I took today off of work so I could work on cake. Unfortunately, the first cake baking efforts were a full on wreck. I know better than to try something new for an actual bday cake. Ugh. So, instead of carving and icing last night, I was baking...again! My younger one was off from school and my husband stayed home, so it was kind of a strange day. I wound up going for my long run for the week and putting in my wind down biking, stretching and abs after. It was a good run...8 miles today. The wind down and stretching also went well, which is good because my legs were feeling the strain of a longer distance combined with the back to back racing simulations now being worked in. It was a pretty path I took, minus some flooding I encountered, which forced me to turn around. I was able to get past one high water spot, but the next one was too big and deep, and the one after that looked even worse. It was upper 30s when I headed out, so not exactly the ideal weather to be splashing around. I also don't want to get my costume shoes all nasty.
Halloween was interesting. The older one drove around various neighborhoods with her friend and grandma for trick or treat and the younger one went to a softball friend's house with my husband so they could do a little bit of trick or treating and a lot of playing around. I manned the door at home. We easily had 200 kids come by...latest was just after 9pm. I had to leave the lights on because I was waiting on my older one to get home. I eventually ran out of candy and started giving out Rice Krispie treats. I probably would have had more left had it not been for this one bratty kid. I swear...most kids, even the older ones, are very nice and respectful. This little girl may have been dressed up like a How to Train Your Dragon character, but she should have been dressed as Veruca Salt from Willie Wonka. At one point, I told her she was not very nice and her friend said "that's just how she is." She tried to dig into my basket of candy and help herself to as much as she wanted, after I handed her a Snickers and Reese's. She didn't like what I gave her, so I offered to swap out, but she just kept trying to get her hand in the bowl and scoop. Then she tried to claim I only gave her one piece. Then she wanted 100 Grand bar for her dad, because it's his fave. I told her I'd gladly give him a piece if he comes to the door. She said he doesn't like doors and to just give her the candy. I told her no. Then she got a tone and said I still didn't give her candy and I reminded her that I did. At the end of it, I asked her if I needed to go down and talk to her dad. She promptly left at the sound of that.
On a sad note, we found out yesterday that my FIL passed away. We haven't told the kids yet. We wanted them to get through Halloween, softball and birthday party stuff before letting them know.
