Frankenstorm

Hurricane Sandy certainly did a number on New York, but we here in Bay Ridge were safe and sound. Though the winds howled and trees fell, we never lost power or experienced even a bit of flooding. The kids and I have pitched in to the relief effort by donating money, jackets, toiletries, socks and underwear, and PB& J sandwiches. If you are interested in helping out, you can donate money to the Mayor's fund, Brooklyn Foundation, or Staten Island Recovers. 

The main effect Hurricane Sandy has had on our life is that Justin is now working 15-hours a day, seven days a week. When Justin is gone, I enter some zen-mothering state, where I have endless patience and come up with lots of projects. 

So, the kids have been decorating cupcakes, 

Bliss!

painting T-shirts,

playing with play dough,

styling each other's hair,

dressing up for Halloween as Alice in Wonderland and the Cheshire Cat,

Henry's costume is an inside out sweat suit that I drew on with washable marker. Classy!

posing with Batman (aka neighbor Khalil),

Little Red Riding Hood (bestie Emma),

and two foxes (Fritz and Felix) and a monkey (Hannah)

My friend Joy designed and made the fox costumes. I am impressed.

showing of their stripes, 

preparing to go out in a snow storm, 

hating the snow storm, 

loving the snow storm,

enjoying the snow the next morning,

Henry kept yelling, "No, no." He meant snow.

and building a snowman.