Block Party '18

We had a nice, subdued and rainy block party. We met some new neighbors and connected with the old neighbors. There was a fair amount of speculation about Stan's House, which is currently for sale at a ridiculous price off $375,000 (down from the original and more ridiculous $400K).

Elizabeth organized her annual scavenger hunt, which was met with mixed results. Elizabeth is pretty tough with the puzzles. She wanted to do a treasure hunt game, but after I (as her crash test dummy) failed twice on the clues, I declared it impossible. She ended up with just the scavenger hunt, which turned out pretty well.

Barb had invited the local firefighters, who showed up just after all the kids had run off to quarters unknown. So the adults did their best to geek out on the fire fighting equipment before they drove away, sirens blaring.

We had a great time.

Suzanne Loves Dogs

Suzanne is so much a friend to dogs that she sewed (with a little help from her Mom) pajamas for Ruf-Ruf, her favorite stuffed animal.

When Elizabeth was painting faces at the Block Party, Suzanne choose to be transformed into a dog.

She really, really, really wants a real dog, but so far Barb and I have held steadfast in our refusal. But it's hard to resist her cute puppy dog face!

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Face Painting

The annual block party is coming up. Elizabeth really wants to provide face painting as a service. We got her a starter kit, and of course Suzanne was her first subject.

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