Boo to You!

We had a fun time trick or treating tonight. Since the time hadn't changed yet, it was still daylight when we headed out. We got to see a lot of cool and somewhat scary Halloween decorations. I love this photo of Jenna...too funny. Dh got into the Halloween spirit too and wore his Eeyore costume.


I don't know how many times kids and parents too would holler out "Eeyore!" He got the most comments and even took time out to talk to a few children who were extra interested in seeing him. What a great guy!


We only had a couple of trick or treaters. I was going to give out snack bags to anyone who showed up. I am so proud of Jenna. She was ready for people to come trick or treat at our house and offered up her prize candy. I think she would have lots of fun handing out candy too. Maybe next year we will have more kids come by.

Alyssa is off at a haunted trail tonight. I bet she is having a fun time!

I hope everyone enjoyed their Halloween!!

A nice surprise!

This past weekend, Jenna and I went to a Halloween carnival. It was a lot of fun (although crowded!). One of the things there was to guess the candy in the jar. I got a call today saying that Jenna had won!! She had guessed 102 and there was 114. That's a pretty good guess. You should have seen her face when they handed her the whole jar of candy!




I've been getting ready for a scrapbook weekend next month. I think this is the 4th year that I've gone away to SDV (Scrapper's Dream Vacation). This year, we are headed to Myrtle Beach - woohoo! I'm so proud of myself...I've got lots of things organized and sorted, already to scrap. I hope to get a lot accomplished that weekend. This past year, I've been a little bit slack about keeping up with all the photos. This will be a good time to catch back up.

A big shout out to my parents! Tomorrow is their 36th anniversary! Happy Anniversary to you both!

A Busy Friday

Friday was a busy day for us. Alyssa had spirit day at school. It is homecoming weekend and everyone dressed up to show their school spirit...some more than others.

Here is Alyssa with her friend Jaye:



That night, Alyssa and some friends went to the game where I think her team won. I think Alyssa was there mostly to hang out with her friends and not necessarily watch the game. She had a good time and that is what matters.

Jenna and I went on a field trip with her class to Mike's farm. It's such a wonderful place. We went on a hay ride to the pumpkin patch, had homemade apple cider, watched a cowboy show, saw some animals, and enjoyed a picnic lunch. Lots of fun!



Note: For safety reasons, I've distorted Jenna's shirt. It doesn't really look like that.

Today we'll be enjoying a quiet Sunday around the house. I've been feeling the scrapping bug lately, so I may head into the scrap room. Here's one that I finished up last night. It was a class that I took in Charlotte in August...just now finishing it up and adding the photo.



Happy Sunday!

A treat for the working girl!

I've been working for almost 2 months now and the prospect of this job continuing for some time is looking pretty good. When I saw it on sale at Staples, I decided to go ahead and treat myself. I bought a HP Photosmart 7280 All-in-1 printer, fax, scanner, and copier. Woohoo! It's got several bells and whistles that I love already. The first draw...it is wireless! There isn't a clunky cord that is connected to my computer. I could put it in the bathroom and that bad boy would still print. How cool is that? The second...it has a 4x6 photo printer tray so I can print photos when I get ready. Matter of fact, I don't even have to have my computer on to print photos because it has its own card slots. Too cool! I didn't think this was a big deal before, but I have to say that I printed up a 4x6 and popped it in a frame in less than 2 minutes...and that includes time to find the file on my computer! Way cool to me! The icing on the cake...I now have more sapce on my desk since the I will no longer need a spot for my printer and scanner. Yay!!

Here's a pic of my new toy...



A BIG THANK YOU to my 'technologically superior' dh for installing this for me :D

We are all chugging along over here. Jenna participated in her walkathon on Friday. She walked 18 laps - yippee! I am very proud of her for her effort. Alyssa is getting ready to go to Homecoming this coming up weekend. The search for the perfect dress continues. **sigh** Kenneth is super busy at work but has started smiling a little bit more as December approaches. He is going to Orlando, Florida for a business trip around the second week of December and plans to use up his vacation to take the rest of the month off. That is enough to bring a smile to anyone's face...even mine as I'm sure a small honeydew list will somehow develop :) I'm doing well too...still enjoying my Starbucks, plus feeling more balanced between work and home life. I think we are all enjoying the cooler fall weather. If only we'd get a little rain...

Hope everyone has a beautiful week!

Take the time...

This is definitely worth 7 minutes of your life...absolutely amazing! Fantastically creative...and such a powerful reminder.

The BUCK stops here, baby!

I've never been a coffee drinker, but there is something about Starbucks that draws me in. I love their shops; I love the smell of their shops, the quaintness, the little wrappers they put around the drinks, I just don't like to drink coffee. Alyssa & K both like to drink the frappucinos. Alyssa's favorite is vanilla and K's is mocha. I was fine with buying Starbucks for them every once in a while...until I made the mistake of actually tasting one for myself.

Let me just say...I get it. I get why everyone thinks they are so good...IT'S BECAUSE THEY ARE!! They are creamy, smooth, caffeinated, and oh so good. How can one resist? And when they come in the cutie-patootie milk bottles and little carriers - well it is a done deal.



I'm on board with the rest of the Starbucks drinkers. We'll all have a Bucks Buzz together. Cheers!

And the winner is...

Some friends and I were discussing peanut butter. Peter Pan is now back on the shelves and they have an advertising campaign to get things back to normal. I'm concerned about buying it again, even though it was our favorite before all the recalls. We've been eating Skippy over here, and we've really liked it. So in the discussion, one of the ladies brings up 'natural' peanut butter. This is a whole new concept for me.

At Food Lion yesterday, I look at all the selections of natural peanut butter. I have to admit that the oil sitting on top is a little...okay a lot...nasty looking. I've learned since that it is the natural oil from the peanuts and not any type of synthetic oil....you probably know the type I'm thinking of, the same type of oil you get when you melt generic cheese. Nope, I won't buy that either.

But back to the peanut butter....I ended up buying Skippy's Natural PB, but the kind you don't have to stir. We had some other Skippy's left over and decided to put it to the test...I know that the natural is better health wise, but which one actually tastes better?



Enter in the tast tester...aka my dear ol' hubby. For those of you who know how picky his is over his banana pudding (how could I resist saying that??), he is equally as picky over his peanut butter.

So I put him to the test, no sniffing just tasting...although they both smell pretty yummy to me. The results....both peanut butters taste very similar, both very yummy. However, the NATURAL is just more pleasing to the palate. It is creamier and smoother, and would be better to spread on bread. From now on, we'll be a natural peanut butter kind of family.

Well, back to work...Have a great day all!