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To Get into the Autumn Mood October 24, 2006

I am officially on the hook for Thanksgiving.

And I’m actually pretty excited about it. Since we moved late last year, we haven’t hosted a big holiday at our home in quite a while. So I practiced by making a turkey yesterday (turned out dry as a bone - good thing I practiced and had lots of gravy!!).

But one of the best parts about holidays is that I have the incentive to get my house really, really clean, and I indulge in a little decoration - which is why I want this wreath. To help make the house beautiful as we get to spend the day with the ones we love.

Fiori Belli 22-in. Wreath, Fall Medley

To Give My Girl a Costume She Deserves ;) October 13, 2006

I had to laugh out loud when I saw this costume at SpiritHalloween.com (use code “aff2″ at checkout for free delivery!!) . I bet at least ONE of you moms out there can relate to the Angel / Devil syndrome our children seem to exhibit from time to time:

Have a few kids, throw in some sibling rivalry, and then watch them all come down from their sugar high on Halloween night, and then this costume is perfect to let our daughters show their ‘true selves’ on on All Hallow’s Eve.
Half Angel Half Devil Child Costume

To Spook our Yard October 12, 2006

In the latest issue of Better Homes and Gardens , there is the COOLEST Halloween yard decoration project I have seen in a long time - a silhouetted Witch at Work stooping over a smoking cauldron (which unfortunately can only be found in the print edition).

As a time-crunched mamma, I don’t usually get to indulge in big craft projects - but this one was so darn cool that I’m tempted to grab some plywood, my hubby’s jigsaw, and some black paint and make a day of it with the kids. To top it all off, BHG also has these great outdoor-friendly black crows to add the perfect finishing touch to our efforts.
Couple of Crows

To Be Halloween Wow-ed October 11, 2006

Wow! Check out this outdoor projector - it has interchangable slides for deer, stars, balloons, skaters, witches, bats, and ghosts! I don’t normally like these kinds of things, but I think this one is WAY cool - and I want one now!!

(And if my KIDS knew I wanted one, I would never hear the end of it until it arrived on our doorstep - so SHHhhhh!)

Light Display Projector

To Celebrate Halloween AND Harry Potter! October 10, 2006

I’m a bigger Harry Potter fan than my kids are - so when it comes to decorating for Halloween, I’m definitely a bit biased. If the laws of physics allowed me to have a hovering blue Ford Anglia above my house this October, I’d be all over it!

Until that’s possible, I have to settle for creative substitutes, such as this sculpted resin “dragon fossil” in honor of Hagrid’s first heartbreak in the Sorcerer’s Stone .

You HAVE to click on this link and look at it up close - it’s wicked cool!!

©”Stoker’s Moors Dragon Skull” Sculpture

To Celebrate Halloween! October 9, 2006

There are FEW things (read:: next to none) that make me long for the days of diapers and drool. I loved my babies, but I love life even more now that they are a bit older.

That being said, I DO wish my young ones were young enough to get into this absolutely flipping adorable baby Monkey costume. They also have a Lion costume, Skunk costume (appropriate for my son’s ability to stink up a room) and the cutest little Kitty costume you can imagine.

So without further ado, these little babies kick off my Halloween Week on the I Want One Blog!
Lil’ Monkey

To Spook My Kids! September 20, 2006

Now that all of my kids are at the age that they have graduated from sippy-cups, we can really have some f-u-n with them.

We can finally go to Great America and justify the price.

We can go to the movies and actually watch a movie we can all enjoy.

And we can scare the dickens out of them at Halloween time and they actually get a kick out of it!

Buy one now to scare the dickens out of your kids too!

3 Foot Sonic Ghoul