It has been chilly here in the south also...i did turn my furnace on for a moment last Friday to check it out before the landlord left for weekend......I don't normally run it because of the cost....I have a small "radiator" looking electric heater that does the trick...but on the other hand how hard is it to warm a one bedroom apt ???
Your Halloween story warmed my heart...you know we do things for our children that are sometimes out of our comfort zone......but on the other hand we are creating memories...right ?
When my oldest 2 girls were little we lived in a subd on a short dead end street..only 5 houses on the street....the other mothers and I got together and planned what we would give out for Halloween....so all the children on the street just went to the 5 houses....oh how surprised my children were when they got older and learned that their peers went to stranger's homes for candy ! Sometimes it doesn't take much does it !
Sorry to hear about losing your Dad but that is a great memory you have.