Among other little tasks I did around the house today, I decorated for Halloween and got candy for beggar’s night!

We went to a couple of GREAT Halloween parties in Chicago this weekend. Here we are all dressed up!

Spoooooooky!!

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Hey there! 
I know sometimes you want to get straight to the pictures without having to read my endless drivel, so I’ve done a massive update to the photo gallery pages (to your right).  They’re all up to date now, for your scrolling pleasure.
 Enjoy!

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We were delighted that our good friends Gianfranco and Colleen could come all the way to Des Moines from Chicago to help us work on our house! The pictures tell the whole story:
Caution: Men at work!

Brandon went medieval on the kitchen cabinet…

While Gianfranco pulled staples out of the ceiling. “One… two… three…”

“Oy, Mah-gerie, […]

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Today I came home to find our dear little mantis friend dangling by a foot, deceased.
RIP, mantis.

And a dramatic parting shot…

“The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A mantis who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.” -apologies to Mark Twain

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Ha!  As if house bloggers would be that snobby.
(Fanfare please…) I am thrilled to announce the first meeting of the Des Moines Rehabbers Club!
And the best part is it’s going to be at my house!
Steve Wilke-Shapiro, late of the St. Louis Rehabbers Club, recently moved to Des Moines, and noticing the lack of a Rehabbers […]

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