We (me and the kids) went trunk-or-treating today with my friend Jennifer at her church. It was a lot different than I thought it would be. We had dinner in the church, which everyone brought Chilli. Then we all went outside and let the kids walk around the parking lot going "car to car". They had a lot of fun. They got almost as much candy there as they would have gotten going around the block. I felt a little out of place, not being full LDS, but it was a lot of fun and the kids loved it.

Family Matters

This years been tough for us. In January, my step-dad Ted passed away the day after my birthday. He'd been in the hospital for three days total, but no reason to suspect it would happen. He died due to liver failure, blood not clotting and heart failure. On October 6, my mom passed away. Again, no reason to suspect. I had a suspicion that she wouldn't make it after Ted passed. We are waiting on the tox screen to find out cause of death. I tried time and time again and failed at helping her. She is in a better place now and happy. My brother Marco is in jail for the second time this year. At least he's out of trouble, so to speak, and we know where he is. He needs to get his act together. Larry, my second brother, is doing great. He's a senior in high school and is taking three college classes. He wants to be a respiratory therapist "when he grows up". My little brother Dominic is doing great. I don't know much about him, as he lives with our dad in South Carolina. Hopefully soon we'll be able to meet.

Why Not?

Why not? Everyone else is doing it. We have family and friends that we don't always talk to regularly, so hopefully this will help keep everyone up to date in our lives.