I hope everyone had a safe and fun Halloween!

DECORATIONS
I love looking at people's Halloween decorations.  Some houses were really done up fabulously this year.  One house is always covered in webbing and spiders, with a leg span of three feet.  CREEPY!  Next time I will take pictures and post them.  

COSTUMES
The costumes get better and better every year, but my favorites are always the home-made ones.  Some are very creative.  Tonight I saw a mom and dad dressed up.  The dad was in a shiny green lizard body  suit and the mom was Wonder Woman.  Loved it!

SAFETY FIRST!
One thing I noticed is how many people were out tonight in the pitch dark WITHOUT a flashlight, reflectors and/or glow lights.  Just because you can see a car does not mean the person driving can see you.  Pretty much, they can't see you!  We had people jay walking across major streets with their kids.  Sigh!  People . . . please use flashlights, reflectors and/or glow lights.  PLEASE!

PUMPKINS
My daughter carves about 10 pumpkins every year.  They turn out beautifully!  She is an artist.   We usually have to go to great measures to make sure they don't rot before Halloween (petroleum jelly on the cut surfaces and stored in the garage refrigerator until show time.  The pumpkins pretty much start rotting from the first incision of the knife,  so this year she decided not to do it.   Instead, we have four plain huge pumpkins sitting on the front stoop looking fat and happy!   I noticed that more and more people in our city use the store bought pre-cut looking pumpkins.  Normally I'm a home-grown type of person, but they look good and last a long time.

CANDY
Here's a tip for all you parents out there . . . I've used baking soda or grapefruit juice to help get rid of the children's Halloween sugar blues.  You can't sue me for this.  It's a mom-to-mom bit of advice, so take it/give it at your own risk.   

Sweet dreams!

I just LOVE this joke.  I don't treat it a s a joke though.  It's a great life lesson.  Here it is: 

A mad was out on a boat in the ocean when his boat sunk.  He prayed to God to save him.  Eventually a small boat came by.  The Captain asked the man if he could help him.  The man in the water said, "No thank you, God will save me."  So the boat sailed away.  The man in the water prayed again.  Eventually another, bigger boat came by.  The Captain asked the man if he wanted some help.  The man answered the same as before,  "No thank you, God will save me."   That boat left as well.  The man prayed.  Soon a very large boat happened by.  The captain of the boat yelled down at the man and asked if he could help him.  The man yelled back, "No thank you, God will save me."   The captain looked confused, but went on his way.  The man prayed.  The man eventually died!  His spirit left his body and he floated up to Heaven.  Once he was through all the red-tape, he got to meet with God.  The man asked God why he didn't save him.  God looked him in the eyes and said, "I sent you three boats!"

LOL!  LOL!  LOL!  Love it!  Love it!  Love it!

Anyway, I think life is a lot more like this than you would think.  People pray and ask for things all the time.  They are so focused on the negative that they don't see the answer right in front of their faces.  Hmmmmmmm . . .  does that mean God makes stupid people?  LOL!  Nope!  Did you ever see the movie, "Evan Almighty?"  Another awesome movie!  God (Morgan Freeman) is explaining to the wife that God doesn't give you patience, He gives you opportunity to have patience.  God doesn't give you more time with your family, He gives you the opportunity to spend more time with your family.  I laughed so hard!  It's so true!  People are basically missing a lot of opportunities.  Life isn't going to be handed to you on a silver platter.  How boring would that be?  You've got to "work it!"   Drugs won't handle it and neither will alcohol.  I'm not saying don't drink some wine or a beer every once in a while, but don't expect opportunity to knock on the door and wait for you to answer when you are done with your drunken stupor or evening of hallucinations.  He's got other people to see and places to be!

I don't want to beat this thing to death, but you get where I am going with this.  Right?
If you pray for something, keep an eye out for those opportunities.  The Universe may not give you what you want, but it will give you what you need.  Basically, GET IN THE BOAT!  LOL!

I first heard this poem when I watched a movie called, "A Walk to Remember."  Awesome, awesome, awesome movie!  I didn't think much of the poem at the time.  Then I saw it in this photo on the Internet.  I looked it up and fell in LOVE with this poem.  Now I'm sharing it with you, as well as the photo.  You can buy the decal for your stairs (squealing with delight!).  I . . . want . . . (sigh!)   Here's the link ~
http://www.etsy.com/listing/99925163/love-is-patient-love-is-kind-1

Dr. Seuss was an AMAZING story teller!  
I loved all of his books as a child and read them to my own children.   Of course they loved his books too and will pass on the favor to their children.

These books were two of my favorites.  They inspire you to change the world by using your imagination.  It is free and fun.  Imagination has no limits.   There are a lot of people in this world who are lucky to be able to make a living from their imaginations.  If we can't be one of them, at least we can enjoy what they have to offer.  Lucky us!