Seriously, though, I think I did a pretty good job keeping the blog updated last year--things just kinda fell apart at the end.
Well, no use crying over spilled milk. Let's get started!
Of course, the big news is that things are finally starting to get rolling with the house remodel. This month, Margie, with the help of her amazing sister-in-law Debbie (and occasionally Dan, too) shopped for flooring and cabinets and met with designers and contractors. The contractor we had chosen for the inside work does not do hardscaping/landscaping, so we had to find someone else to do that. We were grateful for the timing of the Capitol Home Show last month that put us in contact with several of these folks.
But life wasn't all about the house. Dan was busy building the Rocky Horror Show set, which, as usual, took up the majority of his time.
Lyn was busy working on costumes for Anne of Green Gables, as well as fitting in a couple babysitting gigs. She also participated in the "Freshman Follies," which is a skit competition the school holds during Homecoming Week. She played an Irish dancer, making her mom a little nostalgic for her Irish dancing days gone by! (No good pictures of this--sorry--the stage lighting didn't agree with Margie's camera.) It was nice that she at least got to be on stage.
John's school finally started after school clubs. He had been so excited for this for soooo long. He had planned to attend the Homework Club first, get his homework done, and then hop over to the Video Game club to play. Unfortunately, he discovered that it didn't quite work out the way he had hoped. He rarely has much homework to do, but he had to wait until the homework period was over to go play games, so he ended up just sitting around. He finds he is much more productive at home. Margie tried to convince to try out some other clubs--there is one called "Math Counts," in which you spend the first hour working on math puzzles and then the second hour discussing them as a group. Despite his affinity for math, he wasn't interested. She did finally get him to join the Video Production Club. It meets once per week and they put together short videos (commercials) that are shown on the morning news.
AVID also continues to provide John with some fun and educational outlets. This month he attended a college fair at a local high school (Mom was delightfully surprised to see her alma mater, UC San Diego, represented there!). He also helped sell concessions at a flag football game fundraiser, and even attended a DANCE. (And yes, he said he actually danced!).
Through his youth group at church, he also participated in a service project mulching the gardens at the local library.
In addition to her current job as overseer for the house remodel, Margie continues to be busy at church in her calling as Primary Secretary. This month she also had an opportunity to portray Emma Smith (wife of the prophet Joseph Smith), in a dramatic lesson for the Seminary (high-school aged religious education) kids at church. She also attended the annual Fairfax County Education Summit, which she enjoys each year that she is able to go. She even managed to squeeze in a pedicure with her awesome sister-in-law, Debbie!
On October 25, Margie enjoyed a visit from her college chum, Regis deBarros, and his partner, Rob, both of whom were here for a medical conference. We had a delightful dinner at a new Ethiopian restaurant, followed by a show at Bobby McKey's Dueling Piano Bar. Margie had heard great things and was super excited to go there, but unfortunately, it was crowded, loud, and didn't really play our kind of music. Still, it was fun to be with Regis and Rob. Afterwards we went to the beach so we could all see the new location for The Awakening statue. Unfortunately, we had to cut the night short so that Dan could make it to the Opening Night Party for Rocky Horror, and Margie needed to get back to John, who was home by himself, since Lyn was at a dance. Still, it was a great night!
One Halloween, Lyn's friend Sheri held her annual party, so John headed over there, which included a round of Trick or Treating. This year, Lyn was a princess. Even though she is 14, she still enjoys dressing up and going out. John was (surprise, surprise) the Mario character Luigi, though next year he says he is finally going to switch it up. We'll believe it when we see it!
Dan also dressed up this year. Rocky Horror had a Halloween performance, where they encouraged costumes, and Dan went as the character Eddie.
And that wraps up October!
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