How was Hallowe'en in your neck of the woods? Here, it was relatively quiet but colorful. Unfortunately all the photos I have are of children and I am uncomfortable posting their photos. Too much weirdness on the internet. I planned and pulled off a Bingo party for my Social Rehab group. There was music and prizes and pizza and of course, chocolate. Most of the group went along with the idea but there were a few who were less-than-thrilled and let everyone know how they felt. I counted the day as a success anyway. One of my older individuals called me and left a message thanking me for the travel cup she won. She said "I put water in it and it works". After asking myself, it's a cup, how can it not work? I was just glad that she took the time to let me know she had a good time.



We went to my brother's house to have dinner with his family and my aunts and cousin. In years past, we took my girls to my aunt's house to go trick or treating and then had dinner and then the kids would sit around and have a "candy swap". They traded back and forth to get their favorites and get rid of the ones they don't like. This year because my girls are grown, they either had to work or had plans with their friends. Peter Kevin and I went alone and still had a good time. I gave him a bag of assorted candy to trade back and forth with the kids. He had as much fun as the kids. Although, our candy bag was considerably lighter when we came home. I think he made trades that were heavily weighted in favor of the kids!


I am off from work today. My supervisor lets everyone have their birthday off and since my day is a Sunday, I took today. It is less disruptive for me to take a Friday off than a Monday. I will probably do some house cleaning and laundry so we can all have a weekend off. Peter Kevin is downstairs trying to start the heater for the first time this year. It is always suspenseful as we wait to see if this is the year it finally dies. Fortunately, he is pretty handy and has kept it running. And we are lucky the weather has been warmer than usual so we haven't really needed it yet.


Last night we went to a concert by a group called Serenata Guayanesa. They sing Venezuelan folk music. The music was fantastic. It was bright and lively. The whole evening, from the introduction to the encores was in Spanish. How much Spanish do we understand? NONE. Maybe an occasional word (taco, burrito, salsa-you know the important food words) but on the whole we are not speakers of Spanish. This would not have been a problem because I really liked the music but it was folk music. We were at a concert where all the intros to the songs were in Spanish and we didn't know what everyone was laughing at and when they all sang along, we were silent because we didn't know what the song was about, let alone the words! It was strange. We bought a cd because we really liked it but it was odd to be somewhere where we were definitely the minority.














And I will leave you with photos of my fierce watch cats. Don't be afraid. Calvin, on the left, is a needy boy and will let you in the house to leave with the silver if you pet him. Hobbes, on the right, is more stand-offish but will run and leave the doors unguarded. They like to sit on the front steps and look like they are guarding us but in reality, they sit close to the house so they can run inside when they feel scared.

The cat photos are a distraction from the fact that everything I knit this week has had to be ripped out. I must be in a fog because whatever I was knitting, wasn't what I was supposed to be knitting. Who knows? I just know that it is probably time to take a break and try again to get it right. Maybe later today. Have a good weekend.