This Is Kristin

*Wordless Wednesday.

We were hanging out at the park today, it was a very nice day. I was sitting there, watching my boys in the sandbox, who were pretending to be rabbits(?), when I glanced over at this man who was tying a rope onto trees, tightening it, and testing it. Suddenly, he gets onto the rope, and starts walking across. I looked around to see if I was the only one who thought this to be a tad entertaining- and no I wasn’t .

(this picture was taken with my phone so it’s really not very good quality- and you really just had to be there)

The best part, was when he helped his girlfriend, onto the rope. He spotted her as her arms waved at her side as she tried to gain her balance. She stood for a moment, teetering a few feet above the ground, then her feet began to sway beneath her. Her arms flailed a little more wildly, and then her feet went one direction, and her body went the other. (she wasn’t hurt, probably just a little embarrassed.)

Oh, I was so glad that I was there to witness all this. I really need to get out more often.

*What is the oddest thing that you’ve seen someone do in a public place?

Basketball season for my boy!

This is my favorite sport to watch and play, so I am thrilled that he wanted to play basketball. We had first practice, and it looks like they are going to have a really great time.

What is your favorite sport to watch/ play?

For the three years that we’ve lived in Tennessee we have trick-or-treated, in our neighborhood. It is a very “kid friendly” neighborhood, with lots of lit homes, and kids out trick or treating.

This year, I didn’t get the memo apparently, because when we returned home from dinner to trick or treat, the neighborhood was dark, and empty. We turned down our street, which was also dark and empty. Spooky….

We wandered through the neighborhood for a few hours, looking for the few homes with lit porches, and for any sign of our friends. There were barely any people out- and it was only 7 pm! There were literally 4 different people who said, “oh good, trick or treaters! Where is everyone this year?” – so it wasn’t just me that noticed this.

We had fun nonetheless. I didn’t get any good pictures of the full on costumes but here they are:

~Blue: “Mummy.” I sewed strips of a white sheet to a shirt and pants, and sprayed it with glow in the dark spray. I wrapped strips around his head, which lasted a whole 5 minutes. I put white makeup around his eyes, and it actually made him look pretty… don’t tell him.

~Cooper: The traditional gorilla costume I got for Blue when he was that age, and each boy has worn it once.

~Aiden: “Bob the builder”- he was supposed to be “Diego,” but changed his mind at the last minute.

~Me: “Mama and baby jaguar.” From Diego. (couldn’t let a good gag gift go to waste)

*So was there a trick or treating strike this year, or was it just my neighborhood? How was your halloween?