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A Monster in the house?

October 31st, 2007

Racecar has always had a vivid imagination at night. Every so often he’ll wake up in the middle of the night screaming hysterically, we’ll run in and hold him and try to call him down, in the meantime, he just stares at a certain part of the room as if whatever scared is still staring at him.

It’s very freaky.

Back in July, while Brian was in New York for business, it was approaching bedtime, I was in my bathroom washing my face and the kids were watching TV, when all of a sudden Racecar begin screaming and running towards my room, when he found me, he literally climbed up my body and began clutching me and screaming about the monster in the backyard, he pointed repeatedly at one of the windows that led to the backyard. It was so dark you couldn’t see a thing. His fear made me fearful, but, being his Mom, I had to be brave. I really wanted to go under my covers and hide.

I closed the curtains to the backyard and told him everything was fine, that there is no such thing as a monster. After awhile he calmed down and went to bed. Unfortunately for me, the sprinklers were on in the backyard and I had to go out there and shut them off. Let’s just say I was scared and running, okay?

The following day I was taking pictures of Racecar on the couch, I downloaded the pictures a few days later and saw this. (click on the picture for a closer look.)

I then crapped my pants. See the image in the window? That is THE window he was pointing at when he saw the alleged Monster.

Happy Halloween.

The Costume

October 30th, 2007

I’m a little embarrassed that this picture is on my blog – BUT a promise, is a promise.

And Steph is the winner, congrats Steph! It’s ALL Steph’s fault that this picture is on my blog with socks in my bra while wearing knee high boots. I normally keep this attire private. Oh no, wait, all of this is new. Never been worn. So, I’m Britney Spears. or according to the girls at my Mommy’s Group, I’m just some random hooker. whatever.

The most interesting thing about this get-up is that the frappucino I’m holding was the most expensive part of the costume. Those shorts cost less than that drink.

Here were some of the other ideas submitted to me to help me come up with a clever costume:

A Black Eyed Pea – Wear a black t-shirt or sweatshirt
on which you have painted, ironed-on, duct taped, whatever the letter
“P." Paint one or both eyes black with
makeup (THREE people sent me this idea!)

A Q-tip! – Put on a long light blue dress if you can find one…maybe check the thrift
stores. Not a poofy dress. Top with a tall white hat, preferably fuzzy,
and white boots. (I LOVE IT!)

Laundry! – If you have some old empty laundry boxes, cut them up as well as some fabric
softener boxes, etc. and get an old t-shirt that you don’t want to wear anymore, and some old sweatpants. Hot Glue
the box pieces to your shirt and pants. If you have any socks (or other items)
that are missing their mates, glue or safety pin those. Use fabric pens to write
phrases related to doing laundry or laundry products in spare spaces, and you
could go as laundry. (HOW APPROPRIATE!)

Spring Forward/Fall Back – Wear black pants and a black shirt and get brightly colored silk flowers and put on the front of your clothes, all falls leaves and twiggy stuff for the back. Spring forward/Fall back… (CLEVER!)

A ceiling fan – Write "Go
Ceilings!" on the front of your shirt. Add other gear if you want (pom poms, big
foam finger, etc.) And don’t forget to cheer! (This was a close second!)

A Three Hole Punch – Have you seen the 1st season of The Office? Jim shows up as "3-hole-punch Jim."
I say you dress up as "3-hole-punch Beth." In case you haven’t seen said
episode, here’s a picture to give you an idea: http://flonkerton.wordpress.com/2007/10/26/random-poll-dunder-mifflin-halloween/ Scroll
down a bit to the 3rd picture. The guy with the black dots? That’s 3-hole-punch
Jim. So, just take your favorite outfit, and tape 3 black circles in a vertical
row on the right side of the front of your shirt. Voila! "3-hole-punch Beth" is
born! (A three whole punch – I LOVE The Office!)

There were many, many more suggestions, but maybe I want to keep some of them to myself, you know, for next year! Thanks again for the all of the great ideas, you all were a great help.

To think, all of this creativity and I chose Britney Spears. Must be the fishnets.

I didn’t win the money,but that’s okay. Here is a group shot, the winner was "Girls Gone Wild" on the right:

Updates are Good

October 30th, 2007

-My laptop is feeling better. No doubt she’s getting tired in her old age, but she’s still trucking along.

