The haunted house

Today I inadvertently went past my elementary school. I saw something that I hadn't seen in years, something that I had pretty much completely forgotten about. Something that used to strike fear and terror into my heart. The haunted house of Vandever.

Everyone who attended Vandever Elementary knew about the haunted house. We ran faster past that house when we had to run laps. We kept our eyes away from it when we looked around the school yard.

In my memory, the man who lived in this house had one leg, 7 fingers, and no teeth. He ate kittens for lunch. And he was married to a ghost. Who slashed elementary school kids. Now that I look at it, I realize that it's really not that scary. But it sure was when I was 9.

Really, Target?

You're that popular? So popular that for the last 20 minutes I've been trying to get on your website, but I can't, because there are too many people?

I mean, I get it. People love you. I love you. But, it's not Christmas. There's no big event for people to be suddenly crazy online shopping for. Unless 3 million people just got an overwhelming desire to order their Halloween candy online. Jeez.

You even sound pretentious. "We're suddenly extremely popular!"

And the stuffed dog? He's mocking me.

Darkness falls across the land, the midnight hour is close at hand.

Well, guys, it's fall times again. All I want to do is wear sweats and eat soup and carve pumpkins.

AND, with the new development of Pinterest, I have found a ton of Halloween decoration ideas that make me just want to live at Hobby Lobby (which, incidentally, a lot of people think I do. Our phone numbers are only one number off. They tend to argue with you when you tell them that your house doesn't have a fabric department).

For example:

Maybe I'll be rainbow bright for Halloween. Hmmmm.

happy halloween!

And happy birthday to Daisy!
Here are some lovely videos/pictures for you to enjoy on this wonderful Hallows Eve.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUd4qCDfOMY&feature=player_embedded

I don't have pictures of Daisy's babies yet, but you'd better believe that when I do you will see them, as Gwen was Madonna and Gavin Bowie. Awesome.

an Autumn picture overload.

This is why I want it to be Halloween right now.

all photos courtesy of

I got a rock.

I think I've probably mentioned before that I love fall. It's pretty.
It looks like this:photo courtesy of
It smells good. There's lots of leaves. And orangey colors.
It also includes several holidays that I love.
Including Halloween.

Halloween is one of the most glorious holidays known to man. Let's be honest. IT IS A WHOLE DAY OF CANDY!

Let's listen to what the great Jerry Seinfeld has to say about the glorious day.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MarBVyZVe9s

I also love Halloween because of the fact that you get to wear amazing costumes. And believe me. I have had some pretty great ones in the past.

1. The disco ball.
(This was actually better in person. There was a ridiculous amount of glitter and sparkle)
2. David Bowie3. an Elf (and Dana was Minnie Mouse)
(and those are the gold fish we won at the best Halloween party ever)
4. DJ Tanner (with a trucker, Jimmy Neutron, two little kids, and a...fairy?)I really love Halloween.
And the last and most important reason to love Halloween?
It is my pretty sister Daisy's birthday.
She is very shexy in her vampiric Halloween wear. She's lucky, her birthday is celebrated by the whole world, or most of the nation. And "everybody is just givin' out candy."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tIhwITwhSg

please put a penny in the old man's hat.

It's almost October, but you guys probably already know that.

But, do you know what that means?
The holiday season is starting.
The way I see it, the "holidays" are the days of candy.
And, since candy starts coming for reals in October and Easter candy is sold until mid April, I figure the holidays are from October 1st to April 30.
Today, I started the kick off of the holiday celebration.
How?
By watching Elf.
photo courtesy of
But, to be perfectly honest, I don't actually stop watching Elf when it's not holiday times.
That movie is too great to only watch for 7 of the 12 months.
Seriously, it's amazing.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4UggyEAjSBY