A Pleasant Evening, and then..."a bump in the night!"

On Sunday, October 23, we enjoyed a pleasant dinner with Mike, Corissa and their children.  The weather has been cooling off in the evenings, so we all went for a walk after dinner to enjoy the weather and see some Halloween decorations in our neighborhood.

When we arrived back home, we enjoyed some home-made apple crisp and gave Mike and Corissa their anniversary gift "early"!  They will celebrate their 5th wedding anniversary on October 28!  Amazing how time flies! 

Grandpa had a fun time entertaining Landon!  We will "entertain" both children this weekend so Mike & Corissa can "escape" for an anniversary celebration!  We wish you much happiness for your special day and many more happy years together!  We love you!!!

At 12:30 a.m. on Monday morning, I awoke from a sound sleep to what I thought was a ringing doorbell....Naaah, it couldn't be!!  Then, I thought I heard someone knocking, so I jumped out of bed, and realized my cats were all scurrying away from the noise too.  The knocking became louder and louder!!  I looked out the peephole of the front door, without glasses, and I couldn't see anything but a hand!  Whoa...I ran to get Vince, who was still soundly sleeping!  (He used to be the "light sleeper", but guess those days are gone now!)  Anyway, after waking Vince, and retrieving my eyeglasses, I went back to the front door...realizing it was a policeman who had been knocking and waiting!  I cautiously opened the door, and the officer immediately apologized for the "late hour"--I'm sure I looked fairly bleary-eyed!  He then proceeded to ask me, "Is this your scarecrow?" as he pointed at my fall decoration by the front door.  I said "yes" and he then explained that my "scarecrow had been borrowed" by some young boys, and they admitted to the police when apprehended that they had taken it from our front porch.  The police officer said he was able to stop the pranksters from smashing too many pumpkins, however, he was obligated to ask me if I wanted to "press charges" for the theft. In all seriousness, I looked over at Mr. Scarecrow and replied, "since there doesn't seem to be any physical harm or damage to him, I would not need to press charges."  The officer thanked me and went on his way...and Mr. Scarecrow continued to smile!  He probably had loved his little "joy ride"!!