New Look

Josie got her new glasses today. They came with a very cute case and a charm bracelet. She thought it was a great deal.

For the Hunter in Your Life

It's Christmas list time!

Have you seen this? It's our latest time waster. Every household needs one. You just plug it straight in to the tv, and it's ready to play.

Cody thinks we should just go ahead and buy one for everyone on our list. Family and friends, just pretend to be surprised when you open it on Christmas Day.

Halloween in the 'hood

We look forward to Halloween in our neighborhood. We typically have lots of trick-or-treaters, and we sit with our neighbors in the driveway and hand out candy. Thankfully we have high school friends that take the kids trick-or-treating. I'm getting pretty spoiled!

Jake dressed as spider man (without the mask-he didn't like it), wore his camo jacket and carried his new cap gun. Josie decided to dress as a cheerleader since she wore her witch costume to school all day on Friday.

Carving Pumpkins

We carve pumpkins each year, just as I did growing up. Jake really thought he could be the one to wield the knife, but thankfully Gamma and Daddy kept him from carving himself. We roasted the seeds when we were done, and they turned out pretty good this year.

To roast the seeds, just rinse them and get all the "guts" off. Dry them on a towel and then drizzle with vegetable oil and toss with salt. Bake on a cookie sheet at 300* for 30-40 minutes.

Character Dress-Up Day

I love Character Dress-Up Day, and the kids at school love it too. Josie was Mitzi from Hoodwinked. I was Stephanie from Stephanie's Ponytail, but I managed to escape with no pictures.

The Birthday Extravaganza

Jake's birthday party was a success!

Mrs. Smith

My high school English teacher passed away on Friday. I credit Mrs. Smith with my ability to write this post. She was a phenomenal teacher and a great lady. She coached me to state in UIL Headline Writing which led to a 4-year scholarship in college. She taught us to write a resarch paper, diagram a sentence, and to do your homework or have to stay in for lunch. From her I learned that "pictures are hung, and people are hanged." Also, "corn is raised, children are reared." She taught my brother and sister as well as several of my cousins and hundreds of other Happy High School students. I can only pray that my children will have at least one teacher like her.