Archive for October, 2009

Today marks five years that Lloyd and I have been married!  Marrying him was the smartest thing I’ve ever done.  I love you Lloyd, you are a wonderful husband, an amazing father and I know that I will be happy for the rest of my life because I have you!

And…here we go!

1. It was a dark and stormy night, which means I slept great.

2. Lloyd forgot to return them so I offered to take the books myself.

3. Rushing out, rushing in.

4. Hmm…I think I heard a howl!

5. Shhhh… Lauryn’s sleeping.

6. Mongolian BBQ give me something good to eat!

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I’m looking forward to  celebrating mine and Lloyd’s 5th anniversary – dinner and maybe bowling , tomorrow my plans include getting the house ready for Lauryn’s first birthday party and passing out candy to trick-or-treaters and Sunday, I want to have a wonderful day celebrating my baby girls birthday!

I was given these awards from my favorite award giving blogger friend Thom @ Thoms Place 4 Well Whatever   Thank you so much Thom!  Your very sweet!

There are no rules for any of these awards but I would like to pass them on to my dear friends:

Cary @ Life as Wife, Mom and Employee and

Jodi @ My Life As Mama Jodi

The Halloweeney Version of Thursday Thunks
Welcome to the October almost Halloweenth version of Thursday Thunks!
(which we always seem to post on Wednesday)
Where we make you think a little bit before you blog!

We pick a subject, and your job is to interpret it anyway you want. Write about it on your blog… simple as that. Maybe you can interpret it as a picture – we don’t care!
Please only leave a link if you have written a Thursday Thunks post. Please mention us in your post, and link back to the blog here.
Don’t forget to go visit the other participants’ blogs. Read and comment about all their Thursday Thunks! Thats what all this is about afterall, isn’t it? We’ll have so much fun and become lifelong friends….

This week we will answer some crazy questions brought to you by Berleen, the color Blood red and the number 31.

1. So Halloween is this weekend, if you haven’t heard. Are you gonna open your doors up or not?  Yes.
2. You better open ‘em cuz I’m coming… what are you putting in my treat bag?  We’ve got Skittles, gummie Starburst, Baby Ruths and Nestle Crunch bars.
3. Since October is the bestest month for television (well for cable & dish subscribers it is) and there is a horror movie on at any given time of the day – are you sick of them yet?  I haven’t really watched any.
4. Which one of those movies can you watch over & over again?  Since I didn’t name any, I can’t pick one of those.
5. Tell us about a Halloween scare you’ve had….  No scary Halloween stories.
6. Did you watch the old Casper cartoons when you were a youngin? Well, back then they weren’t old I suppose, but I’m sure you still understand my question.  No, I’ve seen the movie with Christina Ricci though.
7. Have you ever found a four-leaf clover? Yes.  Did it make me any luckier? No.
8. Haunted Houses… you know, the kinds you pay to get in and they chase you with chainsaws and severed heads…. do you like ‘em?  I don’t mind them.
9. Do you use cute cartoon type wrapping paper for Christmas presents or the not cutesy paper? Or are you one of those gift card and/or gift bag people?  Depends on who I’m giving a gift to and what the gift is.
10. How long do boiled eggs need to stay in the boiling water before they become hard boiled eggs?  I turn the heat off and cover them as soon as they come to a boil.  Then let them sit about 10 minutes.  Where the heck did #9 and #10 come from?  Do people boil eggs for Halloween??
11. Jason is coming in through your front door… Freddy is coming through your back door… zombies are at every window of the house and Norman Bates is calling to invite you to dinner… what do you do?  Do what all the girls do, run upstairs and trap myself until I’m brutally killed
12. Did you know that the scariest part of Halloween is giving all of your Reeses Peanut Butter Cups away? That’s probably scary for Lloyd, he loves them.
13a. If you were to play a part of a haunted house (not the ghosts in the attic kind), what would you want to be?  I have no idea.  I’m not that scary.
13b. Have you ever played a part in a haunted house?  No.
14. If Thursday Thunks had a Halloween party, what do you think Kimber & Berleen would come dressed as?  Itchy and Scratchy???
15. Do you cook a turkey for Thanksgiving?  No I don’t.
16. Have you ever read a book that scared the pants off of you?  I’ve read some freaky things but my pants seem to stay on.
17. Whats the predicted high temperature for today?  I think it was in the 50’s.
18. Have you ever howled at the moon?  Probably not.
19.You are in an alley and a werewolf and a vampire are coming at you – one of them has to win. Which one do you want to bite you?  Neither, I’m not in to biting

Today Lauryn and I went to visit Lloyd’s mom for a little while and then we were all going to go to get her one year pictures taken.  Lloyd’s mom offered to have them done for us and I thought that was really sweet of her.  Lauryn was not up for it though.  We tried and tried and tried to get her to smile and all she wanted to do was put her finger in her nose   After she very dramatically threw her head back and squished up her face, I knew it wasn’t going to happen.  The photographer gave us a few minutes to try to get her in a better mood but I know my little girl and she wasn’t going to have it.  We’re going to try again another day.

I can’t believe on Monday my precious baby is going to be a year old!  We’re having her party on Sunday and I’m excited for it and I can’t wait to get it over with.  We tried to keep it small and still ended up with 22 people on the guest list.  I have no idea how we’re going to fit that many people into our house!  Tomorrow my mom and I are going shopping for her gifts and to get all the food I’ll need to prepare.  I’m making Lauryn’s cake and we’re buying a bakery cake for everyone else.  I’ve made a couple of practice cakes to try my hand at cake decorating and they’ve turned out pretty cute.  Lloyd doesn’t mind one bit because he gets to eat them when I’m done

This is going to be one busy, busy week.  Shopping tomorrow, lots of cleaning to get ready for the party on Thursday, Friday is our 5th anniversary, Halloween on Saturday and Lauryn’s party on Sunday.  Busy, busy!

