Spent most of Monday digging out from under the weekend. We all made a pact that we would not touch the phone, mail or computers all weekend. We had such a good time with Susie and Dan! We have such a happy home! Yesterday we paid for it in time trying to catch up--but, it was so worth it.
Halloween was a blast. We were going to come to Owego to trick or treat, but Susie begged and begged to come here to Ct. We got here around 6pm, just in time to host the first of our (only!) two sets of trick or treaters before I took the kids out. Scott was so excited to have trick or treaters. He was all dressed up in his orange vintage Peanuts Halloween shirt and a orange camo bandanna. Even though we only had four kids come by, he was so enthusiastic. We were out when the other set of kids came, and he had to call me on the cell phone to tell me all about it! He took a lot of pictures, but he couldn't find his card reader as of yesterday, so.... be patient.
We had hit a few neighborhoods around the lake, but discovered the mother lode over on Holabird Ave. by the middle school. All the houses over there were decorated beautifully and the families were handing out elaborate treat bags full of candy. ("the good stuff!!!" Aidan said!) It was fun to see all the neat costumes, and reassuring to see that all the kids out were polite, well behaved and well supervised.
Alannah had a great time with her friends at Lake Compance. She cracked us up with her very cynical evaluation of the haunted house featured there. "It was ok", she said, "so predictable." (emphasized with eye rolling in sophisticated disgust). She came back with a flashlight souvenir that was really eerie--a orange and black day-glow skull with fiber optic "hair". Dan's eyes got so big when he saw it. It ended up laying on the floor in the living room the rest of the weekend, and he gave it a very deliberate and wide berth anytime he walked by.
Saturday Dan helped Scott with the tractor and the plumbing. FINALLY we are down to one slow leak in the cold water pipe going out to the new washing machine in the new mud room! (down from....) We did two loads of laundry and all seems to be working...... whoooo wheeee!!!! Dan carried the tools under the porch for Scott, and handed him the solder. It was so darn cute! I was dying standing in the new laundry room right above them listening in on the "manly" conversation.
Later, Scott was still grappling with the plumbing and had Dan set up on the couch watching the Penn's football game against Notre Dame. Dan was shouting out plays so Scott could keep up with the game. How do boys catch on to that kind of stuff so fast? It was an exciting game, going into triple overtime. It was so cute when the Penn's made a good play and Dan jumped up and down on the couch shouting "Hey! They did it! They did that....what do you call it? That...DOWN THING!" Dan was disappointed that he was going to miss the Steelers who didn't play until Monday night. He wanted to stay so he could see it. :(
On our way home from the lunch supply run I took the kids to the library so they could see the cool kids room. There is a big wooden castle in the children's room you can go in and play. We read books and gave each other a puppet show. About that time Susie started to act funny and said she didn't feel well. By the time we got home she had a fever of 103. It was a good thing I didn't realize they had a story hour at 10:30.... we would have exposed a lot of children to whatever it was that was affecting her. The rest of the day I spent curled up in bed with her keeping her warm, or trying to cool her off. Poor thing!
On Sunday we enjoyed visiting with Andrea, Christian, Stephanie and Mom and Dad in Albany before we had to say goodbye to Susie and Dan. Susie was feeling better, but still wasn't eating. I called William last night and she went to the Dr. and was fine--and was eating ALOT. Good news!
The girls do not have school today, so we have to decide what to do today! They are having fun making Christmas presents--thank you Joan O. for all the goodies!
Happy election day!!!!!
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