Time to catch up on the last few weeks

Carol and Bill Fessenden blessed us with a visit, we had fun showing them our sleepy little Appleton, WI.

Last week we drove to Madison which is the capitol and the largest college town. The University of Madison has 57,000 students! I love Madison, it is a fun town and they just opened a TRADER JOE's. We took our cooler and filled it up to the top. Sam got to tour the capitol building for his Cub Scout badge and we went to the zoo there. The zoo was interesting, first of all it is free and second there were animals and no employees, we only saw one person and she was about to lock us into the zoo at closing. You just roam free it was pretty cool (neat) and cool (cold).

Halloween was really fun for the kids, our neighbor Mickey is a costume designer and she made Isabel's beautiful dress and Tiara, and Sam was a Ninja Turtle. They did have to wear snow suits underneath because it was bitterly cold. I think they were only out for 45 minutes before they had had enough.

Mike is the reluctant Cub Scout leader, he feels like he is so bad with kids but he really does a good job.

Today we are preparing for snow, the last few days the weather has been beautiful almost 65 degrees or more. So this is the last day to get all your leaves from your yard onto the street where a big truck comes and picks them up for you. The snow is suppose to start tomorrow night and then for the next week or so it will be rain or snow.

One of my new pasttimes is mosaic, I've done a couple of pieces. Hey Ornament party girls....I'm readdddyyyy!!

The election and current news from Colorado has kept everyone busy chatting about the future. This would be a good time to get better at praying. I think I'll take my own advice. Hope wherever this reaches, it finds you close to our Creator.



My California memories this week are: (things I daydream about)
* San Clemente Pier
* Starbucks San Juan
* El Pollo Loco
* Newport Center Christmas Tree
* Decorating the Church at Christmas
* Ornament Party
* Women's Bible Study
* Hole in the Fence
* Staff Meetings