"What a year," said everyone everywhere.  I won't belabor the ick this year has held.  Everyone knows it.  As I was thinking ...

 Though most things look different this year, my love of themed costumes remains constant.  I had actually relinquished a family costume con...

October, for the Spensts, has held some pretty wonderful surprises that we had thought were off the table. For many months this year, it loo...

 I haven't blogged much this year, because I've mostly been surviving.  It's been a disappointing year on so many fronts, but ne...

 We made it to the Pumpkin Patch this year, which feels like a small miracle.  In a year when no tradition or joy remains untouched, we eeke...