- Boy's birthday was October 25th. My dad and his wife came out for dinner, and then we had the village join us for cupcakes and a round of "Happy Birthday". Sunshine and her mom and HBY-n-SSQ all brought really neat, thoughtful gifts. The Boy has been enamoured with the Hex Bugs and Beloved has been puzzling over the Perplexus. It was a really nice evening.
- Friday night was spent at school for the Fall Follies. Girl was too shy to go up on stage, but Boy did a great job with his songs. There was a wonderful potluck spread and then a candle-lit walk through the woods to see the scarecrows that the students had put together. It was actually really well done!
- Saturday was the kids' birthday party, and Beloved was AWESOME! He really pulled the whole thing together, even including an actual plot of having the kids defeat Bizarro after he led them into a trap. Beloved also took photos of the kids when they arrived and presented them with Official ID cards, having completed "Avengers Academy." I am awed by his abilities!
- Sunday saw us hanging out with Beloved's oldest friend at a family Halloween party. We claimed the card table in the basement after the football game was over and played Bridge for a couple of hours! It was fantastic! We stayed until the very end, cheerfully denying Ma the bulk of clean-up.
- Monday night I went out on a date with Phoenix. Dinner, dessert, and walk, but it was a lot of fun and lots of laughter. Schedules being what they are, I don't know when we will get a chance to meet up again, though.
- Wednesday was Halloween, of course. At 3 o'clock, Beloved and I didn't have costumes planned, but we have a great costume box! By 4 o'clock, we had a Gauntlet foursome heading out for trick-or-treating. We met up with Sunshine and wandered the neighborhood. At 6 o'clock, we headed to the local university for a Howl-o-ween concert, organized by DarkOpera. It was a fantastic show that actually held the kids' attention for the whole presentation. After dinner and getting the kids to bed, Sunshine, DarkOpera, Beloved and I sat at the dining room table, drank a bottle of Hallowine, and bantered until midnight.
- Today I had tea with Tamin and I have spent the afternoon taking down Halloween decor. I have a smaller collection of Thanksgiving and harvest decorations to put up, and I am hoping the kids will help with the window clings.
- Soup Swap is on Saturday. While my roasted pumpkin soup is made, it still needs to be jarred, and Beloved has plans for making chili...at some point between now and the event. I think we have 15+ people coming, and I'm excited about the enthusiasm for the idea. We're also collecting canned goods for the local food drive.
So...yeah. Run, run, run. It is a good thing, but oh golly am I wondering if there is any downtime in the future...
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