Thoughts...

I was scrapbooking today and came across some photos of V from before T was born. Wow how time does fly! This little boy wouldn't leave my side, but now can't wait to run away on his own. It's amazing what 9 years does to a child!
V use to hide behind me, hold my hand and wouldn't leave my side until he was comfortable; which was usually not often.
Now the same child hides in his room, texting for hours on end listening to the Beatles and sulking about not being able to be with his girlfriend!
Luckily, I had the forethought to enjoy times spent walking the beach, playing in the dirt & swinging on the swings. Sometimes we all are so swept up in what we have to get done next that we forget to enjoy the here and now. So next time you're out with your spouse, children, family or friends...breathe, look around, remember what everyone looks like, the smells, the sights and sounds. Memories last far longer than your to-do lists.

Halloween Weekend 2009

We had a blast all weekend! We started with crafts, then Trunk-R-Treating, then Trick -R-Treating, then candy giveout and candy coma! Next we went on to a contest, then Halloween on the farm.

Had beautiful weather most of the weekend!

Pumpkin Carving

After a fun drive to PA yesterday to pick apples and pumpkins we began the real work......CARVING!
T wanted a funny face and created the following Jack-O-Lantern...

I, on the other hand tried something a little more difficult this year......

Yes, it's the Raven's face!

Vote 4 Me!

Good Mood Gig from SAM-e

TETRIS

You Are the "L" Block

You are creative and interesting. You are always coming up with a new spin on things. Until people figure you out, you tend to be under appreciated. You talents usually go unnoticed at first. You are adventurous and a total experimenter. You've tried things that people haven't even dared to contemplate. You are always reinventing yourself in novel ways. You've gone through many different phases in your life.

What Tetris Block Are You?

Blogthings: We'll Tell You The Truth... Someone Has To!

The WILD Rumpus has started....

Where The Wild Things Are...T & I went to the first showing today because we were so excited to see our favorite bedtime story come to life! My mom remembers reading this to me and I to both my boys.
I think I could almost recite the book word for word by now!
The story was wonderful! It dealt with a lost little boy, looking to not be so alone. He found someone, but also found the answer he had been looking for all along! HOPE! JOY! That's found inside of yourself!
I wouldn't recommend this for kids under 5, as there was a large number of toddlers in our theater and they kept talking, fidgeting and asking who "Max" was! LOL!
It held T's attention the entire time! And that is very hard to do at this age!

KISS is back.....again???

Aparently so! V's father took him to the concert in D.C. last night! He said that a few "old" people sat next to him, fell asleep and then left before the BEST encore V has EVER seen in his life!!??

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus

Finally complete, the Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus will arrive in theaters Christmas Day! It remained unfinished when Health Ledger passed away, but 3 of his friends, Johnny Depp, Colin Ferrel & Jude Law stepped in to complete the project in Ledger's memory...

A Tearful Good-Bye

Little Soldier Girl "Didn't Want to Let Go"
Four-year old Paige didn't want to say goodbye to her daddy before he was shipped off to Iraq
By VINCE LATTANZIO

A family photo that shows a little girl beside her father and his fellow soldiers in uniform as they prepare to go to war has resonated well beyond the tight knit Bennethum clan.
Four-year-old Paige Bennethum really, really didn't want her daddy to go to Iraq.
So much so, that when Army Reservist Staff Sgt. Brett Bennethum lined up in formation at his deployment this July, she couldn't let go. No one had the heart to pull her away.

The commanding officer allowed Paige to say goodbye as her dad prepared to ship off from Fort Dix. Paige's mom Abby captured the moment with her camera and her aunt passed the image along to a Berks County, Pa. newspaper.

"I’ve had strangers looking me up online, sending me messages that they are touched by it ... offering a lot of support," Abby Bennethum told NBCPhiladelphia.
The picture took on a life of its own online this week. READ MORE...

Have a laugh.....

at my expense....
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