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I suck at picture taking. Therefore, I suck at picture posting.

We trunk-or-treated* on Friday night, and the costumes were great. Andy was Freddy, blonde wig and all. I was Shaggy - all I added was an eyeliner goatee and bushy eyebrows. The rest is Standard Jen. Charlotte was Daphne with neon orange hair spray. Claire was Velma, and Gabe was Scoob. I promise I'll put up a picture soon.

Tonight, they will trick or treat again, but the whole gang will not be dressed up. Andy will stay home with the brothers'-in-law handing out candy, and I'll have to walk with the kids. I do not enjoy that, surprise surprise. It is way more fun to stay home and open the door to trick or treaters. But my sister LIZ informed me the dads stay home and the moms go out, and so that is that.

Charlotte's birthday at the campout was fun and low-key. She wanted a Saturn cake. I baked a 13x9 and iced it in chocolate. Then I used star shaped cookie cutters to make stars with sparkly silver sprinkles on top. I also baked some cake mix in a small bowl that I overturned onto the top of the sheetcake. That was Saturn. At least the upper hemisphere. I put a glow necklace around it for the rings. Well, the one ring. I thought I had more glow necklaces, but I didn't. Also, I had to put it together and ice it at the campsite, so it was pretty, let's say haphazard. But she loved it, and that is all that counts.

Now we just have Gabe's bday in December, and we'll be done for another year. He wants a snowman party. We'll see how that goes.

In other news, I've had a terrible case of the crow for these past couple of weeks. Grrrr. Caw caw caw. We had a cold snap, and nothing makes me pissy faster than being cold, so that didn't help matters. It was back up into the mid-70s today, thank heavens. I have to get homework done and the house picked up for the cousins to all come have frito pie and homemade rootbeer before trick or treating. I'm hoping it all wraps up early so I can watch the American Horror Story marathon at 9pm. There has been a severe lack of scary movies on basic cable this Halloween season, p.s. It has been driving me bonkers. Usually the channels are loaded with so many that I can barely decide what to choose. Since I don't watch R movies, this is my chance to get all those trashy horror movies edited! Alas. At least I got most of some Jamie Lee Curtis movie with killer leprous ghost fishermen in the fog last night. Totally worth it.

*Trunk or treat is the annual activity up at the church where we trick or treat from car to car in the parking lot. There was also a chili dinner and some carnival games. Some folks decorate their trunks all Halloweeny. I do not. You can refer to my lack of decorating motivation in old Christmas posts.