Ghosts of Halloweens past

Another Halloween has come and gone. Since my blogging has apparently become as invisible as the season's fabled apparations, I thought I'd drop a note to say "boo." The girls had a fun holiday this year...Syd as a fairy and Em as a kitty. We actually dressed up at work this year, too...a first in the storied history of BP. Good time for the staff.

Then, after Halloween, the real specters came out...a reunion of relatives rarely seen by the human eye. :) Thanks to Dad, Natalie, Aunt Mona, cousin Nancy and all associated offspring and relations that mingled this past week. It's always interesting to revisit the past and make new memories. I felt both younger and older this weekend, seeing people I haven't seen for five years and twenty-five years, in some cases. If my sense of time wasn't distorted enough, it certainly was knocked off axis a bit more.

But it's all good. There are still roots there to be unearthed and nurtured.

Now, back into November and the always-startling disbelief that the holidays are upon us.

I swear to God it was just Christmas!!! **handing you a nickel**