her friends place.  It was a bit rainy, but not as cold as last year.  There were a handful of diehard trick-or-treaters around, but not many.  They seemed to have a good time however.

Here are some pictures of the jackolantern.  One side was Silly, and the other was Meowy.  On Meowy I thought she was drawing big eyebrows, but they were ears.  Silly had three dots on its cheek, but I can't remember what they were for.