What I've been talking about this week

I have noticed that every week, I tend to have the same conversations over and over again. Whatever topic is current for me, gets mentioned to a lot of people. Then the following week, it's on to something new. For example, the week my son got his ant farm, I talked a lot about ants and ant farms. The week my cat's hair fell out in clumps, I talked a lot about kitty medical problems. And so on. These were the hot topics for this past week:

• I am going on a mini-vacation this week to Door County, Wisconsin. It will be me, Mr. O'Reilly, my mom, and my kiddo. We plan to go hiking, look at whatever fall leaves are left, see some historical stuff, and swim. Since my mother will be with us, I also plan to drink.
• My kiddo had his first hockey game last Friday. They do it the oddest way. My kid is in the Mites age group, which are the youngest. The next-youngest group, I think they call them Squirts, play at the same time. This is how they do it: The Mites start the game and play for a while. Then a buzzer sounds and the Mites all clear the ice and the Squirts come out and pick up the game exactly where the younger ones left off. They keep switching out that way for an hour. I think it's a good system, because the little ones don't have that much endurance, and they can rest and drink water, and get a little on-the-spot coaching, before they go back on the ice.
• I am going to take off Election Day and take my kiddo to the Barak Obama election party in Grant Park, if it is going to be open like they say it is. What a great part of history! Regardless of who wins (or who I would like to win) it would be a once-in-a-lifetime experience to be at something like that.
• Want to buy some caramel corn? My homeschool support group is having a fund raiser!

So, that's my week at a glance. Hope yours was a good one!