{"id":10258,"date":"2024-10-31T16:59:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-31T23:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jshox.com\/jay\/?p=10258"},"modified":"2025-11-06T09:47:18","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T17:47:18","slug":"2024-all-hallows-eve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jshox.com\/jay\/2024\/10\/31\/2024-all-hallows-eve\/","title":{"rendered":"2024 – All Hallows Eve"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

hey there!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Halloween is upon us. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We have taken the kids to a few different fall fest\/Halloween events. Ara has been inviting her friends to them – and they all have wanted to go. Good thing my parents are visiting this week so they could take them in their car as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We have gone to events at all sorts of places.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ara had her first-ever sleepover. It was with her ‘bestie’ Sethann. She was so excited and liked having her over so much that they extended it to two nights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pray for us!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All these girls in our house have been a bit trying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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For Halloween night we are heading out downtown and doing events at a few churches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What else<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We just got our pumpkin carved – we did so while watching Hocus Pocus. I think they look pretty good.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I suppose that’s all for now. Bring on November!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

end quote {[“I’ll bet living in a nudist colony takes all the fun out of Halloween.” – Charles S. Swartz”]}<\/p>\n\n\n\n

just Pray<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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