Mom stands corrected!!

Upon awaking this morning and looking out at the misty/foggy gorgeous fall leaves in the backyard- I saw it.... the ears of corn half-eaten!! Oh NOOOOOOOOO! That means I'm wrong- the squirrels do like the feeder and are eating the corn-- Shhhhh-- don't tell Mark I admitted I was wrong. Now- to see if they're smart enough to NOT let Mark see them eat from it- ha ha hee hee~ :)

Updates- craft show, karate, & squirrels- Mark speaks

Craft show is done- Yay! Could have done better, could have done worse. Overall, an enjoyable day and glad I can sell the extra pretzels at the downtown craft store!

My helpers: (if that's what you can call them-LOL)

Moving on to karate updates-- someone just asked me if we are still attending class... uh, that would be yes as my leg told me when we sparred last week. Still loving it- OK- not loving sparring, but still keeping a good attitude :) Someday I will learn to block whatever hit me on my leg- ha ha!!

And onto squirrels-- Mark would like to thank everyone who has given their input on my various blog sites- he appreciates your support and wanted to comment directly leaving his own 2 cents but didn't know my passwords-- hee hee!

My turn: hmmm.... wonder why not one little kernel of corn has been removed from the cob???? BECAUSE THE SQUIRRELS ARE SMARTER THAN HUMANS AND THEIR CRUEL CONTRAPTIONS!!! To be continued...

Have a great weekend!!

Latest family debate- over squirrels!!!!

I need your help again! Mark got the 'nature bug' and is now into watching the 54 squirrels scurrying around the backyard preparing for winter. He decided that we NEEDED a squirrel feeder to help them. The children need to enjoy the nature around them, he says. DON'T let him fool you.....

GREAT idea-- as I'm thinking of one of those little wooden squirrel feeders with the corn attached to the top- but NOOOOO!!! This brilliant contraption arrives in the mail today- TOTAL torture for squirrels! The poor little squirrel has to jump up and hang onto the corn if he wants to eat any- and the corn is attached to a BUNGEE ROPE-- I told Mark that was just plain cruel and torturous for the little varmints!! You should see the video clip that goes with this thing- when I get the link from him I'll post it- And who's the feeder for? The squirrels or Mark enjoying watching them suffer?? Hmmmm...

Now- let's hang his food a few feet up in the air and make HIM jump up and eat it as he's bouncing from a bungee cord! Any help out there on this issue???

Fudge-FREE biscotti and meringue day

Daddy had the little ones at the Science Center for a homeschool class- that meant Mom had a quiet afternoon to do some more candy-making/baking for the craft show. How about some chocolate raspberry meringues?

or peppermint biscotti, Kahlua (was out of amaretto- and the substitution was YUMMY!) or anise biscotti?

Thankfully all none of these recipes had ANY fudge-like qualities! And the holiday baking bug is OUT of my system! YAY! Back to find yummy, healthy treats!