Another Day
Halloween was great fun! Ken and I fixed up the front porch REALLY SCARY...We put candles in jars throughout the front yard/garden, spiders and bats everywhere. The trick-or-treaters’ had to walk through hanging spiders and web to enter our yard--the kids loved it. I remember the thrill of being scared and overcoming it as a kid myself, it felt empowering to beat fear of the things that go bump in the night...The Grand’s (ten & five) came over just at dark for a feast of maggots (chicken casserole), brains (mac & cheese), rotten worms (green beans)and bone cakes (cornbread). Anthony (10) was disguised as a 'Grim Rapper" and Kiki (5) was a half devil half angel--and this was not a disguise! They are great kids! I am a very fortunate Granny...The kids spend a lot of time with me as my daughter and her husband's work make Family life difficult. But they are committed loving parents. I am so proud of how they play and work with their kids. They are not the new traditional American Family where entertainment is based on the next TV show or Nintendo games00though they do enjoy both. They love to go camping and hiking. The kitchen is often messy with the newest experiment from explosive baking powder/vinegar volcanoes to some rather interesting concoctions called soup... (smiling here) Anyway, the fun broke my shitty mood. I am back on track living day to day, appreciating the beauty life has to offer in the midst of chaos our world seems to have become.. Enjoying the company of Family and Friends, planning our wedding and studying the candidates and amendments for the elections tomorrow----Go Democrats! Life is good in Okie Land--