This evening was our ward Halloween Party. Sometimes we call it the Fall Carnival, but really, it's the Ward Halloween Party. For the past four years, the Relief Society has been in charge of the party which has been a pretty big job. Last year, after putting together dinner and games and decoration, I told the Ward Council that we needed help. I said the Relief Society would continue to be in charge of the food, if the youth could take the games, both coming up with the games and manning them. As a presidency, we talked about doing a chili cook-off as we have done in years past, but when we sent out a sign-up, only three people volunteered to bring chili, and I was one of them. We decided to mix things up this year and do J-Dawgs, although not real J-Dawgs which were going to be expensive. We bought dogs and buns at Costco, bags of chips, too, and then did our own toppings. We did buy J-Dawg sauce so they would taste authentic, as well as chopped onions, relish, and yellow peppers.
The evening turned out really well. While Linda, Barbara, and I passed out hotdogs and chips, Gregg, Jeff, Kent, and Brandt grilled dogs outside. They were delicious! The youth had put together great games and were super good with the Primary aged children. The Mia Maids did a cake walk, and Blythe wound up running the whole thing. She did the music, then called out the cake numbers. Jeri Covey said to me, "That Blythe! She could run a small country." Truth! It really was a fun evening, with lots of ward members in attendance, and much visiting as well as carnival gaming for the kids. Here's to ward gatherings.
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