Trunk or Treating - Happy Halloween!!

Bumping this post up from the other day since it is Halloween!

Happy Halloween everyone! Stay safe and get lots of good stuff!


Every year my church puts on a trunk or treat. It is a neat SAFE way for the kids to trick or treat. I don't have to worry about checking thier candy. Its all in one place. Everyone knows my kids, so they can't get lost, or if they do, they know her. and, it's FUN! It starts with a carnival for the kids with fun games. Chloe and Brooke did the eating the donut without using their hands. It was HILARIOUS! Then on to the annual chili cookoff. YUM! Chili and cornbread. mmmmmm. Then trunk or treating. We decorate our trunks and kids come around to each to get candy. SO fun. Here are some pics!

Movie Quote Monday

Here is my quote for the day:


If you are gonna name my... member, you have to name it something hyper masculine. Something like Spike, or Butch, or Krull the Warrior King!

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Cheese & Wine
No Diet Coke for Mommy
Stacitee
Nicole's Book Addiction

Friday Feast #3

Feast One Hundred & Seventeen


Appetizer
Create a new candle scent.

lemon mango, surely thats not one already?

Soup
Name one way you show affection to others.

Hugs. I love hugs.

Salad
What is your favorite writing instrument?

why, my laptop of course!

Main Course
If you were given $25 to spend anywhere online, from which site would you buy?

Probably amazon.com

Dessert
Are you dressing up for Halloween? If so, what are you going to be?
Yup, the whole family is dressing up as Doctors!

Thirteen Thursday #9

Thirteen of Colleens favorite candies 1. 3 Musketeers 2. Twix 3. Milkyway 4. Mounds 5. Kit Kat 6. Reeces Pieces 7. Reeces Peanutbettercups 8. Cinnamon Bears 9. Caramello 10. Gummy Worms 11. Skittles 12. Hot Tamales 13. Peanut Butter M&Ms Get the Thursday Thirteen code here! The purpose of the meme is to get to know everyone who participates a little bit better every Thursday. Visiting fellow Thirteeners is encouraged! If you participate, leave the link to your Thirteen in others comments. It’s easy, and fun! Be sure to update your Thirteen with links that are left for you, as well! I will link to everyone who participates and leaves a link to their 13 things. Trackbacks, pings, comment links accepted! View More Thursday Thirteen Participants

Christmas Shopping

I'm already starting to think about Christmas.

I have been requested already from a member of my husbands family what I want for Christmas. So, today i've been trying to think about what I want. Then I started to think about what to get my kids, my husband, and various other people in my life.

I love to give. LOVE it. I wish that I had more money so that I could give a little something to everyone. Wouldn't that be nice? I think that is my favorite thing about Christmas is the giving. I love to see other people happy. I have to say that I *think* that I am a good gift giver too. I try not to do the whole gift card route, but will in an emergency! haha.

I'm on a quest now to make my kids shopping list and divvy some of it out to my family. So far I want to get the girls a trampoline and a bike. Not cheap things are they? Hopefully it will all work out.

As for me, I have no clue what I want. I told Stuart that I want a pair of diamond earings. HA! We'll see what he comes up with. Check back here the day after and we will see if he remembered.

So, what do YOU want for Christmas?

Movie Quote Monday

Here is my quote for the day:


Why don't you go back to your double-wide and fry something.

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Pumpkin Patch

We went to the pumpkin patch today. It was a lot of fun. The girls had such a fun time. I wanted to share some pictures. I know that I just shared some the other day, get over it!

Appetizer
What is your favorite beverage?

Coke. YUMMY!

Soup
Name 3 things that are on your computer desk at home or work.

Papers, lots and lots of papers.
Wall Words Catalogs.
Can of Coke LOL!

Salad
On a scale of 1-10 (with 10 being highest), how honest do you think you are?

9

Main Course
If you could change the name of one city in the world, what would you rename it and why?

Cleveland - Colleenland LOL! Just because I'm funny.

Dessert
What stresses you out? What calms you down?

