Happy Halloween!

Will post pictures of adorable children in adorable home-made skeleton costumes later. Until then, I thought I'd give a little update.

It was 68 degrees here yesterday. The boys and I played in the backyard for a while, having managed to retrieve from the mess of the garage the backyard toys. Then we walked a mere 2 and half blocks to the Walgreens to purchase Halloween treats for Noah's classmates. I have to admit, it was awesome to be able to just walk out of the house and run our errands in the fresh air. Every time we needed to get anything from any store in the last three years we needed to take the car. It was like Park Slope all over again, but with 60% less rent. During our walk, Noah looked at me and said, "Mom, I love this city."

I think the rest of us are doing a little better with the change, too. I went to a Moms Group yesterday at a local Episcopal church. I just saw a sign in front of a church that I'd been admiring during the past couple of weeks (it's situated next to a creek, has beautiful gardens, looks very medieval and grand). So the boys and I decided to take a chance, and it was great. The boys went to the nursery and had lots of fun playing with other kids, something they've been missing in the last month. And I was able to have a conversation with adults that didn't involve how much I missed them or Charlotte or my old life. I just got to pretend to be a normal person for a couple of hours. (Except for when I left early, thinking it was noon and I had to get home to meet the plumber, when it fact it was only 11 and I had failed to switch this watch to central time.)

It's going to be in the mid-60s here until next Thursday, when it will be 47. Friday will be 37 and snowing.