BenSpark Family Adventures

  Photo-A-Day 2.0 #01762 This year Andy got to go trick or treating again. Last year they had Covid so were unable to go out and trick or treat. Andy was pretty let down on that front last year. Luckily they were happy and healthy this year so Andy and their friend, Tristan went trick or treating, with me, around the neighborhood. It was a pretty light night and we hit plenty of houses but it was pretty sparse in finding houses that were celebrating. After the trick or treating Allison and I watched the first two episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and also It’s the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown. Eva had her friend Steven over to hang out and they had fun doing just that. I could not get her to come and watch Buffy with us. I know she’s like it if she gave it a shot.

  Photo-A-Day 2.0 #01761 Eva has been working on learning to crochet lately and tonight she brought down some gloves that she had made. She’s only been at it for a few days so far but is making a ton of great progress. Last week we had the issues with the new furnace and that got cleared up. This week I am seeing a leak over by the new tank. I’ve wiped it up a few times but the water keeps coming back. I have put in a call to our plumber. He came on Wednesday and we learned that the device on the floor was not fully plugged in and that runs water from the condensation from the furnace over to a pipe behind the washing machine. That was not happening and that is why the water was leaking.

  Photo-A-Day 2.0 #01760 Andy wanted to carve pumpkins today so Allison and Andy went to pick some up in North Attleboro. Andy carved their pumpkin to look like a moose. I am not sure why moose is the animal of the day but Andy was also making Moose in Minecraft.

  Photo-A-Day 2.0 #01759 This morning I took Andy over to Wild Time Comics for the annual Halloween Comics Fest. There were free comic books and tons of animatronic Halloween decorations. Randy’s son, Ethan, collects them. He has many of them, and they all work, so there were scary things popping up all over. Andy braved closeness to them in order to pick up some pieces of candy. Andy’s favorite part of the event was getting to pet Randy’s dog. Just look at the smile on Andy’s face.

  Photo-A-Day 2.0 #01758 Tonight was the Father Daughter Dance for Feehan. Eva and I went in suits with matching ties. I found a fun orange and black tie that looks like a Halloween Pirate King flag. We got many compliments on our outfits. Andy took a nice photo of us before we headed to the Putnam Club at Gillette Stadium. This was our second year at the event and it was a lot of fun. Eva and her friends did so much dancing. I danced with Eva to one slow song and also we danced to Footloose. Eva was very proud of yourself that she made it through a few songs in 4 ince heels. I ran into a few friends throughout the night. I also had a nice conversation with Andy’s ELA teacher. He had many nice things to say about Andy and is very excited that Andy will be learning how to run the lights for plays. Andy seems excited about this, too.

  Photo-A-Day 2.0 #01756 Allison has been covering the class for her friend Becky. Becky is off to her home because her father passed away and there are things that Allison has been taking care of for the classroom. One of those things is a set of pumpkins to look like Snow White and the Seven Dwarves. Eva helped Allison by painting the Snow White pumpkin and adding the hair. Today was interesting because when we woke up there was no hot water. Apparently there are air pockets in the pipes when the whole system is drained out. The new system is so sensitive that it shut down and all the hot water that was there was used up. So no hot shower this morning for Allison. Our plumber came over and showed me how to reset the system when there is an issue. I also set up the wifi on the furnace. This should alert me if there is another issue with the furnace. Hopefully this will be the end of it.

  Photo-A-Day 2.0 #01755 Our new furnace has been fully installed and the old furnace is gone. We have hot water once again and things are going great. I now have an old hot water heater to sell. I’m going to have to go to Facebook Marketplace soon and list it. I’ve got a few other things to get sold as well. Hope to get it all sold quickly and easily.