Monday Miscelleny

I have survived the weekend! I'm sure many of you moms feel the same way. I don't even have an excuse of making some creative costume for some child for Halloween or anything like that. Just a game of beat the clock. Same old, same old. :)

I actually had a really packed schedule from Friday through Sunday - which I whined about on an earlier post. It started Friday with my Science presentation to the 8th grade class. You notice how I said my Science presentation. Actually, it was Bridgette and I. Thanks for your votes of confidence - I got to read a few before I left for class, and once I got there - you were right - it ended up being a smash! Bee and I had practiced, so that part went smoothly. The kids were great - they LOVED having a treat (we made ice cream that ACTUALLY turned out and looked like ICE CREAM!!! BONUS!). The teacher was talking to the Special Ed teacher (who looked like one of the 8th graders, btw - adorable, little, thin - I'm old!) and then approached me and said that they had been talking and wondered what I did for a living because Bridge and I had the students so engaged. What a compliment. But the best part? You should have seen Bridgette take charge and present this thing with me. (She worked the Smartboard...) We were a great team - but she was a natural! I was so proud of her. She worked the room. I saw how she interacted with all the kids...and you could tell they all adored her. To be a mom and see that. She's such a gentle soul, and her classmates all treat her that way - like they protect her and treat her with respect. It was so cool! And the way she could give a speech! I can't believe this kid is 13. I couldn't have been more proud.

Well, I had a packed schedule for most of Fri. and Sat., but my plans changed when Mike called and told me that he and his 4 buddies were driving home from Colorado (they were elk hunting) and they would be home some time Saturday. Saturday???? It was SUPPOSED to be Sunday! That caused me to rethink and redo my previous weekend schedule. Mike told me that 4 extra guys may or may not be having dinner at our house (so have a pot of chili or something, in the event they do), and they may or may not spend the night (so have clean bedding on the guest bed and in Aaron's room - and make sure the house is spotless), depending on if they want to drive straight through or not. And, maybe breakfast for Sunday morning. Okay...so I had to rearrange quite a bit to do some EMERGENCY cleaning on Saturday morning. Luckily, I'm pretty laid back and I can go with the flow pretty easily. And, it's not like I'm going to buck him coming home a day early!

Saturday afternoon I had promised my friend Michelle that I would help her put on a birthday/costume party for her daughter. I dragged Bridgette along to help. We pulled that off in the afternoon. Mike called while I was there and said they were in South Dakota and wouldn't be home until 9:00 or 9:30 and the guys were going to drive straight through and not spend the night. (Good - I didn't have to rush home to make chili and I had a clean house!) Michelle and I figured that I had enough time to drop Bee off at home and do dinner and a movie before the guys got home - so we did!

I got home from dinner and a movie about 8:30, and had an hour to do a run-through in the house...and then Mike came home. It was SO GOOD to see him! Sunday we spent the day just hanging out, unpacking and doing errands together. It was a great day...and the weather here is amazing!!!

Last night, the kids were lamenting not being able to trick or treat - well, Bridgette was, anyhow. You see, in our hometown kids trick or treat until they are Juniors in High School. Seriously. I have never heard of something so stupid. Our kids will not be doing that! Grow up! So, Bridgette and Aaron and Aaron's buddy Noel dressed up and scared kids who came to trick or treat. Bridgette dressed up like a scarecrow and propped herself up by a bowl of candy on the porch with a sign that said "Take 2 Pieces, Please". We turned on our porch light, so it looked like we were gone. Aaron and Noel hid in the bushes. The boys jumped out at the group of trick or treaters first, and they would scream. Then, they'd think that was the "trick," so they'd march up to the candy bowl, laughing at being spooked. They'd think Bridgette was just a stuffed shirt and pants and pillowcase headed scarecrow...until she'd growl and grab for them - then they'd REALLY scream! They had fun, anyhow...

How was your weekend?