Cute Halloween Idea

So yesterday I got a goodie bag surprise on my doorstep! I opened it up to find candy, some other goodies and a little poem.

The air is cool, it’s time for fall,
Soon Halloween will come to all
Ghosts and goblins, spooks galore,
Tricky witches at your door.
The spooks are after things to do,
In fact a spook brought this to you !!!
The treats that came with this short note,
Are yours to keep, enjoy them both.
The excitement comes when friends like you,
Will copy it & make it two,
We’ll all have smiles upon our faces,
No one will know who BOOed our places!
Just be sure that you don’t tell,
Keep it secret ,hide it well.
Please join the fun, the seasons here.
Just spread these “BOO’s” & Halloween cheer.

There was also a little sign that said "We've been booed". The idea behind it is someone "boos" you and then you go "boo" someone else. It brightened my day and hopefully it will brighten the folks that I boo too! When we go trick or treating on Sunday we can see how many people it affected! Running out of time to do it this Halloween but maybe next year y'all can start "booing" in your neighborhood.

Pumpkin Carving

Cora's first Halloween is just around the corner. I'm not into all the evil stuff that Halloween brings out but it isn't all bad. I can do without the haunted houses, scary movies, creepy decorations and such. Dressing up, carving pumpkins and eating a little candy isn't so bad though! Mmmm candy!

so excited
of course she had to taste it
getting messy
mine is the happy one on the right. free hand. Amanda did the other two.
my pig faced witch. haha...

Fall Harvest Festival

Saturday Peter and I went to a Fall Harvest Festival here on base. It was the 5th annual festival. They had food and beer from all around the world. They had a taco bar for Mexico. Little sandwiches and rum cakes for Great Britain, all types of tempura and green tea mousse for Japan, all fried foods and cupcakes for America. Cupcakes??? haha...whatever. And then hundreds of different beers. I'm not a big beer drinker but I tried a few. The most interesting was a chocolate beer. Not good! It was a nice evening out with the hubby. Before we left though I made a necklace! It didn't turn out like I wanted but I think it added to my outfit!

tickets.
prime time for a family photo!
my supplies before i got started.
I learned how to make these material flower things...so cute! very popular out in craft blog world!
lots of folks enjoying the evening
chocolate beer. so odd.
beer!
more beer

Old Navy

I was doing a little shopping online. It's basically all I can do over here in Japan. I'm not a big fan of trying things on...and i already know what size I am in American standards. Besides...who doesn't like to shop while sitting in their underwear? Bahaha...please don't picture me in front of the computer in my undies! THANKS! I actually think Japanese clothes would fit me nicely since I'm short like they are. After I lose more weight I'll get brave and try it out. They are super fashionable and I always see adorable things I'd love to wear. Anyways...on to the reason of this post! I'm a rambler! I was doing a little shopping online...came across Old Navy. They are coming up in the world. They have some super cute jewelry!!!! So until I start making my own, y'all should check theirs out! ;)

TEN!!!

Cora has officially gone into the double digits. She is ten months today. I can't believe how the time has flown by! I know, I know!! One day I'll be saying....Cora turned 16 today...I can't believe how the time has flown! But for now, we are working in months! So shh...I know you all want to say it! ;)

already playing on the phone too much!
looking all grown up in her cardigan!

Save the Tatas!

Today I participated in a 5k walk/run for breast cancer! Of course I walked...minus that like 45 second sprint Amanda and I did to try and catch up to our other friends. It was going to be a family affair but Cora tuckered out right before we needed to leave so daddy stayed home with her! She's been a little under the weather so she needs all the sleep she can get! Anyways, it was a beautiful day and for a great cause! Check your breasts!!! Save the tatas!!! And remember guys, you can get breast cancer too! SAVE THE MAN BOOBS! :)

Cora in her pink all tuckered out!
Save the TATAS!
Oh Amanda, how I love thee!
About to get started
All the folks ready to walk/run!
Cora and Daddy met me close to the end. They did the last 1/2 mile with us!

Glee

I totally dismissed this show during the first season. BUT my awesome neighbor Amanda is a tv/movie fanatic... and she convinced us we needed to watch it among other jewels she's revealed to us. We are total Gleeks now! ;) I highly recommend it. Rent it, download it...whatever, but watch it from the beginning!

Craft Corner!

Pretty excited to get started on my crafts!!! Sewing, crocheting, scrapbooking, making jewelry and hair pretties!!! OH MY! ;)



My little craft area...maybe one day i'll have a whole room! Ahh...

MOPS

MOPS is Mother of Preschoolers and is a bimonthly group they have here on base. I went to my first meeting today! There are lots of ladies involved and I found lots of them have babies! Yay. Play dates will happen, hopefully! So every other Thursday we get together and have food, fellowship and some kind of activity. Today, a Japanese lady came and told us about upcoming festivals and fun things happening around Iwakuni. She showed us how to dress in the summer kimono, called the yukata. She was very precise with her demonstration. The Japanese are very respectful when it comes to tradition. Every tuck, crease, and bow has a purpose and had to be perfect. For example, single ladies have kimonos or yukatas with very long sleeves and when they get married they get ones with shorter sleeves. Also, you drape the left side of the robe across the right side of the robe because you do it the opposite way (right over left) for the deceased. Another thing a woman must do is have the back of the kimono lay off the nap of the neck about a fists size distance. That shows the person is an adult woman. Ah, tradition. And then we learned how to make an origami samurai hat! She said the Japanese start learning origami in preschool. Pretty neat stuff! I'm looking forward to our next meeting!


origami samurai hat...mine was with newspaper. it looked just like this though!

a traditional yukata.

just thought I'd throw a picture of Cora in here. She is the reason why i get to go to MOPS meetings! ;)

The Family Bed

A lot of people don't approve of us letting Cora sleep with us at night. She's done it every night since she's been born though. It's going to be tough getting her to sleep in her own bed but she'll want to eventually. I love cuddling with her at night and waking up to her smiling face in the morning. It's a beautiful way to wake up. Who needs an alarm when you have a happy, playful baby to start your day with!

Cora's First Party

Cora has met a bunch of new friends since moving to Japan. One of her bffs is Joshy! We met him at the gym. Cora got to play with him every Monday, Wednesday and Friday until he started school recently. But Joshy just turned five and we got an invitation to his birthday party. Cora's first friend birthday party! How cute! Now a 9 month old doesn't have toooo much fun at a big kid party but Joshy loves Cora! And Cora loves Joshy! So we had to go! ;)

Cora and Mommy headed to the birthday party!

Toy story themed party! What an awesome cake!

Cora longing to play with the big kids! One day baby!! One day!!

Cora and the birthday boy, Joshy!!

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