Ten for Tuesday

1. I love Halloween but by the time it's over I sometimes feel like it took as much energy as Christmas! Gator and I got to go to a Halloween party -- it's been years since we've been to a no kids Halloween party -- and it was fun to be with friends dressed like a bunch of goons. I had my soup/cookie party, Ella's preschool program, the annual Short Family Spooktacular, and 20 pumpkins to carve ... it was a lot of work!

Short Family Spooktacular. Spooky, huh?

Heading out for the goods.

Ella at her preschool program.

2. My cute neighbor H. took pity on Jack and brought over some boy pj's. They are red and have ferocious dinosaurs tearing off each other's limbs--- very boy! She also got nervous about the fact that Jack might be wearing a pink puff coat this winter and sent over a coat that Jack won't be embarrassed about! Thanks H.!

3. I can't tell you how glad I am that this election is over tonight! It gets a little rough when you're married to a political junkie!

4. Whoever came up with Daylight Savings Time needs to have their eyebrows plucked out one hair at a time. The word is that you're supposed to be getting an extra hour of sleep but amazingly that doesn't quite work out at my house. I'm actually getting less sleep! If I get to bed at 11, that's really 12 body time. My kids certainly aren't sleeping in an hour longer so when I roll over and see a big 5 on my clock instead of a 6, that doesn't really work for me. I guess if I look on the bright side of things, I get to have 1 extra hour with my kids during the day .... anyone who knows me knows how thrilled I am about that!

5. Do any of you watch this show? Gator thinks it's hilarious. It freaks me out.

6. You want to know what else freaks me out? This -

7. I did 8 loads of laundry today and I'm still not done. Blast this laundry!!!

8. I also made a real dinner for 3 nights in a row ... that is absolutely a record for me! I might need a break tomorrow night.

9. I've got a crappy day coming up on Friday. I may blog about it, I may not. Let's just say it's a crap deal that's costing us a lot of money. Boo for Friday!

10. I love, love, LOVE November! I love the teasing of winter and I love the smell in the air. I love the pilgrims and indians. I love the taste of Christmas without the insanity. I love Ute Sunday. I love my birthday. I love my Thanksgiving Tree. Happy November, everybody!