We butchered a pumpkin tonight

I'd say the highlight of a not-at-all-bad weekend was early Friday night driving west to drop my eldest son, dressed as a Revolutionary-war guy, off at the train station to take the Amtrak to Western Illinois State Univ. ( Halloween party w/ gf who goes to school out there).

So there was a pleasant, unstressful ride with my eldest son and a truly awesome autumn sunset for the ride down. I was driving southwest, then due west and really got to enjoy it for an extra-long while.

Today the youngest had one of the now doubled-up choir practices. I chauffered, volunteered at Clearbrook, and chauffered some more. Yay. I think the director, a/k/a The Diva, plans on really working with (on?) this group of kids. I hear rumbles that the newbies don't seem to get it (even though they've been at it a while now) so she's whipping everyone into on shape.
This current group all (unless a kid chooses to quit) are going to be singing in St. Peter's Square during the Tuscany trip. :shrug:

Other good stuff: Chris made honour role in school (grade 8). Lots of really nice A's, a pair of B's, then a C+ in band because he's missed too many band practices and he was sick their first concert & missed it, too. Band decimated his otherwise high honour status. meh.

We butchered a pumpkin tonight (carved the jack o 'lantern).
Chris designs and does the glop extraction/ removing of the "guts," Roger executes the carving, and I snap the requisite pics.

Cheerio!

--Cyn