Either no one read the post yesterday or everyone is prepared for unknown eventualities. Hopefully it’s the later as we just don’t have enough stuff for everyone! But in all seriousness, do you all believe there’s nothing to worry about like the national debt, the price of food and so on? Or, like most people, do you choose to just ignore it until it’s at your doorstep. I’ll move on but there’s a lot of people a lot smarter than I that are taking steps to protect themselves and their families. Even the government is running tv ads now telling you to have extra food and water and supplies on hand. That didn’t happen when we were kids, now did it.
So yesterday the kids played hard. The youngest went to his friends for the whole day and didn’t come home until after we arrived there for dinner and all went home at 9pm. Meanwhile the oldest was with us until about 4pm when he went to his friends and then went to a Halloween party dressed as a zebra with him and his parents. He said there was a belly dancer there and he and his friend jumped up and danced along with her! We’re hoping his friends mom took pictures!
It was 80 degrees yesterday but only in the mid 60’s today. I’m determined to get the basement clean today and maybe the upstairs spare room. I have to accomplish something today.
This morning at 9am the oldest is going with Jen and her family to Anderson Farms which is a big farm with a giant pumpkin patch. I think they also have a corn maze. I think we’ll send the oldest with Mom’s phone just to be safe. He’ll also be under strict instructions to stay with Jen and do not separate in the corn maze.
Unfortunately it’s right near where they found the chopped up body of the poor little 10 year old girl last week. They still haven’t found the creep who did this and it now seems he, and/or others, are toying with authorities by trying to grab other kids here and there. There’s just a whole bunch of child predators coming out of the woodwork. On top of that, 2 teenagers were shot yesterday morning across town. It’s a really bad violent time here in Denver for some reason. Truth is it’s bad everywhere, we just notice what’s happening here because we live here. As I said a few days ago, all crime is up nationwide for the first time in 20 years. This is because more people have nothing to lose and when you have nothing to lose, you do desperate things you wouldn’t normally do. For example, turns out 2 of the 3 kids arrested for killing 5 people the other night were the sons of a baptist minister! They had no job (and of course no education) so they decided to rob these people and ended up killing them. It’s just sad, really sad. Doesn’t sound like the good ol days now does it.
Ok ok, I don’t mean to ruin your Sunday but it is what it is out there. Personally we try to focus on the good things and ignore as much of this as we can but often it’s right there in your face. Lots of kids, including ours, are scared and very aware of, for example, the predators, as they talk about it at school everyday. Not only do all the kids talk amongst themselves but the teachers (as they should) bring it up to warn the kids. Kids shouldn’t have trouble sleeping because they’re worrying about crime and bad people, it’s just not right, but is the reality we live in.
Anyhow let’s all focus on the beautiful fall day out there and have a great day. We hope everyone is doing well and will have a great day. I was reminded by the boys that Christmas is only about 64 days away! Imagine that, the kids being aware of when Christmas is!
Take care and God Bless.