Friday, September 24, 2004
Last night during bedtime prayers, Noah prayed that "summer would go away and Halloween would come fast." Today we got out our Halloween/Fall decorations and I guess it sparked some excitement in the boys. Hunter spent the afternoon, dressed up in his Captain Hook costume, chasing the little boys all over the house making loud, scary noises and swinging his sword over his head. Noah tried on his Buzz Lightyear costume (which still fits) but I think he's going to be a bat for Halloween. We found an awesome bat costume at The Children's Place for $16.50. Noah was thrilled! Denver, I think, hates everything about Halloween and will feel much better when Thanksgiving rolls around. He cringes at anything Halloween-ish and refuses to let us try on any Halloween costumes. I found a REALLY cute chicken costume at Old Navy and I was hoping he would be a chicken so Mark could be Old MacDonald (because that's Denver's favorite book). But Denver cried like it was the end of the world when we put the chicken legs on and I decided, sadly, to return the costume to Old Navy. So, Denver will probably be himself for Halloween and go to bed early, before any Trick-or-Treaters show up at our door and give him nightmares for a month.
We also had Hunter's "Back-to-School" picnic which was pretty fun. We picked up Primo Pizza (our new favorite pizza) and headed over to the school playground. It was neat to see Hunter running around the playground, saying "hi" to all these little people and having all these little people run up to Hunter and say "hi" to him. He even knew them all by name. When we got home I asked Hunter if he had fun and he said, "Yeah, but why was there a dead squirrel?" At the picnic, Hunter and a couple of other kids ran off into a bunch of trees and were busy playing in there for about 15 minutes. Now I know what they were doing. Apparently they found a dead squirrel and Hunter and another little girl decided it would be fun to poke it with a stick. That made me a little cringy, but I figure he's a boy and who isn't curious about a dead animal at least once in their lifetime? It reminds me of all the dead ducks we used to find in the field across the street from Jewell Elementary. Anyway, I made sure he understood that the next time he finds a dead animal that he only pokes it with a stick and NEVER touches it. He agreed and that was that.
My purpose for blogging tonight, however, was not to tell you about dead squirrels and Halloween costumes. I found another scrummy recipe and this one requires no plan ahead time whatsoever. It is very simple and yummy and the boys even asked for seconds on this one. We had it for dinner which was good but it would be even better with breakfast or for brunch. Enjoy!
Apple Kielbasa Coins 1-1/2 pounds of fully cooked kielbasa or Polish sausage, cut into 1/4 inch slices 1/4 cup apple juice 1/4 apple jelly 2 Tbsp. maple syrup In a large skillet, bring sausage and apple juice to a boil. Cover and cook for 5 minutes. Uncover and cook 5 minutes longer. Drain. Add jelly and syrup; cook and stir until jelly is melted and sausage is coated. (6 servings)
posted by Shana # 8:46 PM 
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