This is what is left of our 4" Carniverous Ass. . .
a.k.a. The pitcher plant. If you look closely, the pitchers are loaded with insects. We have had at least 3 nights well below zero and the pitcher plant still looks great. The venus flytrap has gone dormant, however. We were going to try to take the dormant roots out and store in the garage until spring and try to get it growing again. The problem is that it won't die! It has 13 pitchers and has taken over the whole terrarium.

Olivia was a vampire in a prom dress for Halloween. She and her girlfriend went out together without us this year. Her costume was complete with lee press-on nails and plastic teeth and fake blood. Emmerson was Dubya and Augie was "SuperAugie" for the 3rd year in a row. Costume won't fit next year. Emmerson received a lot of boo's and hisses except for one old duffer down the street, who shook his hand! LOL Political masks were $35-$50 bucks this year, which would have tripled the cost of the costume. Instead of saying "trick-or-treat" Emm announced,"Hello, fellow Americans . . . the stock market's in the crapper". Luckily, he made it home safely.

This is Emmerson and Augie over the labor day weekend, riding golf carts with the cousins at Aunt Nancy & Uncle Dave's house. They love going to Nancy & Daves to ride golf carts, and one lawn mower, all over their huge lot and trailer park. On the right, cousin Joel pulls his best friend's son with the mower.