Yelm, Stevens St, Oct. 11, 2012

I loved this story by Lisa Pemberton in The Olympian:

“This is one of my favorite times of the year.

I spent last Sunday decorating our house with many of the Halloween and harvest-themed items weve collected through the years, from the trio of pumpkins I painted in ceramics class about 20 years ago to the glow-in-the-dark, construction-paper bat that our son made in child care last year.

But its not just about decorations, pumpkin-scented candles and figuring out Halloween costumes.

Autumn is when we try to participate in some of our familys favorite traditions, such as searching for the perfect pumpkin, getting lost in a corn maze and competing against each other with a target and a pumpkin sling shot.

Here are seasonal activities to try with your family:”
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“Lisa Pemberton is one busy mama, raising three children while working as a reporter at The Olympian.”
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Ed. Note:
Mrs. Pemberton is the ONLY reporter to ever attend a class (that was not a speaker) at the Yelm-based Ramtha School of Enlightenment and report her experiences.

Blog writer Klein has been Ramtha’s student for 27 years and employed by JZ Knight for 9 years.