Halloween Is Done And Dusted

 Yesterday was warm and sunny with a high of 23C. This morning it is partly cloudy and 7C. Today is suppose to be cloudy and 19C. 

Lifestyle

I rested quite a bit yesterday as my body said so. I made a big pot of spaghetti sauce for dinner and cleaned up afterwards. I spent a lot of time alternating between doing a few little things and sitting on the couch. 

The hedge was trimmed yesterday morning. I wondered what the sawing noise was on our street. I looked out and the guys were busy trimming it up. They did a fabulous job of it. 

I was over to family's to pick up daughter-in-law at 3:30 pm. She was coming to my place for Halloween. We had to decorate and we were keeping it simple. As she hauled up the tub and 2 items, I swept the floor in the garage. We set up the card table and got to work doing a more simple design this year. And we had a blast doing it. 

There is a 6 ft skeleton that was going to the dump last year. We kept him for one more year. I got my wagon out and sat him in that. I had to tie his head up as it is broken. We set a small strove light in the wagon so he could be seen. 

Many years ago before we moved here, I made grandson and daughter-in-law a wall hanging and we hung it up. 

And the table had the table cloth I whipped up a few years ago and the wall hanging we use on it. 

We had some lights out on the driveway so people wouldn't fall and a light on the house that showed red blood dripping down. Time to set up -- less than 30 minutes. The pictures are blurry as the sun was shining in causing a weird reflection. 

The skeleton was a hit. The kids loved it. One couple put their baby in the wagon with the skeleton and took pictures for her first halloween. She was so placid and touched the skeleton smiling like crazy. 

I took a video of the skeleton later on. 

We had between 250 and 300 kids come to our place. Our street was somewhat blocked off so it was a walk only area. The 55+ area behind us could not block off the street into their area but did have some people act as traffic control to keep the area where they handed out treats safe. We were done and dusted with daughter-in-law home before 8 pm. The evening was warm and we sat in the garage wearing sweat shirts. 

Sewing

None done. 

Knitting

While resting, I did knit. I got the heel flaps done and started to turn the heel. 

They are still matching which is exciting. 

Thoughts

    I was somewhat sore yesterday. I did a lot of stretching to get the muscles stretched. I had some cracking when stretching in bed last night. One was my right knee. The other was in my hip area. 

    Daughter-in-law and I did a bit of a purge of Halloween decorations and we are getting it down to where we can handle what we have, decorate in a hurry, and still have it look great. I used the Makita flashlight to shine down the driveway for safety. That will be used in the future. What we didn't use, we put into the yard sale pile. We found out having less is more as people enjoyed the creativity vs the amount of items put out. 

    Elliott is mellowing out. He allowed me to pick him up and take him out into the garage to see the trick or treaters come up. He wanted back in as a bunch of kids came up at once. But he wasn't panicking, he just doesn't like lots of kids at once. 

    I am ready for a quiet week as I have been busy with so much lately. I need to get the last few things done in the yard. I want to sew and paint. I have missed doing things as I pace myself to be out and about. I enjoy being out but I also enjoy being at home. 

    We change to standard time on Saturday night. I hate changing time and wish we would stay on standard time year round. The one big thing I loved about living in Dawson Creek was not having to adjust to the time change. I am going to be going to bed early tonight and tomorrow night in hopes that my body will adjust to the change. This one is the hardest on me as it is for many other people. 

Today

We are back into Halifax today to the big craft bazaar. It is held in 5 buildings. I will be pacing myself. Once home, I will be putting heat on my hip. I hope I can knit tonight. 

Until the next time....................................................................