Funny inventions

Now this is what I call a better mousetrap! Guaranteed to be noisy and messy, but you won't have to worry about that critter again! :o)

US Patent No. 269,766

Trick or Treat!

As we have for the last several years, we took our girls trick-or-treating with some friends. Here's a picture of them after collecting their loot at one of the houses we visted:


The girls are definitely getting older...they lasted a LOT longer than last year, and I'd guess that we visited about twice as many houses. They were exhausted when we quit, though, and went straight to bed when we got home, without any arguments or whining!

Here's another shot from this evening, one that made me glad I brought my tripod along: