Well, it is Sausage's fifth birthday on Saturday and as usual my husband is trying to get me - kicking and screaming - to involve myself in the concept known as having a 'kids' birthday party' aka hell aka screaming brats in my house. So. It was time to think of new concepts. Concepts that involved maybe, having a bunch of five year olds at a birthday party on the sea, sans me.Luckily I was able t
Every kid knows that a stellar costume is a ticket to a few extra pieces from appreciative candy givers. In my neighborhood, anyway, the kids who put a bit of effort into their Halloween gear (even if it was putting a sheet over their head, drawing a squiggly ink mark across the front, and explaining, “I’m a paper jam”) were handsomely rewarded with a double drop of treats.
It’s pretty simple, really: a good costume means you care about Halloween, and though it’s tradition to give candy to ANYONE who knocks on October 31, it’s a quieter tradition (at least in my neighborhood) to give a little more to those who put a little effort into it.
But beware, excellent costumed friend; your duds will bring in a mother load of sweets. And that makes you a target for the silent villains who roam each home in the world - Candy Pirates.
There are two types of Candy Pirates: The Moochers and The Sneaks.
The Moochers are, more often than not, older siblings
The Mv Doulos left for Brunei either on Thursday or yesterday. All in all, I made four attempts to visit the ship. Of them, two were successful. One of those tries wasn't much of a big loss: we got the chance to meet and talk with two crewmembers and invite them to join our cell group's potbless which was held last Wednesday night. *Hehe*If you were at the MV Doulos International Youth Night at the Anglican Cathedral on the 20th of October, you would have probably heard the testimonial of James from Ireland. Well, he was one of the guys we met. The other is Ben from South Africa. Both of them are only 19 years old!And yes, they came to our cell group. [Pictures to be posted up soon, hopefully]. Also invited was Lilian (from... I forgot), Richard from Nigeria, and Jose from Spain. The unfortunate thing was, they were only there for about an hour and a half, because they wanted to see off some of their friends at the airport who's volunteer time on the ship had come to an end. Oh yeah
Right under our boat!Hahaha...Our recent travels brought us to Mendocino not so long ago, closer to the water (rebutting popular belief that we hate getting wet and only like dry areas). We've been driving the RV for a long time, and we're both tired. With only a reservation to 'guide' our destination and serve as motivation to get there, we scuttle along, Fox eager to go out and Spencer taking a nap (as usual). All 12 feet, anxious to get there.Finally, we arrive. We see something like this. KOA (Chris calls it "Kids On Acid") campsites are notorious for loud, wild children, running around like plugged vacuums or floor polishers with the switch left on. So we moved along and drove not too far and saw a sign that said "campground --->". To our surprise, it was a wonderful, spacio
When I resigned from the office I posted about some of the projects and decorating I wanted to get done here at home. While shopping online and getting decorating ideas by looking at Contemporary Bedroom Furniture for my own bedroom, I saw a great "Pirate's Bedroom Contest" listed on the site. You have a chance to win a $129 Pirates of the Caribbean bedding set and you enter simply by writing
Millersville University: Protecting children from once-drunken pirates since 2007.A woman denied a teaching degree on the eve of graduation because of a MySpace photo has sued the university.Millersville University instead granted Stacy Snyder a degree in English last year after learning of her Web-published picture, which bore the caption “Drunken Pirate.”The photo, taken at a 2005 Halloween party, shows Snyder wearing a pirate hat while drinking from a plastic “Mr. Goodbar” cup. It was posted on her own MySpace site.Although Snyder apologized, she learned the day before graduation that she would not be awarded an education degree or teaching certificate.Jane S. Bray, dean of the School of Education, accused Snyder of promoting underage drinking, the suit states. This from MSNBC, and This Week in Education.
With "The Pirates of the Caribbean" now in theaters, it's inevitable that designers pick up on the trend. Tylie Malibu offers a remarkable leather bag in the spirit of pirates, the Handstitched Benatar. The Handstitched Benatar is detailed with studs depicting a skull and an anchor, but is also available in solid colors (Black, White, Teal, and Bronze). Check it out at http://www.tyliemalibu.com/.
