Speaking of...

I can't narrow down this blog post to one topic, so I thought I'd share some thoughts with y'all.

1. Today is Halloween. I've never been a big fan of Halloween, but I am a big fan of cute kids in cute costumes. Here are my wonderful nephews decked out in their Halloween outfits.

2. Speaking of nephews, I have a short Cash story to tell. He recently has started talking up a storm, and loves to prattle on about random topics. Last week, I was buckling him in his car seat, while he talked to me about a bush that had been removed by my fence. Once I had him in and ready to go, I said my goodbyes, and he said, "Aunt Enny, I not done talking to you yet." It was adorable.

3. Speaking of adorable, I've been having so much fun shooting photos lately. I absolutely love autumn photo shoots, and I love adorable senior girls. Here's a quick sneak peek from this past weekend's session. The second one looks like the cover to a Christmas album.

4. Speaking of Christmas, my cousins and I busted out the Christmas tunes this past weekend while we were making her Halloween costume. Does that make us pathetic?

5. Speaking of cousins, I did a photo shoot of them too. It was a surprise for their Momma. Here's one of my favorites. I love the backlight on their hair. 

6. Speaking of hair, last night I had a very deep discussion with three of my favorite people about my great hair debate. They all thought that I should cut it. So I asked my friend, Steven, on Facebook chat, and he said to cut it. So I asked my Momma, and she isn't so sure. So I asked Beth, and she was torn, but then convinced that I should cut it. So I asked Gpa, and he said not to cut it. Maybe I should stop asking people, and just make the decision for myself.

7. Speaking of Gpa, tonight I realized that he is actually pretty good at Wheel of Fortune. I've decided that they need to do a grandparents week, so he and I can go on together. The trouble is, he has to figure the puzzle by saying it out loud over and over, so that might not work so well.

8. Speaking of wells, today I was teaching a lesson about quick breads in FACS (Family and Consumer Sciences, a.k.a. Home Ec). One of the steps was to create a well in the dry ingredients, for the wet ingredients to be poured into. After I was done explaining this, one of the students spoke up and said, "Miss Collier, what does a whale have to do with baking?" Apparently, I don't say the word well correctly.

9. Speaking of baking, it's pie season, which means life is good. If I had my way, I would stay home all day and bake. Now, don't get me wrong, I have no desire to open a bakery. I simply want to stay home and make my house smell like pie. It wouldn't hurt if there were some little ones running around while I stayed home.

10. Speaking of little ones, did I mention how cute my nephews were in their Halloween costumes tonight?

:j

Thankful Thursday!

• Jackets - The cold weather is here, and I'm forever grateful for cute warm weather clothes and jackets. While we're at it, I should add gloves for my eternally chilly hands to the list.
• Vacuums - Tonight I vacuumed my car, which reminded me of the greatness of vacuums. Seriously, think about it, people. 100 years ago, vacuums weren't part of the day to day life. Now if Kody has been laying in front of my couch to the point the rug is the same color as his fur, I grab a vacuum. If my car looks like an episode of hoarders, I just get out a vacuum (and take the time to empty all the junk that has accumulated.) They're wonderful. Although I definitely should use them way more than I do.
• Family - This weekend I got to go on a road trip with my family. I'm so blessed to have them all in my life. We laughed at Momma while she took a personality test, rocked a baby while he fought sleep, and entertained a toddler for hours upon hours. It was perfect.
• Camera Phones - Remember when we used to have to carry a camera with us everywhere? Or when we used to drop a canister of film off at Wal-mart to get it developed? Now we just use our phone. It's really quite crazy when you think about it. Although, I still get a lot of my photos printed because I like to have them in print. Call me old fashioned.

:j

Another Gpa Story

This story is a little over due. It's from mid-September, but it made me laugh so much that I need to share it.

 At dinner one night, we were talking to my Gpa about his recent cataract surgery, and his need to schedule one for his left eye. 

He said, "I figured out that if I have my cataract surgery the Friday before Labor Day, I won't have to miss any days of substituting."

We all started laughing and said, "Labor Day was 2 weeks ago, Grandpa" 

He got a really perplexed look on his face,  then he pulls out this notecard.

He said, "Well I looked at the calendar today, and wrote it down right here."

Which made us laugh even more because he thought that since he had written it down, it was reality.

After getting tickled at him for a few more minutes, we figured out that he still thought it was August.

It takes all of us to keep him straight.

In other news, Gpa no longer wears glasses. Here is his new look.

Also tonight, Cash walked over to Gpa and said, "Your belly makes a good pillow."

:j