The Abnormal Day we had this Week.

First: Halloween fun!!



Haystack Spiders... Larissa's delicious idea!!



Toga Party for the Conleys... their costumes were great!

There was a Princess Invasion, at which point we surrendered most of the candy.
There were more than these three.



I asked who the fellow in the middle was dressed up as and Spiderman said "My friend!"



Little Ceasar eating Mommy's bangles.

Now, onto nephew news:
You might have heard a rumour from the excited parents that Caleb is T*******. It's true. The boy is breaking new oral grounds and teething. I should have taken the hint the other day when I dubbed Caleb "Squealy McSquealer". Or maybe my heart should have sensed how much things would change when I happily announced that, according to the developmental calendar, "Caleb is getting to be so big. He's probably going to start teething!"... like it was something to be happy about :). Here instead is my new (far more pragmatic) observation and projection of the teething/auntie reality: gone are the days when there were scheduled naptimes, continuously-happy Caleb, and volume levels that never reached "Screech" decibels. Instead, from ~7:30am-2pm on Sundays to Thursdays I have a very "spontaneous", exhausted boy who eats, cries and munches on absolutely anything at any time/when he feels the need to do so. I feel the loss for both of us. The only naps that have occured today are the ones where he collapsed in exhaustion (and even then, those portrayed a slight Orajel stupor). Oh my. This teething is an unsettling bit. 

Something else unusual happened today. You'll never guess what it was, so I'm just going to tell you: It RAINED. As in - all afternoon, the clothes-on-the-line-ain't-going-to-dry rain.  Like, thunderstorm rain that makes the Canadians run out of their houses and dance (truly, I met a new neighbour three doors down this afternoon when I noticed we were both gawking aimlesslessly at the sky for a few minutes). It is uncharacteristically dark, and the ex-pats are beside themselves. To put it most accurately, I think we are all acting like Cincinnati-ites (is that the demonym?) in a snow storm. Can we actaully drive in rain here? Can life go on without blue skys and bright sunshine? These were are serious questions that I reflected on a few minutes ago. haha.

So, it was very special. But it was crazy.

I perceive that we will live on another day. But maybe someone could fed-ex me an amber teething necklace. That would add a bit more tenacity to my sense of control regarding the next 4 weeks leading up to Christmas!