Halloween

Yeah, everyone does one of these. But my little guy was so cute, I just can't help showing him off! I made his little cowboy costume and was rather proud of how it turned out!

He loved the horse (although we did most of the carrying) and hated the hat, but I managed to snap one shot with it on.

Seeing these little ones in costume is so much fun!

And we enjoyed carving our little Frankenstein, too!

Cleaning

Recent cleaning (above and beyond the regular stuff, of course) has included sponging applesauce off the walls, putting away all of my pots and pans multiple times, getting pen off of hands, clothes, desks, and tables, trying to get a Jell-O stain off of my son's thigh, washing wet bedding, and vacuuming oatmeal.


At least it's better than Crisco, syrup, vegetable oil, or poop!

Let's Make a Deal

Would you take this:

in exchange for $100? I did!

We were in Macy's, and they had a very large frame leaning against the wall, not secured to anything. I was watching Aidan while Mike looked around, and Aidan went to explore the frame. It looked like it was in the wall, so I didn't think anything of it when he went to look at the picture inside it, but then it crashed down. It was very loud and very embarrassing. Luckily, I caught the brunt of the weight with my leg (it was VERY heavy!), and Aidan only got a small red mark on his cheek. But of course we had to fill out an accident report form. Lo and behold, a few days later I got a call from Macy's corporate headquarters. They apologized that we got hurt and sent me a $100 gift card! Wow - that's some great customer service!

Amazing Deal!

All right. I really am not normally a penny pinch blog poster. I mean, I use the occasional coupons, but I don't buy extra copies of the paper to scour and score great deals. But when this one came around, I just couldn't help it. Friends, I just bought all of these:

for a total of $5.50. That's right, 24 boxes of cereal for $5.50.

The only challenge left is making sure they don't get eaten in one week!

The View From My Window

Seriously.

We hear loud THUMPs multiple times a day, when some poor bird flies right into the glass. And twice now we've been left with a lovely little carcass.

Should I stop cleaning my windows??

Changing of the Guard

Well, I finally pulled out the tubs of winter clothes. I must say, winter clothes depress me. I hear people rave about cute boots and sweaters... I need those people to take me shopping! I just find the colors and the bulk of winter clothes to be very sad.

On a positive note, though, I DID weed out a LOT of clothes to get rid of! Plus, I put the few larger items that I'm saving for the next pregnancy in their own tub so I don't have to get them out until they are needed. Hooray for more space in the closet! :)

Hungry?

How about a little Nerf for supper?