My kids stress me out - taking a bath calms me down

Thirteen of Colleen's favorite pictures of the week Get the Thursday Thirteen code here! The purpose of the meme is to get to know everyone who participates a little bit better every Thursday. Visiting fellow Thirteeners is encouraged! If you participate, leave the link to your Thirteen in others comments. It is easy, and fun! Be sure to update your Thirteen with links that are left for you, as well! I will link to everyone who participates and leaves a link to their 13 things. Trackbacks, pings, comment links accepted! View More Thursday Thirteen Participants

My big toe

Hurts SO bad.

I got a wild hair today and decided that I was going to re-arrange my bedroom. Yeah, like I don't have anything else to do with my time. But I did. I was dragging my heavy arse nightstand to its new place and my foot, or more specifically my big toe manages to get caught underneath it and it tore my toe nail.

I stiffled a shlew of profanity, put my head down and silently screamed for my life. Heaven forbid I wake my kids from their naps, that would have made it doubley worse.

So, I clipped off what I could. Bandaged it and have been complaining about it all day.

@#%@^@)^*)#@{#$%$&#@@#%!#@$@$^#$&%

Movie Quote Monday

Here is my quote for the day:


We get caught laundering money, we're not going to white-collar resort prison. No, no, no. We're going to federal POUND ME IN THE *** prison.

No, not again. I... why does it say paper jam when there is no paper jam? I swear to God, one of these days, I just kick this piece of **** out the window.

**** straight. I always wanted to do that, man. And I think if I were a millionaire I could hook that up, too; 'cause chicks dig dudes with money.


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I love this time of year.

Everything about it.

It may get really stressful at times trying to fit everything into the schedule, but I love it just the same.

Halloween is coming fast. I have decided that all of us are going to be doctors. I got pink scrubs for the girls with disposable stethascopes. Stuart is going to wear blue ones and I have cranberry colored ones. I am going to stop by the hospital and see if I can get us hooked up with surgical masks and caps. I haven't decideda about Jack. All the baby scrubs i've found are $20 and I think that is more then I want to spend. So, I am thinking he might just be our patient. We have already gotten our house decorated. I love Halloween.

Thanksgiving is fun too. We always head to Kansas to visit Stuart's family. I just love the "togetherness" you get at this holiday. Spending time with those you haven't seen in a while. Oh, and lets not forget about the FOOD! Bring. It. On. The turkey...mashed potatos, green bean casserol, veggies, PUMPKIN PIE. Yum. Yum. Yum. I am also one of those loonies that LIKES to go shopping the day after Thanksgiving. Call me crazy, but I do. I remember the year I was pregnant with Brooklyn I went out at 6 am to get Chloe the Leap Pad that was ever so popular that year. I was standing in line at the register and I almost passed out. I hadn't eaten that morning yet, I was REALLY hot. That and being pregnant almost took me over the edge. The people in line were getting worried about me. YIKES! I still love it though.

Christmas is my favorite time of the year. I love it. I love the decorations, the shopping, and most of all the Spirit. I love giving presents to everyone. I love listening to Christmas music ALL month long. Gingerbread houses, more pumpkin pie, christmas tress, christmas lights. I could go on and on.

I am really getting excited about it all this year. Chloe is now at the age where the holidays are getting to be a blast. She is excited about doing stuff. My excitment is fun, but to see it through your childrens eyes is SO much more. I am so glad that I get to be a part of their excitement.

Bring on the holidays!

Friday Feast #2

Feast One Hundred & Fifteen

Appetizer
Approximately how many hours per week do you spend reading other blogs?

Probably maybe 3?

Soup
Your community wants everyone to give one thing to put into a time capsule. What item would you choose to include?

You think my oldest daughter would fit?

Salad
What is the most interesting tourist attraction you've ever visited?

Everything in Washington DC. I don't think I could choose

Main Course
If you could give an award to anyone for anything, who would it be and what would the award be titled?

My mother in law - She is the best woman I know. She is a great mom to hear kids, she has more compassion, love, caring, service oriented, generous heart I know.

Dessert
What do you think your favorite color reveals about your personality

Favorite color is yellow - maybe my sunshiney spirit. ha!

