November 7-the latest

The heat and humidity are building so we've developed a survival pattern this week: School and errands in the am. Midday inside. Pool in the afternoon. Evenings outside.  We managed to to still break it up with trips to the parks, the movies, and the water park.  We also went to an Australian Halloween party--those are pretty hard to come by.  There were a dozen little fairies and princesses so Jordan happily joined the flock.  While Bryson managed to win first prize for the best costume in his clown get-up.  They had a great time in their costumes and, of course, manaaged to eat themselves silly on candy and hot dogs. Another good thing to come out of the night was meeting some new friends--Korin, Doug, and Kiera who invited us along on a family sail with Korin's aunt and uncle--Ken and Karol.  We went for an incredibly beautiful, relaxing early evening sail--fair winds, good company, and another lovely sunset--couldn't have asked for more.