Monthly Archives: October 2006

The Pumpkin Poll

Posted on October 30, 2006 by Susan

Yesterday, it suddenly occurred to us that it was nearly Halloween and horror of horrors, we didn’t have any pumpkins to carve!  As it was turning out to be a beautiful fall day, bright blue skies with just a hint … Continue reading →

Posted in A Family Affair | 11 Comments

A New Word

Posted on October 27, 2006 by Susan

A week or so ago, Shaun told me that he had a new word that he wanted to start using. He had heard somebody else say it and he thought it was just a really great word.  Now, before I go … Continue reading →

Posted in Love and Marriage, That Man O' Mine | 10 Comments

All that Annoying Hair

Posted on October 26, 2006 by Susan

Our Little Mimi has always had a fascination with hair removal of one sort or another.  When she was three, she locked herself into a closet with a pair of scissors she had surreptitiously acquired.  She emerged from her hiding … Continue reading →

Posted in The Feisty Redhead | 9 Comments

Oh yeah…the blog…

Posted on October 25, 2006 by Susan

OK, so I have been a very bad blogger.  Um….I was on Sabbatical, yeah that’s it! So, last night we stopped by Miss E’s and her Dad came hauling out my cake plate and a little gift card for me.  (wasn’t that sweet?)  … Continue reading →

Posted in It's all about me!, The Teenager | 7 Comments

The Surprise Party

Posted on October 10, 2006 by Susan

One of KT’s friends, E, will be celebrating her 15th birthday next week. E says that she doesn’t really want a party so she is just going to have KT and their third musketeer, D, over for a sleepover.  Now … Continue reading →

Posted in The Teenager | 13 Comments

Bathing Buddy

Posted on October 9, 2006 by Susan

Since becoming an inside cat a couple months ago, our cat Buddy had really let himself go.  He pretty much just laid around the house sleeping.  He’d gained weight and his personal hygiene had really gone downhill.  Our sweet boy … Continue reading →

Posted in Critters | 10 Comments

My Favorite Place

Posted on October 4, 2006 by Susan

Mimi loves poetrty. So when she was assigned to write a poem about her favorite place in the world she went at it eagerly. I thought the end result turned out nicely so I’m sharing it with you. Aren’t you … Continue reading →

Posted in It's all Relative, The Feisty Redhead | 8 Comments

Our Little Princess

Posted on October 3, 2006 by Susan

One of my children left some of her uneaten lunch in her backpack.  Then she carelessly left the aromatic backpack on the floor when we all left the house for a few hours.  That poor backpack never even had a … Continue reading →

Posted in Random stuff | 9 Comments