Halloween 2009

Even though I should be thinking about Thanksgiving and I've already been Christmas shopping, I wanted to take a moment to add my favorite Halloween picture from this year. Grant was a storm trooper this year following on last year's showing as Darth Vader. The Cinellos graciously gave us Charlotte's sweet bumblebee costume so it was not only precious but free to us!
My favorite Halloween memory occurred when Grant was four. He had eaten his dinner and asked for ice cream on Halloween night. I said, "I don't think you should have dessert tonight. You're going to be eating a lot of candy later." His expression changed to dismay and defensiveness, "But, Mrs. Willis told us not to eat any candy tonight, because we have school tomorrow!" Always my literal child who has had a difficult time learning when to take a joke. (Although his Poppy has been working on that!) When I told Mrs. Willis what he had said, she said "Well he was probably the only one listening!"

They Say the Darndest Things

Today Charlotte said one of her baby's name's is Elizabeth. She is New Baby's sister. New Baby is now known as Elazabeth. (A cross between Elizabeth and Lazarus?) Her newest baby's name (but not to be confused with New Baby) is Sooroh. Grant said maybe she is trying to be like the Duggars and have 18 babies.

A Virgin Blogger

Well, I've joined the blogging world. I am treading lightly into this murky world of blogging.--I'm sure that no one is going to read this. I've always given myself a guilt trip that I'm not a scrapbooker, I don't blog, and I'm terribly inconsistent about writing down milestones and the funny things my kids say and do. Does perusing Facebook and spending countless hours observing other people's lives count for some kind of communication about my life that is so fascinating and mundane at the same time? (That's a rhetorical question.)
So, here I am on a mission to record the minutes and everyday thoughts that are quickly slipping away. Maybe if no one ever reads this I will feel a small amount of satisfaction for having accomplished something. Sometimes it's hard to form a complete thought with the mayhem in my busy household and busy life. And my goal is to form a complete blog post??
I hope this experiment fares better than the organic garden that was my project for the spring.