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The end of October

October 31, 2015 By Shann 35 Comments

October is Over? Already?

Happy Saturday and, more importantly, Happy Halloween! Can you believe it’s the last day of October? Seriously, these months are just flying by. I’m not ready for Fall to end.

October end
October is almost over

After we head to the gym this morning, it’s costume time. Don’t worry…I’ll post pictures and see if you can guess the theme. I’m crossing my fingers and toes for no rain and above freezing temperatures.

Let’s wrap it up

So, how was your week?

As I mentioned the other day, I was a little disappointed that my son didn’t get to dress up for Halloween at school. He did have a “Harvest” party, and I volunteered for it. I wasn’t sure what to expect, but it ended up being really fun, and it was more Halloween than Harvest, which I was happy about. They had cute stations they rotated to doing different crafts, playing games, and eating snacks (including cupcakes with black frosting, which made for some great pictures, as you’ll see below.) They also DID get to dress up a little that day and on Friday. Thursday was “crazy” sock day and Friday was “crazy” hat day because they’ve been doing a fundraiser and the school met their goals both days.

Did I mention how proud I am of my son? Probably not because I was so upset about the costume thing. Anyways, last week he received an award for Friendship. He was chosen from his whole class of 25 for the month, and got a certificate and a free meal at a restaurant. He’s also been raising money for his school all by himself. He’s been calling relatives to get donations, and has won a prize every day for meeting his goals. I think we have a future March of Dimes Family Team Leader.

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Harvest Party and March of Dimes Fundraiser

Speaking of the March of Dimes, me and my husband went to a Fundraiser on Thursday night. It was called the Signature Chefs Auction, and it took place at a hotel downtown. Chefs from around the city prepared some of their signature dishes for us to sample, then there was both a silent auction and a live auction. It seemed like a lot of money was raised, but I haven’t seen a total yet. We got to attend the event because we are this years Ambassador Family, and next year we will be speaking at the event.

Yesterday, I helped in Art class, and everyone finished their projects. Did I mention how much I love my son’s Art teacher? She’s wonderful. They spent this first part of the year focusing on one Artist, patterns, and primary colors. In their next section, they will be learning about a new Artist, doing some collage, and lots of other great stuff. I just love how they are learning Art history while also creating. Plus, they’ve just been working on one big Art piece, so it’s really nice and we can hang it up at home instead of having tons of little things that we don’t have room for.

I’ve got to run. Seriously. I’ve been running the track at the gym trying to knock another item off my 30 Things before the end of my 30’s.

I hope you have a wonderful weekend, a Happy Halloween, and get to enjoy your extra hour of sleep all you lucky ones without children. Mine will be up at 4 am instead of 5 am. Hooray!

I hope you’ll post all of your Halloween pictures to the wall of my Facebook page HERE.

 

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Comments

  1. goodenufmommy says

    October 31, 2015 at 9:13 am

    That’s amazing that your little guy was chosen for an award for friendship. You must be incredibly proud! Now that’s the stuff to celebrate!

    Reply
    • Shann says

      October 31, 2015 at 12:22 pm

      Yes, thank you!

      Reply
  2. samtetrault says

    October 31, 2015 at 10:17 am

    Aw, your son is adorable!

    Reply
  3. The Adventure List says

    October 31, 2015 at 10:51 am

    Love your son’s smile with the black frosting. I remember those days. The whole Harvest thing is ridiculous.

    Reply
  4. Acecily Alexander says

    October 31, 2015 at 10:57 am

    I used to love wearing my costume to school, and we would go trick-or-treating at the older classes. I guess they realized not everyone celebrates, which is why the Harvest party was a good idea.

    Congrats to your little one on his friendship award!

    Reply
  5. Tara says

    October 31, 2015 at 11:13 am

    Awww, how sweet is your son! 🙂 Congratulations on his award, he must be so proud!

    Reply
    • Shann says

      October 31, 2015 at 12:19 pm

      He was very excited! 🙂

      Reply
  6. Kristyn says

    October 31, 2015 at 11:29 am

    Sounds like you had a busy month too! My band put out a single today and it’s just been crazy putting it all together. Good luck with everything!

    Reply
    • Shann says

      October 31, 2015 at 12:19 pm

      That’s awesome! Congratulations!

      Reply
  7. partangel says

    October 31, 2015 at 1:04 pm

    Wow! Sounds like your son is a little leader! That is awesome! Tell him congratulations, and what a great job to raise money for his class. You are doing a fabulous job as a mom!

    Reply
  8. livelifewellblog5 says

    October 31, 2015 at 1:12 pm

    Sounds like you had a great month! I can’t believe it’s already over and I’m so looking forward to seeing what your cuties dress up as for Halloween.

