Winds Of Change.....or Joe or Ralph or Steve....

Well it's been a while since I've written a long blog. No, I have not been suffering from writer's block or anything as profound as that, I've just been really busy. Today I have finally found time to sit down at the computer, and wax poetic. So here I go baby....waxing!

First I need to follow up on a promise from the last blog. Lori and Aidan did indeed attended the "Sock Hop" and both said it was really "cool". Yep, Lori was "Togged to the Bricks", and Aidan was one "Hep Cat", while dad stayed at home too "off the cob" to really fit in at such a happening place. (Look them up...I had to) Here is Aidan and Lori in all there 1950's glory.


October sped past in an instant, but not before inducing sugar highs and enamel lows on it's final day. Halloween is always so much fun when you have kids. Dressing up, scaring people, screaming, running around making a fool of yourself, and most importantly.......CANDY!....LOTS AND LOTS OF DELICIOUS, SUCCULENT, MOUTH WATERING CANDY. It's amazing how much candy a kid gets now days. When I was a child, you were pleased as punch when someone dropped one piece in your bag. Now, handfuls are handed out at a time. Those dirty rotten little monkeys made out like bandits. Speaking of dirty rotten little monkeys, here are a few pictures of ours in all their galactic glory.

I present Darth Monkeyboy.


The Dark Side.....The Neutral Side....and the Precious Side.


"But Aidan LUKE, I am...... your FATHER".....yours too Christopher.


Master "YODA" wielding his LightSucker like a true JEDI.


All in all, the evening went great. Christopher and Aidan got to trick-or-treat with their cousins, and afterward, we all went over to Nana's house to experience the Gruesome Haunted Garage that Cricket, Lori and NANA set up for the boys. After they were sufficiently scared out of their wits, they all sought refuge in their bags of candy.

Speaking of NANA, it sure was nice having her down for the week. Everybody enjoyed her visit, and like always it ended too soon. While she was here, she got to see Aidan play his soccer game and his Baseball game on Saturday, and Aidan sure enjoyed playing in front of his NANA. Goodtimes!

Last but not least, I want to say a little something about our little Rembrandt. Early this week we got an email from Aidan's school letting us know that his artwork was picked to be displayed at the School District's Administration Building. Only 15 students were chosen from his school. Only 3 students out of the 140+ in his grade were chosen. We are very proud of him. Here is the picture that he drew and painted, he calls it "Winds of Change" (Not really...I made that up...he actually wanted to give it a boy's name...oh well...what can you say, he's 6)



So, there you have it. All caught up for the moment. I will not be so lax with updates in the future.

William