It was Halloween, a day for many celebrations and so Jane put on
her ears
and we went to breakfast
at Small World
where they seemed to want tricks since they were not offering treats.
Back at home, Benjamin was doing the M&M (as opposed to Eminem) thing
then with hat
and gloves
even pausing
for one last glimpse of television before we headed to the bus stop
where Chip and Doris where in costume (NOT!)
and the others began to assemble
as Ben and the football player and the princess
played their pet dog game.
Carol had brought books, so Chip posed with his
and Ben posed with his
as mother and son
discussed their current reading projects.
Next, it was off to school for the parade with Emily Klockenbrink
passing us in red as Ms. Frenchu
came in her usual costume and the grim reaper
appeared followed by not one, but 2 Statues of Liberty
(or is it, Statue of Liberty's?). The other M&M (store bought)
passed as I paused to look at one of the cafeteria ladies
who had done a nice job on her hair as I took a dark picture
and then a picture of the cafeteria stools
to give a profound view. Ben's teacher followed (as spaghetti and
meatballs)
accompanied by the two girls who sit next to him (Emma and Meghan).
Then Benjamin appeared
much to the enjoyment of the other cafeteria lady
who had quite the costume. Another status of liberty went by
followed by some people from the bus stop
as Sponge Bob appeared
at too great a distance for the flash to do a good job. We saw Dr.
Ginsburg
before heading off.
That night, it was time for trick or treat'ing in earnest. Jane
and Lucy were ready
even when Rosie joined them
but Kaylen was otherwise occupied. Benjamin worked on the demographics
of his candy
as Jane posed
for more head shots and with her friends
though Kaylen still wasn't back. Meanwhile, Ben's costume sat
in the corner
and the candy suffered
from a lack of trick or treaters.
The flowers
balloons
and note
made us glad that Suzanne's chemo was over. The nurses
had given her these wonderful flowers
that meant a lot. Kaylen reappeared
at last as Benjamin's candy counting project
was completed.
This seemingly meaningless picture
is actually quite significant as you will observe in the next episode.