Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Halloween Preview

Happy Halloween from the Jensens

My Aunt Lola invites the city folks to her house the weekend before Halloween to see all the kiddies in costume and enjoy some homemade fudge and popcorn. There were three generations: thirteen distant cousins, ages five months young right on up to fourteen years old; the parents and the older adults (grandparents to the youngest group).
This year's gathering was particularly special because Aunt Lola has been battling cancer. Fortunately, Aunt Lola was in good spirits and good energy for the entire evening. I savored each and every delicious morsel of her homemade fudge. And I'm pretty sure she put a little extra love in it just in case...