Ok, so apologies to those of you who religiously come to the blog Sunday or Monday looking for a new update. Last week kept me busy and the weekend kept me busier. Haven't sat at the computer much so....I'll do better.
Last week revolved around the Halloween holiday. The anticipation was almost too much for Carson and Emma. Each day was counted down as if Santa was arriving. For the rest of us it was business as usual. Bowling and a Fall Concert by the Middle School students was all we had.
Dana took off for Texas on Friday morning with a friend for Race Weekend at Texas Motor Speedway. He met his brother there and from the sounds of it had a great time. Dana has had a passion for Nascar since I met him. He came home Monday afternoon tired, relaxed, and maybe a bit in need of detox. : )
That left me here to do the Halloween thing. We did get pumpkins carved before he left. We had to make it a 2 day process. One to open and scrape them out. The second to actually carve them. Jordan and Dana decided to use a jigsaw to cut them open this year. Saw it on tv during the World Series I guess. I don't question them anymore. Jordan carved 3 of the pumpkins and Abbey did her own. Nothing fancy this year...just your basic pumpkin faces.
Friday was Beggars Night. The weather was perfect to be out in the neighborhood with everyone else. It was really like a scene out of a movie. Kids running everywhere laughing and families sitting out on their porches or driveways to greet the kids. Carson went as Indiana Jones and Emma went as her favorite storybook character Fancy Nancy complete with a Posh Puppy, which I ended up carrying most of the evening. We were a group of 7 kids and 5 adults and we needed every one of those adults to keep track of the kids. The boys were 3 houses ahead of us and the little ones brought up the rear. Jordan was with Kelli and friends to watch movies and Abbey stayed behind to hand out the candy to between 150-200 kids. We lost count.
Saturday night was my turn to celebrate Halloween. Our friends had their 3rd annual Halloween Costume Party that is eagerly looked forward to by all. I had to go stag this year. My neighbors Tyler and Julie (I watch their daughter, Landry) graciously allowed me to tag along with them. Julie and I teamed up and went as Saloon Girls and Tyler went as Michael Jackson. It was a blast. The band was great....the cops only showed up once.....and I still like being behind a microphone! I somehow tried to sing "867-5309" along with another party goer but we couldn't remember all the words to the verses. After the band was done we rocked the karaoke! We have some talent in the neighborhood!
We ended the week with the kids bellies full of candy and parents who each enjoyed a few moments of adult time! Livin' the life!!
2 montages this week. One of the pumpkin carving and trick or treating. The other of the party. Thanks Julie for taking all the pictures putting it together and then just letting me copy it!! : )
