We had played Rummy the night before and Rick beat me by some 200 points! I let him gloat for a bit, then I started in on the subtle hints that I let him win. It got to him, because he challenged me to play again tonight, and I beat him effortlessly by 200 points! Game on! Now he believes I let him win! Ha
2. Halloween: Kids were off school and I had to work, story of my life. So I got to work early and my boss asked why I was so early. I told him, then he told me to leave early but clock out at the regular time. He is so awesome! I was blessed.
3. Left work early and drove all over looking for pumpkins to carve! They were nearly nowhere to be found. We live in the South people, you can't even buy them until Halloween because they will rot from the heat! Found several on a very good deal and brought them home to waiting kids! I think they turned out great: In order of artistry: Lexie, Colby, Kaylie, Kaylie. It was shocking how quite people were while working on this project!
5. Saturday morning I was up bright and early headed to Orchestra rehearsal in Mooresville. We are working out bowing for upcoming concerts, it was good and I felt like I played well. I'm so thankful to have a community orchestra!
6. Saturday afternoon and evening I spent at church. A world wide online teaching in-service and our Fall Stake Conference where we heard from the Temple President and wife, our Mission President and his wife among others. The topic: Keeping the Sabbath Day Holy. The gist is, if you keep the Sabbath Day observance; remembering our Savior then you will live the commandments, you will have him with you to make good choices and decisions. Someone spoke on making a Sunday family habit; Church, family time like games or a good movie, visiting relatives. The point was made, "what you do on Sunday is most often what your children do on Sunday". "If you shop or buy pizza on Sunday, your kids are more likely to do the same". That really struck a nerve with me, as a child of non-member parents I used to fight to observe Sunday. Begging not to have to mow on Sunday, but to mow on Monday. I did not shop, eat out, make anyone else work on a Sunday. I still try to observe the Sabbath, but know I can find more worthy Sunday family activities to do with my children.
7. Which brings me to today! I had suggested to friends that we hike the mile long hike along Lake Norman in the state park, we'd have breakfast together and then head out. Once we came back home we'd watch General Conference Addresses on TV that I had recorded. They came over, we had waffles and eggs and left for the park. Melissa had brought Colby and Idalis and I had Kaylie, Lexie and Smokey. It was a beautiful day! I wanted to be out in the fresh air, get some exercise and view the beautiful fall colors. As we started our hike someone commented, "Oh, we didn't bring any water". I replied, "That's okay, it's only a mile long hike we'll be out of here in 35 minutes"!
It was then that Melissa's family began to proclaim that the smallest hike is 3 miles. I couldn't believe it! We had already started our hike! We would have to go 3 miles! Throughout the hike I kept saying, "I swear we have hiked only a mile here before!" Sure enough, we had to hike at the very least 3 miles, with no water! I was happy to notice a marker with writing up ahead of me only to learn we had only gone half a mile, then a mile, then a mile and a half, then two miles, then two and a half miles, then three miles and my car was still what seemed like forever up a hill in the parking lot! What started out as a pleasure hike to get fall pictures quickly became a hike of survival. I could no longer enjoy the beautiful fall decor I had to watch my footing as I huffed and puffed up and down the trails! Obviously we made it home, muscles warmed from the work, it felt good to accomplish this task. I feel like we all had a good time, followed by great brownies!
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