October 31, 2009. San Antonio, Tx. Hallowe'en.

It is second only to Christmas in the life of a child. It was a perfect night, with a full moon and a lovely cool evening, so Trick or Treating was a pleasure. David and Ken sat in front of the house handing out the candies while Suzanne and the girls and two neighbors with their children along with me, the grandmother, headed out just before seven o'clock to collect for candies. The children were so very excited about the whole event. I am not sure why. Part of the thrill is the costumes, and part is the concept of being given candy from the neighborhood folks. We walked a long way, finally arriving home by nine, with a pillow case of candy. The girls then proceeded to sit down at the kitchen table to sort through their candy, all along sampling as much candy as they possibly could.

This evening culminated in a very successful day for the girls. Samantha and Allison played soccer this morning and their team won their game for the second time in a row. The coach was thrilled, because the team carried out his instructions which was to spread out the field. Two of their goals were scored because they were able to keep themselves spread out across the field. Samantha scored one goal when a team mate passed the goal across the field and she scored.. He was thrilled.

The championship of the Volleyball Tournament was won by Sarah's sixth grade team. It was a one day single elimination tournament, with eight teams playing. They beat the team in the final they had never won during the regular season, so they also were thrilled with their win. This is a team of twelve girls who have selected Volleyball for their sport, so every girl is on the team and every one plays at least half the game. The coach is a volleyball player for a local college and this was her first year to coach a team. I was interested to note that she taught the girls to play defense only. The team won when their opponents made a mistake. It worked and now they are the tournament champion.

So much activity for these old folks, but we enjoyed every minute of the day.