Yeah, yeah...I know it's been awhile...off my back whitney!! So here goes, what has been keeping away from the wonderful world of blogness...
But before I get to that, just an observance. We're getting really bad at blogging/commenting, friends - myself very much included. Since this is one of the ways I keep up with certain people who choose to move far, far away near lands of wonderful seafood, we need to be better. I'll turn over a new leaf if you do!
So what's up...
BTW, in case you didn't understand the title of this post, it's a warning to you. This is gonna be one MEGA post!
Halloween is tomorrow! We've already done many costumed activities and have just a couple left. Why is this exciting...I mean, beyond the free candy??? BECAUSE! Check out Adam's SWEET costume!! He's a JEDI! He's totally into it! It's crazy! We feel like we're living in that commercial showing the balding guy talking about how now he shares Star Wars with the next generation. The nerd gene has not left the pool. It lives on strong! The dark side did take a mild victory this weekend however. Adam was robbed at the kid's costume contest at the Spirit Lake "mall". First prize, and the $100, went to some kid in a wal-mart costume. sick. I won't even embarrass myself by telling you how many painstaking hours went into creating the young warrior's robes. I console myself by knowing he's thrilled...and did I mention how AWESOME it is??! And yes, that is a little jedi braid that you see in his hair.
Abbie had her annual halloween party this weekend as well. It concluded with all the girls going to her first REAL dance. There were boys and everything. When we dropped them off the whole place smelled of sweat and cheap perfume...and plummeted me into a deep, dark flashback of the jr. high dances of my youth. The good news, there were contests and Abbie won TWO of them! She scored a cd player and a WOW cd...which she took to Wal-mart the next day and returned for a cool $37...sweet.
Okay, this is going to get annoying...I feel like this is one of those stupid Christmas letters where parents brag about their children, politely "forgetting" to mention little Jimmy's drug problem...but I just have to mention one more thing.
A few weeks ago Abbie and Adam both auditioned for the local children's theatre production of Beauty and the Beast. Abbie got the lead!! It was so fun!! Even Adam got a scripted part - a big deal in the children's theatre world. I'm thinking this could be a safety net occupation for one/both of them. It could definately bring in enough bank to support their parents.
Keith's birthday is this wednesday. The bummer part about that is that it is 6 days earlier than the release of Guitar Hero II. Can't wait.
November 7th cannot come soon enough. I'm sick of political ads and the politicians in them. Although one fun game to play is to try to create your own ad. We like to add phrases like "his opponent was witnessed kicking a kitten" and such. It spices things up.
If any of you are still reading this, I'm impressed...
Speaking of politics, here's another fun home game. It was born when I came to the conclusion that everything our president says has been dubbed. No, I don't mean the voice-over kind of dubbing...I can only assume if that were the case that he'd actually complete a cognitive thought. I mean 'dubbed', as in "having been altered by W". The examples are everywhere, so the challenge is to come up with one that he hasn't already done. First, start with a common saying/phrase. Here's an example to get you started: An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Now, think of ways you can "dub" this saying. One way might be: An ounce of premption is the cure for a pounding...and so on. Have fun.
For some reason, blogger is not letting me add more images to this post. I wanted more eye candy!! Plus, it would really add mega-ness. Alright, I guess I'm done.
