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That's such a great idea, and such a great way to be neighborly! We don't have sidewalks so we are lucky to get 2-3 trick or treaters :(.

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This is a fantastic idea!

Our city moved its ToT this year to the evening before because we were supposed to get torrential rain...which did happen.

I'm in a funk...usually I'm happy, upbeat and easy-going but I have drama going on in at least 5 different areas in my life. It is really strange! I don't want to be the Debbie Downer of the thread...so carry on!

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I'm so tired! The driving went fine. The 8 moms are exhausting. The drama could be worse, but we have some major personality conflicts. Also, our coach is keeping us busy! And I'm not getting enough sleep.

I hurt my knee driving up here. 14 hours split over 2 days. Sunday we drive back 14 hours straight. Please pray that I survive!!!

I think Joanna is having fun. She's playing awesome. They made it into the gold bracket and their goal was silver. Their coach didn't think they'd win any games today and they won 2/3!

Today is the 1st anniversary of mil's death. I am sad that I'm not with my husband and the rest of my kids today. I miss her.

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:hugheart I'm sorry. :( I'm praying for you! Feel free to vent the ups AND downs here in this thread. We can simultaneously handle both. :heart

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So... . what are everyone's weekend plans?

This is our first weekend in a while with NO cross country meet for the high schoolers!!! I LOVE LOVE LOVE cross country season and LOVE watching them run, but am also really glad when it's done. I love having nothing scheduled on the weekends. :heart

Not sure what we'll do. Hopefully get a lot of the final prep for winter yard work and leaf raking done.

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After 16 years at our old church, we've been at a new church since January.... Last night I had signed up to go to dinner for a "Table for Four" with three ladies I'd never met. I was kind of dreading it because I was tired and feeling introverted, but it was actually really nice! They all knew each other well, but were very inclusive and friendly :). It really helps me just to have faces I can say hi to on Sunday.

Today DH and I are going away just for the day to celebrate both of our birthdays. We don't have a firm plan, but we wanted to go hiking in the mountains and are hoping to see some fall colors (which is a long shot because we live in S. CA and it was 87 here yesterday)....but maybe in the mountains? We may also go wine tasting at a nearby town. We're not big drinkers, but doing something "adult" without the kids just sounds fun.

Family birthday party on Sunday, and chili cookout at church that night!

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My son is home from college last night and today. It is good to have him home for awhile. :heart
I'm writing a curriculum on emotions for our children's ministry and am hoping to start it tomorrow night. I don't have it quite done, but I do have tomorrow's lesson ready. :nails

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I'm sorry to hear about your MIL, Desiree, and I hope your knee recovers quickly.


Our weekend is half over now! The DC had activities this morning, then we went bowling and for dinner with my sister and her dh, which was good fun!

Laurie, I would have been so nervous about that too, so I'm glad it went well :) I hope you enjoyed your day trip too.

Charla, you must be so glad to have your DS home for the night!

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I have no plans at all for the weekend and I love it! Just laying around enjoying the finally nice weather.

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Laurie, how was your day out with the hubby?

We had a nice quiet day. Dh and I left the house before the kids even got out of bed (which wasn't hard since our kids are getting old and take full advantage of sleep in days which are fairly rare ;) ). Went out for coffee. Drove around town. Checked out a local craft bazaar.

This afternoon dh and ds17 took care of all the lawn work in preparation for winter.

Then tonight we just chilled and watch a few shows on streaming.

I'm ready for bed!

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I took my younger 3 plus the 3 yr old and 6 mo old I watch to our farmer's market and the our local train museum. They got to hold a chicken and pet a cow. :heart

Then when the 3 yr old napped, my 11 yr old got the baby down for a nap so I napped too! :heart

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It was actually SOOO good....thank you for asking! We really need to do that more but I have a hard time leaving DS because he gets so lonely and I just don't have many options for him for a whole day :blush. We went to an adorable town about an hour away and ate THE MOST AMAZING cappuccino chocolate chip muffin and goat cheese/leek quiche for breakfast at a farmer's market. We drove up to the mountains and the weather was gorgeous....we went for a hike among the (sort of) fall colors! Then down the hill to a winery and did a little wine tasting, off to a trendy pizza place for dinner, back home near our town and had pumpkin gelato and now we're home! We seriously spoiled ourselves and it was great! :lol It's amazing how much we did in one day.

Your day with your hubby sounds really nice too! :heart

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How is college going, and how are you guys doing without him? This is DD's freshman year too. We miss her SO much but she's doing great so that helps :heart. I'm counting the days until Thanksgiving break!

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College is going well for him. He is loving it. Calculus is proving to be difficult, but we are praying he can get through it with a strong C. We've gotten to see him fairly often which is nice, but saying "goodbye" over and over is still rather difficult for me, but we are all adjusting. I'm so happy you get to see your dd at Thanksgiving. It will be such a sweet time. :heart

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I turned back the clock on my oven! I'm so excited to have an extra hour tonight!!

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Enjoy your extra hour!