Halloween

Happy Halloween everyone!!!

It has been a crazy day and evening. It is 7:00 pm as I write this and it doesn't look like the craziness is going to let up anytime soon.

We started the day at Jason's school for a costume parade and party.

Think he has had enough sugar already.

Then it was off to the downtown area for some trick or treating. The street shuts down and all the merchants stay open to hand out candy.

Here is Megan, Jason and Dar-Chi, one of Jason's friends.

Megan quickly blew us off and hung out with her friends. This is a look at the downtown area and yes those are storm clouds in the distance.

Jason getting candy at the movie theater.

This is a lot of fun and we usually run into all kinds of people that we know. Anthony wasn't with us, he worked at getting the carnival set up at the high school. He is working there tonight. Steve and Jason just took off to head there and then off to the college dorms. The college kids decorated the dorms and hand out candy.

I have to say this has been one of the warmest Halloween we have had since leaving California. Last year it was in the 20's and the year before it was down around 15 degrees. Tonight it was in the 50's which is sweet shirt weather for us.

This picture is of Megan, right after I told her that if her pumpkin is inappropriate it would not go on the porch. Well, her pumpkin is very boarder line. If I get a good picture of it, I will post later.

And because I feel bad that I have no pictures of Anthony tonight, here is one from yesterdays game. They lost big time.

Have a happy Halloween and remember only 55 days until Christmas.

Steve's Pumpkin

So....what do you think of Steve's pumpkin?

Monday Monday ......

You can finish the rest of the song on your own. The kids at school today where nuts. Can't wait until next Monday after they spent the weekend loaded up on sugar. lol

Steve is home today and is working on pumpkins with the kids. I will have pictures tomorrow, of course. I didn't do much cooking yesterday and I am making up for it today. Jason made me feel bad, because I have not finished his "Pasta salad with cheese and olibes." His words not mine.

Other then that, a pretty mellow Monday around here. Then again, it is only 3:30 and I am still waiting for two more to come home. Who know what they will bring.

Enjoy your Monday.

47 - 0

Yes that was the final score of the homecoming football game. And no we did not score the 47. The other team also spray painted our goal posts purple. Not a good night for the tigers. There is always next year.

Today I am spending most of the day in the kitchen. I need to get my freezer stocked. Plus, I promised the kids some of their fall favorite treats. Carmel apples, pumpkin bread, peanut butter and chocolate cookies (OK, that one is mine) and some other things. I am also starting to think about what I am doing for Christmas this year. Last year I sprained my shoulder 3 weeks before Christmas and my baking suffered. My lovely sweet nephew said he understood, but you could hear the disappointment in his voice when he found out there would be no "Aunt Chris's famous Peanut Brittle".

Enough with the Christmas talk. I am going to start stressing myself out about it and it's not even Halloween yet. I should start stressing out that we don't have our pumpkins done and my decorations are still a box in the middle of my living room. We did go to the pumpkin patch yesterday and here are some pictures of that. The pumpkin patch and maze is located on Anthony's football coach's parents place. They do a very cute job and it was a lot of fun.




Teenagers are good for something. I didn't have to carry this thing.
Megan, not in a good mood and would not smile for a picture. She had her hand up telling me no pictures. I think this one was the best shot of the day.


This was taken in the maze, and it was a close as Jason would get to it.
They are plotting what they would like to do to scare kids this Halloween. With the talk of scarring people, Megan's mood started to get better.

What A Morning

I just have to laugh when days start off like this. For the most part everyone this morning was in a good mood. That's not always a good thing. What put my little bundles of joy (and my hubby too) in such a good mood? Our cable station finally got with the program and added a bunch of new channels. We now have the Cartoon Network, which we have been without since moving out of Washington. I could barley get them dressed and out the door. Jason left mumbling in his best zombie voice "must watch TV, must watch TV."

The big homecoming game is tonight. Of course we are going!!! We live in a small town and that is what you do. I am keeping my fingers crossed for a victory tonight, we need it to go to the playoffs. This town has not won a state title since 1976. Between us, I don't see it happening this year either. My son is not on the varsity team, so I can say that.Here are a couple of pics from the homecoming parade the other night. This illustrates my need for a better camera.

My kid is in the white truck.
I had to really edit this picture to be able to see the truck.

There was no hope for this one. Anthony is the one looking like he is going to fall off the truck.

All Kinds Of Stuff

It has been awhile since I have updated but I have a good reason. The only spare time that I have had has been taken up with sleeping. It has been absolutely crazy around here.

It is homecoming week here and in a small town that is a big deal. It would be bigger if the varsity team was winning games, but that is another story. Anthony will point out that both the Freshmen and JV have been doing pretty good. Of course, he is on both teams. According to the team, coach's and Dads it's a rebuilding year. Isn't that what they always say when they are losing.

For spirit week, the kids where supposed to dress up as something from the game Monopoly.

I think I mention that Megan is done with soccer. Here are a couple of more pictures of her. She usually played goalie the first half then forward the second half.

I just thought this one was funny.

Here is one of Jason, because he is just so stinking cute.

Other updates:
My job is going well, and I am starting to really enjoy it. I do miss my free time and the house looks like a bomb went off. Oh Well....

Megan finally heard from DJ. He likes his new house, likes San Diego, glad they have lots of candy and hates his new school. Sounds like the same old DJ. Megan is much happier now that she has talked to him. You can tell they really miss each other and school vacation's are going to be tough. I can tell my phone bill is going to go up.

Steve has finally agreed with me that I need a new camera. While I love mine it just doesn't cut it in low lighting. Now we just need to agree on which one I should get. There is a $700 difference between the two different cameras up for discussion. Believe it or not, the one Steve thinks I should get is the more expensive of the two. Both are of the Nikon family. I have wanted a Nikon since I was 16 years old. Anyone interested in what I want for Christmas?

A Week In Review

It's been one of those weeks around here. Thank goodness select soccer is over. No more driving 1 1/2 hours to a soccer game every weekend.

Anthony finishes up football in the next couple of weeks and baseball will start right on it's heals. He is being worked over pretty good by his old wrestling coach. As soon as he heard Anthony wouldn't be playing basketball he was all over him to start wrestling again. Of course being the good mother that I am, said "whatever you want my dear child." While the whole time I am thinking, please please please let him take the winter off from a sport. In reality, high school football never ends.

Steve's Dad's surgery went well and he is feeling much better. He is a lot happier being out of the hospital and back home. Doreen is working on fattening him back up. Steve is happy to offer some advice in that department. Sorry Steve, it was there...... :)

My Aunt Dorothy's funeral is this Monday. I am really feeling bad that I can't be there. She was like a grandmother to me and I will miss her. Family is starting to arrive from out of town which is very good for my Uncle. When all is said and done, my mother needs a vacation. You are always welcome up here.

I am working on getting some soccer and football pictures uploaded but I have just been to tired to work on them. We now have 4 kids at the preschool, which makes it a lot of fun. We have an open house scheduled for this Sunday and Tuesday. We are really hoping to add another little boy. We only have one in class right now.

Ok that is all I have for now. My friend is coming up to visit tomorrow with her family and I need some sleep. I have evidently been a little bit cranky the last couple of days.

Have a good weekend.