The Halloween decoration are gone now. Even though I had the jack-o-laterns out and left the porch light on, we were disappointed that no little goblins visited us. Too bad for the trick or treaters, because waiting on a table in the foyer was a small witch holding a bowl filled with assorted candy. We normally do not have more than one, our grandson John, who lives next door. We have had on rare occasions, some small children who will stop by shortly after dark. John is almost 13 years old, and believes he is way too old to dress in a costume and play trick or treat. The smaller grandchildren live in Virginia and Charlotte. And so it was, in knowing this, that we still left the light on until 8:00 p.m.
We missed having our annual Halloween party this year and last year. The children and grandchildren missed it too! There were too many complication during these times for both of us to even plan the gathering, much less follow through. Our children have begun their own traditions in their neighborhoods with the celebration of Halloween. The tradition continues to delight the children, along with their parents and the many friends they have. How fortunate we are to be able to enjoy this season that closes the door to Summer with fun and costumes, while opening another with short blasts of cold nights, and the promise of days by the fire and maybe some snow.
The house is still filled with the colors of this season. The wreaths of yellow, gold, orange and brown still adorn the entrance doors. They will remain in place until Thanksgiving day. Soon after Thanksgiving, the Fall colors will be exchanged for the Christmas colors of red, green, silver and gold. I will be busy with all the joys of the holidays. Pumpkin pies to be made and all the preparations for a feast.....then the decorating, gift purchases, wrapping and................ There is much to do!
This past week, Lee has been bothered with shoulder pain. It seems that he may have injured his right shoulder with all the fishing at the beach. He is still using ice packs which seem to relieve the pain, and he is more comfortable with the arm immobilized in a sling. He has decided that he may have to see an orthopedic doctor next week. He still has not regained the strength he had prior to this new anti-rejection drug he is taking. We will probably talk to Duke about that next week also. Other than that, he is doing o.k. He does get very disappointed when he loses his strength. We have observed that his strength can leave very quickly and will only return after much hard work on his part. This episode with the bad shoulder has prevented him from the level of activity he had previously.
Last night we had our birthday group over for dinner. Good that I made chicken 'n dumplings cause that is what everyone had said they were hoping for! We call our birthday group the ABOOF gang. There are four couples, and we have been doing this for over twenty years! What does the acronym mean?
(1) A bunch of old friends, (2) a bunch of old fools, (3) or a bunch of old................... Just use your imagination! Depending on the mood of the group,we will determine which group we belong to. We stopped giving gifts a long time ago and decided that we would each give $5.00 to commemorate the birthday. The person having the birthday is exempt. In December of each year, we count the accumulated birthday money, along with a special Christmas monetary gift and donate to charity.
As for now, we will look forward to the holidays of Thanksgiving and Christmas, the joy of family and friends and the blessings of life.
More Later......................................Brenda
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