Category: holidays

not casing the joint, really

Near the “parking-for-our-Hummers-is-more-important-than-history” country club in Knoxville is an estate that has one of the best Halloween displays in town. The estate is on a road that has such heavy traffic, stopping even for a second is very likely to cause an accident. Every year I try to snap a picture and every year I […]

Amy prays (part one)

Amy has her own “style” of praying. She has claimed the dinner prayer as her and hers alone. One or both eyes are open and there is singing involved. I like this one because she is thankful for Halloween.

Happy Birthday Doug!

I love you! Everybody, please click over and wish Doug a happy birthday. Tell him a joke. Make him snort coffee out his nose.

halloween decor

The children do all of the holiday decorating in and around our house. Sarah did this year’s outside decorations for Halloween. Well, everything except the awesome spiderwebs that change every few days. Sarah put a small scarecrow in the center of the front window and even though I know it’s just a scarecrow, I still […]

haunted car

haunted car Originally uploaded by cathymccaughan. It’s time to get the Halloween decorations out of their boxes and dig thru the old costumes. What are the best neighborhoods for trick or treating?

Happy Anniversary Doug

Years from now, I’ll want you years from now And I’ll hold you years from now, as I love you tonight You are my one true friend, always my one true friend And I’ll love you ’til life’s end, as I love you tonight I know this world that we live in can be hard […]

Happy Birthday Danny!

Happy birthday to my brother, who deprograms my children when they’ve spent too much time with their grandfather. Danny quote of the day – “Only Republicans don’t wash their hands.” Danny: “Wash your hands. You don’t want to be a Republican.” Noah: “What’s a Republican.” Danny: “Somebody who doesn’t wash his hands.”