Halloween 2009 - Not Quite A Washout

Halloween was rainy this year so we didn't get to do our planned "Curse of the Mummy" theme. Poor Blair spent every night of this past week upstairs creating this massive set which included a pyramid backdrop and painted sarcophagus lid, behind which he would hide and jump out dressed as a mummy to scare kids when they grabbed treasure (candy) from this beautifully decorated Egyptian box he'd also created. The set wouldn't hold up to rain though, and we feared the weather would discourage trick-or-treaters, so we're saving it for next year. 
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Lucy_Cat Tooth Extraction

Lucy is scheduled for a tooth extraction this morning, which means we couldn't feed either cat after 10 P.M. last night. I waited until late to feed the cats, thinking that if they ate late, the morning hunger pains wouldn't be quite so fierce. Of course, both cats had zero interest in food last night. I'm on the floor at 9 PM, throwing food at both cats, trying to engage them. No luck. "You are going to be two hungry kitties in the morning," I warned.

This morning was brutal. For me. I'm eating cereal and both cats are lined up in front of an empty food dish. They turn their heads to watch me chew my food, then turn a sad gaze back to their dish. "The guilt is killing me," I called to Blair.

 

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Getting Back on the "No TV Watching" Wagon

I admit it, I fell off the no-TV-watching bandwagon, and I fell hard. Yesterday it was brought home to me why I quit watching TV in the first place. I spent the majority of the day in front of the TV and, even though I told myself it was because I deserved some relaxation, I ended up tense, nervous, fidgety, and had a raging headache by the time I turned the set off and went to bed. 

This was no doubt due to the amount of brainless fluff I watched for hours on end. In no particular order, I watched: 

  • Part of an episode of Ace of Cakes
  • The ending from the original Alien movie
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If It hasn't been worn in 2 years...

I did a major closet purge this week. Went through and pulled anything I hadn't worn in 2 years. There was a lot. The purging process gave me two insights into how I deal with clothes and, perhaps, life.  

  1. I hold on to things that I used to love wearing, even if they're now old, worn, or out of style. Seeing the items reminds me how happy I was when I used to wear it and I convince myself I'll find another use for it again.
  2. If I paid a decent amount of money for something, I'll hold on to it no matter how ugly or unbecoming in the hopes that someday it will transform into exactly the piece I need and justify my decision to have spent money on it in the first place. 
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