She was so good with the kids, which make them think she was in a home with kids before she ended up at the Humane Society. She did not like the collar that Rosie tried to convince her to wear but Simon really did enjoy playing with her.
One last photo before Syndey decided the tulle was no more. Hmmm....might end up on my costume today! ;)
Happy Halloween! 
Hannah & I also met the garden mascot.
We took a hay ride and visited the maze.
Hannah found her pumpkin.
I had to carry Simon's....shocking, I know.
The kids & their pumpkins. Simon's is bigger than he can carry.
There were also games to be played by the kids.
We visited the Monarch butterfly pavilion.
There are still a few pieces of the Chihuly glass left in the garden. These are at the entrance and still as gorgeous as ever.
A family photo...might be the photo for my Christmas card.
I am working to buying REALLY nice knives, but I did get some higher end IKEA knives with a sharpener. That knife is sharp!
The apples after soaking for 45 minutes.
The lovely cake before cooking.....
The finished product. It was good!
She was very snuggly!
Hmmm...see any family resemblance??
I was lucky enough to visit on Mindy's birthday so we got CAKE and Hershey's ice cream too!
Thank you Matthew & Mindy for a wonderful visit!!!
While there I visited my friend Melody, her hubby and her son, Colin.
Isn't he a cute boy????
Melody and I have known each other since 1991 when we met in Fargo, ND while working at the USDA. We still look 20-something, right???
Lovely sleeping Colin.
Melody and her little boy.
Another blast from my Fargo past....Chris was the boss that brought Melody and I together. I made a joke that we looked 20 years older....oh, wait! We are almost 20 years older than the day we first met.
I was so lucky to also see one of my old Stitch N Bitch girls, Eva, from our group who moved to the DC area. We had a wonderful Ethiopian dinner. Yum!
I feel blessed that I was able to see so many friends while on a business trip!
The fun part about pita bread is that is puffs up some when you cook it to make the pocket inside. Here is one batch baking and puffing up. It was tasty and my kids even liked it.
I had gotten okra at the farmer's market. I thought I would try something new with okra other than battered and fried so I made curried okra.
Afterward it is sauteed with onions and curry. I added lentils to the mixture to make a whole meal. It tasted great with the pita bread.
Another recipe I recently tried was caramel apple cookies. I substituted caramel's for the bits because I couldn't find them. The cookies were really good but if you use caramel pieces, cut them up in REALLY TINY pieces!
I didn't make this meal but it is one of my favorites. Green papaya salad and summer rolls from a local Thai restaurant.
This is the last soup I made from the farmer's market produce. It is a butternut squash and sweet potato soup. I made up the recipe as I went along so, nothing exciting on that front. I topped it with fresh basil and Sriracha sauce.
Happy Sunday! 
