Is It Really November?

I just came in from washing the car in my t-shirt and shorts. It's 72 degrees outside! It was cooler last week and I'm sure it will cool down again sometime next week (or maybe the week after!), but I'll enjoy it for now. It's funny to be outside in this kind of heat with fall leaves everywhere. Michael has drill this weekend, his first in his new unit. He won't be in Gary, he's actually going to be drilling up in Edinburgh now, so he won't have that long drive every month. I have drill this Sunday (split weekends so I'll be drilling next Sunday too) to take PT test #2. I've been working on it so hopefully I do better than last month--and hopefully it will be my last.

We ran out of candy about 7:30 last night. Not too bad, about 30 minutes before the end of trick or treating. It's a good thing I stopped at the store on the way home from work to grab an extra bag. The almost constant flow of people at the door and passing by drives Sammy nuts. She's very protective to begin with, so she hates almost everyone that comes to the door, and then add costumes to the mix and she is crazy dog. I put up the gate and she jumped over it. So I raised it up a bit and somehow she squeezed her body underneath. Determination I tell you. So I was on candy duty and Michael was on Sammy duty. Once we had a system, it went fine. I really think Sammy is good practice for children. Like most kids that have too many sweets on Halloween, Sammy threw up. Although I still don't know why. Maybe someone fed something to her outside. She threw up and then went and ate dinner. I'll never understand her completely. But she sure was cute last night with her little Halloween scarf and hat!

The start of November also means that I only have a little over a month left in the semester. I don't know how time goes by so quickly or how I manage to get anything done. Michael's class this semester has a heavy load too, so inbetween my work I've been trying to work with him on his work. I thought things would start to slow down in November but it's not looking good. Somehow, it will all work out, it always does.