TWILIGHT the movie - new trailer - courtesy of Fandango

Check it out here. You have to listen to a short (10 second'ish) ad first - but it's worth the wait.

Okay, and now for the younger kids, here's another fun EZ Halloween project to do:

You will need:

1) Cheesecloth (found in paint sections of stores)
2) Liquid fabric stiffener (most fabric/craft stores)
3) Wiggly eyes (found in craft/fabric stores)
4) Elmer's glue or some tacky glue
5) A tennis ball container or spray paint can

Steps to make ghosts:

1) Dip the cheesecloth in the fabric stiffener
(put a cookie sheet or cutting board underneath the tennis ball container or spray paint can for EZ clean-up)
2) Drape wet cheesecloth over tennis ball container or spray paint can
3) Let dry
4) Glue on wiggly eyes and hang up around the house

Personality Test - Try It - You Might Like It

I took the Harry Potter Personality Test, which I found on Ello's site. I guess I'm a Dumbledore.



Harry Potter Personality Quiz If you want to take the test, click on the Albus Dumbledore square or the underlined words of Harry Potter Personality quiz.

My husband took the test and he came out a Molly:

EARTH FRIENDLY FRIDAY - and Answer to Thought for Thursday

ANSWER TO THOUGHT FOR THURSDAY: Daniel Boone, Paul Revere and Betsy Ross were issued in a Pez U.S. Bicentennial series. This was the only time Pez broke their rule against modeling their dispensers after real people . . . until June of 2007.

Then on June 25th, 2007 Pez released Elvis dispensers and not one but three styles have been made of the King. And then they made a 3-piece set out of the gang at Orange County Choppers. So Pez has not only issued dispensers modeled after three people, but 7, (with Elvis having three styles all to himself). So a total of 9 dispensers have been modeled after real people, as of today's date.

Sorry, my source was out of date - it was printed before 6/25/07. So, I learned something today too.

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Now for EARTH-FRIENDLY FRIDAY


I remember waiting to turn 15 to get my driver's permit and being soooo excited when my sweet sixteen came, 'cause I could get my driver's license and finally be free!!!

But, today, the coolest thing (and cheapest, with the price of gas what it is) is being the person with an undriver's license. Have you ever heard of undriving? This is one way to go totally green and unpollute.

Captain Planet used to say, "By YOUR powers combined, I am Captain Planet."

He'd encourage kids not to pollute but back then I don't think he'd coined the phrase , "unpollute". You've gotta love it and I say, "GO PLANET!"

If you're interested, read more about an undriver's license and undriving here.

THOUGHT FOR THURSDAY

It's almost Halloween, so I thought I'd stick with a candy theme:

QUESTION: Who were the only three real people (before June 2007 - sorry, source was out of date)to have their likenesses featured on Pez candy dispensers?

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My office likes to promote teamwork and fun. Here's one idea they use to spread some Halloween Cheer: Print out this text and use it to start a new tradition in your office:

YOU’VE BEEN GHOSTED

Who did it?. . .a friend. . .a goblin. . .a neighbor?

Here is a small way to spread some Halloween fun throughout the office. The goal is to Ghost as many people as possible before Halloween!

Please Ghost two friends or neighbors. Keep the ghost on your name plate so that everyone knows who’s been Ghosted – be a sport – let’s Ghost everyone!

1) Keep this treat and enjoy;

2) Make 2 copies of this letter and 2 copies of the ghost squares;

3) Leave a new special treat with a copy of this letter and a copy of the ghost squares on two people’s desks or chairs;

4) Tape a ghost square on the name plate of each person you are Ghosting so everyone knows who’s been Ghosted!

5) Shhh. . . it’s a secret!


If you don’t want to participate, pass the treat, letter and ghosts to someone else.








Cut and tape one ghost on the name plate of each person you Ghost.

CREEPY CRAWLIES-Another SHOCKTOBER post

CREEPY CRAWLIES


Dogs and cats
even spiders and rats
kids love ‘em.

Horses and mice
Okay, maybe not lice
Kids love ‘em.

Creepy and Crawly
Big and small
Kids love ‘em all!



Another Shocktober Project to do with the kids.

One bag of Oreos,
licorice whips (Twizzlers, red or black),
small marshmallows,
chocolate chips,
red hot candies.

Cut the licorice whips down to spider leg size, stick in the sides of Oreos with a toothpick, put marshmallows as eyes with chocolate chips or red hots for pupils.

Creepy-crawlies that are soooo yummy - especially with a tall glass of milk.

Apple Festival, Pumpkin Patch, Caramel Apples

It was another fun-filled weekend. First Luke and MacKenzie came home and we celebrated Luke's 21st Birthday!!!

Then Sunday we went to the Portland Nursery Apple Festival. You can find the festival because of the giant apple in the sky:


Then there's the variety of apples to taste:


The festival also offers face painting, balloon art, music and more.


Then, we headed out to Sauvie's Island Pumpkin Patch. We went on a hay ride,

We used to do these things every year while the kids were growing up. It was fun stepping back in time and appreciating all these activities with my kids, now that they are grown up.


We wandered the fields to find the perfect pumpkin.



We ran into my nephew, his girlfriend and a couple other people we knew:



We saw a little moo train, which was for the kids to ride if they didn't want to ride the hay ride.

And then we went home to make homemade caramel apples - Yum...



Easy microwavable Caramel Apple recipe (I love EZ recipes that take little to no time) but I still want the food to taste good.

Caramel Apple Recipe

One package (14 oz) of traditional caramels
3 tablespoons of water
Microwave on high for about 2-3 minutes or until caramel is soft
Stir water and caramels to mix

Shove sticks in center of apples and Dip apples in caramel.

Set caramel apples on cookie sheet, covered with wax paper and/or buttered to let caramel stiffen. Eat and enjoy – yum!!!

Luke's 21st Birthday Party - at Home

Monday was Luke’s 21st birthday. Jake drove down to Eugene after working all day to take his ‘lil brother out for a drink . . . or two. They had a good time but Lars and I missed out on the fun. So Luke and his gfriend, MacKenzie, drove to Portland Saturday morning so we could have a family celebration. We had the family over for lasagna and then ate cake and ice cream and tried to sing Happy Birthday to Luke - you can listen and see for yourself how we fared.





Here’s a short clip and some pictures to share the fun.