My, son, the Mummy--Joey dressed up as a Mummy to scare whomever he met along his way! I think this is one of Joey's favorite holidays, except, perhaps, for Mardi Gras. His creative side always seems to come through on these days. That must have taken some time to prepare--or, maybe not!
Emma celebrated her birthday at school with a cake made up of cupcakes and shaped into a pumpkin. Happy SIXTH birthday, Emma.
Rett threw a touchdown pass in their game on Saturday. The team won by a score of 26-20; it was a strange game, with Rett's team leading at half 20-0; after the half, the other team seemed to "wake up", and they brought the score to a tie, with about 3 minutes left in the game. Fortunately, Rett's team scored, and they were able to hold the other team down to no more runs. Now, they are in the SUPER BOWL, to be played next week in Chackbay. Hmmmm--wonder if I'll be able to make that one. After this last game, I might not be able to stand the excitement. It really was a great game. I hope the boys are ready for the next game and can win their SUPER BOWL. Good luck, Guys!
Channie had a rough weekend; she fell out of bed last night and hurt her shoulder. Well, Folks, it was more than just a little ache. A trip to the ER showed that she actually broke her collar bone. She will be wearing a stabilizer for 6 weeks, but things should be OK after that. Of course, she will also see an orthopedist, just to make sure there is nothing more serious going on. Hope you feel a lot better soon, Channie.
When I took a picture, it reminded me of that time about six years ago when Rett ended up in the hospital for several because of a still-undetermined allergic reaction to something--probably crawfish or the seasoning for said crawfish. The pictures are so similar that I sent them to Jess to remind her of that photo, even though I'm sure she didn't need reminding.
Sid and I left here at about 9:30 on Saturday morning. We had hoped to see Carly play a basketball game, too; however, her games were at 8am, 10am, and noon--the timing was just way too difficult to meet. We had hoped to get there in time for the noon game, but we over-slept and couldn't do that. Hopefully, we'll get to see her in a future game. I know that her first game ended in a tie, but I haven't gotten the results of the other games.
After the football game, Sid and I went to Mass at the St. Anthony Chapel in Gheens. There just a handful of people there that night, just about a dozen or so. In Gheens, Halloween is a BIG DEAL, and everyone sits outside just like they do for Mardi Gras (well, maybe not quite as numerous), so people do not like to drive the highway at that time. There are kids--and adults--all over the place, and it could be dangerous. In any case, we drove very carefully after Mass and got to Jess' house before they returned.
At Mass, the priest gave a lovely homily about Halloween and its significance to our church. Halloween, of course, means the "eve of all hallows" and "all hallows" means "All Saints"--so this is the eve of the feast of All Saints. He spoke of the tradition of wearing costumes, which originally were usually representative of the saints. Now, of course, things are very different. He also spoke of the Jack-o-Lantern, and how it is important in our faith as well. The story he told, paraphrased, of course, says that God picks the pumpkins from the field, washes them in his tears to rid them of all their imperfections; the insides of the pumpkin represents the sin and failings that we have and are removed as well. A "new face" or "new person" is then carved on the pumpkin, and filled with light, representing, Jesus, the Light of the World. Isn't that a nice story? I just sat there and was inspired by this little bit of information.
After Mass, Sid and I visited with some good friends from Lockport who were at Mass. Two of the folks were former students of Sid and me; the others were the parents of these students. It was so nice to see them and to visit with them, even though it was very brief.
Today, we spent most of the morning worrying about Channie and whether or not she needed to be brought to the ER; after checking her over a lot and talking about it, we figured it was definitely something that had to be tended to, even if it meant going there for nothing (hopefully, it would have been that way); I spoke with Channie on the phone after we got home, and she sounded so much better. I'm sure she'll do just fine--those little ones adapt to the inconveniences of casts or, as in this case, stabilizers, and she'll soon be back to normal in all way. Please keep her in your prayers, though.
Randi returned to our Cottage with us today; we picked her up after visiting with Mom again. We stopped for lunch at Sizzlin in Thibodaux and were shocked at the price of our meal. It seems that things are much more expensive than we remembered. We had enough left-over shrimp and potatoes, though, to use for our supper tonight, so the cost ended up being not as bad as we had thought. We also ate some chicken baked spaghetti that Jan cooked for us--thanks, Jan. Everything was delicious.
Well, that's it for tonight. Hope you had a great Halloween and that you celebrated All Saints Day as your faith demanded. Have a great evening and a wonderful wekk.
QUOTE: "I found that the men and women who got to the top were those that did the jobs they had in hand with everything thay had of energy, enthusiasm and hard work." --Harry Truman
NOTE: Lots of energy, lots of enthusiasm, AND lots of hard work--if you can muster up a good supply of these traits, there is nothing that can stop you. Decided what you want to do, spend all the energy and enthusiasm you have to keep you going, and work hard. We all know this to be true--no matter how talented you are, if you are not enthusiastic about your work, it becomes boring; it becomes a chore; it becomes a "JOB"; if you do put work as hard as you can with as much energy as you can, that JOB begins to take its toll on you, and you cannot continue. So, pick something to do that will allow you the joy of accomplishment through you own hard work and enthusiasm. You will be happy--and those around you will see that you truly love what you're doing.
