Helter skelter week.  Spent two days without power.  Had a flooded basement.  Halloween without Marcia, and without the oldest girls.  Okay, I need to stop right there.

This was the most disappointing Halloween I’ve had.  Made me realize that we probably will not have another Halloween when all of our kids trick or treat together.  Marcia had class.  Since we were out of power and the kids hadn’t showered in a few days, Marcia sent Eden and Liz over to the Baecks to trick or treat with them and spend the night.  They had a great time, but I missed them dearly.

I did have my own fun.  I took Noah, Maggie, Luke and Jack trick or treating around the neighborhood.  They were a lumberjack, kitty cat, choo choo (Thomas) and lion, respectively.  It was very cute to see Luke excitedly run up to each door.  He grabbed candy out of the boxes and he said, “Thank you.”  Noah and Maggie had the most fun.  After hitting our neighborhood, we went over to Joan and Greg’s.

When we got home, the younger ones fell asleep, and Noah wanted to wait up for Liz and Eden.  Our power had come back on, and we had them come home instead of spend the night out.  He waited by the front door for nearly an hour.  He wanted to spend Halloween with his sisters.  He said that he had done that every Halloween.  And he wanted to trade candy with them before he went to bed (gluten free and non-peanut candy).

When the girls got home, Eden traded candy with Noah, and we put them all to bed.  It turned out to be a good Halloween, but nothing like previous ones.

So, okay, enough with my Halloween digression.  We go to Walt Disney World tomorrow.  The crazy week has definitely put a damper on our planning.  One day to go, still lots of laundry to do and lots of packing.  It will be a whirlwind.  Since we’re driving, I will need a good night’s sleep tonight.  We count on Marcia to do most of this, and she has an exam tomorrow morning before we leave.  I hope we get everything done in time.  Because we’ve been looking forward to this vacation for many months.