Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween everyone!

This has been a pretty hectic week for our household. Here's the recap:

Monday was Sparks day and the girls were invited over to one of their Spark friends' house for a Halloween Party! These folks had some amazing decorations all over their yard! I thought Gord and I used to do a lot for Halloween, but we couldn't hold a candle to this house! The kids thought it was great and seemed to really enjoy themselves! A good night for all!

Wednesday marked the first day I was off for the balance of the week. There was a services outage where I work, meaning no heat and no water. I know, I live in the country but deep down I am a city girl and like my running water! Wednesday was also the day I discovered that Erin's fish Splashy died. We gave Erin Splashy for her Kindergarten graduation. I'm actually pretty surprised the fish made it this long. Needless to say, Erin was very upset and asked if we could replace Splashy. We did just that Friday after school, and we now have Splashy 2. It's reminscent of the series of Snowballs, from the Simpson's!

Thursday was pumpkin carving day at school. Erin has essentially been bouncing (literally) off the wall since the first of what will be 3 Halloween parties this week. I can't even imagine what she will be like at Christmas this year, especially while we are at Disney World. I'm quite certain one of us will lose their minds, and I'm just not sure which way it will go. I guess it depends on who loses theirs first, right?

Friday was Halloween party #2 for the week, which was at school. I guess the kids had a ball and judging by all the special treats that came home with Erin, I'm venturing to guess so did their teacher! She made it loads of fun for the kids, for sure!!!

So here we are on Saturday, Halloween day. We are expecting Grampa to arrive anytime. He will spend the day with us, come to party #3 at the community centre, come trick or treating, and then I will take him to the airport bright and early (read 4:30am bright and early!) for his flight down to Florida. I am so jealous..... We'll be there soon though!! We do get a bit of a break in that tonight we turn the clocks back, so it will feel like 5:30am, even if the clock reads differently! I'll get back from Ottawa, then rest up a bit before picking up Emily to babysit for the day. Dee and I have a show in Perth on Sunday. Keep your fingers crossed we do well!!

Next week will will continue our hopes to avoiding the H1N1 flu. Everyone around us seems to be sick and Erin is fighting something. I'm wondering if pure adrenalin and pure sugar are warding it off for her. It's amazing what you can will yourself into if you want something badly enough, and the girl wants to trick or treat really badly!!! Friday I am going to spend some time with my friend Patti, then get ready for the show Dee and I have in North Gower on Saturday. Gord will be off most of the week with deer hunting, which also means Uncle Douglas will be down. He arrives today, and I'm sure is looking forward to the week as well.

Enjoy the pics! I'll try to post more from party #3 and trick or treating soon!