Thriller Night

  Sweet score on seeing 'Thriller' last night - holy cow it was amazing.  Kingsbury Hall, Dayna Marshall, Steppenwolves Slappin' about, and Chainsaw man.... all left me speechless - well the girls wish it would have - I screamed through most of the show.  (Thanks Mike and Ashley and Beep!)

 I love Halloween.  I love the dressing up and the pumpkins and the colors of the season....  I love the candy.  I've dressed up in several outstanding frightening things of the night over the years.  Once I dressed up and work and the boss had to ask who I was.  I love the lit pumpkins - yes the carved ones, that you put away each year and never have to carve again.  I always have pumpkins from Mendon on my porch.  They bring a bit of my childhood home with me.  I love that dang miniature candy bag... I'm  pretty sure I can tank down a bag on my own.  But to me - the songs my mother taught me will forever be sung during my Halloween Days.  Back before they would let you sing the songs of Satan at Primary..... we would sing all of our favorites:  There's no such thing as a witch.... Halloween..... This is Hallowe-e-e-n!  All the kids in my town knew these songs because my mom taught them.  Now that my mom is in her 80's there are certain things that she'll never remember again.  But those songs - oh those songs come through loud and clear. I love that my kids still make this holiday fun... this is amazing beyond words.... and made me smile from ear to ear.  Made my heart sing...Halloween songs!

Not dressing up this year, kinda skipping out on Trick or Treaters, pumpkin lights are plugged in, and the candy bag.... well I haven't even purchased them yet.  But come on over and I promise I scare you to death with a song... or my singing... or both.  Happy Halloween to my kids, and my grand kids.... make some wonderful memories.   Sing a few too....

Where is Legally Blonde? I OBJECT! I think....

 

Watching the debate... sort of.  I believe that we need to observe the event.  I love watching the contrast between President Obama and Governor Romney.  I hear a lot of talk - I would love to just see the action behind the talk.  I love that the Founding Fathers knew that it would get tougher as the world progressed.  I wonder if back then - they cut each other off in disrespect - I hate that part of these debates.  I also tried to push the 'dislike' button on Facebook when the loose tongues take over there and good friends who usually fight over the U of U and BYU football teams - turn their claws on each other over political issues.  I get a kick out of the 'trigger words' and believe that somewhere there needs to be a drinking game (of course McDonalds Coke or Diet Coke only) when you hear the words 'trickle down' or 'play by the rules', or 'regulations'.... of course on a Bingo card - there wouldn't be a political FREE  spot in the middle... it would have to be on the far left side or the far right side.  I love the freedom of speech concept - how lucky we are to have that honor.  To blog about silly thoughts, moments in time that have changed us, serious topics, and sad things.  How wonderful it is to have differences.  How lucky we are to be able to vote - to cast that freedom also.  I don't know how many of these grandeur promises will come to actually being 'the way it is' if 'one or the other' is voted in.... but I get a kick out of having my one grain of sand on the beach vote... whether it matters or not - I love having it.  I mostly just wanted to say - that I put my "I VOTE FOR SPOCK" sign up in my front lawn.  I think he'll win.  If not - I kinda hope that SOMEONE comes along and beams up President Obama and takes him back to the mother ship.... (oh did I say that outloud?)  It's only Logical....

 

Gomer and Bob..

It's been a traveling week for my hubbie Gomer.  Traveling weeks are tough on both of us.  I am by far the biggest scaredy cat on the face of the earth.  While he travels with security -  I have all of the knives I own stacked next to the dresser by my bed.  I have no idea how I would kill someone with all of those bread knives.  He gets to eat at wonderful places (just part of the perks) and chocolate is sometimes involved.  I found something that resembled a frozen dinner, and some Halloween candy from last year.  He gets to stay in super sweet places and have someone leave clean towels every day for him.  I relished in the sound of that washing machine spin cycle.  He gets to have conversations with people that were selected to stand in the 'give them more brains than normal' line in heaven.  I tried to follow the conversation between the two macaws at our home, and even worse... I had to listen to Joe Biden.   So I decided the day he left that I would enjoy this pity party for the entire week.  I rebelled a bit, left my cereal bowl out on the counter... all day mind you.  I didn't put the lid on the toothpaste for 3 days.  I left the radio on X96 for the birds so that they were freaking out to rock music all day.  To top it off, I sang any song I wanted really really loud in the shower... (well ok - that was because I didn't want to hear the breaking and entering of the Psycho man...) I started 15 projects, all of which are still sitting here on the kitchen counter... and my Halloween decorations are half way up.  Good times.  It was nice to pick him up at the airport.  I love it when jet lag makes him a total Zombie, and he's totally slap happy funny (something to get on video one day).  I really love it when I say "I had no idea your plane came in early" even though I may have fallen asleep in the park and wait.... I love that he listens to me talk and talk and talk his ear off because I was so lonely.  It's weird when Gomer travels, well - actually it's almost as weird as when he's home.  We're just weird that way.   I was super excited for the gift he brought home for me - the cold from the man sitting next to him on the plane that was hacking up cats and dogs.  Love ya Gomer...  what's that you say?  Did I have popcorn for dinner one night?  .... maybe...

The Hungry Games

http://www.ksl.com/?nid=1163&sid=22501675

 

Wouldn't it be super cool if I knew how to make this work .... super cool -  but I'm not that smart to be able to make it pop right up into the video.  So just enjoy clicking on it.... (she says.... 'Mom' in it!!)   Awesome day for Blondie - the whole family is proud of you little one.  It's amazing to me to see the strengths of my children, and their ambitions emerge.  Is anyone hungry?  I am....  Congrats Beep!  We were all cheering!  Oh - and Mike and I were happy that you didn't follow the airplanes or the mountains for directions to KSL... xoxoox

  

More goodies and an invite to follow:  Baking with Blondie - just google it.... and enjoy...
 

Awktober

I just absolutely love this picture.... after about 26 hours of no sleep - it just makes my laugh my really tired butt off.  (can I say butt?)  ok.... I just did... I LOVE OCTOBER... this year it's pre-voting violence - and they even have it on TV.  I get to gather the pumpkins grown in the Mendon garden.  I get to make applesauce... and more applesauce... and more applesauce.  I get to get my Halloween Decorations out!  I get to sluff church - and it's legal.  I get to turn the heater on.  I love to watch my chrysanthemum's bloom.  I get to till my garden (oh gosh I LOVE to run the tiller) I get to mow the lawn for the last time.  I get to see Christmas Decorations for sale at the store - ok -well I don't really love that part... I get to put a sweater on - WHEW!  I can stop shaving my legs!!! SUPER WHEEW!  (well not for Del)  I get to smell the sweetness of a fireplace.... and not a wildfire.  I get to stock up on NyQuil - my fave!  I love to look at the mountains all a blaze with color.  I get to spend more time inside on Pintrest and Blogging and Facebook (all recommended time wasters)  I get to make soup, and pretend I make good soup.  I can go to yoga with long workout pants on to hide my frightening knees.  I can park my bicycle and pretend I'll miss riding.  I can watch DWTS for FHE while eating dinner at the counter because, well why bothering setting the table.  I get to reminisce about the days before my hoarding started and my basement filled up with remnants of my children that use to live here and still have room fulls of stuff in the basement where I hope that the flood or the mice won't ruin their childhood memories (wow that was a long 'get to').  I get to start worrying about Christmas and how that's all going to go down.  And I get to drink my McDonalds Coke without the ice melting as fast as it did all summer long.  I love October - Bazinga....