We had heavy rain all day, just an amazing thing in regards to timing with all the outdoor events for the kids lately. Tomorrow we have a Fall Festival in Gwinnett, and yesterday there was the Trunk or Treat. It just worked out really well - for us. The Moonshine Festival is going on currently in Dawsonville, so it is clearly not working out for them. Vendors and booths are closed up today due to the downpours all day long.
We never got out of our pajamas today. Even when getting the mail today, the pajamas stayed on. Daddy just put a jacket on, and grabbed an umbrella. That was certainly needed today.
So staying indoors was the plan, and from the onset we described today as a "stay indoors and watch a bunch of movies" kind of day. And we stuck to that game plan quite well! Madison was so anxious to see two movies she hadn't seen before, "Ghostbusters" and "Ghostbusters II." We did a bit of creative diverting for one part of the movie, a little bit of old fashioned parent censorship (hey, it's bathroom break time!). But otherwise, things went well, and she liked the movies a whole lot. We played the game a bit again, "The Sanctum of Slime," and here is where we got livid. Level 10 is not impossible, but it is highly improbable. We struggled with this mightily, and were happy to learn the online there were many others that had trouble, and more still who simply gave up. I'm not sure if we'll give up here, but one of the important rules that I tell Madison is that if a game is no longer fun to play, it's not worth playing. As an example of this, Daddy used to be one of those that had to collect every item of every game, or do every feat. And then Rare came along with games like "Goldeneye" and "Banjo Kazooie." The latter is the one I remember the most - it was there that I realized it's not worth it. I saw the last honeycomb of the game, something that would complete the game 100%. And then I saw what had to be done in order to get it. I muttered, "You got to be kidding," and pretty much turned my back on all that. If you're that frustrated with a game, it's not worth it.
By the way, the bleached pumpkin trick is working fine: our pumpkins are still okay. They are experiencing a little bit of decay on the edges, but there's no mold. And there aren't any places that are sunk in. Still, we'll get some more pumpkins to carve on Halloween. We love doing that, and I already have a new idea.
There's another tropical storm down there near Florida. I don't know the name, but it's notable because of this relentless sort of season. Meanwhile, the rain here keeps coming down all day long.
We did some reading tonight from our devotional, and from the latest Nancy Drew book. It appears as if Mr. Scarlet is not telling the truth for some reason. But who is responsible for exploding oranges. And more importantly, how do you make an exploding orange? Because that sounds like something fun to lob around. Or, at least it sounds like a cool rock band name: "The Exploding Oranges." Or TEO, for short.
Tonight, we had one more movie, "The Haunted Mansion." We spent a long time watching movies today, I know. But that was the plan, to be lazy and not do anything. In that regard we failed a little bit: Mommy was doing laundry, meals, and Daddy was writing a few entries with the Christmas devotional, as well as doing some other cleaning up.
But overall, it was a quiet, restful day tonight. We did our reading, said our prayers, and then there was that one more thing to do tonight:
Any questions?
We never got out of our pajamas today. Even when getting the mail today, the pajamas stayed on. Daddy just put a jacket on, and grabbed an umbrella. That was certainly needed today.
So staying indoors was the plan, and from the onset we described today as a "stay indoors and watch a bunch of movies" kind of day. And we stuck to that game plan quite well! Madison was so anxious to see two movies she hadn't seen before, "Ghostbusters" and "Ghostbusters II." We did a bit of creative diverting for one part of the movie, a little bit of old fashioned parent censorship (hey, it's bathroom break time!). But otherwise, things went well, and she liked the movies a whole lot. We played the game a bit again, "The Sanctum of Slime," and here is where we got livid. Level 10 is not impossible, but it is highly improbable. We struggled with this mightily, and were happy to learn the online there were many others that had trouble, and more still who simply gave up. I'm not sure if we'll give up here, but one of the important rules that I tell Madison is that if a game is no longer fun to play, it's not worth playing. As an example of this, Daddy used to be one of those that had to collect every item of every game, or do every feat. And then Rare came along with games like "Goldeneye" and "Banjo Kazooie." The latter is the one I remember the most - it was there that I realized it's not worth it. I saw the last honeycomb of the game, something that would complete the game 100%. And then I saw what had to be done in order to get it. I muttered, "You got to be kidding," and pretty much turned my back on all that. If you're that frustrated with a game, it's not worth it.
By the way, the bleached pumpkin trick is working fine: our pumpkins are still okay. They are experiencing a little bit of decay on the edges, but there's no mold. And there aren't any places that are sunk in. Still, we'll get some more pumpkins to carve on Halloween. We love doing that, and I already have a new idea.
There's another tropical storm down there near Florida. I don't know the name, but it's notable because of this relentless sort of season. Meanwhile, the rain here keeps coming down all day long.
We did some reading tonight from our devotional, and from the latest Nancy Drew book. It appears as if Mr. Scarlet is not telling the truth for some reason. But who is responsible for exploding oranges. And more importantly, how do you make an exploding orange? Because that sounds like something fun to lob around. Or, at least it sounds like a cool rock band name: "The Exploding Oranges." Or TEO, for short.
Tonight, we had one more movie, "The Haunted Mansion." We spent a long time watching movies today, I know. But that was the plan, to be lazy and not do anything. In that regard we failed a little bit: Mommy was doing laundry, meals, and Daddy was writing a few entries with the Christmas devotional, as well as doing some other cleaning up.
But overall, it was a quiet, restful day tonight. We did our reading, said our prayers, and then there was that one more thing to do tonight:
Any questions?
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