Happy Halloween!

I just love dressing up.  And I'm lucky that I have great coworkers (and an awesome hubby) who get into the spirit of the holiday as well.

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Last year we bought over 500 pieces of candy and ran out within half an hour.  I think we have kids bused in to our neighborhood.  One year the police set up a mini-substation at the end of our block just to make sure things didn't get too out of hand.  It's completely insane.  This year we're actually going to join the droves, as we take the boys' little brothers trick-or-treating.  We haven't done this for years, as the boys staunchly refused to let us accompany them for the past few years.  I'm so happy to be able to "participate" this year.

Have an awesome Halloween everyone!!

Happy Halloween Everyone!!

So I updated my blog and header a day early. Partially because I LOVE LOVE LOVE Halloween and can't wait to decorate and dress up and eat lots and lots of candy.

And partially because I'm kind of ready for September to be over. The beginning of school and football practice always bring total chaos, and I'm ready to settle into the routine. That and I'm ready to be done shelling out big bucks for everything from back-to-school clothes to fundraisers to football gear. (Oh, I know, that stuff never stops, it just seems like September tends to drain us faster than most months.)

Coincidentally, Heather at Dooce made an observation about September on her blog yesterday. It totally makes sense to me, and is something I hadn't thought about before. Go check it out.


Here's to Halloween, cooler weather (only 90° today, woo hoo!) and loads and loads of candy.

I think homemade costumes are most often the best. It's amazing to see how creative people can get. This Transformer costume is simple (well, okay not that simple) and completely awesome at the same time.




Found through Dollar Store Crafts, originally from Garciadan.

Happy Halloween!

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