Hugs And Pumpkins Are Good

Zoe occasionally invites Vincent to sit on her lap, though she notes that she can't see much when he does. Both kids are super snotty, and Zoe told me this morning it felt like someone was holding onto her head very tight. Poor girl.

Still, the snots don't slow down these children or their peers, who are also mostly snotty. Good thing, because all of them and their hankies are going to the pumpkin patch this morning. It's an event not to be missed!

David gets to go, too. I wish I could marshall my thoughts and write articulately about the government shutdown, but I can't seem to do that. In short, our family is one of the 800,000 affected by the mandatory furloughs. Furlough - such a delicate way of saying "No paycheck for you, buddy!"

Happily, we do not manage our household budget in the same way our nation's budget is handled, so we'll be able to ride this out. You know, as long as the debt ceiling crisis doesn't send the entire world into an economic tailspin. In the short term, we do worry about some of our friends and coworkers who live closer to the edge of financial security, or who rely on programs such as WIC to feed their children.

Gah.

Okay, now headed to the pumpkin patch to forget the worries of the larger world. Be well, all.