Scrabble

OK, I have an addiction. It started when I was probably about 10. I would go over to my grandparents after school a few times a week and my Grandma would often find the time to play Scrabble with me.
CJ knows Scrabble makes me happy , so every once in a while when he is feeling abundantly unselfish (it hurts his head physically to sit for any length of time and Scrabble can get long!) he asks me if I want to play Scrabble. I always accept, and most of the time I win (which is another reason why it takes CJ being extremely unselfish to play... even though we have tweaked the rules to favor him a bit). I also like to play ScrabbleBlast online AND I have started playing with Anna and her friend Anna on Wednesdays... that is, I guess, if they aren't going out to lunch or something?!?! So far I think I am about 3-1, but who's keeping track?
Anyway... the reason for this post... Anna has introduced me to 9 tile Scrabble its a faster version of the regular 7 tile Scrabble - so CJ has actually asked me a couple of times in the last few weeks to play with him!! The other night we played... and when you're on... you're on!! Here are my first 3 words... Anna... eat your heart out...
1) highlight (7 letter bonus)
2) clothing (7 letter bonus!)
3) epiphany (7 letter bonus)
I USED THE WORD EPIPHANY playing Scrabble!!!!!!!!

Anna... let Boyd know I am awaiting the challenge... but I am looking forward to seeing you tomorrow... that is if you aren't too busy!!

Halloween

Ok, so the title is an explanation in itself... I don't have too much to say... and I know you all want to see the pictures anyway... so here is Halloween fun...

A diva, A candy corn,

and a fireman... but do you think that at 7:30 in the morning I could get his fireman costume on him?... not a chance!

The school sent home a letter saying they didn't want to promote the gory, bloody side of Halloween so "please dress the children accordingly"... hey, I am ALL FOR THAT!!! And the girls looked so cute! Canyon, Kailey and I went and helped with Ashlyn's class party and she asked if her friend could come home with us. I said ok, and by the time we made the short 6 minute drive home, the girls had already decided they were going to be 'dead' versions of their costumes for trunk or treating. Greeaaaat!
So this is how they ended up

a dead diva and a dead mummy... Ashlyn was obviously much more into her role than Taylor was!

I had to do my part in the festivities (my costume was 'the color black'. CJ made it very clear that "you cannot go out on Halloween night dressed in all black!" I managed to be in before dark and stayed safe... rest assured!) so I made dinner...
Dead rats baked in blood, and Ghost brains!

the best part of dinner was that Kailey was going to eat none of it!!! I finally had to explain that the "rats" were, in fact, hamburger, the "blood" was tomato sauce and the bones in the "rats" were just rice... she had already figured out the "ghost brains" were just biscuits (we both have carb issues!... notice the only thing she served onto peoples plates?)

So here is my little group... ready for the real fun to begin


And the fruits of their labor!


They happily exchanged all but a sandwich bag of their candy for $10 each!! Canyon was able to buy the Thomas Train figures "Emily" AND "Harold" the helicopter, so the fact that he didn't have ALL that candy didn't make an ounce of a difference to him! Kailey got a Barbie and Ashlyn got some doll house furniture... and CJ got the peace of mind in knowing that Halloween 2008 was not going to be the source of 2009 dentist bills!!