-That dog is not my dog. It’s my niece’s dog. Here’s a picture of my niece, she’s the one with the "dirty" chin, as Arianne so eloquently called it:

-Today, I’m going to turn my computer off and make Halloween cookies and carve pumpkins with my pumpkins. We may even eat some Kit and Kats and clean the bathrooms, if we are really lucky.

-After we clean the bathrooms, eat Kit Kats, make cookies and carve pumpkins, I’m going to get dressed up in my Halloween costume for Mommy’s Group tonight. The costume I picked from one of your suggestions, which means someone will be the winner of a $15 Amazon gift card. Thanks to everyone for your ideas, some of them were soooooooo funny and creative. Oh and I’ll be posting a picture late tonight of me wearing the winning costume idea, along with some of the ideas that were suggested. Thanks for playing along.

-Come back tomorrow for a Halloween Ghost Story, it’s a true story, the best kind.

Reboots Gone Wild

October 29th, 2007

All of a sudden today, my laptop lost it’s wireless connection. I was all like "what is going on? I can’t go five minutes without internet on my laptop." So, I closed some programs and did a reboot on my computer and well, let’s just say that was the last time I saw it breathing.

Luckily, Brian did a back up yesterday, good guy that he his, but now I sit here at his desktop, a desktop of all things, trying to blog. It’s just so uncomfortable, I have to sit up straight and my legs are all on the floor and my back is to the TV, it’s not right. Not fair. Honestly, I’m just not used to using a desktop, I’ve been using a laptop for over seven years. When I’m sitting here at the desk I feel like I’m at work. I feel like I should be gossiping with my co-workers, or trying to figure out which internet sites are blocked and most of all, I’m trying to figure out when I get a break.

So, while Brian is swearing at my laptop, I guess I’ll tell you about my new camera. It’s luscious and amazing and I slept it with it, or at least I was going to, but Brian pointed out that it’s bad enough that I sleep with a stuffed animal let alone a camera and a stuffed animal.

On Saturday, I bought the Nikon D40x. I’ve had my eyes and heart set on it since I drooled over Crooked Eyebrow’s Nikon D40 back on September 1. After I left my make out session with her Nikon D40, I began doing internet searches on it and everything turned up with "BEST CAMERA EVER; GO BUY IT; WHO CARES WHAT YOUR HUSBAND SAYS." or at least that is what I thought my searches came up with. Then Chris bought one and started to post pictures taken with her new Nikon and I almost couldn’t take it any longer. The problem? First, big bucks, sister. Second problem, I had just purchased a Brand New Sony H9 on August 1. That’s right – one month prior to meeting the D40. It’s like a bad love story.

But I finangled and saved and made promises of "this will be my Christmas gift and my birthday gift" (from Brian, not from you, you are not off the hook.) and here I am, the proud Mama of a Nikon D40x. It’s fast and the pictures are amazing. And it sleeps through the night.

Here’s a picture of Ariel in her Jasmine costume yesterday:

and one of Buzz Lightyear:

and here’s a dog. It’s a real dog, not someone in a costume.

I’m pleased, real pleased.

Of course, maybe I should have purchased a new laptop instead.

Don’t ever say that again.

okay, fine. One more picture.

It’s Fall, Y’all

October 29th, 2007

That’s right, it’s fall, which this week means the whole blogosphere has gone crazy with giveaways. Shannon is organizing an ENORMOUS giveaway – and I’ve decided to play along. (for more, go here)

I’ve blogged about this before, it’s the greatest mascara secret ever. The Clinique Lash Building Mascara. And I’m going to give it away to one VERY LUCKY winner! Why did I choose this as my giveaway? Because I love this stuff, I have very thin, flat lashes (sounds attractive, right?) and this product does wonders. Secondly, it’s one of those products that as a Mom, we would tend to choose to live without such a thing, it’s just not high on our list of priorities, therefore, I want to treat one of you to this amazing product! (don’t worry, if you’re not a Mom, you still deserve it!) Please note, this is not mascara, it’s a mascara primer, it’s to be used before applying mascara.

From their website: "Lash-conditioning undercoat boosts the
benefits of mascaras. Unique polymer combination holds mascara
to lashes for a longer, fuller look and extended wear. Moisturizing
formula helps condition and mend dry lashes."

I love this stuff, you will, too.

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