How I Spent My Morning

Ryan wants to be the Scream guy for Halloween. Walmart had the costume for $17, but I refused to pay that much for just the mask and robe. I would have to buy the knife separate anyway, so I decided to make the robe myself. I spent $4.50 on fabric, and $3 on the mask at Dollar General. The knife he has in his hand in the picture is a real survival knife, which he will NOT be using on Halloween. I will buy the knife at Walmart next week. I think I did a pretty good job, considering I didn't have a pattern, and I sewed the whole thing by hand.

And I saved almost $10, which is awesome!

Jack's Quest

What are you plans for Halloween this year? We are having our annual Halloween party in the middle of October, and then doing lots of Trick Or Treating on Halloween.

Last year's party was awesome! Both Kasi and Ryan invited friends, and it was the first time we had a co ed party. I think it made the party more interesting for the kids. They are at that age where they want boyfriends and girlfriends, so there was a lot of flirting going on, which was pretty funny considering the kids were only 12 and 13 years old. I told Ryan he should invite girls again this year, but he said he has to think about it.

I remember it rained so hard at last years party, too, so the kids couldn't do all the things I had planned. I am hoping for better weather this year, so that the kids can be outside. I need to think of some new Halloween themed games. Any suggestions?

I already have the girls costumes. Ryan wants to be the SCREAM guy, because he is really into those movies right now. He was beside himself when he found out they are going to be putting out Scream 4, and to be honest, I am looking forward to it also. I was surprised when they said they got the original actors to come back for a 4th time. Anyway, last year he was a haunted clown, and I think he looked pretty freaky.

I entered his picture into the "Jack's Quest", which is a contest where people can vote for the best posted adventure picture. You can follow the link below to vote for Ryan's picture, or check out quest.halloweenadventure.com to submit your own adventure. Winners will receive gift certificates to the site, to spend on another awesome costume for this year.



Don't wait to get your costumes. Buy Halloween Costumes Online or in a Halloween Store Near You now. Last year we waited until the last minute, and didn't have many choices. Shop early to get the costume you want.

I Want To Be A Witch

I was shopping the other day in the dollar store, and couldn't believe that they already have their Christmas decorations out. It's only August! They totally skipped Halloween and Thanksgiving. I'm hoping they will put some Halloween stuff out, because it is almost time for Ryan's Halloween birthday bash.

His birthday is November 6, and two years ago I did his party a little early, and had all the kids dress up. It was awesome! So many kids showed up, and I had tons of games planned. I think their favorite was the "in the dark scavenger hunt". This was when we lived in the house and had an acre yard. Last year we also had a Halloween themed party for him, but we were in the apartment, so there wasn't a lot of room. IT also rained that night, so the kids were stuck inside. I had so many new games planned, and was pretty disappointed that we couldn't play them. I do make some cute Halloween themed food, like monster toes (little sausages wrapped in flour tortillas, with BBQ sauce on the end, looking like bloody toenails) and deviled eggs that look like eyeballs. I really need to start looking for new recipes for this year's party.

The past two years, I have wanted to dress up like the kids, but have ended up just slapping on a pair of ears, and wearing black. This year, I want to get a real costume, but it is so hard to find one in the stores that fits right. I decided to look for Halloween costumes online, and found this AWESOME witch costume. And you know what the best part it? It comes in plus sizes! I am so excited! I really hope I can save the money to get this before the party, because come on, what costume better suits my personality than this?

You should check them out, too. If you find something you love, you can get free shipping on orders over $50 by using the code "pppfree". I think I need to talk to the kids and see what they want to be this year, and order all the costumes at the same time, so I can get the free shipping. I just love saving money!

So tell me, have you thought about what YOU want to be for Halloween this year?

Finally, Some Relief

My head is finally starting to feel better. I ate some potatoes, watched survivor, and took a shower. That seemed to help. I'm thinking I might be spending too much time on the computer, and my eyes are making my head hurt. Make sense? But we all know I am not giving up my blogging time. That's just not going to happen.

I finally made my shopping list for tomorrow. I think I remembered everything I need for the party. I bought this kit where I can make chocolate pretzel rods. Hopefully I can make them come out alright. I might tackle those this weekend. The only problem would be keeping the kids (and hubby) out of them until the 24th.

We've almost settled on costumes. I am going to be a pumpkin, boo is going to be a cat, kasi will be a witch again, and ryan is the only one still deciding.

My mom is making cupcakes, so I don't have to worry about that. I'm going to make brownies, though, cause last year the kids loved the tombstone shaped ones off the cake. I'm going to do the same thing...shaping them into tombstones, then piping them with icing. They should come out cute. I know they did last year.

I guess I need to get off this thing. ER is gonna start in about 30 minutes, and I need to go dry my hair. Have a great night!