On Saturday, in terms of the weather, Monty Python had the most applicable saying that relates to us in Cleveland, "..and now for something completely different!" The glorious weather had dissipated, and the temperatures dropped 20F(10C) degrees overnight, rain clouds filled up the vacant sky and the wind made it's unwelcome return! The combination of rain and wind has now stripped most of the remaining leaves off the trees, leaving them bare and lifeless. I guess we have to get used to this sight for the next five months! Our morning activities consisted of a bit of grocery shopping, and some clothes shopping for me, as all my jeans had more tear than wear in them! Once we returned from the stores, I donned my cap, gloves, put my headphones on and headed into the yard with my trusty lawnmower. But with the rain from a few hours earlier, parts of my yard had been transformed into swampland!! You can imagine how much I love mowing in the cold air, with the wind blowing and my feet sinking into soft mud! At least, I had the best looking yard for the annual Halloween event.
Each year, our city has a strict time that children need to adhere to when they go trick or treating. At 6pm, Nathan was outfitted in his spiderman costume, and the two of us hit the neighborhood streets. Liesel and Josh stayed at home and dished out candy to everyone who came to our door. About 45 minutes later, Nathan decided that he had enough calories in his "pumpkin" and the cold air was penetrating his mittens and winter hat - so we turned around and headed home! By 7:30pm, the cut off time for trick or treating, the boys had been bathed and ready for bed.
October 31, besides being Halloween, was also the night that we adjusted our clocks an hour back (so now we are 7 hours behind South African time!) For most people, this meant an extra hour of sleep, but unfortunately our Joshua doesn't comprehend the significance of daylight savings just yet. I had to be at the church early anyway, since I was again in the band. This morning we did another song combining the talents of the Providence Orchestra, choir and our band, and it really was spectacular! Hopefully the recording of that song will find its way to the internet, since I know that our church was streaming live again today.
Even though the temperatures were cool, the sun was shining, and again there was no wind this afternoon. Later that afternoon we all jumped into the car and headed to the local recreation center for a brisk stroll, with Liesel pushing Josh in his stroller, and me pulling Nathan in his wagon. We also brought along his soccer ball and had lots of fun kicking it into the goal's net, and letting Nathan and Josh get their fix on the swings before heading home to a lovely roast for dinner!
Below is a video of Nathan at his pre-school, at their annual Halloween party! Enjoy :) Remember, Nathan is Spiderman.....
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