It’s already the 22nd of October and we are still in the 80’s. My perfect temperature is 70 degrees, but I’m glad that it has cooled off somewhat. Two weeks ago was fall break. April and I had fun hanging out together. We found a way to watch the new Downton Abbey episodes on the internet, but before we could watch all the episodes, the lady had to shut that part of her website down because she was being threatened by attorneys. If PBS doesn’t want people to watch it illegally, they should show it now instead of waiting for January. Sheer nonsense. I also put my Halloween decorations up. Lily was so excited. She is going to be Rapunzel for Halloween and sometimes insists that her mother calls her that.
Kate is doing her army crawl all over the place. She is one very curious baby. I don’t think anything will be safe by Christmas. We are going to have to baricade her from the living room. She is also one of the best natured babies I have ever seen.
Last week was parent/teacher conferences so I got out of school an hour earlier. That was very nice. This week we are back to the grind with the next day off for Veteran’s Day and then Thanksgiving. Sam has to take the preparatory ACT test tomorrow. Mountain View is making all of the sophomores take it.
Gary’s battery in his car died today. It was a HUGE deal to fix it. He is not so sure he chose the right car now. After all was said and done, he didn’t make it to work until 3:00.
I will be SO GLAD when the election is finally over and done with. I’m sick and tired of political ads on the TV and have pretty much decided everybody is lying. Stephen is in the other room watching the debate right now.
Sam has been rehearsing for Christmas concerts all fall. His jazz group is coming to sing at our Relief Society Party. I’m very excited. The first two weeks of December are loaded with concerts. He certainly enjoys singing!
We had everyone over after General Conference. It was fun to have everyone together, even though some had to leave early. Our next big event will be Thanksgiving. Can’t wait.
April is in charge of her ward’s Halloween party and Sam has to go out of town to do Wood Badge for scouts, so I’m going to the party with her to keep track of the girls while she deals with all the party goings on.
I have been helping the 6th graders work on their compare and contrast papers about the book and the movies of The Outsiders. Even though I have never read the book or seen the movie, I am sick of having had to hear about them over and over again. Although, some of the different ways the kids have told the story has been quite entertaining.
I’ve decided that I was totally cheated in high school in math. I had a horrible teacher. Since I have been working with the 5th and 6th graders on their math, I think I may have continued to enjoy it if not for that.
Happy Halloween!!!
