Halloween was met with much anticipation by the kids this year. Each child put much forethought into the costumes of choice: Little Sunshine decided she would join the Minion ranks, complete with a homemade Minion choker, and Number One Son (Jake) decided he would be.......wait for it........Jake, From State Farm. I, however, was just not feeling it. I struggled to put out decorations. Today I just could not make myself dress up (even thought my office usually goes over the top in their costumes). I went dressed in all black and when asked just referred to myself as "Sadness". I mustered up the energy to not dampen the kids' enthusiasm. We're nearing the age where Number One Son will not enjoy the pillage for candy, so it was fun to watch him help his sister and go up to the door with her. She was full steam ahead down the sidewalks, but when actually confronted with talking with strangers, she sometimes needs a little goading. She believes, like her mothe
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