Mom's gonna be so proud of me

Couple years ago, Frankie would go to a few homes, sit down, and start in on her loot. This year was different. Dressed by precisely 6:00 and out on the trail to obtain goodies. Beggar's is 6-8 pm. At 7:20 we had to go home and secure about 1/2 the goods to make room for more. We then went out for one more street. Second to the last home, she was visited by a saint. Some little known neighbor dropped several full size bags of NMMs, plain and peanut and a FULL SIZE BAR. She almost exploded. She seemed pretty darn happy this year. Lots of friends to Trick or Treat with, many treats and a fun ladybug costume. It's a tossup with xmas. Here are some pics.

The loot!


Checking each other's stash


My friend Gary's most excellent creative handiwork


We miss you Mom!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm going to be a Dentist for Halloween

This is my dentist (in the middle). This month, the wife and I were able to let him buy this new rig to get to work.

Little bastard

Little bastard, originally uploaded by Seligmans Dog.

At 6 am this morning, he ambushed me at the door as I was coming in from walking Suze.

Crawling along the wet ground on the dark driveway, I hunted for the little guy so he was there when Frankie woke up. He finally came running in and the day went on. Late, but uneventful otherwise. We're currently trying to figure out security measures to keep him an indoor cat and protect the birds.

Pumpkins and powertools

Hi Mom! (Mom's away this week.)

Don't go Where the Wild Things Are (without a therapist).

I have never left Studio 35 feeling as bad as I did tonight.

I don't do movie reviews, I'm not that literate. I do love Sendak's book; it's my level read. An angry kid, monsters, etc. Seemed it'd be a great movie.

I never read reviews before seeing a movie. I like to go in and discover the movie with no filter. This movie sucked badly. Do not see it. I don't mean "you might like it, I didn't," no, it sucked. Single parenting troubles, clinical depression, uncontrollable rage, it's all there. Kind of like Leaving Las Vegas for 6 year olds.

Wow, that sucked bad.

Next time I get sick, I'm not going to forget my mp3 player at work.

I wish I could sit and read, I can't. The only way I can sit relatively motionless is sleeping or watching tv. I can't even listen to audiobooks without walking (albeit a little glazed over depending on the selection). I don't know how I earned a degree.

Past few days, I've been down for the count. I'm reasonably convinced I have the flu or I was beat up with a baseball bat and didn't remember it. I'm still in some intense pain, but it gets worse when I see the following:

Dr. Phil - Yes Doctor, I blog because I'm an approval junkie and suffer self-esteem problems caused by ... my parents of course. Thanks Dr. Phil, I no longer want to drive sharp skewers into your eyes.

The woman on FoodTV who creates crap from sugary crap, I think it's called Almost Homemade. You know, the woman who dresses to match her kitchenset's colors. Her creations hurt my eyes.

Paula Deen. I watch because I want to witness that day when her severely altered michaeljacksonesque face falls off and into a huge frying pan of butter, sugar, maple syrup, salt, butter and fat - mid giggle.

Are Victoria Beckham's breasts bolted on? Stop pushing them up and smile.

Does every guy on an infomercial wear a toupé?

There's a channel that rotates among all the traffic cams in Columbus with a Muzak accompaniment. It's a little boring to watch, but it's the only way I can shake the anger I feel when I see the insipid gals at The View.

There, I've vented. Thanks Dr. Phil.

Small aliens

Small aliens, originally uploaded by Seligmans Dog.

Fuzz just came off 3 days of bedrest. We don't know why. But, this morning, in about 10 seconds, he knocked down a set of books, flung himself off his bed, into ours and made a beeline attack under the covers to attack Suzi's legs. I think she's fine now and she's also calmed down a bit.

For sale (the table not the dog)

Our first post-school table. In our hands about 20 years, total age?? The new one will come around the end of the year. Easily the most important piece of furniture in the house.

I hope she's not too mad at me when she understands this.

Fuzz bids on items on Ebay

Fuzz bids on items on Ebay, originally uploaded by Seligmans Dog.

Astros enter game 5 with 2 and 2 record

Goalie last Saturday, originally uploaded by Seligmans Dog.

The pee wees take to the muddy field tomorrow. We're hoping to avoid the big problems faced last week. The game? No, we clobbered them. The near tragedy came about at the end of the game when no snack showed up. Fell through the cracks. The kids looked pretty stunned, but took it surprisingly well. Stay tuned.

Not just for kids

http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/createagraph/

Beginning a hydrogel miniature lawn of grass

The two cups in front have grass seed and water crystals (polyacrylamide) with and without miracle gro and the one in the back has been hydrated with water with food coloring. The hope with that one is to have a mini green lawn over a translucent blue lawn.

This is development of activities to do with the kids.

Apparently, not a new idea; still, lots of room for variety.