Pie Party, Paint, and Politics

We've been in Colorado for 13 weeks. In the last 2 weeks,

• We celebrated Sweetheart's birthday. Hurricane and Underfoot decorated the cake with our family, a pumpkin, a spaceship, and a droid.
  
  
• We trick or treated in apparently unseasonably warm weather (Last year there was snow. This year there was none with temperatures in the low 50s.)
  
• We transferred all our cars with Colorado license plates and titles.
• An American flag was placed in front of our house. We are so happy to have a place to fly a flag.
  
• Sweetheart and I stayed up too late on Tuesday watching the results from the election. We read yesterday that the last time there was a Supermoon, Truman upset the presidential race against Dewey in 1948.
• We have assembled 2 new bookshelves and unloaded most of the boxes in the loft.
• Three of the 4 exterior doors were painted red. The paint wouldn't cover and after 5 coats, I returned to the store. They replaced the paint with a new quart. Two coats later and voilà, painted doors. The brush strokes show which is bothersome. They might get to be sanded down, primed, and repainted next summer. We are starting to need our exterior doors.
  
  
• The day I started painting the doors we also painted white and blue so it was a red, white, and blue kind of day.
• The kitchen got painted blue. The Golden Gate Bridge color was Underfoot's favorite color in the house. Alas it is no more.
  
  
  
  
  
• An electrician came to put in 4 new outlets. One is a welding circuit that Sweetheart hopes to use one day.
• The island in the kitchen got a new outlet as well. This would be the 5th outlet installed. The outlet was put in closest to where the cooking action happens in the kitchen. This convenience has rocked our world.
• ALL the baseboards are painted!!!
• ALL the doors on the main floor are painted!!!!
• Pie Party pressure helps us accomplish a few things like hang pictures on the wall and put up our family tree. Pictures on the wall helps with the feeling of being moved and settled for me. If left to Sweetheart, there would never be pictures put up.
  
  

Underfoot went on his FIRST EVER field trip. He had a lot of fun visiting The Plains Conservation Center. 

The boys participated in the Primary Program. One Sunday a year the children present the songs and teachings they have been learning all year. Each boy shared a statement about prophets and temples. They sang every song. They smiled a lot. We loved listening to what they shared.

The Pie Party was a lot of fun.

We were more ready than we ever have been. I reduced the amount of pies I normally make.

The house was full and lots of conversation. Most of the pie was eaten.

Be Well.

 We took Underfoot to school, and there was a full rainbow. 

If you look carefully you can see a double rainbow. 

It was there for about 10 minutes then gone.

 I went to bed one night to find a sweet note and treat.