Tikatu's Travels Through Time

Went to the Harvest Happening at church last night. The kids love this; it gives them a chance to run around and visit with their friends while riding the hayrides, eating hot dogs, and drinking hot cocoa. I wasn't sure if they were going to have it; the weather was damp and overcast all day. And boy, did I feel it! Hubby dropped us off and went back to the house to get a couple of folding chairs. Found out that some small creature had made a nest in the red one; there were bits of fluff in there and a couple of holes chewed through the nylon. Once he got back, we ate and then I sat down and didn't move for the rest of the evening. My feet were hurting so much! Dorothy and Sandra came over to chat with me, and I touched base with Debbie and Linda P. Said "Hi" to a lot of people and spoke with Sarajean at length. Have to make sure I get Valerie's wedding gift all wrapped and ready to go.

The kids had a good time. The Girl hung out with her good friend Anneliese, and Boy #1 hung out with Matthias and put odds and ends on the fire. Boy #2 dared Emmy to put something on the fire, and, knowing Emmy, she took him up on his dare. The boys ran around on the playground and I had to specifically tell Boy #1 to stay out of the creek. He told us later that there was a snapping turtle in the creek now.

We bought pumpkins for the kids to "carve" which means that they design a jack o' lantern and Daddy carves it (but they have to clean it out). He got two done the day before and did the last one last night. They are out on the steps now. The Girl's is at the top as usual, with Boy #1's just below it, and Boy #2's at the bottom. Here are some pics:

We'll put candles in them tonight.

The Hubby should be home soon and I'll either go out and get milk and candy to send him out to run the errand. I'm very tired; I didn't get to sleep until 4:30 a.m. with my feet the way they were and didn't get up until 11:00 a.m. Hubby always tells me to wake him so he can massage my feet with Aspercreme, but he needs his sleep, too, and always seems so groggy and grouchy when I ask him to do it. Tonight I'll take my anti-depressant around 9 and see if that helps me get to bed sooner.

funky_cheeseArtisiticRainey finished the pics of my character's kids for IR:TNP and sent me a picture of herself in her beautiful dress. She looked so very lovely! And she did a great job on the portraits, too. I have one more character to develop a description for: my character's mother.

I keep looking for the van, and I'm very much afraid that Hubby has stopped at the library. Well, it closes at 6 tonight so he won't be there very long. Now to get some housework done.

Happy Halloween, everyone!

and I had a much better night last night, even if I had to kick Tika off the bed several times before she'd stay off. Some weather actually came through with thunder and lightning and, later on, some rain, too. So when I got up, my feet didn't burn like they have for the past two days or so. What a relief!

Called Dragonlady to see if she wanted to be corrupted today, but it was a no-go. It was so funny though; she said that she could tell from my voice mail message that I hadn't had my coffee yet and that when she called back later she knew I'd had some. Then she went on to say that when her oldest girl was drooping around the house before she had her coffee, the family said she was acting like I do! I couldn't believe it; I didn't know that my morning application of caffeine (or lack of it) was so noticible! Does this indicate an addiction like my husband's addiction to Dr. Pepper and Mt. Dew? I certainly hope not! I thought I was drinking coffee for the taste of it.... In any case, we're going out for breakfast tomorrow morning.

Tonight starts Awana Clubs, and for the first time in 22 years, I won't be involved. It's a relief, but I know I will miss it, too. Son #1 doesn't want to do it this year, but for the kids (in this case, the boys) it's not optional. The question will be: can we get ready in time and how will I feel later in the day. The usual pattern of afternoon thunderstorms has been wreaking such havoc with my neuropathy that I never know how I'll feel in the afternoons. At least today is hubby's non-scheduled day and he'll be off at 4. We can get an early dinner and hopefully be ready to go for 6:30.

Got a little more done on Turnabout. Chapter 10 is taking forever, it seems, but it will be good when it's done.