Today is Saturday and Marlene is busy planning for our annual "Big Birthday Party".
We have many birthdays in October and November that it is easier to have one birthday party of all of them. My Wife, Daughter, two Sons, Daughter-in-law, Grand Daughter and two Grand Sons all have birthdays at this time of year. We are also combining the birthday party with a early Thanksgiving Dinner as none of our children will be able to come here for our regular dinner. Marty and Melody will be in Chicago. Clay and Allison will be in California. and Bruce has to work so he and Tara will not be able to come. So Marlene and I will be taking a vacation to Laughlyn Nevada.

We are getting ready for Halloween this coming up this Wednesday. We will have Ben or Stuart at home handing out candy as we will be in the Temple on our regular shift on Wednesday night. We have a lot of good candy to give out but I have almost eaten all of the Snicker bars already.

Jimmy came to the house yesterday and we were talking about spooks and monsters for Halloween. I took our my front teeth and prentened that I was a vampire. That was a bad Idea He was really scared and would have nothing to do with Grandpa Vampire. I had to give him a package of M & M's before he would not run away from me. Sorry Jimmy

Cody got a letter from Kerns High school stating thas he has earned his High School Letter.
Which is really unusual because he is still in Jr. High School. He has been running Varsity Cross Country Team. He had bumped some of the Seniors from the team and was finished 4th for his School in the Reagional Meet.