HALLOWEEN 2008

The boys and Mak decided to dress up as the Blue Man Group. A & H had to play in the pep band for a football game, so they didn't want paint on their lips, for fear it would get on the instruments. They stayed together all night. They were a hit!
Mad went as a bloody nurse. This is as scary as she dares to go. She came up with the idea and even planned out the scenario as to why she was so bloody....but no one asked. She had a great time.
We didn't do traditional trick-o-treat, going door to door, because I have a strong resentment for older kids trick o treating. They hung out at our ward's trunk-o-treat, and then headed on to the high school game. It was a great day.

POLITICS & PROTEST

I had this long rambling post about politics all ready to go when I realized most of you wouldn't enjoy my feelings with respect to the current presidential election, so I deleted it. Honestly, the most horrific part of the elections was not the presidential race, as I once thought, rather it is the action and reaction to the passing of Prop. 8 in California. I believe this won't go away quietly. I think it is ironic that I give a lesson soon on watching for "the signs". I don't think my class will have any problem searching for current events indicating the signs of the times. (I promise my next post will be more light-hearted!)