Halloween is almost here!

Camping Weekend

Last week we went camping with the Cub Scouts. We had great weather this time and we had a lot of fun. We also got very tired because we had to walk a lot. This time our campsite was closer to the parking lot and I thought we were going to walk less than last year but some of the activities were still far away.

The kids did bb gun shooting, archery, swimming, a little fishing, relay races, canoeing and crafts. The also played football and ran around like crazy with the other kids. They also loved the campfire and roasting marshmallows. They were soooo dirty at the end of the day. On Friday night Titi was the only girl among the kids and she loved that. On Saturday night there were two other girls and the rest of the kids were cub scouts or siblings.

We need to get a bigger tent if we go camping again. Our is pretty small and it gets to be very uncomfortable with all the stuff that we have in there. What was incredible, was how light it was outside during the night. It was not a full moon but it was still very light.

Fresh food

Green Cay Produce, the CSA where we buy our fresh produce has started to distribute this season's boxes and we are loving it. Last week we got a watermelon and when we opened it we were very surprised to see it was yellow! Carlos and Titi loved it! I do not like watermelon but I tasted it a little.

It was a hit at Don's office and at the plant swap that I attended over the weekend. Everybody kept asking me where I got it and they all said it was very good. I love the fact that buying from a community supported farm let us taste different varieties of produce and fruit. They are so different from the commercial grown varieties.

We also got fresh black eyed peas and Titi loved shelling them. It was a lot of work but she is very good at finishing tasks. I cooked them with some chaya from the garden and onions, tomatoes and some canadian bacon. They were very good!

Busy week

We had a very busy week. On top of all the regular activities, on Tuesday we went to eat and the movies with Titi's teacher and classmates. We saw Beverly Hills Chihuahua and we liked it a lot. It was very entertaining. Mimi came too and Carlos and Titi were happy to see her.

On Thursday we went to break the fast at the Matt's in laws and it was wonderful, like always. Lots of food and desserts. We were also celebrating the birth of Sandi and Matt's baby girl. I did not see her but Mema took Titi upstairs to meet her. I have seen pictures and she is beautiful.

On Friday I volunteered at Carlos' class and then took him to Don's office because I was going to drive some of the girls in Titi's Brownie troop to the mall. We left after school. They had a great time at Build-a-Bear! The girls then had dinner at the food court and got to touch and pet a police dog. They had a lot of fun. We got home at 7:30 and I was exhausted.

On Saturday, Carlos and I sold popcorn at another store. Don and Titi came to help too. I got so tired from standing so long. In the afternoon we went to Luke and Mimi's to celebrate Mimi's birthday. Tere and Mario cooked posole for her and I was so happy about that. I had been craving Mexican food and that was so perfect. Luke also ordered pizzas and we had some yummy shrimp that Mimi cooked.

On Sunday I worked in the garden for some hours and then we went to celebrate Laura's 17th birthday. The food was excellent like always, Keri is such a good cook. We also had Mema's chocolate cake, a real treat for sure.

Kooky Pens are for babies

Remember when Carlos would only talk about Kooky Pens? If you ask him now about them he will tell you "they are for babies". He is now crazy about Bakugan, as are most boys in the area. The stores have been selling them as soon as they get them. They had announced they were going to receive a new shipment this morning and when we got to the store there was a big line of people waiting and the store employees were only allowing kids to buy one per child. We were not able to wait to see if Carlos could get one because we had to go and sell popcorn for the Cub Scouts. Carlos was not happy but he did a good job selling popcorn and collecting donations.

Don and Titi went to Target and Wal Mart and they could not find them either. I am sure we will spend the weekend looking for Bakugans.....