On the day after Halloween last year, Chrissy and I bought a whole bunch of new decorations on clearance. In fact, Chrissy left early that morning in order to get the best deals on the 50%-off holiday swag, and she grabbed so much that she had to call me at home to come and man a second cart. We toted two jammed grocery carts...
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I stumbled across this on YouTube while watching BioShock videos and had to share it. Somebody made a Big Daddy costume for Halloween, and a little girl was dressed up as a Little Sister to accompany him. Too...
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Halloween might be my favorite holiday. You decorate your house and your yard, you get lots of candy, and it’s a nice chance to show off your boy to the neighborhood. You don’t have to drive to anyone else’s house and you’re not required to buy anything for anybody (aside from candy). The only problem is that...
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The Highland Pop Warner Football Team went on a field trip to the Kregel Farms Pumpkin Patch this weekend. Aiden isn’t old enough to play football, but our neighbor’s son does, and they invited us along. However, it was rained the previous night and it was cloudy all day (threatening to rain again), so only a few...
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When I was very young, I remember going to the County Line Apple Orchard on a field trip in elementary school. I’ve driven past it in Hobart about a hundred times since then, but I haven’t had a chance to go back. This year, Chrissy and I took Aiden there to see the Pumpkin House and buy a pumpkin. We showed up early on...
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Halloween is a big holiday for us. Every year, we wait for the day after Halloween to buy discount halloween decorations to use next year. It’s always fun to open up the storage bins and see the new stuff that we bought a year ago. This year, we have a new fog machine and several new metal lawn decorations (complete with...
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