{"id":599,"date":"2009-11-02T01:12:00","date_gmt":"2009-11-02T09:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mixhart.ca\/blog\/?p=599"},"modified":"2013-11-12T15:19:59","modified_gmt":"2013-11-12T23:19:59","slug":"halloween-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.mixhart.ca\/index.php\/halloween-2009\/","title":{"rendered":"Halloween 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Top pic- Tabs as Queen Elizabeth the I, Pip as Rapunzel (she refused the long wig) and Mist as Mary Poppins.
-Mist and friends ready to trick or treat.
-Tabs, Pip and friends.
-The pumpkin and squash carving.
A beautiful day in the valley today. Sunshine and warm temps. We went on a family hike along Mission creek.
Last night was very busy as all the trick or treaters descended upon our house by 6 PM. We ran out of treats–we only bought 140 this year. Next year I must remember 200 treats.
Saturday morning Miranda and I ran up the mountain I usually cycle up–challenging but great. Once you reach the top, the lake views are incredible. Unfortunately the road was littered with many dead salamander bodies–poor creatures unaware a new development is destroying their habitat.
I am excited about my career plans. Still PhD in English–creative dissertation but with a lovely twist. I will spend my days traveling the earth, volunteering in various ecological\/humanitarian locations. I will write an autobiographical account of my travels or a novel inspired by each travel and paint a series based on my intimate experiences with fellow creatures. My “research” will be the book writing and paintings. These pursuits fulfill all my career dreams: travel, writing, painting and compassion for earth’s creatures in need. Don’t worry, I will only travel\/volunteer, once every one-two years and take my darling children with me every chance I get.
I will do a little paper writing tonight and then watch the movie “The Brother’s Bloom.”<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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