Connie's birthday today

Yesterday I talked with Connie at some length. Today is her
birthday. Greg had a meeting in Colorado Springs so wasn't
home for her birthday.

Meara had gone to a Home Coming Dance the night before and it
sounded like something out of the middle ages. The dance
was held in the gym and the lights were on full during the
whole dance. No sexy dancing allowed, only ballroom type
dancing and then bodies were not allowed to touch, only
hands and arms. I don't know whether a ruler was used to
ensure the proper distance. Oh, yes and the Principal was
afraid someone might spike the punch so only water was
served! Needless to say Meara was less than thrilled with
her first Home Coming Dance.

Yesterday was also "Trick or Treat" night in Salina only it
was not night only late afternoon. In the past we've had
the 14 local kids plus a couple of extras and I have had
presents for all of them. This year I got the list and
there were 25 and then I got an e-mail adding 4 more. I
decided that was not going to work. I had cards for 30, but
I didn't feel I wanted to give money to all the kids in the
area including Gold Hill, Melvina and Wall Street. I raided
Robert's candy stash and then rubber banded cards to Hershey
bars for the locals and have only Hershey bars to the
rest. From mutterings I heard from the local kids it seemed
they were not thrilled to have all the extras either. They
were also happy to see they got their cards and money as
well as candy and then didn't begrudge the extra kids their
candy either. I hope next year it ramps back a little. Of
course Matson who bought Rick Lewis house has 5 kids..so
that alone added a bit.

Today is a gorgeous day, warm and sunny. Marti and I walked
up to the schoolhouse, stopping to examine the work on the
church.

This evening we go to Viki's to celebrate Robert's birthday.
We were going yesterday until I realized it was the day the
kids were coming. Robert is now 82.