Dìa de los Muertos and halloween

Okay, this is a completely holiday-inspired post. First, here is a picture of Jack the dog trying to figure out if the pumpkin is edible, or alive. For some reason, this is my favorite Jack the dog look, inquisitive bordering on naughtiness. We are getting ready for the big day around here by accidentally opening the big bag of candy and putting it in a bucket in the dining room for the trick-or-treaters. "Now, isn't that a dang shame? Look, honey, that itty bitty Kit Kat bar looks like it might be open. No kid should take that home. I'll just take care of that."

Beatrice has now declared that she would like to be a kitty cat MONSTER, said in a very grumbly deep voice, which is cute and everything, but what the hell? How do I make a kitty cat into a monster? It is beboggling. So strange, it forced me to make up a new word. I sometimes think I hit the end of my ability to think maternally creative. Putting together a dang kitty cat outfit is all I got, kid. I may just paint her face green and be done with it.

In other news, we are edging onto Dìa de los Muertos and the incredibly awesome Mother Henna's art swap for the day. There are a number of us blogging mamas participating, and I still haven't received the package of goodies, but I did put my paintings in a slideshow for viewing pleasure. I will post the received art on Halloween, so check back, but until then, enjoy my paintings.