So, we knew it was going to be short visit and planned accordingly. With Covid people have been trying to figure out how to the kids can celebrate carefully and still have a good time - I think we did it. Brandi and the girls arrived Saturday morning, they arrived like barnstormers - petting the cat, hugging poppop, up the stairs, down the stairs, tallying what toys they had here, bouncing on the beds, in the potty, outside, on the balcony, finally sitting down to pancakes and sausage, we love every minute. I bought pumpkins to carve which was done with great enthusiasm, which is pretty much the way they approach everything. The trick or treat was, well, it was a bit trickier this year. People were handing out candy here and there - but they are still pretty little and the houses were too far apart. Thankfully, the town was great - all the local businesses handed out candy so we went uptown and they got to trick or treat for an hour or so. Everyone admired thier costumes, they got enough candy to make them happy but not too much. By the time we hit the last store they were ready to go home - it was perfect.
Kim, Steve and thier chihuahua Piggles came to dinner - the girls asked about Rueben and we just told them that he was in heaven with Molly, I think they get it to a point, but they did understand he was gone. Piggles is very good with them, enduring endless pets, hugs, little kisses - Kim gently removed him when he was in danger in being over-loved but overall both the girls are very good with animals. We had appetizers and they discovered they do not like Brie - one of them stuffed a chunk in and then loudly announced they had to go brush thier teeth NOW - yuck! We ordered out, since it was a short visit plus Halloween it was easier. Kim and Steve dressed for the girls and the Piggles wore his little costume - it was just fun. We lit the pumpkins with real candles (Nana's old fashioned - she admits it) and put them on the railing facing in so the girls could admire them. We have no neighbors except for the cows so it worked.
This morning was just playing in the yard, collecting walnuts and leaves. The winter coats I bought are a tiny bit big which is perfect, I'm amazed at how quickly they are growing. I've been buying clothes for the past couple of months - no longer in the T's, they wear a girls small - they're real kids now. I had washed and detagged everything - ugh, that takes forever. They just need to put a sticker on it and leave it at that - before I can wash them it's a drawn out process of untangling hangers, plastic security things, tags, stickers, tape, bags, etc.... I usually end up with a pile of trash by the time I'm done and even after all of that one of them was running around still with a tag dangling under the arm of her new coat.
They left around 1, the beds have been stripped and the washer is running, the house is already too quiet. As much as I miss them it is such a joy to live close enough for a quick visit here and there, I love it - it's such a comfort to know it will NOT be a year before we see them again. We are getting busy, I have not said anything but we are supposed to be getting a puppy in the beginning of December - it was an unexpected and such a happy turn of events! The house is Astoria is on the market, we are making plans for Thanksgiving and Christmas and even a short vacation!! I'm sure there will be some bumps in the road, aren't there always? But it's so wonderful that even when things go south my best friends and family are just a short car ride away.
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