one more cutie!!

Rylee-bug!

cuties in costumes

Kaleigh

Eden and Alice

Donovan

Sunday

Sunday, being the first day of the seven days of P..L, I agreed to go here.
.......................enough said.

now where was I

.... let's see, oh yes, Halloween. This is the new element Mr. D. envisioned and we created. The trick or treat sign. It is illuminated with a black light for an extra creepy effect. We definitely were the most decorated house in the neighborhood. The weather was chilly but not unbearable. We had lots of trick or treaters and lots candy to give out.
I started thinking about my costume on Friday and I was still working on it as the guest were arriving. Here is it:I simply took 2 bags of rafia, a needle and stretchy necklace string. I made 2 ponytail holders, 2 anklets, 2 bracelets and a necklace... and VOILA! A scarecrow! I thought it was pretty awesome. Here are my legs and feet.
At the end of the night...I sealed it up so it will be fresh and new for next year. All in all it was another incredibly fun you with our neighbors and friends. Here are pictures of Parker, Caleb, Ki and Avi.

fast forward one week later

Here we are a week later and my what a week this has been. What started out as a little allergy last Sunday turned into a full blown need for antibiotics, daytime decongestants and cough medicine and nighttime cough syrup with codeine. Now, imagine if you will... I could barely speak for 3 days. I mean mouth open words not coming out couldn't speak. Of course I thought of a million things to say! Thank goodness for the technology we call texting!

Let's see.... this week... Monday nothing special. Tuesday, my Girl Scouts had their candle lighting ceremony where they officially became scouts. Both the Brownies and the Juniors did a great job with the serious nature of the ceremonies. Tuesday night, Mr. D. had to go shopping for work after work and I went with him. We went to Party City - 4 days before Halloween. It was CRAZY in there. We went a few other places and he took me to Cozumel for dinner for my efforts. Wednesday was my class field trip to the park. It was a wonderful day. The kids had so much fun. I had Parker and Caleb that afternoon. Here is a funny picture of Parker when he realized that there was an actual apple in the middle of the candied apple. After they went home, I slipped on the PJ's and dozed off and on all night.

Thursday was a busy one! I tried on a pair of wooden shoes. They are NOT comfortable. I hope the people of the Netherlands have more used technology to create more comfortable footwear!
I can not confirm nor deny that I may have boo'd the neighbors.
I taped off more of the top secret new element in the Halloween Extravaganza. All in All, Thursday was fun.

Friday: I started thinking about what my Halloween costume would be. Yes! I am a procrastinator. We had a great day at school. After school I went to Costco and Walmart. I saw my Mother. While I shopped I found Christmas presents for Charlotte, Rylee, Donovan and Kaleigh. I got the stuff for my costume, groceries, and the things I was responsible to have at the party. That night, we introduced Parker and Caleb to the Thriller video. I have to leave now to go somewhere. So, stay tuned till later when I will post, pics from the Halloween Extravaganza, unveil my Halloween costume -- and recap the adventure I am going on today. Have a great Sunday!

weekend catch up

So I was reminded today that I never published pictures of the pumpkin carved a few post ago. Here it is:

Speaking of things that make you go boo- Mr. D. and I worked on the project this weekend for next Saturday night. I also figured out today that the wood was made of pine which I am highly allergic to. This explains why my nose was so CRAZY yesterday. Anyway here is a great pic I took showing our team work.
We worked all morning. Mr. D. ran the saw, and the drill. I was in charge of the painting. At one point I looked down and realized the wood wasn't the only thing I painted.
I will be adding new sneakers to my Christmas wish list. Oh well!

I can't show you the design yet- but I can tell you it is 8 ft tall and involves a black light. Another hint I can tell you is that one of our neighbors asked if we were trying to scare the whole neighborhood. Stay tuned. I also started working on my luminaries and hope to find a couple of cute boys next door to help me put sand in the bags one afternoon this week. Saturday night will be here before you know it. And Sunday starts the 7 days of P..L celebration!

On a side note, this was a busy weekend for my sweet Henry. His dedication was today. I am sure Meredith will be posting some pictures from their weekend so keep a check on her blog. We were sad to be unable to attend. Our love and thoughts are always with Henry, if we are physically present or not

My school's fall festival was today. Our school is famous for having every outdoor event plagues by some sort of weather trama. But today, I don't think we could have asked for more glorious weather. It was perfect. We had so many wonderful families in attendance and a good time was had by the children. Best of all- we FINALLY got to use the lollipop tree!
It was a big hit with the kids. We ended up being able to let the kids go twice. It was fun and easy breasy. I loved it. Rumor has it that the lollipop tree may be a pivotal part of the Halloween design....

he's a keeper

Yesterday in 5 minutes, Mr. D. revolutionized my life at school. He made sure we had all of the items needed for building the lollipop tree. He installed the new pegs in the storage closet- thus setting free the paper towels and Kleenex once trapped by the collapsed shelf above.
He also installed new wheels on the class printer cart.


He's a keeper!