Sunday, November 1, 2020

Halloween in the time or coronavirus didn't seem all that different, but there were fewer activities for the little kids for sure. Alex and Missy both got costumes together (Missy was a plague doctor, but she looked a little steampunkish too; Alex was a soldier character from some video game). I had found a red jacket for Alex at Goodwill, and he got some accessories for it at Dollar Tree (including a collander that he turned into a helmet using duct tape). Missy bought most of her things online. Then on Saturday (which was actually Halloween, with a full moon, and a blue moon to boot) they both met up with some friends to go trick-or-treating in Winona Lake, in the village and on the island mostly. Alex went to a friend's house afterwards for video games and Missy's friends came here to watch a movie (The Nightmare Before Christmas, which 2 of her friends had never seen). Natalie did her makeup like a cheetah but didn't go out. She did Instagram pictures of herself instead. Back at home, we had one family stop by for trick or treating, and we had to practically lasso them; a couple with 2 little kids (maybe 2 and 3) walked by on the road, weren't going to stop but Beth called them over (we're open! We have candy!) so they came up. Nobody else the rest of the time, so we ate the candy ourselves......