    All the Best,
    Allison

    Reply
  9. Dominique says

    October 31, 2015 at 1:22 pm

    I have a list of things going on before I hit 30! Haha. Glad we women stay motivated! Hope you achieve them all. Have a great weekend.

    http://www.writingmotherfashionista.com

    Reply
  10. beckyginther says

    October 31, 2015 at 2:18 pm

    Aww, congrats to your son on his friendship award! And good luck on your running – I know you can do it!

    Reply
  11. Alex says

    October 31, 2015 at 2:24 pm

    Your son is adorable! You must be so proud of him 🙂

    Reply
  12. beautigurl says

    October 31, 2015 at 2:53 pm

    Happy Halloween! I love your updates!

    Reply
  13. Britni@homeschoolinmommychronicles says

    October 31, 2015 at 3:13 pm

    Looks like you’ve been busy! Love that your little guy got the friendship award! Congrats!

    Reply
  14. Delaine says

    October 31, 2015 at 4:06 pm

    Such a bust month for you. It was alright for me, but is it me or the month went by in flash? but anyways. Great post!

    Reply
  15. Jessie says

    October 31, 2015 at 5:23 pm

    Such lovely photos, and of course the post is lovely too!

    Reply
  16. Liz Jo says

    October 31, 2015 at 8:08 pm

    How great for your son and for you! It shows how well you’ve raised your son 🙂

    liz @ sundays with sophie

    Reply
  17. katie says

    October 31, 2015 at 10:04 pm

    Can’t believe October is already coming to an end! Such cute photos of your family. I hope you all had a fun time trick or treating tonight.

    ​​xx katie // A Touch of Teal

    Reply
  18. DT says

    November 1, 2015 at 12:42 am

    Such a cute picture! Happy Halloween to you too!
    — DT | Here I Scribble

    Reply
  19. Jhanis says

    November 1, 2015 at 1:52 am

    October went by so fast, right? Where did the days go? LOL Wishing you a wonderful month ahead!

    Reply
    • Shann says

      November 1, 2015 at 7:16 pm

      I know. Each month seems to go faster and faster.

      Reply
  20. hilkayaker says

    November 1, 2015 at 5:08 am

    Awe what a good boy! Congrats to him on winning the award and I am glad it wasn’t such a big deal about the costumes. I can’t believe fall is almost done too, that means my son has his first birthday soon.

    Reply
  21. Bev Feldman (@Linkouture) says

    November 1, 2015 at 5:11 am

    Aw, that’s so awesome of your son! I can imagine how proud you are of him 🙂
    I think a lot of schools don’t celebrate Halloween. I worked in an elementary school for two years ago about a decade ago, and the kids weren’t allowed to get dressed up, but they had a fall party in the afternoon.

    Reply
  22. Mary says

    November 1, 2015 at 2:15 pm

    Your son is adorable! And I can’t believe it’s November today! Gah, where does the time go?

    Reply
    • Shann says

      November 1, 2015 at 7:14 pm

      I know!

      Reply
  23. Angela Fry says

    November 1, 2015 at 5:08 pm

    How lovely that you are an ambassador family. We raise money for the MOD every year too!

    Reply
    • Shann says

      November 1, 2015 at 7:13 pm

      Awesome! Thank you!

      Reply
  24. Rachel E. Bledsoe says

    November 1, 2015 at 7:40 pm

    That is wonderful how your son took the initiative and was able to raise donations! Your husband and you have instilled excellent compassion in him already. And I’m so sorry about the not dressing up, I read the previous post. Wishing you and yours a happy November! October went by in a flash!

    Reply
    • Shann says

      November 3, 2015 at 8:22 am

      It really did. Thank you so much!

      Reply
  25. Adriana says

    November 2, 2015 at 8:15 am

    October really did go SO quickly, its crazy!! It looks like you had an awesome month! November and December are my favorites so I’m really excited!!
    xo Adriana – Daily Dose of Design

    Reply
  26. Antonio V. says

    November 2, 2015 at 9:36 am

    Friendship and relationship building is so important in life. So happy your son got the award and was recognized by his classmates!!

    Reply
  27. Kimberly says

    November 2, 2015 at 12:41 pm

    What an awesome reward!!! Congrats to your son! Glad he got to have a Harvest party… I hate how schools try to do away with all the fun stuff these days. I am really happy that my son’s school still does Halloween parties and a costume parade.

    Reply
  28. Tricia says

    November 2, 2015 at 1:07 pm

    I can’t believe October is over already too. Congrats to your son receiving the friendship award! That’s really awesome.

    Reply

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