Good clean fun....

Last night we attended the Fall Festival at our church. It was alot of fun! The girls had a great time! Emma dressed up as Little Red Riding Hood, Macy was a 50's chic wearing a poodle skirt and McClain was a witch. They enjoyed the hay ride, moon walk, face painting, tattoos, putt putt and other games but they loved the cake walk! You should see the bag of cookies and cupcakes they won. Here are a few pictures I took when I wasn't playing pin the wort on the witch's nose. It was a night of good clean fun!

I must say, Ty (dressed as a women) gets my vote for best costume of the night. It takes great confidence AND legs to pull that one off!

Thankful that I wasn't in the dunking booth,
Anne Marie

Mummy Dogs and Bat Bread!

Tonight the girls made their own dinner...mummy dogs and bat bread! We were inspired by Kim Hill's blog. Thanks for the cute idea, Kim.

I don't have a picture of this, but last weekend the girls were playing outside with their friend from across the street and it was pretty chilly out, so I decided to make them some "ghostly" hot chocolate. I made them each a cup of hot chocolate and placed a ghost marshmellow peep on top. They enjoyed watching the ghost melt and it gave the hot chocolate an extra sweet taste. Try it!

Another cute idea that someone started in our neighborhood this year was to "BOO" your house. One evening we found a pumpkin bucket full of candy and goodies for the girls. Inside were two sheets of paper. The first was a poem explaining that we had been "BOOed" and encouraging us to "BOO" two neighbors to spread the holiday spirit throughout the neighborhood. And the second was a Boo sign which you hang on your door so others know that you've been "Booed". I thought it was a cute idea and the girls really got a kick out of it. Their bucket had halloween socks, cups, pencils, playdough and lots of candy. If you're interested in the poem, let me know and I'll send it to you. Again, a cute idea that you should try. I hope everyone is enjoying the Fall holiday season!

Things are looking dim.....

For Auburn football, that is! Last Wednesday, Coach Tuberville fired offensive coordinator, Tony Franklin. Tuberville stated to the media, “I’m not satisfied with the progress being made on offense”….seeing football games with baseball scores, I tend to agree….not with the firing necessarily but being dissatisfied with our offense’s lack of progress. We manage to painfully “progress” our way down the field but can’t seem to score on 1st and goal from the 5 yard line! Are you serious? At this point, I think the Moody 95lb team could give Auburn a run for their money. Our defense has been pulling the load, scoring half the points in some games, but they’re tired and not used to losing. With West VA, Ole Miss, Georgia and Alabama on the schedule, the rest of the season is looking pretty dim….pretty, pretty dim! We have at least a dozen on the injury list and a big question mark at QB. Will Kodi Burns start the rest of the season or is his job on the chopping block, too? Barrett Trotter, expected to sit out the entire season and pick up a redshirt, may be playing before we know it. He’s used to running a spread offense from his record setting days at Briarwood. He may be just what we need! Don’t get me wrong, I hate that Tony Franklin got fired. I really sympathize and will pray for Tony Franklin and his family. I also don’t want Kodi Burns to miss his shot either….and what about Neil Caudle and Chris Todd? Why is football so sad?
What are our chances at a Bowl game now?.....Are we headed anywhere other than the tidy bowl? I don’t like losing. Maybe I’m a sore loser. I know there is a lesson to be learned here. Maybe I’m to see how quick I lose faith in my team….do I do the same with Christ? When I’m not satisfied with the progress do I quickly lose faith? When I feel my faith in Christ fading – I pray. That’s what I’ll do for Auburn – I’ll pray.

I don’t know much about football but I do know this….get it together Tuberville or your job may be next on the chopping block.

War Eagle!

Trying to console my husband,
Anne Marie