As cool air and longer nights move in, I try to keep things shiny and festive inside and out.  I made sweet spiced challot again, this time braided.  Dinner was a hearty PA Dutch-style chicken noodle veg stew, which the kids, even Y, liked.  Y is experiencing continuing concerns, but A is managing it.  It just adds another layer to stay on top of.

I got to rat-sit while A took Y out to Savers to get Halloween raw materials.  These rats are quite the characters.  They all tried to climb up me to get out of their “playpen”, so I guess I’m a rat ally now.  This is what animal-deprived looks like.  I would have to draw the line at tarantulas and scorpions, though.  Snakes are ok.

The sukkah is coming down as I write.  But look at all my defiant lights and décor!