Pumpkining, Chilling, and grilling with family and friends

Up early to make chocolate cake. Nope, no vegetable oil. Denny figured that we could put up our 2 wooden tables in the sunroom for everyone to eat at this evening. I decided not to head up north to look at Bogenrief glass. We went to Jensen's grainery and read a chapter in the Gorge Mueller book. Then to IG. Evan needs a beard for a costume. Luckily Marilyn was at Dose and let me in to buy a cord to make a beard. Nancy went to library with kids. At home the Grands divided the craft stuff Nancy had brought between the 2 families. while I worked on the beard. Luckily Missy found a hat to pin the beard to because it wasn't working to hook the 2 loops over Evan's ears. While we had the kids, Missy fixed lunch for us. Denny came home from work and getting supplies glasses in IG and started recleaning the floors and vacuuming up beetles in the coop. Schrums got here... Jean and I started the fire out there, then we visited. When I came back in the house Gail, Bruce, Beth and Stephen were here. It was about time to head to Bergmans. Mandy, Jason, Missy and Phillip met us there. Fun to watch a pumpkin explode out of the canon propelled by air pressure. We did it twice, then headed home. Jensens went Tor T in Arthur. I thought the meat Denny grilled turned out great. Everyone had a good time. While I was over visiting with Brenda, someone got out the cheese curds to add to the cowboy caviar, salsa, chips, pesto, and jalapeno poppers I already had out for snacks. After eating we went otu to the coop and played heads up and had dessert. Fun night. Hendersons, Schrums, Zimmermans stayed in the basement. Nancy was in Luke's room and Jason and Mandy brought their air mattress for the computer room. Fun to have everyone here.