Cue The Music …

It does not take long for my wife to get into the Christmas Spirit. Longtime readers of this blog know that she listens to Christmas music all year round. Once November is here, the season is "officially" underway according to her. I took advantage of a semi-warm day over the weekend and took down all … Continue reading Cue The Music … →

My Family Hit the Streets

The entire family was home Friday night. We took advantage of a mild Halloween night and went trick or treating. Andrew was a SWAT team member, while Ella was a unicorn fairy. She wore a hat, so the unicorn horn stayed home. We walked the entire neighborhood (a little over a mile) and had a … Continue reading My Family Hit the Streets →

Unexpected Halloween Twist

Every once in a while my kids will do something that just amazes me. That happened last night on Halloween. I took the day off so I could be with the kids yesterday. However, I wound up going to work for a few hours. I need to bank a few extra hours for upcoming stuff. … Continue reading Unexpected Halloween Twist →

Friday Photo Flashback

The timing on this photo find is almost perfect. We're less than two weeks away from Halloween and I stumbled on this photo of my folks. This photo made me laugh out loud! My mom is wearing one of my dad's old band outfits. They used to wear these blue tuxes when they played weddings … Continue reading Friday Photo Flashback →

Happy Hallo-Christmas?

In Michigan you never know what Trick or Treating will be like. Most of the time, it is cold or rainy. I can only remember one or two times where it was mild. Yesterday was just crazy! Sam realized that the kids hadn't carved pumpkins that afternoon. So we sat on the kitchen floor cleaning … Continue reading Happy Hallo-Christmas? →

Halloween Recap

Halloween 2022 is now behind us. The day started with me and the kids getting our flu shots. I, of course, waited until the last possible minute to get mine for work. As we drove home, one of the neighbors had put up a HUGE inflatable pumpkin. Ella saw it from the window, and despite … Continue reading Halloween Recap →

Throwback Thursday

I promised my buddy Max a "happy" post, since the last few were sad in nature. When I opened up the Blog "Reader," I saw a prompt from Maggie at From Cave Walls. I thought this would be a good way to feature a "happier" topic. This week’s prompt is: Costumes 1. Did you celebrate Halloween? … Continue reading Throwback Thursday →

Ghosts of Halloween Past

A few years back, I wrote a blog about those terrible Halloween costumes we used to wear as kids. You know, the one with the plastic masks with the holes in them? The masks with that cheap rubber band that always broke? Remember those? Here is a link to that blog as a refresher for … Continue reading Ghosts of Halloween Past →

Chicken Heart

I was driving home from work this morning and I was listening to some old time radio shows. Suspense has always been a favorite of mine. Around Halloween, Radio Classics on Sirius XM starts playing some classic "spooky" radio shows. One of the shows that almost always gets played is from Arch Obler's "Lights Out" … Continue reading Chicken Heart →

Zoo Boo ’22

Yesterday was the perfect fall day, although chilly. We have a membership to the Children's Zoo and knew that around Halloween they did Zoo Boo. Originally, we had planned to take the kids up one weekend. However, with all that's gone on in the past week, and with the colder temperatures, Sam suggested just taking … Continue reading Zoo Boo ’22 →