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This were last year's punkin designs. 

This year we had two punkins too.  I decided to wait until Sunday to buy the punkins because last year we bought them a few weeks before and by halloween night they were already getting spoiled. 

Today Catholics celebrate the all Souls Day.  In Latin America, we say "Dia de los Muertos"

You can read more on this in my post from the archives Here.

Here is my All Saints Feast table.  Notice the big "Divine Mercy"  frame.  It is here in my home, visiting.  A woman lends this to families for a week.  This woman has received many blessings by praying the "Divine Mercy" chaplet and novena.  She now shares this devotion with others by letting families have the "Divine Mercy" in their homes.

 

 

These are the punkins for this year.   I carved both.  I had a little help from my son.  He helped remove all the punkin seeds, that we are going to roast for a treat later.  He also help carve the one in the bottom.  He chose the design. 

Marah chose the design for the top punkin. 

I did not take pictures of the kids costumes.  Marah was a teenage witch.  She wore a witch hat and a cape with her regular clothes.   Julian was Captain Rex from the Star Wars series.  He wore this for two Halloween parties we attended and for the harvest festival at school.  

On Halloween night, Julian wore a long tunic, from an alien costume, but since we did not have the mask he just went trick or treating without one.  Marah went also.  She could not miss the fun.  She knew her brother will not share any candy with her, so she had to go too.

I stayed home to receive the trick or treaters.  I will say about 15 kids came over to our home.  Plus our family kids that totals about 28 kids.   Most of the kids in our neighborhood go to other neighborhoods.  So I am always left with left over candy. 

I will try to visit my aunt at the cemetery today.  She is the only family member in a close by cemetary. My grandparents are in Mexico and my Mother in law.  Those are the only relatives who have passed away in our family.

This is a picture from two years ago.    The ones on the left, are my paternal grandparents.  The ones in the larger frame, are my maternal granparents.  In the smaller frame next to Our lady of Rosary is my aunt Raquel who died of cancer about 26 years ago.   And the one on the end to the right side is my mother in law.  She died in 1993.   I met my husband at the end of 1994, so I did not meet my mother in law.

Very Busy Weekend

So many celebrations coming up.  Tomorrow, Halloween is celebrated in many parts of the world. 

I had my views on this celebration over the years.  I had abstained from trick or treating for many years.  We only visited the houses of people who were family or close friends.

Every year, my neighbor celebrates her birthday  close to Halloween, so her theme is always Halloween.   All the kids  dress up in their costumes and they have a great time at the party. 

Today was her party. 

I was not home for most of the afternoon.  I had my second, Catechist training class.   Classes meet once a month.   You only get 3 chances to miss a class.  And to make up for the class, we need to read all the lesson missed and write a summary of what we read. 

I think I prefer to attend the class, then miss a class.

My husband was very upset that I left my daughter at home, and he had to take care for her.   Daughter is doing well.  She does not need much assistance.  She is able to get up on her own, and she now goes down the stairs.  Slowly but she prefers when her Dad carries her up and down the stairs.  She loves getting all the attention.

I kept calling her, every time I had a break between lessons.  That is the reason, I had a home phone installed this month.  So that she can call me anytime she needs me. 

Like today, I was at the party, outside in  my own backyard.  And she will call my cell phone, to tell me she wanted cake, and not to forget her gift for wearing a costume.

Daughter was at the party for a few hours, then she felt tired and went back inside the house. 

I came in too,  a little after.  I had to prepare my lesson for tomorrow's Faith Formation Class.  We will learning about the 12 Apostles. 

I will be posting more on what I have been teaching the kids this past few week.  We are following a bilingual book, Knowing Your Catholic Faith, Beliefs and Traditions.   published by Loyola Press.

The kids are 3rd to 6th graders.  I only have 5 kids in my class.  This are the kids that have made their First Communion and have decided to continue their Faith Formation.

I am going to bed now.  It is very late.  And Mass is at 8:30 AM.

Good Night