Tales of a....Spooky Ghoul

I LOVE HALLOWEEN!!! I've always liked Halloween, but in the past few years I have had so much fun decorating it, that now it is right up there with Christmas, in the "most favorite holiday" category--yeah I said it! In addition to the holiday itself, the little red haired girl was born on October 20th so Halloweentime is also birthdaytime!

Perhaps my new obsession is because of the little people and (thanks to hubby), their love of zombies and ghosts and zombie ghosts, and zombie vampire ghosts...you get the idea? They love to see the decorations go up and I notice every year I'm getting creepier and creepier in my Halloween Decor. From vials and bottles of snake venom and liquid eyes of newt, ravens, warning signs and ghostly figures dancing across my front lawn. I have not, however, abandoned my love of glitter and even the spooky should sparkle. Have you met Lucy? She's our skeleton who despite her bony frame, still manages to accessorize with diamonds and pearls.

Needless to say, nobody in our house will be a princess, or a cheerleader, or a cute little bunny rabbit. No, I have acquiesced to the hubs' need to fill my sweet little daughters' heads with the supernatural, and the spooky. As of right now, we will be the Zombie Surgeon, the mummy, the dead zombie Parisian dancer, and the witch. Solid fun.

Apothecary Jars filled with tricks and treats, inspired by the Super

Creative, Shelley Smith.  The skull is a candle I bought years ago

 at Stats Floral, and I can't bring myself to light it.  The apothecary jars 

are from Michaels and by using the 40% off coupon, they are a steal.  

White chocolate covered pretzels serve as crows  bones, 

black licorice for bat wings and giant green gumballs are my "jaw breakers"

Spanish moss and white pumpkins...the cornerstones of my 

Halloween decor.  These two things pop up everywhere in my house.

Nothing says romance like melted candles and dead roses.

Potentially dangerous decor but luckily I have little people who not only can read, 

but can obey.  Just in case, I soaked the matches in water before setting them out.

The hubby pokes fun at my love of literature inspired Halloween decor.  

But how do you create creepy without a nod to Edgar Allan Poe?  

So here he is, the caged raven who carries a missive...NEVERMORE!

Tales of a…Chauffer

Our best conversations happen in the car.  Probably because I refuse to invest in any kind of TV or portable dvd players so my kids can be entertained as I drive 1.3 miles to the grocery store.  And sadly, my 5 and 8 year old are the most unlucky on the planet because they do not own iTouches, iPads, iPhones, iPods or even (gasp)….a DS.  So as a result we are forced to tune in to the radio (not even satellite), and each other.  As much as it drives me crazy to hear the fighting, the whining, and the feel of little feet kicking into my back as I drive, it will most certainly end up in laughter and a reminder that, albeit cliché to say, I should cherish these moments with my little people.

Tales of a...Light Sleeper

It used to be that you could run a train through my room and over my face and I still would not wake up.  I guess along with killing the elasticity in your skin, having kids screws with your ability to stay in a state of REM for any healthy and necessary amount of time.  So when my daughter got up to use the bathroom all the way down the hall, I was awakened and felt compelled to go in and check to make sure my 8 year old could safely manage the 3 steps back to her bedroom.  Oh and I had to make sure she was covered up and comfy, and given an extra kiss on the cheek.  Silly moms.