Time to SPOOK...

I had so much fun making this treat box to pass around our neighborhood. The kids loving "Booing" their friends. Sunday night, I rushed to finish making the box and then we filled it with all kinds of Halloween goodies. Just before 8pm, the kids ran next store and dropped the box on our neighbor's doorstep, rang the bell, then ran around the corner to watch! This be told, is "BOOing". Half of the fun of it, is figuring out who "BOO'ed" you!! 'Course with my youngest daughter around, it's not too hard to figure out, since she CANNOT keep a secret. The very next day she rushed to the neighbor's after school, and blabbed!! Too cute!!

Last night, it was our turn to get SPOOKED!! After a little investigation this morning at the bus stop, the kids are pretty sure they know who BOO'ed us. Tonight, time for the SPOOKS to make another doorstep delivery!!!

Here's a picture of the Boo Box I made. I saw the idea for the Boo Box in a Paper Crafts magazine from last season. We always doing Boo-ing in the neighborhood, but usually just fill a bowl or bag with goodies. I loved the idea of the decorated BOO Box. The craft -colored box itself comes in a pack of three I think, from Oriental Trading Company. The boxes can be decorated any way you choose. Would be great too for a cookie exchange....HMMMM next project!!!

Things That Go BUMP in the Night....

Like a few of the Halloween decorations I put up Sunday getting toppled over by the evening winds!! Enough to get me out of bed and check out those noises coming from outside on my porch. Course my pooches didn't budge - some watch dogs those two are. Alas, no damage to any decor, but I need to figure out a better way to keep things PUT!!!

Picked up a couple more new Halloween decorations to add to the display today and finalized the kiddies' costumes!!! Abbey, my oldest, is going to be a DIVA Pirate now, not a DIVA Vampire (let's hope she doesn't change her mind again!!!!); Zachary is going to be Captain Jack Sparrow, of course with a little urging from MOM, though he is pretty excited about it too now that we have the complete costume ensemble; and Isabelle is going to be a Pretty Princess Witch (we had to throw the Princess part in there!!)

Hubby and I have a costume party to go to also, though I never need a reason to dress up for Halloween. Think hubby is going to be Captain Jack Sparrow too with a little urging from me of course. See I have this thing about Johnny Depp, like many of us females do. I LOVE Johnny's Captain Jack character especially, and well, WHY NOT have hubby dress up like him too!!! I can pretend....

ARGGGHHH - nothing like being kicked off your blog so hubby can check his fantasy football scores - too lazy to get his laptop out and check!!!! Ok - think sooothing thoughts; or better yet, back to thoughts of Johnny Depp.....

OK, I digress. Back to blogging.

Nov. 4th is Lafferty's big date. Lafferty is my yellow lab and I have been taking him to Therapy Dog Training. Nov. 4th is his test date, to see if he gets certified. I am very confident he will pass with flying colors, still I get nervous (if anyone messes up, it would be ME, not Lafferty!!!). Lafferty was in the Guide Dog Program for the Blind, but was career changed due to a health condition. We were fortunate to get him and he has been the best dog I have ever owned. I really want to be able to share him with others. I feel so blessed to have him. I love our other chocolate lab Gulliver a lot too, but Lafferty is just special. Everyone that meets him senses this. They are struck my his calm manner and always claim it must be his age; he is seven now. I am always quick to tell them he has had the same calm, sweet manner about him since the day we brought him home when he was only a year and a half old.

Lafferty in his puppy days!! Soooo Cute!! And Laffery Now....

And IN DISGUISE!!!!

Now for the FUN STUFF....

Here are some pics of LO's I did for Hannah's recently. Also, I did a really cute Halloween mini album I posted on the Hannah's design team blog. I may be technically challenged, but not creatively challenged.....at least not at the moment!!

IPOD ISSUES......

Yes, today I am having major IPOD ISSUES!!! My IPOD has not been operating quite right ever since I updated it with the lastest software. I am soooo frustrated. I have even reset the whole thing and reloaded the software, but now it is even more screwed up!!! I cannot get it to work at all now - before it would just freeze up sometimes - usually right in the middle of my workout!! I cannot run without my IPOD tunes!!! Exercising just isn't the same without my music!! I have spent hours on IPOD tech support and with absolutely no success. My husband actually bought me a new one recently, but I didn't see a purpose for it, since I had my old clickwheel version. The new one is the nano with quick start. Of course hubby picked it up at COSTCO - his absolute all time favorite place to shop!! He is a COSTCO-aholic you know. Never know what he is coming home with from that place!! Anyhow, I may just break down and get the new one up and running - unless I become technically challenged again.