Cath In Color

What a great Halloween we had tonight.  The weather was in the mid 50’s, so all the kids could wear their costumes without having big, heavy winter coats on.  And no yucky, runny noses!  Kelly dressed up as a bunny and Megan was a shopping queen with her friend Andra.  Andra was Paris Hilton and [...]

Tonight we carved our pumpkins for Halloween.  I’m just amazed each year at how much I like our pumpkins.  I always end up saying, “these are our best pumpkins ever.”  And then the next year, I say it again.    This year Megan did most of her own pumpkin with just a little help from Dad [...]

I haven’t seen Andy the squirrel out lately.  Maybe because it’s been a cold start to our week and he’s already under the ground eating his food that he stored in his cheeks!   Sunday we had blowing snow, Monday the high was only 40 degrees with a windchill, making it seem about 10 degrees.   Today we started [...]

I had quite a busy, yet productive weekend.  Let me tell you what I did…It all started out by scrapbooking on Friday night (that was fun).  Then on Saturday, I dropped Megan off at the rollerskating rink for a birthday party while Kelly & I ran over to the fabric store.  This is where everything [...]

Today I made this yummy-looking cake for dinner tonight at our friends, Tim & Terri Burns.  It’s called Chocolate Pumpkin Swirl Cake.  I haven’t had a chance to taste it yet, but it sure looks and smells great.  I’ll have to let you know how it turns out.  Take a look!

Today was Election Day at Hidden Valley School.  Both Megan & Kelly ran for student council in their grades and the class president ( a sixth grader) will be announced tomorrow.  Unfortunately, for both girls, they were not chosen.  Both were disappointed, but they both have said that they will run again next year.  Now [...]

Another gorgeous fall day has come and gone.  Kelly & I took a nature walk around our little slice of heaven, we call Sunset Pond.  The colors aren’t as bright as they were a couple of weeks ago, but it’s still beautiful and just felt good to be outside today.  Nate went for a run [...]

Today we took a long scenic drive down south to see the fall foliage in peak bloom.  We drove through the town of Lake City, which is along Lake Pepin.  On our way back we stopped in Red Wing at Memorial Park to take in the beautiful fall colors of Minnesota.  This park was way up [...]

What a fun day we had today.  Terry (aka: Aunt Scary) and Daniel & Evan came over and we drove out to Mark & Peggy’s to pick out our pumpkins for Halloween.  We spent three hours just hanging around, picking out pumpkins, hay bales, corn shucks, and decorative displays for our yards while Mark took the kids [...]

It’s that time of year again when the blue jays arrive in town.  Kelly & I spent the afternoon trying to photograph these pretty birds.  They are tough to get a shot of, because they are constantly moving and never seem to relax and enjoy their surroundings.  Must be nervous birds.  They love to eat [...]