Thursday Thirteen #8

Thirteen things that scares Colleen 1. Hieghts. I don't like anything high up. 2. Flying insects such as bees, hornets, wasps. 3. Spiders of any shape, color or size. 4. Scorpion. Enough said. 5. Scary Movies. Don't like them one bit. 6. Creepy noises in the middle of the night. 7. Bums who sleep underneath the bridges or in train stations. (don't laugh) 8. Those shows on TV about ghosts. C-r-e-e-p-y 9. Water, especially really really deep water. 10. Really big animals. 11. Haunted Houses. 12. Amusement Park rides (they scare me, but I love them!) 13. snakes. yuck. Get the Thursday Thirteen code here! The purpose of the meme is to get to know everyone who participates a little bit better every Thursday. Visiting fellow Thirteeners is encouraged! If you participate, leave the link to your Thirteen in others comments. It is easy, and fun! Be sure to update your Thirteen with links that are left for you, as well! I will link to everyone who participates and leaves a link to their 13 things. Trackbacks, pings, comment links accepted! View More Thursday Thirteen Participants

Addictions

On a daily basis, I give into addictions in mulitple ways.

1. I drink my daily caffine. Coca Cola Classic. mmmmmmmm. Lately I've also been loving the new Dr. Pepper Berries and Cream. SO tasty.
2. Chocolate.
3. Books. I HAVE to constantly be having something new coming my way. www.frugalreader.com

Those are some examples of my addictions. Yesterday I came across a whole new addiction.

For some reason my link thing is not working, so here it is:

www.weffriddles.com

You've been warned

Dramatics 101

Dramatics 101 is being taught this week by my daughter Chloe. Registration fees are $500 and must be written out to Chloe's Mom. Hours for said class are Monday - Sunday 6am - 9pm.

During said hours your child will learn how to:

~Throw the most traumatic tantrum you have ever seen.
~Yell to (try)to get what she/he wants.
~Learn how to take a small injury and make it seem like she/he is dying of some unknown cause.
~Extend the bedtime routine by at least 1 hour.
~Talk in only whiney voices.
~Beg and plead for whatever said child wants then proceed to throw the tantrum when is told no.
~Learn blatant disobedience.
~Pick on other children in the house until they make the other child cry.
~Learn excessive willpower for those traumatic tantrums.
~Learn how to say the word no with that added "oomph"
~Learn eye rolling.
~Learn the art of the piercing scream.
~Sarcasm, lots and lots of sarcasm.

That and much much more.

If you are interested in said course, please leave me a message and I will get back to you should I have time to respond due to lengthy class hours.

Movie Quote Monday

Here is my quote for the day:


You want me to put my hands *where*?


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I'm going to be MIA

For the whole weekend! Going out of state for what I hope will be a great time! I'll catch up with my blog on Monday!!!

Thursday Thirteen #7

Thirteen of Colleen's Wedding Pictures Today is my 6th wedding anniversary, so I thought I would just share some pictures of our wedding. I apologize at the quality of some of them. They were originally scanned, then they have been put on CD then uploaded to different PCs, so they have lost quality, but you get the picture.. haha get it.. picture. Nevermind. Happy TT! 1. This is the picture that we used for our announcements! 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. This is me and my dad. It is my favorite of the 2 of us 9. 10. 11. This is me and my best friend Robin. Hi Robin!! 12. 13. I have to give you the story behind this picture. I was up on the steps to throw my bouquet. I threw it and instead of it going out to the girls wanting to catch it, I threw it straight up. It went into a drop tube light, shattered the light bulb and fell to the ground. Nice huh? I was totally embarrassed! Some of My Favorite Thursday Thirteens! Twisted Cinderella pinkdiary808 My Two Cents Queen Bee Confessions c.a. Marks Colleen Gleason Well La-De-Da Alyssa Southern Girl Snickerdoodles (leave a comment and I'll visit your TT in return!) Get the Thursday Thirteen code here! The purpose of the meme is to get to know everyone who participates a little bit better every Thursday. Visiting fellow Thirteeners is encouraged! If you participate, leave the link to your Thirteen in others comments. It is easy, and fun! Be sure to update your Thirteen with links that are left for you, as well! I will link to everyone who participates and leaves a link to their 13 things. Trackbacks, pings, comment links accepted! View More Thursday Thirteen Participants