Okay, I know that Halloween is old news now but I just downloaded my pictures off my camera so I wanted to do a post. As every other year I scored at the thrift store for Halloween costumes. My biggest Halloween purchase was Ari's ruby slippers but those are dual purpose and then makeup was the next biggest item. But now I have lots for the future. My greatest costume creativity was Dave's costume (who did not fully appreciate my efforts) I used a soccer medal/medallion and glued some jewels on the back to make him a great vampire medallion. But since he refused my attempts to put makeup on him he turned in the Wizard instead of a vampire. Toms costume was the easiest and cheapest just $2 at the thrift store and it was 50% off too. He loved the built in muscles and was sure he was going to win the costume contest. Jacob's was probably my favorite costume. We decided on Harry because he just got his glasses and has read the first two books. Ari made a cute Dorothy even...

First of all packing, I am trying to pack ahead and save myself a huge scramble to the finish. I have found things I have never used since I moved into this house 3 years ago but yet instead of putting them in a pile to Goodwill I am just packing them up and moving them to the next garage. What is it about all the stuff we get. Grime- I am also deep cleaning this house so we can get all our money back for our deposit. We move in clean(or atleast that was the theory) and we move out clean. I just wish I could work it out while we lived here. I have found that grease dust(the stuff in your kitchen) makes a pretty good sludge after 3 or mores years of neglect. If I could only figure out a way to power my car with it I would be in business. Feeling slimed- what is it about buying a house. There are more people involved than it takes to build a house and everyone has their hand in the pot. They talk about sellers cost but come on I am writing the check for 300K. They are just redist...