Chaos Is A Friend of Mine

Rock and Bowl

A few weeks ago my stay-at-home moms group had an outing at a bowling alley. I was sick with strep throat so Travis was nice enough to sub for me and take the boys. They had a great time.

 

Chaos Suspended

Booking Through Thursday: November 5

Which do you prefer? Biographies written about someone? Or Autobiographies written by the actual person (and/or ghost-writer)?

Most of the time I prefer biographies written by the actual person - I just assume they are more accurate and truthful, especially if it's someone in the entertainment industry.

Book Review: Plan B

Plan B by Jonathan Tropper

My rating: 4 of 5 stars This book had a strong St. Elmo's Fire vibe to it (which is one of my favorite movies). It's about a group of close college friends, dealing with growing up and growing apart now that college is over. They are all thirty or about to turn thirty and are very angsty about it. At times I was rolling my eyes thinking, "Give me a break - thirty is not THAT big of a deal." But overall I liked all the characters and the relationships between them. View all my reviews >>

Teaser Tuesday: November 3

 

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

"Her face had a rosy blush from the cold air, and as I looked at her, framed by the trees and water behind her, I knew that I would always be in love with her. It was a force coursing through my veins with the whooshing sound of geese's wings."

-P. 181 Plan B by Jonathan Tropper

Leo Davis-McElhany 1998-2009

Leo as a kitten shortly after we brought him home.

Leo was very cuddly as a kitten. Here he is with my friend Sam.

 

He slept cuddled up with Travis almost every night, usually under the covers.

 

Leo and Murphy never got along very well so it was a big deal that they were this close to each other and not fighting.

 

I had my sports bra on the floor of my bedroom and Leo some how put it on all by himself!

 

Leo got grumpier and grumpier as the years went on. Here he is playing his favorite game - rub on a person and entice them to pet you. When they reach down to pet you, grab them with your front paws and bite them.

 

The last photo taken of Leo (September 12, 2009).

Trick or Treating

Last night was the grand finale of a very eventful Halloween week.

 

 

The boys had more fun handing out candy to trick or treaters than they did trick or treating themselves. They camped out by the door for quite a while.

 

Before they went to bed, we put all the unsafe candy out on the back deck for the Peanut Vampire. He eats peanuts instead of sucking blood. He left them the new Funky Mama CD in exchange for the candy.

Happy Halloween

The Neverending Halloween

Cash's preschool Halloween party was yesterday. They kicked of the party by dancing to Shout (You Make Me Wanna).

 

Then it was craft time:

 

And then snack time.

I made these little ghosts for the party treats:

Trunk or Treat Part II - Here Comes the Rain

West's Trunk or Treat was moved indoors due to rain. Somehow a circle of moms sitting in folding chairs is not quite the same. Cash had fun helping me hand out candy.

 

After Folding Chair Trick or Treat, we moved back into the classroom for the party.