Happy October 31.

October 31, 2009 at 4:19 pm (Miscellaneous)

Sitting in, of all places, a computer lab at Robson Square early Halloween morning,  instead of at home decoratively strewing cobwebs, carving that last pumpkin or helping the kids get ready for tonight.

Back home, I wonder if the kids have even woken up yet…

Let’s try inserting a YouTube video here:

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Fun things to do on Halloween night

October 31, 2009 at 11:16 am (Activities) (, )

Well, our teenagers are hoping to get a bit of candy, then find some dark spot to set off some firecrackers… We were kept up half the night by other neighbourhood kids doing exactly the same thing. The joys of living across the street from the high school.

Meanwhile, we’ve been invited to two “official” fireworks displays tonight. Will that be enough to quell their thirst for fire? We can only hope everyone will wake up tomorrow with a full complement of digits and limbs…

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Sugar Cookies

October 31, 2009 at 11:12 am (Recipes) (, )

The sugar cookies we made for Ella’s class party yesterday. Of course, ours were bats, pumpkins and ghosts, not Easter eggs.

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Poll-How Do You Plan to Celebrate?

October 31, 2009 at 10:55 am (Miscellaneous)

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What all the kids are wearing this year…

October 31, 2009 at 10:18 am (Costumes) (, , )

I wonder what E.’s teacher thought about the “mean teacher” costume she wore to school yesterday. Luckily, she didn’t look too much like Ms. P. or she might have been offended. Actually everything she was wearing came out of my closet, so maybe I should be offended.

Tonight, she’s going trick-or-treating with three of her friends, as the “Four Nerd-skateers.” Not sure if she’s got the whole costume figured out yet, apart from the 4 giant pencils she bought for them to use for sword-fighting with each other. Glad she thinks the pen(cil) is mightier than the sword…

T. went to school yesterday in character as a “70′s Dad” – wearing pretty much entirely Stu’s clothes. Kinda retro, turtleneck and loafers. Good thing our wardrobes are such a source of fun for our kids.

C. says she’s going as a bumblebee, but hasn’t done anything about making a costume yet. The teens are at that awkward age where they still want to get some candy, but know that if they show up on people’s doorsteps and are taller than the person opening the door they’ll get turned away…

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