Our Oct 31 party was titled a Fall
Extravaganza and it was great! The recreation hall of the
meetinghouse was packed with people of all ages. The central serving
table, laden with varieties of chili and soups, looked full enough to
provide a pot of soup for everyone in attendance. A trio of judges
gave prizes for the most traditional, the most exotic, the spiciest
and then the consuming began. Decisions had to be made and it was
difficult, just so many! There were bread-sticks and crackers to add
to the menu. Two or three servings were then followed by an
assortment of pies---fruit pies, cream pies, caramel pies, nut pies,
and so it went.
A parade of costumes twisted up and
down the room, much applause given. Prizes again, this time for
creativity, cuteness, most frightening, best family group. More
applause. Then let the games begin: eating doughnuts on a string,
Jesse Wilcox was #1 with Justin Longhurst a close second; feeding a
grown man a baby bottle, Kerry and Lacey Christensen aced it;
shaking a box of pingpong balls (hard to describe, but hilarious).
The winner here was our own Dr. Kerry Jepsen, staid orthopedic
surgeon in our midst. Another was a balloon stomp where two gals
ganged up on the male victor to declare victory for themselves! A
twisted bowling type game appeared to be perfect for Eldon Wilcox,
until he was challenged by Hannah Greene with her splendid strategy.
After all the main-floor activities
there was time for pictures being taken in a photo shoot and then the
trick r' treat set moved to the basement for that part of the
evening. All were grateful to be out of the cold this freezing
Halloween night. Using a common phrase, “A good time was had by
all.”
The Egley family is having a bit of a
break from following the racing circuit of their son Matt Egley. This
past season Matt's car has raced four times in Meridian, ID, and
twice in Hermiston, OR. He managed to get his first Heat win in
Meridian. The last trip for the Egley fans will be to Las Vegas with
a big race coming up the last part of November. In the meantime
Matt's crew is making sure that #86 lime green car is in top
condition.
Deer are visiting yards on a regular
basis. Perhaps they see themselves as the Cleanup Crew after the
freezing nights wiped out whatever was left in gardens and froze much
of the fruit that was not quite to the picking point in our orchards.
It is that season when we see thin
strands of spiderweb floating through the air outdoors, attaching
here and there. We also have a frequent need to swipe our indoor
walls and ceilings. Somehow that cobweb that is hanging at eye
level, not there yesterday, is revealed in just the right light this
time of year. It is getting cold enough that our outdoor world is
seeking entry into our warmer homes. Likely the same condition
exists where ever you live, reader of this blog. Happy Fall! For a
week or so I feared we were going to jump from summer right into
winter.
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