The invisibility cloak

Harry has disappeared.

A week ago Sunday he slipped out when Zoe went to call Hawk in for dinner. Usually he would come up to the front door soon after but he never did. On Monday Hawk & I realized neither of us had let him back in. So we looked around for him to no avail. We haven’t seen him since.

Zoe figured out he wasn’t around pretty quickly. She said, “Maybe he’s sleeping.” I said, “Maybe.” She added, “Maybe he ran away.” I said, “I think he did.” A few days after, when he still hadn’t turned up, I said, “How would you feel if Harry did run away?” She said, “I would be so sad, I would cry and cry.” I said, “Well honey, I think he did run away. We can’t find him and it’s been a while.”

So now she wants a bunny.

The one who’s really missing Harry is Minerva. He was her play buddy and she just doesn’t know what to do with herself. Although she is back to being my cat. After we brought Harry in, she became Hawk’s cat. Previously she was so much my cat that she sat on my shoulder like a parrot and I could walk around doing things & she’d just be up there. She’s back to being my shoulder cat.

However…

We have a surprise lined up for the kids this weekend and it might make Minerva not be my cat (again).

So anyway…

My first Tasteful Treasures party is Friday night. I’m very excited. I think I have all my shit together. I just need to make some more goodie bags (price points $10, $20 and $50, worth more than what you’re paying, every bag includes something that tastes good and something that requires a battery).

We’re going to be in Erie the weekend of November 6. I love Erie! Whoo! Even in November. Now that’s a true Erieite.

The kids are excited for Halloween. Zoe is Little Red Riding Hood, probably the last year I’ll be able to push her toward a certain costume. She saw it in a catalog and I loved it. Then she wanted to be a pink leopard — a “too old for a six year old” costume at Target. Holden wanted to be a train. Train train train. I said, “How about an engineer?” “NO!” *sigh* Then I took him costume shopping and he went for the Obi-Wan costume because “I can have a lightsaber?”

Zoe’s also wondering what Jack will leave for them. I keep saying, “Probably a shrunken head.” Which makes the kids squeal. They don’t like “Creepy” or “Scary” Halloween stuff. And I’ve been so busy, the only decorating I’ve done is outside. If I’m not decorated for Halloween by the 15th of October, you know I’m busy.

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