Well, actually I haven't really gone anywhere far away, but I've had a few adventures these last few silent weeks that kept me busy and away from ye olde blog. The most significant is that Aaron's parents (Papa and GG--which stands for Grandma Gayle) arrived Nov 20 and departed yesterday. Having just 2 more people around makes a big difference! It was a great opportunity to get out and see our new town and we even found a new favorite Mexican restaurant (but it may not be worth the 45 minute drive!).

Early one morning, there was a ring at the doorbell. We scampered to the door and found a box. It was addressed to Punk and Pea from my sister's fiance. It was small but heavy. Punk recognized their names on the label and they jumped around while I opened it. Inside was the hugest chocolate bar EVER! Ten pounds of pure chocolate bar! Needless to say, the children went bonkers! Punk grabbed a large chunk that had bro ken off in the shipping and attacked it. Pea picked tiny shards and finally a small chunk. We later found out that future-uncle-Joe felt so sorry that the kiddinkidinks didn't get to go trick-or-treating because of the pox that he felt he had to do something! :) I think we're stocked for chocolate at least until Christmas!