Trick or Treat

These were taken at my neighbors house.

Last night was trick or treat here. This was the first time we've had Halloween in our new house. I knew there would be alot of kids since there's lots of young families here. But I couldn't believe the van fulls of kids that people brought in. I bought 12 giant bags of candy and we went through it all!! We probably had around 300 kids!

Hannah was a hippie.... only because I already had a tyedye shirt and she couldn't make up her mind what she wanted to be. Brooke was some sort of princess of darkness... not really sure what exactly she was supposed to be but I found the costume for $6.99 and all the others were $40 that she liked. She looked at it at the store and said I like it but what is it? I didn't really have a clue but all the others she liked were gothic and dark so I made up the princess of darkness. You know me... anything to save a buck. LOL Drew was a cute little dragon. I figured I had one year left to dress him cutesy before he decided to go as something gross and bloody. =P

The girls pretty much got through the whole neighborhood and have waaay too much candy... which unfortunately I can't stay away from. =P Drew got scared shitless at our neighbors house who had quite the Halloween display. He goes all out for trick or treat and wears this big scary costume. Drew was screaming his head off the second we went out the door.... which meant trick or treating for him wasn't going to last too long. We all started out together but Drew was just putzing along so the girls took off on their own for a bit. He loved the whole people giving him candy thing and would stand there in hopes they would give him a little extra for looking cute. lol He lasted about an hour then came home to hand out candy with Matt.

Now I have soo much candy in here that I'm thinking of serving it for Thanksgiving instead of a turkey. :) All the good stuff will be gone within a week ( you know like the Snickers, M&M's and Reeses cups) then we'll be left with the Almond Joys and suckers. But no worries... I'll make sure none of it is wasted. lol

Groan... it's on it's way.

As I glance at the weather channel... I can see it coming. No matter how much I stomp up and down and throw a hissy fit... it's going to come. It will start rearing it's little ugly head tomorrow and won't leave until April or maybe even May. What am I talking about? WINTER!!!

I HATE winter! To me, winter is a bad word! I am one of those people that just freeze the minute it gets below 70. And explain to me why we have to have winter? Clearly other parts of the world can survive just fine with temperatures at 80 year around. So why can't we? Why must we have to put our lives at risk driving through 3 feet of snow just to get to the grocery store. See it's just not safe living in Ohio.

I hear what you're all saying... just move out of Ohio and be done with it then. Easier said than done. I have no means in which to support myself and 3 kids without Matt. And he is NEVER moving out of Englewood... let alone Ohio. =P So I am left to suffer.

So today I will open the windows for the last time in 2007. I will fold up my beloved lawn chair and tuck my bikini back in the drawer.

And tomorrow.... I will begin my 6 month period of mourning. I will wrap myself in fleece blankets, long johns, big ol hooded sweatshirts and the thickest socks I can find. My skin will not see the sun for 6 long dreary months. I will only leave the house if absolutely neccessary. For things like emergencies, flights to Florida or a really good sale.

So feel free to send me sympathy cards... or flowers... or money for a ticket out of what I call HELL.

Not again!

Well Drew is sick and once again it's pneumonia. This is his 11th bout of pneumonia. :(

I took him in yesterday and we were there for 3 hours! Do you have any idea what it's like to spend 3 hours with a really cranky overtired 2 year old who doesn't feel well? Yep... it's pure hell. =P The Dr. wouldn't let us go home until his oxygen levels came up. He wasn't responding to the treatments that they gave him so she was going back and forth whether to admit him or not. She finally decided that he would probably end up picking up something at the hospital so it was better to go home. Thank god! So now he's on a plethora of meds and even more breathing treatments. And of course there was no generic for one of his meds so just that one alone was $75! Just like my kid to just have to have the name brand. LOL So screw the fundraisers for the girls's school.... I'm now taking donations for Drew. LOL

This poor kid... everytime the temperature changes in the slightest he gets sick. And since we live where the temp. can go from 90 to 40 in one day he just becomes an absolute mess. So clearly there's only one thing to do ...... move to Cali! :)

Getting started

Well I'm finally jumping on the bandwagon and creating a blog. Why you ask? Basically because my mind is mush. =P After having 3 kids... I have no memory left. I can't remember when Hannah took her first steps, can't remember when Brooke got her first tooth and can hardly remember Drew's birthday. LOL I know he was born on Easter but apparently that holiday isn't always the same date. Just like my child to be difficult!

So before I start forgetting anything else I figured I had better get it documented. I also thought it would be nice for my friends and family to see what's going on in our crazy daily lives.

And if my computer illiterate self can figure out how to work things on here I may even include a picture or two from time to time.