Happy Halloween
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angela_oHave all of you purchased candy to give out to the oncoming horde? I have between 10 and 12 lbs ready to go at my house. I'm crossing my fingers that the usual number of suspects make it this year or else the temptation left behind will be ugly!
The kids, particularly the younger two, are practically vibrating with excitement. It's fun to see the sheer unmitigated glee that comes with the advent of Halloween. It's All. About. The. Candy. There are relatively few things in life that you can unabashedly revel in and it's nice to be able to witness one of them.
In other news, I'm still feeling strangely disconnected from the entire "Christmas is bearing down on me" idea. Maybe I'll actually manage to have a simple holiday this year. Well, except for the part where my mother-in-law is coming on the 24th and staying through M's birthday. But, on the plus side, I do have another trip coming! My dear friend D has invited me to go to Jackson, WY with her for a few days in December. We're going snowmobiling, for a sleigh ride, and having some spa fun. I can't wait!!
Ireland recap is still percolating. For some reason, the brain just isn't being cooperative these days.
Finally, #106 is Hope by Mary Ryan. This was an odd amalgamation of historical fiction and biography of sorts. It's the story of Thomas Walsh and by extension his daughter Evalyn Walsh McLean. Walsh was an Irish immigrant who eventually hit it big in mining in Colorado and his daughter was the last private owner of the Hope Diamond. While the history was interesting, the characters were always somehow at a distance. Perhaps because the author is a distant relative of Thomas Walsh and there's a subconscious desire to protect the subject? At any rate, an interesting read.
Edited because while Halloween and Christmas are both holidays, they aren't, in fact, the same one.
The kids, particularly the younger two, are practically vibrating with excitement. It's fun to see the sheer unmitigated glee that comes with the advent of Halloween. It's All. About. The. Candy. There are relatively few things in life that you can unabashedly revel in and it's nice to be able to witness one of them.
In other news, I'm still feeling strangely disconnected from the entire "Christmas is bearing down on me" idea. Maybe I'll actually manage to have a simple holiday this year. Well, except for the part where my mother-in-law is coming on the 24th and staying through M's birthday. But, on the plus side, I do have another trip coming! My dear friend D has invited me to go to Jackson, WY with her for a few days in December. We're going snowmobiling, for a sleigh ride, and having some spa fun. I can't wait!!
Ireland recap is still percolating. For some reason, the brain just isn't being cooperative these days.
Finally, #106 is Hope by Mary Ryan. This was an odd amalgamation of historical fiction and biography of sorts. It's the story of Thomas Walsh and by extension his daughter Evalyn Walsh McLean. Walsh was an Irish immigrant who eventually hit it big in mining in Colorado and his daughter was the last private owner of the Hope Diamond. While the history was interesting, the characters were always somehow at a distance. Perhaps because the author is a distant relative of Thomas Walsh and there's a subconscious desire to protect the subject? At any rate, an interesting read.
Edited because while Halloween and Christmas are both holidays, they aren't, in fact, the same one.
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Date: 2006-11-01 02:39 pm (UTC)