Still no president-elect. But check out Fina's election results video (here), it's pretty cute (and does end abruptly at Wy[oming]). I particularly like the "Needs to get it together" category. Beautiful day. School day. Lunch at Sushi Rakkyo which we really like but haven't been to in quite a while.
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| The video is here. |
Election Day. Big CostCo run and lunch at BJ's. Nana completed her first table runner that she's making for the Thanksgiving feast at Laurie's house. And as of bed time, we don't know who won the presidency. But interestingly, there is evidence of a political re-alignment. Young blacks, mostly men, and Hispanics have moved to the R column and secular whites have moved to the D column (as Erick Erickson put it). We may have seen the last of polling, too.
Church in the morning. Then Matt grilled up some steak for lunch. Happy Hour Donuts showed up around dinner time. You've got to check out these donuts (they're not called Happy Hour just for fun). And the TimberCreek Church youth group was at our house tonight for worship time.
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| "You're messin' up my extra hour of sleep..." |
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| Just add tennis balls. |
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| Lunch! |
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| The youth group gathers for worship time. |
Jamie's Parlor Car Chat today was about Circus Trains with very special guest Kelly Ballagh, former RBB&B Circus Clown who lived on the Circus Train for seven years! The recording is here, the greatest chat on earth. The rest of the day was pretty much dedicated to Halloween. The weather was perfect and so was the Toy Story 4 family Tracy put together. Nana and Papa picked up a "flaming pumpkin" decoration for the front lawn. It just screamed "come get candy!" They had lunch at Ted's Montana Grill while they were over at the Halloween store - love the bison meatloaf. The Toy Story 4 family went trick-or-treating over with Hudson's family and friends in their area. Given the heft of their candy bags, it was a very successful evening.
The painters wrapped up the job today. No more paper on the floor! And all the stashing of stuff elsewhere in the house is over. The whiter paint made everything so much brighter. Lynn wants to do their side now, too. There was much prep work going on for Halloween: testing a blow-up dinosaur outfit, painting all the army men clothes green, getting a red shirt for Sporky, and the like. The family is going as Toy Story 4. Got to test everything out at the Flying Horse Club this evening with their Trunk or Treat event. Quite a blast, actually, see the pics below. Jamie didn't make it to Trunk or Treat as he was out volunteering at the Flying Horse Foundation learning a new group game, Alligator (also see below).
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| Alligator. Each player gets one object of their choosing. The group has to go from one side to the other without "falling into the water" (touching the ground). There are alligators about that can grab their objects if no one is touching them. Took about 10 tries, but they got it! |
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| Feeding time at the Foundation |
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| Toy Story 4: Dino (Matteo), two Army Men, Woody, Sporky, and Bo Peep. |
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| Buzz Lightyear and Mrs. Potato Head |
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| Woody and Sporky |
Lots of doctoring today. David had PT then Tracy was off to Denver with the baby for an appointment. Meanwhile, back at the ranch, the painters were hard at it which explained why everyone was kinda crammed into Nana and Papa's area or up in the loft area. There was a fun outing to El Padrino for lunch with Nana and Papa, Fina, and David. Soon school pickup routines began including a Take Flight session. Fina's Improv Troupe had a show this evening, "Cheap Date Night, Pandemic Edition," which was streamed on Facebook live (recording, the shows starts at the 16:45 mark). Jamie had a Zoom rehearsal for It's a Wonderful Life to end his day.
