Went out to the OC to see visiting cousins and eat a big breakfast, which was fun except both the DH and I are left with the strong impression that our niece's husband (the one she married at age 19 and then "chose to" get pregnant with even though they had no jobs or insurance) is a meth head.

Now I am running around like a crazy person packing and prepping for my business trip tomorrow.

I'm sleepy. Drove down to DC this weekend for the rally, which was fun, but tiring. The Metro was really not prepared for this number of people.

I need a reason to go out tonight or I'ma start drinking.

We are handing out candy to children with Jilli and Pete and Sean tonight, I'm sure it would be okay if you joined us. We will probably start sometime around 5.

I don't think I could be there by 5 but I have champagne and hibiscus flowers.

From what I understand we'll have kids at the door from around 5 until around 8 tonight, so you could come a bit later if you'd like.

Yay! I'll try for around 5:30.

Oh, I am so sorry Scrappy. That's just such an awful place to be, I know.

That's so sad, Scrappy.

people can just stop calling the police here asking questions about trick or treating. we have no laws pertaining to trick or treating, or even legal guidelines as to time frames or dates. Seriously, not even the supervisors here know how to answer these questions aside from "whenever the parents feel safe letting the kids trick or treat." Argh. Clogging up the phone lines and driving me crazy. (might also have something to do with being exhausted and hungry.) Makes me wonder if there are places with those kinds of laws, or if the jerky local news are advising folks to call police on entirely non-police related matters again.

grrr roommate wants me to stay here and help entertain her dad who's coming over later. Her mom just moved out of their house today.