gifts keep arriving in the mail...

got KJ's Smackdown vs Raw game, & another season of Scrubs, & the Seth McFarlane Comedy Calvacade dvd....I'm getting a bag full of dvds..Moulin Rouge, Changlings, Paul Blart Mall Cop, Madagscar 2...
need to get Sasha a few more toys & fill a bag for Miss Cuddles & get stocking stuff & think we'll be done! and a classroom gift...
and stuff for the ER kid kits...

Christmas Costs Less At Wal-Mart...

but I shop at amazon.com....go figure. I love shopping in my jammies & having stuff come right to my house. awesome!
found season one of Whitest Kids U Know.
got on the list for America's Next Top Model Cycle 2.
got We Cheer 2 & Wii pom pons. & some Bratz dolls.
thinking cold hard cash for Koren & Cody unless something else comes to mind.

making Xmas gift tags

one of the few homemade touches our holiday has....
have "wrapped" 3 of Katie's, Sasha's, & Kevin's...
not sure what I want for Xmas....
will have to look on amazon.com....maybe I can find that Edward Bryant book I just 'discovered'...

X-mas Gifts Keep On Arriving In The Mail...

doorbell rings
are you listening?
on the porch
The UPS guy is glistening
a beautiful sight
we're happy alright
doing all our Xmas shopping online...


Kevin & Katie's first gifts are wrapped in gift bags...bought a new one for Kevin's, then remembered all the recycled ones I keep every year...and guess what folks, it's gonna be A Thrifty Little Dailey Xmas.

have ordered Katie's requested Bratz dolls & the new Smackdown vs. Raw game for Kj.
what else to get them? found the coolest pink fur princess style phone with gemstones for Katie, showed the picture in the Seventh Avenue catalog to her...she rolled her eyes. So I threw the catalog away.

Brad loves Halloween, too!

Brad, Angelina, & The Octomom take their kids trick or treating just like the rest of us....

Trick or Treat

wasn't as cold as I'd feared, the girls did finally decide they needed their jackets towards the end, they ran the streets & collected candy galore, then came back here & divvied it up. Robinson's Service had a free supper as usual....the church had Trunk or Treat that included hot cocoa!

Fall Festival

Halloween is my favorite holiday ever...have volunteered at the Fall Festival since Katie was in Kindergarten, & always took the afternoon off to attend with Koren & KJ. I get as excited about the kids costumes as they do! Katie is The Cheerless Cheerleader this year. in the past she has been A Teeny Tiny Black Witch, The Pretty Purple Princess, Hannah Montana, The Dark Angel, Cinderella, The Princess In Red, Princess Jazmine...
this is probably the last year the school will rent the bouncer. they brought the dance floor back this year. we tried scary stories, but they were too dull for the discerning youth of our community. The Art Club took care of the snacks & provided much needed manpower to serve food & run the games. I spent most of the party sitting on the bleachers talking to people, enjoying snacks & a purple snow cone. It was the best party I'd been to in years! Katie seemed to be bored most of the time. Trying to come up with something incredible for next year...it will be her last Fall Festival. The end of an era.
Katie helped Jessie put her costume together & with her makeup. this year instead of the coloring contest they all made masks. awesome masks. Katie's was of course the coolest in 5th grade but Bryer won. We'll let him have one. He's a good kid. She didn't win any costume awards (again) even though we know she looked awesome...totally.
tomorrow nite we will trick or treat...looks like it will be cold. real cold.