Do you have diet?

EVERY single year we give away pop usually coke sometimes pepsi it just depends.  This year I actually had a dad come back and ask if we had diet instead.  Ummm....let me think about that for a moment...oh yeah NO!!  What happened to take what you get and be done with it?!  Hey, I'm sure kids gets lots of candy that they don't like but let's just move on. So, no sorry I don't have diet because I am not a grocery store.

I have to admit this was a very stressful Halloween for ME.  Lots of tears and discussions occurred about who was going to go out with who.  In the end it all worked out but getting there wasn't fun.  I have great memories of me just going out with my dad and maybe sometimes a friend came along.  Why do kids think they have to go with a zillion friends?  Just go and have fun! 

Princess Belle's pumpkin creation

Here comes trouble!

Here comes more trouble!!

Trunk or Treat

We had a great time with our friends tonight at Trunk or Treat.  It was a lot of fun to dress up as a family!  The Rice family did an amazing job of doing a haunted house.  I've never seen so many Halloween decorations as they have.  I am sure they must need a storage unit for them!  As we were leaving to go to the party a neighbour offered to take our picture - it was the best picture as a family that we have had taken ALL year. How sad is that!?  It may actually be used for our Christmas cards that I will really send out this year!  We had fun at the dance which ended way too soon as the fire department came as the alarm went off because there was so much fog in the building!  Ha our friends know how to party!  Also, the Rhino and I won  for the scariest couple.  It must have something to do with the fact that I can't wash my hair - that one needs a separate blog post.  But to those who know what happened I think it is getting better now.

Let's Dance!

Best pumpkin I've ever seen

Oh look the fire department came to the party how nice!

Ghouls Night Out

On Friday night we headed out with my  best friend and her family and we went to Ghouls Night Out.  We had so much fun!  I've never been to the park at night and it was awesome.  They did an amazing job of everything!  We will definitely be going again next year.  Even the weather was great. 

Hanging out in the trolls home

Birds and more birds!




4 sweet ghouls and a ghost in the background! Scary stuff!

  





Princess Cinderella's Birthday Party!

We had her birthday party at the Humane Society and it was a really neat place to have a birthday party. We got to go behind the scenes and see where some of the animals first come into the system, we got to see the operating rooms and have a special visit with a guinea pig and a hedgehog. Did you know that a guinea pig purrs like a cat?! The hedgehog wasn't so friendly as it is nocturnal and had to be woken up to come to the party.  He was kind of a party pooper as he just wanted to hide under his towel!

We got our cat Belle from the Humane Society and the girls always talk about that so this was a perfect place to have a party.  Our leader was Jenny and she was excellent she thought Princess Cinderella was so nice to her friends and told us this group of girls was the best behaved she had ever seen!! 

So between washing dishes still, a birthday celebration, an over nighter (sleep over where no sleep occurs!) and going to see the girls friends at their  Primary  Performance it was a busy weekend!

Alexis the purring guinea pig



Performing surgery on a dog!






Got dishes?!

I thought it was strange that the dishwasher just stopped running - but hey maybe the kids added a dish or whatever. Things stop running all the time, right for no apparent reason?!  I was even smart and checked the breaker - but neglected to look up at the ceiling on my trip to the basement.  No problem I'll just hand wash the dishes after lunch.  Not looking up at the ceiling is actually a big problem.  Miss Cinderella ran down to the basement to get a ball to bring back to school and the next thing I know "Mom my socks are soaking, the carpet is wet and it's coming from the ceiling."  I knew right away it was the dishwasher that just stopped running.  As I am running down the stairs I am having my self  talk "why didn't I look up when I went down" and "it can't be that bad".  Wel,l hot diggity 3 ceiling tiles are soaked one is ready to fall and the carpet is beyond soaked.  I yell at the kids to bring me some towels.  The insulation is very wet - good thing it absorbs a lot!  Of course can't get ahold of Rhino.  Ummm....better call a neighbour to help.  Thank goodness he came and we turned off the water and power to the dishwasher.  Took down all the ceiling tiles and removed the insulation.  Rhino comes home and he takes out the dishwasher and guess what the pump fell off  and was just hanging there!.  We still have a warranty on my Kenmore Elite dishwasher so he called the service number and I can hear him say "just let me get this right you want to know how I will be paying if this isn't covered under my warranty.. um.. I would think this better be covered under warranty as this is crazy".  Sears comes on Tuesday so I'll let you know if it is covered under warranty.  Meanwhile, I washed a lot of dishes last night it took almost 2 hours.  My kind neighbour felt sorry for me and brought over a lot of paper plates, bowls and cups for me to use! Wish me luck for my dishpan hands.

This made my day!

I really love these and can't even begin to imagine how much work they involve. 
Enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yn5L3gsCHgQ

Re-connecting

Hello!  Hope this post finds everyone well.  These are some pictures of my Mom and Princess Belle for a long lost Uncle in Ontario. 

These are some pictures from our last big vacation in April we went on a cruise to central america and then spent a week in Orlando.  It was really nice and warm weather a great break from the cold weather we usually have in the winter.  Enjoyed it lots and would love to go on another cruise.

Happy Thanksgiving!



Hard to see but Miss C's left cheek is green!

 Boy what a week this was - I definitely don't want to re-live this one!  On Wednesday Miss Cinderella had oral surgery and on Thursday Princess Belle got her braces on!  Both girls have been slowly recovering.  Miss Cinderella was and is still very sore but now at least she can eat.  Princess Belle is having a way harder time with food as she has a "bar" on the roof of her mouth and everything gets caught in it.  Thank goodness for a best friend who will do a "yop run" when asked!! Milkshakes and yop have seen us through several days now.

2 days after surgery and lots of cheek swelling!

I know you all are dying to see this - the dreaded bar!

My Mom was also a lifesaver and she had a small Thanksgiving dinner for us which was great!  It was a real treat and also a break.  Enjoy the rest of the long weekend!  I even managed to get my Halloween decorations up. 

The '80s were HOT!!

Like really hot!  I thought I was going to sweat to death it was so hot.  It must have been the leggings and sweater that were 100% polyester! What a hoot.  We went to  friend's 40th birthday party and the theme was the '80s and it was so funny seeing what everyone was wearing. One lady wore a prom dress and the bow on it was huge.  The best part was she had this from an '80s party 9 years ago.  See maybe if you do keep everything it will come in back in style again.  Rhino even managed to get his parachute/MC Hammer pants in use on the dance floor.  Let me tell you he was hot!  Last year the theme was bikers and babes so I hope they do this again next year and I can't wait for the theme.