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 ... Scooby Doo with Frankensage, Ruff Weather... updates coming soon...

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Mom and I bought this audio version of "Something Wicked This Way Comes," read by Paul Giamatti - and it's just really cool for the season.  We've never read this book before, and I know this isn't technically reading, but it is something we can share together.  We're sitting there in the couch or up in bed, and just listening along to the story as it begins.  It's certainly a bit different than the 1980's movie, but it's still got the creepy vibes and some really fantastic descriptive dialogue.  Ray Bradbury's writing is just super fun.  Of course, we meet Tom Fury pretty early, and he's an even better character in the book, each conversation a quotation you want to hold on to.   

...audiobook, taekwondo, Warbington...

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... KidPak in the morning, sea monkeys tiny hope, wet... updates coming soon...

Indoor Day

The rain fell down immensely today, the wind gusting harshly outside, all loud enough to wake us up earlier.  Still in bed, you could hear all the violence outside and pray quietly that nothing falls and that everyone stays safe.  The power stayed on - our electricity has rarely gone out here after a storm.  But it was clear we were staying indoors today.  So what did we do?

We got ready for Christmas!  Seriously!  Yes, it's still October, but at the same time Mom saw a new bed covering at Cracker Barrel that looked festive and bright, and she ordered matching pillow covers.  Add to that our Christmas-themed Buc-ee, and the look of our bedroom has changed dramatically.  We've had the same blankets on our bed for 26 years now, so this is a big deal!

Mom also got me this really nice looking Christmas Carol devotional.  Can't wait to dive into this, but I'm good to wait until November at least.  Speaking of "A Christmas Carol," we Maddie and I recently drew our portions of the story to tell - it's our third annual SUNO contest, and this year we're all collectively telling the story of "A Christmas Carol" with different created songs that we write up.  That should be lots of fun!

But here's the more time consuming thing of the day:  Mom had a funny idea about putting a tree up and covering it with a sheet when it's Halloween.  So I actually spent a few hours getting the Star Wars tree up this afternoon, including all the new ornaments we picked up over the year.  One tree down, a few more to go.

It was an indoor day.  Maddie was doing homework, and we were watching seasonal movies and shows today.  We have a big October list of movies, so there's always something to check out.  We spent a good deal of time in the basement cleaning up down there, and while there I was also on the treadmill, still marching along that virtual Niagara Falls walk.  Amazingly, there's still plenty of POV footage online to watch of different attractions in the area, and so I've had a lot to see to go with the theme.  

Okay, time to get some rest.  We read tonight and said our prayers - tomorrow we're back at KidPak, and it's gonna be a great day!

Return to Mule Camp Market

I was at Mule Camp this morning, something I haven't been to in like seventeen years or so, even though it's right here in Gainesville.  We were there with the church, just advertising for the church, handing out candy, and just goofing around.  Of course, these costumes helped with all that.  It was an overcast and breezy day.  I parked at the parking deck, and it was a bit of a walk there, which was fine with me - I got there early enough to see the grounds and watch all the other booths get set up.

It never rained, but there's a hurricane coming up through the coast, and although it's path is straight north through Alabama, it's clear this massive storm will be affecting us here - is affecting us here.  Tomorrow we get the deluges and bands of storms, but today was a good day, outside of the occasional wind burst that would surprise people in booths and those little canopies.  I got a lavender lemonade at one point, a tasty treat, and one of our co-workers has a daughter that sold these succulent arrangements - I actually bought one!

It's a nice little seasonal treat for myself.  It looks nice on the counter now.  

It was a good time there, of course most of it working the booth.  Tonight Maddie had taekwondo, and things were getting a little more gusty outside.  She got home without any incident and now it's time for all of us to batten down the hatches.  First we have to find some battens...  anyway, tonight we read and we said our prayers before getting some needed rest.