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November 1, 2008
NaBloPoMo 3.1: And so it begins again
It's the first day of NaBloPoMo, and I'm already speechless.
I know, right?
Aren't y'all in for a treat. Thirty days of forced writing.
I guess I can start with a little Halloween update. We had a good time last night. We hooked up with one of Jamie's classmates and her family. It was great, because the kids took off in one big herd and I got to talk to their mom, who is someone I really like (so far. I mean, I'm not a stalker or anything, but I'm totally ready to go to mommy third base with her.) We had gone a bit farther than I really planned before we hooked up when Owen started getting tired and hungry, and the littlest kids were pooped, too. I think they had totally been running on herd adrenaline, but they were running out of steam. I took Owen, Katie, and D's littlest home, and Jamie got to beg for candy a while longer with her friends.
We made it through the entire evening without any crying, whining, or tantrums. Amazing.
Apparently, we live in a much nicer neighborhood than I thought. The candy was all first class, primo, don't wanna give that shit away high quality. I'm glad we gave away the good stuff, too. I don't want to be the trashy house that gives away the nasty generic mix! We had lots of kids, too, and gave away every bit of the candy I had bought, minus the 10 pounds I ate before Halloween, of course.
The house is covered with sparkles. I got sparkle hairspray for the girls' costumes, and it's on everything. Kind of makes the whole house feel special. I'm fairly sure we'll still be finding glitter the day we move out of this house, be that in 10 days or 10 years. It goes nicely with all the cat hair.
To top off our evening, Owen only woke up once last night, for his usual feeding. I can't remember the last time one of us didn't have to get out of bed to repacify Owen, or get up early early early and spend an hour trying to get him to sleep until a decent time, only to get him back to sleep as the girls wake up. In fact, I think he's slept solid from his feeding on for most of the last week, which means Rex should be feeling rather refreshed. Of course, Owen's been off all day, so who knows what tonight holds.
Stay tuned for tomorrow, when I'll expound on topics like cleaning, cooking, and children who need more sleep!
Posted by me at November 1, 2008 9:44 PM