the reality...

*four costumes

*three Halloween parties plus a preschool program & parade

*two dozen cookies, one dozen donuts, a bag of candy and a gallon of apple cider

*30 haunted house cut outs (my hand is still sore)

*one "festive" $5 t-shirt from Target for myself (that counts as a costume...right?)

*a massive sugar headache that I'm trying to counteract with Diet Coke

...and it's not even Halloween yet.

social skills 101...

Me: "Sam, it is important to look people (adults) in the eyes when you talk to them."

Sam: "Why?"

Me: "That is something that will help you be more successful in life." (There was more than that said, that's just the condensed version.)

"Successful" somehow got translated into money, and having plenty of it.

Sam: "You mean if I look them in the eyes like this (eyes opened HUGE) they will just give me twenty bucks?"

I wish man, I wish.

outside my front door...

I love Fall.

*If you have any photography skills at all sorry for the pain in your eyes right now. My idea of editing a pic is the auto adjust button.

artsy craftsy...

I love a good craft project. Especially one that requires power tools.

I got this idea from cute Alexis, who got it from Better Homes & Garden. It requires a foam pumpkin, twigs and a drill (my favorite part!) I made mine on the bigger side because it sits on a long table in a big room.

Children doing homework: beware! This thing could take out an eye. I love it, though. Not too sure how I will store it, but we'll worry about that when it's time to get out the Christmas decor.

jack in the box...

...Sam in the sink.