What makes Mommy cringe, makes Anna want more!

Halloween has NEVER been one of my favorite holidays...the dressing up and trick-or-treating is fun, but that's it. I love the fall scene, the pumpkin and mulled cider smells from the candles burning in my home. I love the pumpkin patch, sweet black kitties with smiles, or a leaf poster with a cute grin. I don't like the creepy stuff. ANNA, on the other hand, is very much into it ALL. As we walked down the halls at Abigail's school this morning, children's Halloween art was scattered down every wall. There were poems, short stories, paintings, and other crafts...the teachers and kids are pretty creative! Awe Anna, look at the cute friendly scarecrows..."Whoa, scary WITCHES!", her voice cracked as she playfully ran her fingers over them. Sweet, the kids did apple printing Anna- look! "oooh, look at those skeletons, Mother!" (she has begun calling me this). We turned the corner, there were friendly little pumpkins...very SWEET! "Mama, BOO! Here's some "ghost-es"! It's like there are blinking lights flashing on every spooky thing, saying "C'Mon over here Anna". And at Wal-Mart, the weird blow up things...she's there! And that gross mechanical hand in the Halloween bowl that moves towards unexpecting little hands as they reach in for their treat...yep, she reaches in over and over! The rubber monster faces- "Try it on me, Mommy- HURRY, it's funny!" She loves it all, she will be a "Spider Queen" we are calling her for Halloween, which suits her Halloween-mania infatuation!

Puttin' on the Ritz

For her-

Dress from the past: 5 minutes with a warm iron

shimmery jacket: 1 hug of appreciation to mom

jewelry: 1 text of thanks to baby sis

special treatment with hairdo: $35

For him-

black suit: 30 seconds of time in the closet

Tie and shirt: a search in 3 stores and $28

haircut: 10 minutes with his wife and the clippers

Catered dinner w/lights, music & decorations: a donation to the Theater

babysitter: a smile and banana bread for the coveted favor

The chance to be child-free with your favorite man:

PRICELESS!

Saturday, October 11, 2008

Singin In the Rain

Or maybe just stompin in puddles but the title was catching and now you know what song I have been singing!!! I am SO excited we found these raincoats for the girls...I have only been looking for like 3 years but didn't want to pay the $30 for 1! I spent just $4.00 total on them at the "50% off everything sale" at the Goodwill Store. One is a London Fog and the other is from The Disney Store! The girls love them!!!