chanda and i drove up to my sister's today for halloween.
we couldn't stop exclaiming over the foliage . .
every turn in the road brought an even more beautiful sight!
and the japanese red maple tree in my sister's yard glowed iridescent red . .
we had our traditional orange carrot soup . .
with a salad and corn muffins . .
and then chanda and her cousin got into their costumes.
it was a cold night and as soon as we stepped outside it began to rain!!
we persevered . . but we did stop back at the house for umbrellas . .
we walked far in the rain . . there was always another friend's house to
visit just up the road a piece . . i collected candy also, since chanda
insisted. she didn't want to be the only one with a bag (adam packed
everything into his cargo pants pockets). i was dressed in morgana's
gryffindor costume, but the robe was too long and with all the rain, it
became heavy and wet. i ended up carrying it over my left arm. but
before i did that, i was trying to slog across the grass, leaves and mud
with it down around my ankles. finally, as we passed through the back
of a neighbor's house to a house on the corner, chanda turned around and
said "are you alright? be careful mommy," and then two seconds later i
tripped over a wagon. "didn't you see it," chanda asked? i said no!! i
hadn't! she didn't tell me there was a wagon there! my eyeglasses were
spattered with raindrops! i couldn't see a thing!
i was happy to return home to warmth and hot cider and pumpkin pie . .
and apple cake . .
counting up the booty . .
my nephew's jack o'lantern.
