Labor Day we always do the traditional celebration along with at least one meal being grilled out. For us it also represents the start of getting ready for our Halloween party. We have the carpets cleaned first, then begin pulling out the props and cleaning and checking them out to make sure they work (if they are supposed to move, some are static props). We have a couple new displays and this is the time when we see if they look as good in real life as we imagine. James’ room is always different and this year he wants to have a haunted library, in part because he has so many books himself now in his 3rd year of college.

James has started school already at Wayne State University and we all enjoy the chance to have one more long weekend this summer, which has been really wonderful except for a few rough storms.
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