Speaking of Halloween…I had already picked up a costume for Lauryn.  She’s not going trick-or-treating but she’s going to help pass out candy so she’s has to dress up for it   Anyway, I had a cute little pumpkin outfit picked out because when I went back for the ladybug one, they were all sold out.  Well today I found an even cuter one, an adorable lamb, so I’m returning the pumpkin one tomorrow.  She’s going to be the cutest lamb ever!  I will definitely post pics!!!

Last week, Lauryn and I carved her very first pumpkin….okay, so I carved it but she picked out the design she wanted on it   She pointed to the cat and said, “Kee!”  Too cute!

When we were done, I dried the pumpkin seeds overnight and then baked them the next day.  I don’t care for them but Lloyd loves them.  I baked some with seasoning salt and some with seasoning salt and cayenne pepper.  I tried one of each to make sure they turned out and they were pretty good.  Lloyd really likes them

The Halloween Meme

Welcome back to Sunday Stealing. Sunday Stealing originated on WTIT: The Blog authored by Bud Weiser. Here we will steal all types of memes from every corner of the blogosphere. Our promise to you is that we will work hard to find the most interesting and intelligent memes. You may have heard of the expression, “honor amongst thieves”. In that age-old tradition, we also have our rules. First, we always credit the blog that we stole it from and we will “fess up” to the blog owner where we stole the meme. We also provide a link to the victim’s post. (It’s our way of saying “Thanks!”) We do sometimes edit the original meme, usually to make it more relevant to our global players, to challenge our players, sometimes to select that meme’s best questions, or simply to make it less repetitive from either this new meme or recently asked questions from a prior featured meme. Let’s go!

Today we ripped this meme off a blogger named Apryl from the blog Meridian Ariel. Apryl explains that the questions were compiled by her from a few different memes floating about. So she stole it from lots of people. But, it was probably stolen there as well. So, of course, that will be as far as we go. Tracing back our theft’s thieves might take some time. Link back to us at Sunday Stealing!

Cheers to all us thieves!

Sunday Stealing: The Halloween Meme

1. What is your favorite written work of horror fiction?
I read R.L. Stine and Stephen King when I was younger but haven’t read anything like that in years.
2. What is your favorite work of science fiction/fantasy?
I’m not really into that.
3. Who is your favorite monster?
Lauryn (my daughter)

4. What is your favorite Horror movie?
Carrie~That telepathy crap scares the heck out of me though!
5. What horror movie gives you the most chills?
Pennywise the Clown from Stephen King’s IT still scares me…and I don’t even have clown issues!  I stayed up way too late when I was a kid to watch it and now  I still glance into storm drains when I walk past them.

6. What character from any horror film would you most like to play?
Carrie from the movie Carrie LOL Even though that telepathy stuff freaks me out, it sure would be fun to do stuff to other people
7. Freddy or Jason?
Freddy, I guess.
8. What is your favorite Halloween treat?
It’s been years but a friend from school always had the best popcorn balls that her mom made.
9. Ghosts or goblins?
Ghosts, I guess.

10. Friendly-faced jack-o’-lantern or scary one?

I don’t think a pumpkin can be scary no matter what’s carved on it.
11. What is your scariest encounter with the paranormal?
No answer.
12. Do you believe in ghosts? Why or why not?
I’m not really sure.
13. Would you rather be a zombie, alien, or psycho?
I’m going to have to say psycho…I mean, I already have my days!
14. Favorite Halloween costume?

15. Best thing about Halloween?
Seeing all of the little kids dressed up.
16. Person in your family who most likes Halloween (not counting yourself)?
I can’t say that there is anyone I know of who really gets into it all that much.
17. Are you superstitious?
No.
18. Share an unusual Halloween story.
I don’t really have one.
19. What did you do for Halloween as a kid?
Uh, dress up and go trick-or-treating.
20. What’s the best Halloween party that you’ve attended?

I’ve only been to one Halloween party, when I was a teenager, so that would definitely have to be the best one

My very sweet friend Thom at Thoms Place 4 Well Whatever was kind enough to share this award with me.  Thank you very much Thom

There are no rules with this award but I would like to share it with my friends Cary @ Life as Wife, Mom and Employee and Jodi @ My Life As Mama Jodi.  Two very sweet and deserving friends

I received the Neno’s Award from a very cool blogger named Thom.  He has a blog called Thoms Place 4 Well Whatever and has some fun and interesting posts.  Thank you very much Thom for sharing this award with me

The Neno’s Award Rules and Regulations:

1. As a dedication for those who love blogging and love to encourage friendships through blogging.

2. To seek the reasons why we all love blogging.

3. Put the award in one post as soon as you receive it.

4. Don’t forget to mention the person who gives you the award.

5. Answer the award’s question by writing the reason why you love blogging.

6. Tag and distribute the award to as many people as you like.

7. Don’t forget to notify the award receivers and put their links in your post.

I love to blog because I feel it’s kind of an outlet.  I can share my day, my thoughts and ideas and have fun with silly memes.  I have found some pretty amazing people in the blogoshpere and look forward to making friends with more

I’m passing this award on to:

Cary @ Life as Wife, Mom and Employee

Jodi @ My Life As Mama Jodi

Amanda @ Holman Happenings

Robyn @ Robyn’s Ramblings

Memes, And Endorsements, And Zombies- Oh My!

1. If you were to start a meme (or a second or third), what would you call it and what day would you pick?  Tuesday, I can never find one that I like on Tuesdays.