Archive for October, 2009

Waiting for Trick-or-Treaters

Saturday, October 31st, 2009

The local kids have all been by in probably five or six groups. I’ve also given out candy to a group of four kids from the next street over. Scotty called to report that it was pretty quiet where he and John/Zorro were trick-or-treating. They are on the other side of our neighborhood with a […]

Last Game

Saturday, October 17th, 2009

On a sunny afternoon or fall evening turf fields are great – smooth and fast so they make for a better field hockey game because the ball rolls where you send it with no bad bounces. However, the flaw in the turf fields is that no matter how cold, wet, and windy the weather is, […]

My Soccer Team

Friday, October 9th, 2009

While we rarely win a game, we have a good time. Many have played with me since they were five and they are really a nice group of kids with a great group of parents.

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

Saturday, October 3rd, 2009

I’m a big Jane Austen fan. Not, on the level of needing to make a pilgrimage to her house, but I do like to reread her books every now and then. Plus I like reading the Pride and Prejudice spin offs of which there are an alarming number. Although I try to read only what […]