A little contest

To celebrate the reversal of my ITunes charges (thanks, ITunes, for being so understanding!) :) I thought we'd do a little contest.

Four of our kids are dressing up the same for Halloween and one is going as something else. Who is it and what will that child be?

A.) Mia is going as a monkey

B.) Holly is going as a princess
C.) Tyler is going as Batman
D.) Lucas is going as a Transformer
E.) Joey is going as a cowboy

The winner will receive my new favorite holiday song, Thanksgiving from Jim Brickmans newest release, Homecoming via ITunes. If there is more than 1 correct answer we'll pick the winning name out of a hat. If you already know the answer, you may still play if you want to. :) You have until Halloween night at midnight to guess!

"More like Chinaberry"

Holly got her new glasses today. Her and Eric went and picked them out last week so I didn't know what they were going to look like accept the fact that they were "Razzle Dazzle" (the VERY bright color pink on the top half of her bedroom walls). So, today we picked them up and after she got home and compared them to the walls of her room she came to the conclusion that they were "more like Chinaberry" (the bottom half of her walls). So cute....now we'll see if she notices any difference when she wears them! :)

The Birthday Boys

It was Bob's birthday yesterday and his twin brother was here so they were able to celebrate together. We had fun visiting with them today at Gary and Michelle's house.

The twins with the triplets.

Have you been Boo'd?

Last year around Halloween we were "Boo'd" by some of our friends. They snuck up to our door rang the doorbell and left a treat behind. So when we got to the door no one was there but a fun little package was. The instructions state you are supposed to keep the "Boo"ing going by "Boo"ing someone else. So this year we decided to start the "Boo"ing. The kids had a ball doing this and keep asking if we can go out and do some more. So beware, if you live around here we may be "Boo"ing you! If you want to see some instructions follow this link. I've started more of a "creative blog" to share some projects I've worked on and to maybe drum up a little work if anyone is interested. We'll see what happens. You never know unless you try, right? So, feel free to spread the word, if you like?! :)

Mental Note

Always log out of your ITunes account everytime your done! This morning one of my sons was trying to get a song that I (downloaded last night) to play. He was having a hard time getting it to work and called me over to help. Much to my surprise he had somehow gotten to the ITunes store, into Audiobooks, over to Harry Potter Book 6 and clicked purchase. Yeah....all $49.95 of it....18 hours of Hary Potter...were being downloaded. When I realized what he did I quickly paused the download and searched for a way to contact ITunes. I thought you always had to log back in everytime you made a purchase but apparently not. I sent them an e-mail and got an automatic response letting me know I would receive a response within 48 hours. Meanwhile, I'm stressing just a little bit. So, if anyone has any experience with "returning" an ITunes purchase, I'll gladly take it!

Sneak Peak

Mia did a little drawing the other night of her and Holly in their new costumes.

Pumpkin Patch

Some things that we smiled about this week

* Saturday we headed to the pumpkin patch with the VH crew. It was fun as usual and it was a beautiful sunny day.
* We took a drive after church Sunday up near Mt Baker and as we were driving through a whole bunch of trees Joey said "It looks like the sun is dancing."
* We got a replacement part for one of our Hummers in desperate need of repair and it came (still under warranty!) and Uncle Herm got it up and running again! (Thanks, Uncle Herm!)
* L,T,J and H were raking leaves (while their Hummer was being repaired) and then jumping in the pile and Tyler said "This is super, duper awesome!"
*We got a great package in the mail filled with homemade Halloween costumes (Thanks, Mom....can't wait to post some pictures but you'll have to wait and see!)
* I joined Facebook a few months ago because a camp I used to work at was having a reunion and they were trying to connect with former counselors. Since then I've "become friends" with some "old" friends, a couple of them go back even further than kindergarten and I haven't talked to in a LONG time...kind of fun.
* Someone dropped off some homemade Pumpkin Soup tonight and someone else dropped off homemade Cinnamon Rolls just because.....THANKS, FRIENDS!!!

Some things I'm still trying to figure out

* Holly went to the eye doctor yesterday for a check up and needs glasses. I'm starting to wonder if everyone who goes in there comes out with a prescription.
*Has anyone bought milk at Costco lately? They have new 1 gallon containers that are supposed to be easier to pour and better for the environment. They are terrible!
* Mia and Holly both have field trips tomorrow and we are supposed to get a terrible wind storm. Even rumors of snow?!?!

Halloween Edition

So Holly needed/wanted a treat as well for school tomorrow. She liked the idea of Mia's treat but really wanted something that "looked" like what they were learning in school. So we came up with these...can you tell what they are?

Fun Food!

Gotta love seeing this when your kids realize what's for dinner.

M & M Hugs

1 bag waffle pretzels

1 pkg. M&Ms

1 pkg. Hershey "Hugs"

Place pretzels on baking stone or sheet. Place a Hug on each pretzel and bake at 200 degrees for about 8 minutes. Remove from oven and promptly place a couple of M&Ms on each pretzel, pressing into the melted chocolate. Allow to cool before serving. At room temperature, this takes SEVERAL hours. I snagged this recipe from Becky Higgins (one of my favorite "celebrity" scrapbookers that I love to look to for ideas. This is just a different variety of Mom's bacon and eggs...that's a cute one, too :)

Just a fun recipe I thought I'd pass along. These are great for a treat for school (which is what these are for). I was one of the "judges" for spirit days this year before the Jog-A-Thon and neither Mia or Holly's classes won. I had a bunch of whiney 3rd graders so I promised them a treat anyways (you gotta keep your kids friends happy, right!).

Quote of the Day

"I want to be a librarian when I grow up. You know why? Because it's quiet and peaceful, unlike our house." ...MiaBut, once in a while they surprise you!