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Day 305 - Trick-or-Treating "Co-op Style!"
Monday, November 03, 2008
We all met at Darla's house for pizza before heading out for trick-or-treating. The kids got dressed in their costumes and then all packed into the back of Shawn's truck to head to the nearest large neighborhood. It was mass chaos, so we eventually broke into two groups - the boys went one way around the circle and the girls went the other way. They met in the middle and then returned to Darla's to trade and sort candy again and to watch the "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown." After some of the families left, we headed outside to warm ourselves around the fire and talk. The kids also had fun riding the go-cart around the neighborhood after they duct-taped a flashlight to the front of it! Jeff took Nick home, but Rachael & I spent the night...
In co-op, we studied Massachusetts in US Geography and the Electoral College in the Election class. After co-op, we brought Thomas & Gracie home with us to go trick or treating and spend the night. Since we live two hours away from their homes, I wasn't sure how it would go. So far, so good!
We also met up with Heather and family at the local nursing home, so that was pretty cool! After filling our candy bags, we picked up a frozen pizza & a pomegranate at Wal-Mart and headed home. (yes, I realize that's a strange combination, but knowing how much candy they would be consuming, I didn't want to turn down a request for healthy food!) While the pizza was baking, the kids got down to the important business of sorting and trading candy. It looked like a pinata had exploded in the middle of my living room floor!
Yesterday we went on a search for a gorilla costume. Our co-op is having a costume party in a couple of weeks, and Rachael has decided she wants to go as a gorilla. Unfortunately, the few costumes we did find were cost prohibitive ($100+) which is unacceptable. Since I'm not a seamstress, it looks like we'll have to keep looking or she'll have to find something else. While we were at a local costume store, they had a large "balloon man" that was flapping in the wind. Nick was enthralled!
Name: Amy Home: Indiana, United States About Me: I am a Homeschool Mom of 2 awesome children. This is my attempt at Project 365 - to chronicle our world through daily photos... See my complete profile
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