Happy Friday in October

Happy Friday in October everyone! Notice the new background? I wanted a very cool Halloween background I found, but it wasn't working, so we have this one. Festive isn't it? The Month of October is one of my favorites. Halloween, Halloween parties, All Saint's Day Parties, Fall festivals, and....Baby's Birthday! She's going to be four! For all of September, we told her “when's your birthday?” “Next month!” But now, we ask her, and she's so convinced it's still “next month” that she throws a fit every time we tell her otherwise. Ha-ha! This week, I have some really cool poems to share with you. But first, let me tell you something about a tradition in our neighborhood.

Every October, we do something called “Boo!-ing” No, not bowling, boo!ing as in a ghost say's BOO! Well, when you boo someone, you take some candy, and a “BOO!” sign and leave them at two neighbor's doorsteps after ringing the door bell. Then you run and hide. It's kind of like ding-dong-ditch, except you get candy. On the “BOO!” sign, there is usually a note or poem telling you to put the “BOO!” sign on your door, and BOO two other neighbors. Then you watch the Boo!ing spread, and soon everyone on the street has a little ghost on their door, as BOO! signs normally have a ghost on them. Well, I have always been booed before I even knew we were starting, so this year, I started the booing! And, I made my own original poem for it! Unfortunately, you are supposed to boo another person within two days, and neither person I’ve booed has, and it's already been maybe a week. So now Im going to boo some more people tonight. :P Oh well, here's the poem:

Hello! I'm a ghost!

I was left at your door

along with some goodies,

you'll like them for sure!

Now could you please hang me

upon you're front door,

then copy this paper

and boo two neighbors more!

Give the copied ghost friends

along with some treats

to two more front steps

up or down this street!

Thank you for reading,

and accepting the boo,

Please enjoy the candy

Boo's left here for you!

You like? Well, if you do, you'll the next poem too:

The sun broke through

the clouds of soft gray

and warmed the grass

where in the field lay

The grass stretched up

to the warmth for hours

and basked in the glow

of the Great Golden Flower.

I enjoyed writing that one.

Let's see, what other things have I done this week that would interest you? Well, On Saturday, I went to Dollar Tree to shop for party supplies for the Halloween Party I am having! What else?.....On the feast our Our Lady of the Rosary we made rosaries out of m&m's! Well, baby made her's out of Sixlets, which are a kind of nut-free off-brand m&m, I guess. 

 

Here's baby in the “special bed” we are getting ready to sell. She's too big for it now! Little baby's growing up!

Here's baby playing with a balloon. How she got her legs twisted up like that, I’ll never know! Oh well..

Till next time, BYE! AND HAPPY OCTOBER! :D