In Mourning

I was so sure that this year's presidential election was going to signal big changes, a return to Constitutional values, and restoring of common sense in Washington.  So sure that I invited my family over for a patriotic party to watch the vote counts come in and celebrate a victory.  

 I made red, white, and blue food and bought a patriotic puzzle to work on while we waited.  We soon realized, however, that the night wasn't going to bring anything good.  We couldn't bring ourselves to eat the food or work on the puzzle.  Decorations went in the trash.  

 

Now we're in mourning, trying to remind ourselves that this path our nation is on was predicted centuries ago.  We know what the end will be, so I don't know why we were so saddened to see this step.  It's just that we felt we had a real shot with Mitt Romney at balancing a budget and making wise decisions for our nation.  He would have been a good leader, one I could have supported.  Oh well.  We'll make the best of it after we come out of mourning.  I'm so glad we have the gospel to help us keep things in perspective.

A Happy Halloween

As usual, we had lots of fun with our Halloween costumes.   Maren decided to go as Robin Hood and Emma was Little Orphan Annie.  The weather was so gorgeous that we didn't even need jackets!  It was perfect! 

 

We love going to the ward Trunk or Treat because it gives us a chance to see all of our friends in their awesome costumes.  Here Emma is with Rachel Brown, Jessica Tolman, and Laura Riley.

The Trunk-or-Treat also gives us a chance to get insane amounts of candy in less than an hour, which the kids love!  The drawback, of course, is that we have to buy about 15 lbs of candy for the hoards of cute little Trick-or-Treaters, instead of the 15 pieces we would go through if they came to our home!  

Del and I dressed up for our annual couple's book club at the Johnson's house.  We went as Mahana and Johnny Lingo, although I was only the 2 cow version, since that's all the cattle I could find at DI.  I love the awesome dress I found there, though, and I wish I could wear it to church!  Muumuus are so comfortable!  Much more comfortable than the wig I wore!