I think I need to raid the candy stash before the boys get home.

Brendon was asked about his age. He looks older because of his size, but the lack of real facial hair gives away his youth. I suggested he was getting a bit old for this. Next year I'll talk him into having a party at the house instead.

I had both popcorn and candy this year. The popcorn is very popular. No leftovers though. A neighbor for several years had one of those real popcorn machines in the driveway and gave the kids actual popped corn. That was very cool.

It was raining off and on so we didn't have the number of block parties that we have had in the past. Still much better than last year. Hurricane Wilma had just passed and the roads were barely usable and there were no lights. We did have some bonfires going.

eta: Yay for Aimee's rocking boss!

I just skipped hugely. I had sucked but my browser crashed and then I just got over it and skipped on into the thread. I shall attempt to go back and at least skim later. Maybe.

No trick or treaters last night. Have masses of mini-Tootsie Roll pops. Which I bought cause I wasn't personally interested. Must find unsuspecting people to foist them upon.

Must go buy cat food and milk (Cass food coffee).

BWAH! Frank just killed me with the funny. I am totally singing that to my advisory on Friday.

Oh, and I think I may have forgotten earlier to say HAPPY BIRTHDAY, GINGER!

I brought my unused Halloween candy into the office this morning and now it is all gone. YAY.

What’s this? What’s this?
I’m growing lots of hair!
What’s this? There’s acne everywhere!
What’s this? My hormones are all raging
and my breasts are so engaging
My face I feel it aging
Fuck it isn’t fair!
What’s this?

What’s this? What’s this?

I’m growing lots of hair!

What’s this? There’s acne everywhere!

What’s this? My hormones are all raging

and my breasts are so engaging

My face I feel it aging

Fuck it isn’t fair!

What’s this?

There are pre-teens hitting puberty
instead of hitting balls,
They're busy doing make-up,
and cruising through the malls,
There's stubble on every boy now
Oh I can't believe my eyes,
They can feel it in their boners,
Even though they're mini sized...

Bwah!

(Gods, Jilli's gonna kill us.)

They can feel it in their boners,

Even though they're mini sized...

Heh!

I'm into the Halloween candy. Consumed: mini Payday, mini Snickers, mini Milky Way, mini Reeses Cup.

Three years ago JZ's dad gave me a Williams Sonoma gift card for $50 that I never used. For our wedding JZ's boss gave us a Hold Everything card for $200 that we never used. Last week our espresso machine died (after 15 years of faithful service). Today I was able to cash in $250 worth of gift cards and get a new one. Which is great because there's no way we could justify the expense right now without the gift cards.

Sometimes things just work out, Hec. Rock on.

Sometimes things just work out, Hec. Rock on.

I keep thinking it'd be a great plot point in a YA novel. A kid traveling cross country on an odd batch of gift cards. Figuring out how to use that Barnes and Noble card to get lunch, and the Gap gift card into a ride.