Happy Halloween

SITS wants crafty today as part of Day 2 of their Canon giveaway. Sadly, I have no crafty to give them. This is the best I could come up with.



But I think if I mention how pretty Tiffany and Mama Kat are...this will be good enough.

Just click here for blogging tips, Halloween crafts, and more with those lovely ladies of SITS.

Of Halloween Past

It's hard to believe this is the 7th Halloween since I've been a mom. And as we gear up for a night of trick-or-treating tomorrow night, I thought I'd take a trip down Halloween memory lane. (By the way, as a mom and a teacher, Halloween on a Sunday night blows. Just sayin'.)

Apparently I didn't take the camera along in 2004 and 2006 because try as I might I couldn't find any pictures. I know Claire was a lamb one year, but for the life of me I can't remember any of the other costumes. Oh well...I wasn't going to win MOTY anyway!

Halloween, 2003. Cole was 9 days old. An angel seemed most fitting.

Halloween, 2005. Cole was a chicken. This was one of my favorite costumes ever. His dad wasn't nearly as impressed. Little Miss was a giraffe. Can you spot her? She's the one that looks really pissed off...

Halloween, 2007. Cole was a dragon and Claire was a puppy dog. This was the first year they both really "got" Halloween and we had a great time taking them around trick-or-treating.

Halloween, 2008. Grandma went all out on Cole's costume. I had 2 other costumes for him to choose from, but when I asked he said he had already told all his friends he was going to be a tractor. Grandma outdid herself. It even had working headlights!

Claire decided she wanted to be a cheerleader when she discovered 2 pom-poms in her closet. We even teased and sprayed her hair. She especially loved the tights.

Halloween 2009 proved to be a tough decision on the part of the Little Miss. She had decided upon a dinosaur, which was a pretty awesome costume. And as we took the obligatory pictures 20 minutes before leaving to go trick-or-treat, she burst into tears and said she wanted to be a princess. Had she said anything else, it wouldn't have been possible to make something so fast. But because she really IS a princess, with a closet full of princess dresses, a quick change was made. And everyone was happy.


Cole wanted to be a race car driver, which ended up being very easy. We stuck him in a snow suit and snow boots and borrowed a cousin's racing helmet. Done.

This year? The Little Miss wants to be Dorothy. Does she know who Dorothy is? Um, no. No she does not. All she knows is she has a pretty blue and white dress with matching hair bows. And she is happy.

The boy wants to be a cowboy. But I am sure that will change about 10 times before tomorrow night. Wish me luck!

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Seven Years

It has been seven years since...

*I have slept in past 7 a.m.

*I've been able to sneeze without crossing my legs

*I've thought about only myself

*My stomach was smooth skin

*I've gone anywhere without an extra bag of clothes and wipes

*My boobs were in their original position

*I fell head over heels in love with all 7 pounds and 2 ounces of this beautiful boy

Happy Birthday, my little man.

I love you more than you know.

Is that a corncob in your pocket or are you just happy to see me?

It's no secret that I do a lot of laundry around here. And in that time, I have washed and/or dried some unusual items, including:

*corn
*soybeans
*buckeyes
*rocks
*pocket knife
*business card holder
*wallet
*chapstick
*crayons
*iPod
*cat
*mulch
*coins

Okay, I should explain the cat. Once, several years ago, I was moving clothes from the washer to the dryer. Apparently, Tiger (a very curious kitty-cat) hopped into the dryer when I wasn't looking. I turned on the dryer and started to walk away. I immediately heard, "Thump-thud. Thump-thud."

I knew that couldn't be good. But when I opened the dryer, I certainly didn't expect to see a cat hop out. But besides being a bit dizzy and disoriented, he was fine.


Well, he only has 3 legs. But I swear I had nothing to do with that!

Anyway...

The latest item to show up in my laundry?


A corn cob.

Somehow the Boy managed to leave a corn cob in his pocket all day long. It went through the washer, but when I was putting the clothes into the dryer, I noticed something sticking out of the pocket.

Luckily he had already taken most of the corn off of it...so the damage was minimal. But still. A corn cob? In the laundry? Who does that?



Little boys, that's who.

iHeart Faces Photo Challenge-Beef!

Beef.

It must be the strangest iHeart Faces photo challenge ever.



But I feel I have a clear advantage. I have beef AND a face.




Let's just hope this week's judges are carnivores...