Halloween n' Stuff

Wow, this last week has been a whirlwind of events. Most fun had to be Jake and Halloween...Jake was Mr. Incredible (prounounced Mr. Credible) and had a marvelous time. His enthusiasm is difficult, if not impossible to describe...no matter what it is he is excited about. He was excited to wear his costume (not so excited to wear the mask, so I did (see the pic), so excited to trick-or-treat; so excited to answer Grandmother's door and give kids candy either out of the bowl or out of his own stash it didn't matter. But he was profuse with the compliments, my personal favorite was, "oooohhhh, you look sooo pretty" It was an appreciative compliment and gave me a glimpse into the future when he has a pretty princess on his arm. But for now, he was excited to eat about everything in his little pumpkin in a few hours...probably a good thing.

We have had everyone here this week under one roof...what a blessing! Rick has been here since Wednesday and I have appreciated his efforts to come and be here for a few days...it has been good for him and good for us. I am sure it is hard to leave his little family here for another two weeks, but hopefully he can work hard and get things ready for their return. They are talking about moving from their apartment....I would hate thinking about it (not because it is an amazing apt, but just the packing and moving AND in winter). But they are young and seem not to be bothered by the prospect, they have gotten a taste of what the utility bills are like and it isn't pretty, apparently their apt is not well insulated....decisions, decisions. I hate to see Rick leave, I feel like we haven't had much chance to talk...but time flies and he leaves in an hour or so...and so the day goes. Cam works, Katie takes Dad in for Chemo, I work and Sarah takes Rick to the airport...a busy day. And life goes on.....

It is good to know that when we all return from things today that we will be met by the excited voice of a three year old...we are trying not to count the days before we won't hear it except over the phone for a few seconds...we have seen how busy he is and how quickly he likes to get on and off the phone...puts life into perspective and we see what we are asking him to do every day when he's not here. But we'll still need our "Jakie fix" each day.

Today we vote. That's about all I can say, except that when I reviewed the sample ballot, there were some other options for President that I wasn't aware of, maybe I'll do a little research :) (Although, I think I can eliminate Ralph Nader) We are in for some rocky years I think, I guess we hang on for the ride and see what 4 years brings for us in our country.

Is this post is eclectic enough????...Katie says this is my journal...and that's about what it is.