Wordless Wednesday

Halloween 2011

I like and I hate Halloween.  I enjoy sitting outside handing out candy.  I hate the rushing home from work (because traffic is ALWAYS bad on Halloween night), stuffing dinner in my mouth, waiting for the ding dongs to start (earlier & earlier each year).

I really hate being home alone on Halloween.  It's so boring hanging out by myself (ok - and the dogs).  It's hard hanging out candy and watching the dogs too.  So, Dan stayed home last night.  I had dog duty and he handed out the candy (usually it's the other way around).

When I left for work yesterday morning, the house wasn't decorated.  But about 3 pm, I got pictures of a decorated house!

Traffic was horrific last night!  It took me 30 minutes to get off of the airport grounds and off of Rt 606.  That's probably 2 miles!  CRAZY!  When I got home, dinner was ready.  We stuffed our faces and of course as soon as sit down, the door bell rings!  It wasn't even dark yet!

Before heading outside, I pulled the halloween collars out for the pups.  Esa was NOT happy to have it put over her face (muzzle flashbacks) and Zed was like "REALLY? I have to wear this?"

They enjoy hanging out on the porch seeing everyone come by.  Esa gets all the attention from the kids.  Luckily, she loves it and gives them kisses.  Zed gets Mama's attention. 

We walked over to the neighbor's (on the right) and got fortune cookies and the pups LOVED them.  Then we went to the other neighbor's (on the left) and had a photo shoot!  Leo's hobby is photography, but he is WAY into it - professional camera, flashes, etc.  He had a full mini studio set up in his living room yesterday.  I don't think Leo realized how difficult it was going to be with the pups.  They had never been in the house before so Esa was all ready to check out the whole house (which is the same model as ours so she would know her way around).  Zed just stayed by me.  I really didn't want to be in the pictures, but Leo thought maybe they would pose better with me sitting there too.  Nope.  Anyway, we did get some good pictures and some good candid ones (Leo finally gave up on the poses and just did candid).  Here's my favorite.

The rest of the evening we hung out on the porch until about 8:30 pm.  We still have candy left - we have like 6 bags left.  I went a little overboard (I think we had like 25 bags total) and Dan was only handing out like 1 piece each.  I always just grab a handful for each kid.  My bad for not just saying to Dan, "we have plenty, give out alot!"  He even said he was afaid that we were going to run out.  LOL.  Yet, he wouldn't just leave the candy bowl out after 8:30 pm and just have kids come by and grab whatever.  He said that someone would take the whole bowl.  OMG - really?  Fess up, you just want the candy..... LOL.

Sunday Souvenir

Sunday Souvenir

I'm two days behind on this, but I'm still doing the entry!

Stephanie's theme - photos - old photos to be exact.  Man, do I have plenty of them!  But, Stephanie's entries has gotten me remembering pictures that I have looked at many, many times.  I understand Stephanie's wonder at the old pics because no matter how many times I look at the family pictures, I feel the same as she does.  It's a glimpse into your family and its history.  You might have been there, you might have not been.

Since Monday is Halloween, I figure I'd pull some old Halloween pictures.  I remembered this one of me in my cat suit and my brothers.  Unfortunately, I knew it was in my Aunt Helen's album, but I had no idea where it was last night.  So, last night, after handing out candy, I am searching for the albums.  I have pictures and albums EVERYWHERE!  Upstairs in the office (future scrapbooking room), in the guest room closet, in the basement storage - EVERYWHERE!  The old pictures are still in boxes that they came into the house in.  Anyway, looking upstairs, pulling everything out of the closet - not there.  Next downstairs to Helen's boxes from the nursing home.  Luckily, it was in the 2nd album I opened up!

And - here they are!

These were taken at Aunt Helen's house.  Left to right, me, Brett & Vincent.  Brett must have been a Planet of the Apes character and Vincent was a Chicken Leg from Red Barn (an OLD restaurant).  The writing on the pictures are also Aunt Helen's.

There I am!  My mom made my costume.  I remember it was an orange cat (gee, imagine that!), but the fabric was itchy (because of the sparkly material).  I know I have some other pictures of this same year with my nieghbors - who knows where though!