Happy Halloween Sunday!

Happy Halloween!

In honor of this Sunday Halloween, I'm forgoing my usual book review. If you feel you can't live without some Sunday Reading, check out this prior post, recommending Charlaine Harris and her Sookie Stackhouse series, (perfect for Halloween!)

Here at my house, we have a full day of Halloween activities (and family birthdays) on tap, but it's already been a lo-o-o-ng weekend. My Girl Scouts had fun visiting the local Nursing Home party to bring some young faces to their costume party. Next year, we need to learn some pumpkin carols to sing for them - Any suggestions?

And the last night, my son's band, NonCompliant had their first "real" gig - playing for an elementary school dance. The band loved it - the kids at the party loved it - it was a wonderful experience all around! The band played two sets and an encore, judged the costume and dance contest and gave out prizes, ran across the stage giving high fives to the "groupies" with their outstretched hands... there were probably 200 people packed into the Horace Mann school last night, rocking out with the band.

...PLUS one of the dads had tour tshirts made, listing the 4 concerts they've played this year (which I have to wash for school tomorrow.) It was an empowering experience for my son, and for the band, one which we all hope will be repeated again soon. Anyone on Cape Cod need a band of 10 to 12-year-olds for your next party? They play some mean Ratt and Steppenwolf... and Green Day... and the Ramones...

Now... Bring on the Trick-or-Treat!

Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween Weekend!

What do you have planned to kick off your spooky weekend plans? I'm actually dressing up today for Halloween, and taking my Girl Scout troop to visit a nursing home after school. They need some trick-or-treaters for their holiday party and the girls are always happy to help out (especially when candy is involved!)

Tomorrow my middle child rock-n-roll star has his first "real" gig with his band, playing at a middle school costume dance. A far cry from the costume parties my husband and I have attended in recent years, but a milestone moment nonetheless! And then Sunday is all about trick-or-treating with our extended family, like we used to when the kids were young - so much fun to have Halloween on a weekend!

But what are YOU doing today to celebrate? How about a visit over to Substitute Teacher's Saga, to check out the Halloween Haunting Game that Theresa started? There are three great YA books offered as prizes, and lots of new bloggers to meet and haunt.

So what are you waiting for? Go check it out! And have a happy, spooky Halloween!

Puppy Devours Another Book...

Puppy's taste for sci fi is growing. This time she ate not only the cover and first fifty pages but the last 100+ pages as well, including the end of the story, the glossary of terms, the outline of the feuding families and the first 30+ pages of the next book in the series.

*sigh*

Luckily, my son is only on page 300. I have a week or so before he'll get to where he needs to still have pages 915-995 actually attached to the book (and legible...) but when he finally gets there it WILL be a crisis. Need to work a trip to the bookstore into my weekend schedule.

Thanks a lot, Puppy.

Puppy Goes Stir Crazy

Despite some of the cuter photos I've taken of her, Puppy doesn't like to sit around quietly. She and I are both ready for her stitches to come out. Trying to keep her "quiet" is like trying to tell the wind to stop blowing over the ocean.

"What do you mean no bouncing?" she whines.

"What do you mean I can't come to the field with you guys for a romp?" she grouses.

Every squirrel that dares set foot in the back yard sets off another round of frantic barking and pawing at the sliding glass doors, anxious to get outside and chase the offending interlopers off the property. Click on leash, tug arm out of socket in our haste to exit the building.

*sigh*

Just a few more days.