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I'm consumed with Girl Scouts. We have a meeting for either Shelby or Lacey every week. Plus I have training classes and planning as my job as leader. The annual fall festival was Saturday. The girls raced derby cars in the powdered puff race. They got their face painted. They made lots of crafts including a pantyhose head scarecrow and a painted mini pumpkin. Oct. 30 we have our investiture ceremony and dinner. Some girls are bridging, some are rededicating to scouting, some are joining or being welcomed into girls scouts.
Larry and Koty went to a coffin race. Larry coordinated a coffin construction at the fire department. He gathered enough people to push the coffin in the race. Manitou Springs, CO has an annual coffin race and parade in memory of Emma Crawford. The story is that she was buried on the side of the mountain in Manitou. It rained so hard that it washed away all the soil and the coffin floated down the street. Black Forest Fire Rescue won the fire dept race.

Our Weekend

Koty is going on a campout with his Boyscout Troop. This will be his first campout without Grandpa. In the past Grandpa Smith has always gone with him. Grandpa is at hunting camp so Koty gets to go by himself. There will be other adults including the Scout Master and other leaders so he should be fine. They are camping about 2 miles from our house on someone's property that is wooded and secluded.
I have a Signature Homestyles party tonight. Wonder if anyone will come.
Larry and the girls are going to the station to design a coffin. Black Forest Fire was challenged to a coffin race. It's an annual event in Manitou Springs, CO. Bet that will be a sight to see.

It's the end of warm weather

I've been sick for over 2 weeks. I had pink eye then a viral infection on the left side of my face. Really wierd. I was all clogged up. Now I just have a cough and today is the last day of my antibiotics. So, I haven't felt like blogging in a long time.
We are removing carpet from our basement today. It flooded a couple of times and now the carpet is just not healthy. Hopefully in the next week or 2 we can get something else to put down just as long as it's not carpet.
The kids have been home for fall break. They went to grandpa's for 3 days last week then had sleepovers this weekend. They have been busy. Tomorrow I am taking them to see a movie. Should be fun.