We are the "Sickies"...Kayla, Dominique and me got "strep" so we had to miss our parties at school. They had to miss school; I had to miss work!...not a really fun thing to do on a day like this... What a bummer! Kayla got a really bad case of strep this time; she got a rash everywhere on her body and her eyes and face were totally swollen, besides her high fever, all because of the strep. They were so excited to go trick or treating during the whole week before. They worked hard during the whole month to prepare and think about their costumes, so how could I tell them they couldn't go?...so... what the heck! I let them go trick or treating anyway. All of us were already on meds so we weren't contagious anymore and Kayla's fever went down. Dominique was a Cheerleader and Kayla wanted to be a Gypsy. Both of them looked beautiful in their outfits and had tons of fun getting candies. Mimi got home earlier though--she wasn't feeling so good so she just went out for an hour. Then Kayla went trick or treating with Valentina, they stayed for almost 2 1/2 hours knocking doors and getting more and more candies!
Meanwhile, I was with Ina and my parents at home. They were on Skype...giving candies outside. This is what I did. I put the laptop on a chair and let my parents do "trick or treating" for me. It was so fun for them...they were able to see and have fun on Halloween with us!!!...all because of "Internet and Skype"...oh my gosh, how I love technology!. We have been able to do and share so many things with my family in Chile ...things that we couldn't before...like B-days, first day of school, 4 of July, etc, etc, etc. We are so looking forward to Christmas this year. It will be fun for my girls and my parents to spend it together via Skype!
Trick or treating was extra fun for me because my parents could be right by my side this year. The Kids who came to our house to ask for candies were thrilled because my parents were online. Kids were talking to my parents and having fun with them. The little ones would just stare at them...they couldn't figure out what the heck was going on!...there they were....2 old faces talking to them in Spanish on a box...WEIRD! Then it got dark--they couldn't see anything else so Halloween was over for them. I stayed giving candies for another hour...and then Halloween was over for us too, until next year again!...What a fun Day! Happy Halloween to everybody!!!
