My October desktop wallpaper feels very ominous. Hopefully that doesn't mean something bad is going to happen at work.

Oooooo ooooo. That ghostly wail comes to mind whenever I look at my October desktop. With a layer of black applied, you'd never guess those spooky trees are actually sunny California redwoods. I paired it with this great origami-styled font (a.k.a. Typogami), because well, I love origami. I paid for it with a simple tweet, and you can, too. How awesome?!? As awesome as origami? No. That hobby is just too awesome. It's something I use to do plenty as a kid, and have continued it from time to time, such as this wreath here. . . .

After a long plane ride, a long walk to all the monuments was basically called for.

It's crazy to think that a week ago, I was walking around Washington, D.C., viewing the monuments by moonlight with Michelle and Cole. Yes, Michelle, all the way from Kansas was out wandering around at night with us. The long evening turned into 4-plus days of adventures. . . .

A little love for Grammie on her birthday.

Happy Birthday to my Grammie! She had a great day celebrating, which included a trip to Deadwood and beautiful cards. As an early present, the rest of my family helped her tackle weeds and other chores around the house.

Now, I am simply sending her some extra love on her birthday. :) . . .

Thanks to a freebie, I have a new, custom luggage tag.

With all these digital photos floating around, it's always nice to have a physical object graced with a photo. Shutterfly has been generous with free offers lately. I snatched them up. . . .

Grammie had me write out Grandpa's name in calligraphy for the funeral service.

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