Happy Halloween !!!

"Hold on, man. We don't go anywhere with "scary," "spooky," "haunted," or "forbidden" in the title." ~ From Scooby-Doo

"Halloween is huge in my house and we really get into the "spirits" of things." ~ Dee Snider

"As spirits roam the neighborhoods at night,
Let loose upon the Earth till it be light..."
~ Nicholas Gordon

"Nothing on Earth so beautiful as the final haul on Halloween night." -- Steve Almond (you can say that again!!! Snickers, Reese's Cups, Baby Ruth's)


"At first cock-crow the ghosts must go
Back to their quiet graves below."~ Theodosia Garrison

"'Tis now the very witching time of night,
When churchyards yawn and hell itself breathes out
Contagion to this world."
~ William Shakespeare

Cinderella, Betty, Wilma & The Princess:

Princess Taylor of Tbonia:

Check out Ann & Keith having entirely too much fun at the annual neighborhood Halloween Weenie Roast:


I think Kendall looks like Britney Spears enjoying some McDonald's after the VMA's in this picture:

Halloweeen at Playschool

Some pics of the babies at Playschool today. We had a fun Halloween! We walked down the hall and Gail & Betty helped them fill their goodie bags. We also walked down to the school and some kindergarten teachers & Kathleen Dunne gave them more goodies.

Today is Jeries last day w/ us until mid-next year. He, his mom and their new baby are flying to Quatar and then on to Jordan to be with family. He is such a good boy and has come so far in our class. He had a very rough time in the beginning but he has now adjusted beautifully. He walks in every day w/ a huge smile and is a very affectionate little boy. We will miss him but hope he has a nice, long visit w/ his relatives.
GRACE
MEREDITH
CAMILA
"Pixie, kobold, elf, and sprite,
All are on their rounds tonight;
In the wan moon's silver ray,
Thrives their helter-skelter play."
~Joel Benton
ANDERSON
"Eat, drink and be scary." -- Author Unknown
AVA CLARE
JERIES (JuJu)

Kendall's conserving her energy for later tonight. T is in the shower because she doesn't like the way her hair looked today and wants to "re-do" it. It is a gorgeous night and we're all looking foward to our annual hot dog party at the clubhouse and costume parade!

"As we deepen in understanding, the arbitrary divisions between inner and outer disappear. The essence of life, the beauty and grandeur of life, is its wholeness." -- Vimala Thakar

Kendall had one of her headaches again tonight. She fell asleep in the car on the way to dance and when Chris picked her up an hour and a half later, he said she just fell into his arms. She ate a little, rested a little, showered and feels better. She's in her pj's, all ready to wake up and go right to school tomorrow. She's wearing pink plaid flannel Bucs lounge pants and a black Bucs t-shirt. She's watching the "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" with Chris for a few minutes before bed. What a classic.
I didn't buy any good Halloween candy this year. I bought everything I don't like so if there is any leftover, I won't be tempted to eat it.

Saturday night Kendall & I are going to Nemo on Ice w/ her scout troop. T has a party to go to so Chris will have to be on carpool detail.

So one of our favorite shows starts up again tonight: Nip Tuck. Can't wait to see how the Dr's are doing in Hollywood.

I'm on a roll today

"This house is protected by killer dust bunnies." -- Author Unknown
Now THAT's a Dust Bunny!!!

"A clean house is the sign of a boring person." -- Author Unknown

"My second favorite household chore is ironing. My first being hitting my head on the top bunk bed until I faint." -- Erma Bombeck

"Housework is something you do that nobody notices until you don't do it." -- Author Unknown

"Don't cook. Don't clean. No man will ever make love to a woman because she waxed the linoleum - "My God, the floor's immaculate. Lie down, you hot bitch." -- Joan Rivers

"The obvious and fair solution to the housework problem is to let men do the housework for, say, the next six thousand years, to even things up. The trouble is that men, over the years, have developed an inflated notion of the importance of everything they do, so that before long they would turn housework into just as much of a charade as business is now. They would hire secretaries and buy computers and fly off to housework conferences in Bermuda, but they'd never clean anything." -- Dave Barry (well said, Mr. Barry!!!)

11:30 AM and I'm getting a lot done around the house today. Lots of cleaning and laundry going on. It's amazing what you can get accomplished when you don't have to be somewhere, picking somebody up, taking somebody someplace, etc. I know I bitch about that a lot but seriously!!! Driving the girls around takes up so much of my time.

Tomorrow KJ has pajama day at school. This poses a problem for us since she doesn't really wear pajama's. The last couple of months, she's really been into wearing some of my old t-shirts. I'm sure we'll figure something out.

Supposed to be a nice night tomorrow for the little trick or treaters. I don't think we've ever had a unseasonably cold night on Halloween in the 8 years we've lived here. The babies are supposed to wear their costumes to playschool tomorrow. I'm sure they'll all look super cute!

Busy Afternoon

We got "boo'd" last night (and again tonight) so we returned the favor a "boo'd" a couple of friends this evening. The girls think they're so cool ringing the doorbell, dropping the treat bag and running away. At one friend's house they were doing their best 007 moves.

Buddy had a little playdate today (but he wasn't very happy about it). Kelsey's little dog came over to play and chased Buddy all around the yard. I don't know if the puppy is a boy or a girl dog but it's no bigger than a Webkins or a Beanie Baby. The puppy came in the house every time one of us opened the back door and proceeded to walk straight to Buddy's food dish and ate his dinner!!

I'm so out of it . . .

I had NO idea the Red Sox won the World Series. My bad. I'm not a big baseball fan (nor am I a big Boston / New England Patriots fan. Never have been, never will be. I like my Mets, my Yankees, and my Jets).

Check out the pics of KJ's new "friend." She said his name is Brandon. Hmmm....we have a nephew named Brandon. Coincidence???



Gorgeous day today. Took the babies outside for a little while at playschool. We have one little girl who positively HATES to be outside and we have one little girl who totally LOVES the swings.

Hubster is in ATL today but will be home later tonight. I think this is the first week in a long, long time we haven't had drama rehearsal. It was nice to have T home right after school. Tuesday & Wednesday are dance nights and that's the only thing we have going on this week. Yay!!! Maybe now I can catch up on my housecleaning and laundry! No appointments this week, no doctor's appointments scheduled, no where to go, no where to be. I LOVE IT!!!

What the Heck Happened?

Had some friends over last night to watch the Penn State game outside on the deck. It was a nice, chilly football kind of night so Chris had a fire going and we set up the TV's on the deck. Here's my theory on why Penn State lost to Ohio State last night: it's all Chris's fault.

I didn't want to wear my Penn State jersey because it's itchy. Chris said I "had" to wear it and that's why they lost. I haven't worn that stupid shirt in 5 or 6 years. I wore it last night under great duress, JoePa sensed it and WHAM!!! Penn State lost. So, to my family in PA and to all other Penn State fans, you can blame it all on Chris.

Chris and Kendall went to a local pumpkin patch yesterday w/ some friends and had a wonderful time. KJ brought home a pretty decent pumpkin and the girls made scarecrows. KJ's is really cool but Chris set it by the front door and it kind of freaks me out. Looks like somebody's sitting out there.

T is still in MS w/ friends and should be home a little later today. KJ has a scout meeting this afternoon. We're going to a local church for some Trunk or Treating. It sounds like you decorate the trunk of a car and pass out candy. Should be interesting. Chris has Fall Ball today (T has practice today, too; not sure if she'll make it home in time).