It was just twenty minutes ago that I was still sitting here at the computer this morning, debating if I really, honestly and truly wanted to give NaBloPoMo a go. I mean, actually committing to a post a day? What am I thinking!?
I’m thinking that I miss getting all this dialogue out of my head and onto the computer screen, and that in order to get back to it, I need to find those little snippets of time during the day to do so. So here I am. Day one of NaBloPoMo, which commits me to 30 days of daily blogging.
I do have things to say and pictures to share! In fact, at this moment I am on day 8 of a 10 day vegan diet and I am feeling fantastic health-wise. I may be talking about that once or twice.
But today I thought I’d share a few pictures. Once again, Trick-Or-Treating has been good to my kids. We had a friend come treat with us this year and her mom was aghast at the amount of candy her daughter had collected. We have a very generous neighborhood- and four hours in which to plunder them for their sugary goodies. Here the kids are in their costumes. Abigail went as an 80’s Biker Chick, and Zander is obviously a Red Angry Bird.
This picture above is Abigail’s candy stash. She only ate one piece last night before The Great Sort took place.
And this stash is Zander’s. He consumed a few pieces before sorting his candy out.
As I write this, they are beginning their school day by counting up the individual types of candy, and then they will each make a graph. As the week goes on, we will also use this information to work on probability and percentages.
You’d be surprised how long this candy will last them. Andy and I tend to be pretty good at not dipping into their candy stash unless they offer us a piece. We’ve thrown out candy gathered at Halloween come Easter time- when the candy stash is usually replenished with different kinds of candy. In the past I have used candy in baked goods, but to be honest, I don’t really care for it. I’d rather just eat a candy bar straight up if I’m going to indulge.
And since I have three days left on this vegan diet, it also means the candy is safe from me anyway.