Trunk or Treat at the church was this past Monday. Beth and I were sort of a late addition to the party, deciding only a few days ago that we would do it. Beth has been very sore and very anxious lately, so she didn't really want to do it but decided she would when I decided I would. I put together a fishing pond, using a blue shower curtain with some plastic sheeting fish taped onto it, and a wooden frame holding it up. Kids used a dowel with a clothespin on a string as a fishing pole and swung the "hook" over the curtain into the "pond" where Beth would clip a "fish" onto it, then they would "reel it in." Beth was unseen so no costume; I wore an FCC t-shirt and a hat that could be for fishing. The kids loved it, it was a big hit. And Beth had a lot of fun too and was glad we went.

Beth and I brought Missy home for the weekend again. It hasn't worked out quite the way it should, though. We drove down to Muncie and got her on Friday evening, stopping for dinner on the way home (Missy picked Cracker Barrel for dinner, at the exit up the road a bit from Muncie). We also stopped at the Coliseum on the way home to pick up some tickets for the Komets teddy bear toss game on Saturday. On Saturday, we went into FW to do some shopping at the mall and get dinner, while Beth was feeling more and more sick and Missy was feeling more and more worn out. When we were done at dinner Missy just about pleaded to just go home. Beth was feeling awful too so we didn't go to the hockey game that we'd just bought tickets for the day before. Oh well, the Komets lost in overtime. I had bought a bag of stuffed animals at Goodwill on Thursday, we'll just have to keep them for next year. 
Sunday, Beth went to church since she was singing, but Missy and I both stayed home. Me because I was also now sick and feeling awful, Missy because she was worn out. I stayed in bed most all day, or sitting on the couch watching football. The girls went to the church for the farewell party for the Welches, as today was Jeremy's last day, and headed back to Muncie afterwards.

Otherwise, it is full on soup season. Beth is making soup in every spare moment, and I am still working on the downstairs remodel-lite. That is going to be a job that gets done in little bites, though. I'm only buying supplies as the money comes available, so I get 1 or 2 sheets of drywall at a time. And finish the mudding before moving on to the next few panels. I've got the ceiling in the stairwell pretty much set (it's taken longer than it should so I can get it done the way I like it rather than leave little flaws that only I will know are there) and the north wall covered, just have to finish it.