Recent happs:

1. Went to Odyssey Dance Theatre's Thriller performance with the hubby on the 24th. Loved it. If I could come back in the next life with some major talent I would want to be a dancer. I L-O-V-E dancing as it is, but I'd like to actually be good at it. And be able to say, "Why yes, I dance. Here are some moves." Sadly, what I have to say is, "I like to free-style it. You know, do whatever the music moves me to do." Which is really code for: "I couldn't be taught a dance step to save my life." Enjoyed the show, though. Also enjoyed the fact that my parents watched H. for the evening (the entire evening and into the morning...). I was worried about his first "sleepover", but he apparently did very well and didn't miss us at all.

2. Coerced my husband into trying out the social thing again. Baby steps is all I ask, really. So, we went to the ward Halloween party. And, woo-hoo! I got him to stay for 45 minutes rather than the 20 we stayed for at the Christmas party last year. He did, however, look like he was taking a bullet the entire time we were there. I don't know that we'll ever have couple friends. *sigh* My dreams of having people over for games and such are slowly drifting away.

3. Am perfecting the art of the "hunting widow". I won't lie, it's not my favorite part of this time of year. But how can you deny a man the happiness that is "walking around Wyoming in beautiful weather with a gun"? I can't, which is why I am alone most weekends starting in September through the end of October. And let me tell you doing the church thing with no back-up and a mobile 15 month old is NO picnic. Who decided they couldn't go to nursery until 18 months? Probably the nursery leaders...

I believe that is all. I'm sure there will be pics of Halloween forthcoming as H. is the CUTEST pirate I have ever seen.