Last night my company had an open house for Halloween. They invited everybody to bring their kids to trick or treat at the office. I didn't know what to expect, since they had never done this before, but I was definately going to at least stop in for a little while. Poor ds has spent so much time sitting in hospital waiting rooms, that he really needed some kid-time.
I'm so glad I went. I was surprised about the decorations. My boss hinted that she was going to get lots of stuff to make our department look cool. It was great. Spider webs, a huge spider, rubber rats, you name it. Very festive. All the other departments did the same. It was pretty neat.
Dh couldn't make it. That was the only chance he'd have to see his mom in the hospital, and we couldn't all be no-shows. So I suggested he just drop ds off with me at 5:00, and I'd bring him by the hospital when we were done. I figured even if it was during the 2 hour no-visitation time, they would likely make an exception for ds to just go to the window and wave at Grandma in his costume.
Anyway, they not only decorated at work, and had candy of course, but they also had a feast of goodies! Sandwiches, fruit cabobs, chips, veggie trays with dip, and a Chocolate Fountain, complete with marshmallows, pretzels, angle food chunks, nilla wafers, rice krispy treats, etc that we could dunk in the flowing chocolate! Ds was thrilled. They had games for the kids, crafts, coloring, all kinds of stuff. And the real topper was that he found someone from his school. He had such a blast. It was great to see. I was so happy for him, I was teary.
We never did make it to the hospital last night. MIL was so worn out that she was asleep, and they didn't want to disturb her. I figured we could always go there during the actual Halloween instead.
Ds has been so happy, and so good. He finished his major project for school. He had the presentation this morning. All finished on time, in spite the fact we were never home, and he had to do the whole thing on the fly between hospital vigils. I promised him a Bakugan (translation for non-parents: a modern day Transformers-type toy) if he worked hard on his project and turned it in on time. No problem! Even though we did kind of put it off for a while, it was still finished with lots of time to spare. I had a doctor appointment myself this morning, with my orthopedic specialist, so I was going in to work a little late. I told ds I would drive him to school. He was happy about that. No rushing, no pressure. It was a nice and mellow morning.
His presentation went well. He lost part of his costume along the way, but no problem. It's HOT today! And for the record: DH TURNED ON THE AIR CONDITIONER!! ON HALLOWEEN!!
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