Lilli spent most of her days drawing spooky things, and doing Halloween crafts, and we all joined in when it was time to make sugar cookies, caramel apples, and carve pumpkins.
Towards the end of the month we went to the Farmstead with the Hankla's. Lilli had been talking about it all month, and it didn't disappoint. She was in charge for the evening, and she had a blast! She didn't like the "Creature", but she loved everything else, especially the bounce pad!
I had to go to class on Halloween, so Cason and Lilli dropped me off, went back home to get ready, and then came and picked me up so we could start trick or treating right away. We went to a different neighborhood this year, and it paid off! There were so many decorated houses, and Lilli got LOTS of candy! She was a little scared of a few houses, but for the most part, she would go right up to the door by herself and ring the bell. She only said "Trick or treat" about half of the time, mostly she just said "HI!!! My name's Lilli!!" and then she's say "Happy Halloween" or "Goodbye!" after she got her candy. "Thank you's" only happened if I reminded her :)
She insisted that she be a ghost for the big day, and despite my best efforts, I couldn't talk her out of it. Ghost costumes are hard. I didn't want to do something lame like a sheet over her head, and I couldn't find any ideas I liked for a homemade one, so we decided to buy one. We looked EVERYWHERE. No one sells good ghost costumes. She ended up with a mummy costume from Target, and we just told her it was a ghost. It's my least favorite costume she's worn so far, but she was satisfied, so I guess it all worked out. She wanted Cason and I to dress up too, so Cason wore an eyeball mask, and I wore a simple witch costume. It was a great day, and she's already looking forward to next year!
I finally made it to the doctor this month, and I was put on several new medications for my stomach problems. I had a pretty bad reaction to them at first, but I'm doing better now. I'm still not 100%, but I'm hopefully getting there. Along with the medications, I am no longer drinking caffeine, or eating dairy and gluten. It's been a REALLY hard transition. Gluten free food is expensive...and gross. I'm mostly just not eating at all, but I'm trying to find some things that I like, and if it's going to help me feel better, it's probably worth it.
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